I haue received 3 letters from you, the first of the 9th of 9ber thother 2 of the 12 and 15 of Jannar. Thanks be to God for your safe arivall after soe tedious a passadge.

I hartilye thank you for the kynde offerr of your howse, but because I can­233not yet resolve of my coming this yeare, I pray dispose of yt to your best advantadge. I am advised not to make choyse of any place for my selfe vntill I come there.

I haue sent you butter, suett and other things by this shipp, for the particulars thereof I referr you to my wives lettres. Sir Arthur Hesilrigg refuseth to deall for Capten Endicotts howse, because as he sayth, the merchants telleth him, the howse is theirs, and built with theire monie etc. as I wrote vnto himselfe; Your mother Peters hath paid me 40li, which I haue laid out for you and almost as much more: shee entends to pay you the rest soe soone as shee can possiblie, which I feare wilbe nere Christide ’ere shee can performe yt. I perceive shee stands verie well affected to you, but as yet cannot doe as shee would for you.

I hartyly thank you for the manie good directions in your letters to me, And for my brother Gostlyn if possiblye I can I will helpe him over, and the rather because his goeing may cause my wife more willinglie to listen therevnto. shee feareth much hardshipp there, and that wee shall spend all, ere wee be setled in a Course to subsist even for foode and rayment. I pray in your next write hir some encouradgement to goe hence vnto you.

Tom Goade sent his letters out of Spayne which I haue received and delivered, but himselfe is gone with that shipp into the Streights, soe I hope he will prove a Sea man. Ben Gostlyn is like to prove a propper Sea man, he is retorned out of the streights and gone to Sea againe. his master vseth him like a sonne, and the youth would not change his Course of life for any other. so soone as he shalbe out of his tyme, he entends to see New England.

having written more at lardge to my brother Winthrop whereto I referr you, with my love to your selfe and second selfe leaving you and your occasions to the blessing of our good God I rest Yours assured

When letters came to my hands from my father and my brother Thomas Reade, I doubted not but to haue found one from you; but 234ther was none, wherfore I began to suspect, that mine came not to your hands; in defect wherof let these shew that I am not altogether forgetfull of your selfe nor yet of her my deare sister, whom I heare in wedlocke you haue made great; the lord grant you the fruition of your hopes, to the glory of his name. your letter of atturny I haue delivered to mr. Downing, who will deale with my brother William Reade about the 50li. we wonder we haue noe certaine information whether my father Peter intendeth to stay with you, or to returne. it is necessary it should speedily be determined of, that his church may know how to dispose of themselues. mr. Davenport supplyeth his place yet. mr. Hunt I hear is goeing into the Isle of Providence. the glasmen will not undertake to goe ouer, till there be claye found out fitt for them in the country: least they should be a burthen to those that transport them, or elce liue miserably; for they haue not wherwithall to defray theire owne charges ouer. I forbeare to write newes, because the passengers can relate it more fully. here is much talke of a gouerner to be sent ouer, but the lord being your protector, why should you feare, into whose fatherly tuition I commit you; with my due respects to all my well respected freinds knowne and unknowne, being least unmindfull of your selfe and my litle sister, I take leaue and remaine Yours in what I may