ther is such a distance betwixt my letters, and my memory is so short that I maye fear troubleinge you with totaligie, but in a waye of thankfullnes I am sure not to writ superfluouslie. your fauors doe so aboundantlie exceed the vtmost extent of my expressions: and are so frequentlie repeated. I haue littill news to impart to you, but I hear they are well att chensy hows. mrs. fowle is dead of a consumtieon: my sister gostlin god be praysd is very well abroad againe. but they are very like to lose msr. Lea. the bishope of norwige, whose name is wren doth impose a hundred and 32 articles to the clergy in his diocess, some wheerof they fear will put by both Msr. Lea and diuers others, wich thought themselues very conformable men: msr. gourden is questioned for not bowinge and knellinge att buriall prayers. sir hary millmay and my lady are in towne: and well and doe earnestlie wish your wellfear: msr. arksden is maryed. my lord carliell is buried as statelie as he liued: I should be very glad to see my dear brother and your selfe and all our good frinds with you, but wee can not yet bringe all ends together. I doupt not but he that apoints the end apoints the time and means:

I pray present our due respects to every frinde of ours with you as you haue opertunietie I send stufe for mary and susan downinge suposinge they maye haue need of it in time, if not yet. wee wish it weer in our power to doe you any seruis hear, and I should be very glad of it: wee are in much fear of both famine and plauge wee haue had noe raine hear this 6 or 7 weekes. god make vs wise ere his decree be irreuocable Yours affectionatlie

I will not now spend tyme to tell yow how well your freindes in England take your care and paines in ther occasions. I hope ere longe to doe it by mouth. I arriued heare thre dayes agoe, where I shall rest myselfe awhile 262and then intend to take my iourney towardes yow, and soe to goe one further in discouering the countrie accordinge to your aduice who I vnderstand by your letter to Mr. Vane now gouernour hath mad the largest and furthest inquirie your selfe. in the meane tyme I would intreat yow to goe one with the worke yow haue in hand in as frugall a way as can stande with securinge the place, and for the intimation yow giue of your vncertaintye of continuance, if it can stand with your owne occasions it wilbe much desired for my cominge shall not dissolue your commission, neither will I appeare other then a stranger therfor I pray yow proceed to procure what shalbe for your comfortable continuance ther, and if in any thinge I can contribute to it I will not be a wantinge my cominge from London was very sudden soe that we had not tyme to send prouisions I expect by the next ship a good quan-titie with spades and some such other things as yow wrot for. She was sett downe to goe off 10 dayes after our departure. I hope she may be heare befor I come from hence if yow can haue any opportunitie of writinge in-forme me what way, and in what maner, and with what prouisions and company it wilbe necessarie to come I haue with me two case of pistols 6 carabines and 10 halfe pickes, which I did conceiue would be of most vse for trauellinge in the countrie. if your experience hath found other thinges more vsefull, I pray yow certifie me of them. Soe with my hartie loue and well wishes recomended to yow I comitt yow to the safe protection of our gra-tious God and rest Your louveinge freind

Time not permitting me now to returne any other answer to your letters then what this Gentleman hath writ to you: I shall only let you know that your resolution to keepe the fort intire within itself torn necessary torn you must not care though it be displeasing to some. By Mr. Hodges I shall write fully to you if the multitude of affayres which vnexpectedly came vpon me since the country haue called me vnto office do not hinder me. Thus recommending you to God I rest your truly louing freind