I am glad to heare of thy welfayre, and hope shortly to be refreshed by thy presence, which I much desyre. I hope thou wilt be that welcome messenger that will bringe me good tydings from a far countrye, which wil make our meetinge the more comfortable. I receiued thy louinge letters this weeke and thank thee for it. I feare mr. warren will doe as the rest haue done when he hath confered with his counsell, and yet in my conceyte he is the most likely man of any yet. this daye I received a letter from my brother Tyndall, who remembers his loue most kindly to you and your wife. thinkinge you had bine at home, he sent to know what newes from N: E: and to knowe whether thear ware any thinge doen conserninge the land. he hath ocasion to be at Londone this terme. you may if you thinke fit aquaint him 30with your prosedings with mr. warren. I thanke the lord we are all heare in resonable god health. I pray tell my daughter I thanke hir for hir letter, and my boyes inkehorne. I rote to hir the other day by Samwell Goslinge and desyre to be nowe excused haueing other ocasions. I shal haue some other opertunitye are longe, and thus with my louinge affections remembred to thy selfe, thy sweet wife, my brother and sister Downinge all my cosins and frends I leaue thee and commit thee to god, rest thy very louinge mother

your last lettres which cam this passadge with mr. Peirce (though they brought the newes of mr. Johnsons and some others death) haue much refreshed my hart and the myndes of manie others, welwishers to the good worke you haue vndertaken, for much more was feared, then the good lord through his mercy hath laid vpon you, in that soe few haue dyed, and that now there is hope you wilbe able to subsist and proceede to lay the foundacion of a plantacion, whereas yt was the Iudgement of most men here, that your Colonye would this winter be dissolved partly by death through want of Food, howsing and rayment, and the rest to retorne or to flee for refuge to other plantacions, but blessed be God that hath maynteyned his owne Cause and preserved you alive to helpe further forward this great worke.

I am glad you haue begunn to remove and plant some what higher vp the river into the land among the woods I meane at watertowne It is my dayly prayer that the lord would give me leave to goe vnto you, which I hope wilbe next spring, vbi animus, ibi homo. you haue my hart, and I doe mynd nothing for this world more then to prepare for my goeing vnto you and when I shall see the lords providence opening my way I shall make litle stay here. I thank 31you most kindely for your lettres booke and plotts. tis tearme and I haue had yet scarce tyme to pervse your lettres and plotts; I must be troublesome to you about my Cattle and Corne whereof my Cosen Winthrop writes vnto you. I pray excuse me that I write noe newes herein for I haue not tyme, but this rest assured of that you may be secure from any trouble from Spayne or France for they haue theire hands full here soe with my Comends to all my freinds with my wives and my dayly prayers for you I rest yours