the greyffe I haue beene putt to by the most vyle bad dealings of Thomas Mayhewe hath and doeth so much disquiet my mynd as I thanke God Neuer aney thing ded in the lyke manner. The Lord in mercy Freey me from this. I absoluteley Forbad Chardging moneys from thence 345or buying aney goods there. I thanke God my occasions Requyred it not but to haue had great Returnes made mee from thence by meanes of goods I sent thether by the direction of Thomas Mayhewe For aboue 5000li In the last 2 yeeres and geeuing to much Credditt to his insynnuating practises and the good opynion I by the reports and aduize of maney and more especialley of your selfe ded apprehend of him, but Farr beyond all exspectacion and contrary to my express order he hath charged me with dyuers somes and geeuen bills in my name which he neuer had order from me to doe and that not for small somes whereof some partyculers are specefyed in the Inclosed which I pray you deliuer my seruant Jno. Jolliff and good Sir lett me intreate your selfe and those in authority there to take some Course that Thomas Mayhew may bee answerable For that Estate of myne which my sayd seruant Can showe you hath Come to his hands This conueyance is vncerten and therfore I shalbee breiffer then I would or my necessety Requyres but by Mr. Peirse God willing I shall Inlardge, but I knowe you may by this seey and apprehend my Case. Bills come dayley almost presented to me of one kynd or other without aney aduize, but from Jno. Jolliffs aryuall he ought not to haue done any thing in my buiseynes without his approbacion and consent but when It shall appeare how he hath dealt by me you and all men that shall seey it I ame perswaded will hardely thinke It Could be possible that a man pretending sincerity in his actions could deale so viley as he hath and doeth deale by me. This buiseynes Is not to be delayed, if he can iustefy his actions it were to bee wished but not possible. Lett me Craue your fauour and the Courts so Farr as you shall seey my Cause honest and just and boeth the Court and your selfe and the whole plantacion shall euer oblige me to be Yours euer to my power

Fayle not to send the shipp Rebecka victualled for three Monthes to Virginea to mr. Thomas Steggs with some commoditty such as you shall vnderstand to be there most vendable For vallewe of 120li or 150li at most. You may Rate all 20 per cent more then what ech Cost per Inuoice sent from hence, leaue the Shipp wholey to mr. Tho: Steggs disposing and if he send ought back in her to you and Rich: Hoare (for so Is our aduize) Followe his order therewith and with the shipp as neere as you Cane: I wish Mr. Jno. Hodges to whome commend me goe master in her and that he obserue mr. Steggs order in her further ymplyment. Shee is to bee victualled for three Monthes and to haue all her ordynance belonging to her with other 346necessaries whereof what all Is I desyre an Inuentory may be sent me and the masters hand to it. Yours

Jno. Jolliff writes me the manner of Mr. Mayhewes accounts Is that what Is not sett downe Is spent: most extremeley I ame abused my seruants write they drinke nothing but water and I haue in an account lateley sent me Red Wyne, sack and aqua vitae in one yeere aboue 300 gallons besids many other to intolerable abuses 10li for tobacco etc. My papers are misselayd but if you Call for the coppyes of the account sent me and examine vppon what ground It is made you shall fynd I doubt all but forged stuffe by Mr. Pierse I shall god willing inlardge, meane while I euer Rest in ought I may Your worships at Commaund

your moste kynde lettres of the 29 of June 1636, came safely to my handes the 3 of November laste, by which I doe perceyve, you had not then received any lettres from me for this yeere. Sir your contynewall love to Gods church and his servantes, doothe euer make mee so longe as I lyve to be myndefull of you, even with my beste endeavours, and for writinge to you, I wrotte vnto you the 17 of Maye laste accompaned with a Boxe of Boocks, which I sente by my brother Samuell Appleton to be convayed to hym for you. nowe yf thay bee not yett come to your handes as I feare thay are not, for abowte the 8 of this moneth I received lettres from my brother Samuell dated the 19 of October laste by which I perceyve he had not then received my lettres nor sondry other thinges accompanied therewith, From whence I do feare, as many others else doe heere that the Schippe with the passengers mooche Stuffe and goods are all perished by the waye. I wrotte also vnto you the 9 of September laste, which I hope maye be safely come to 347your hands, and I hope agayne by the nexte opportunitie God wyllinge, to wryte vnto you. I am muche beholdinge vnto you for your lettres and advertisements, beinge very sory I can not now make any requitall agayne I am styll a bolde petitioner to you, to helpe vs to a mappe of your contry as it is now Inhabited and is ioyned with new plantation of Conetticote and yf wee lyve, wee hope to be very thankefull for the same.

There is a matter wherein I am entreated to wryte vnto you in the behalfe of one Mres. Sarah the wyfe of Mr. Henry surnamed the blacke Henry Coppinger of Lavenham, that whereas now allmoste 4 yeeres synce the sayd Mres. Sarah had owte of the frugallitie of hir owne laborious Industrye, withowte the privitie of hir husbande gathered the Summe of xjli, which desyringe to putt it owte for benefyte of hir poore children, yonge Hamonde heere of Lannam then beinge heere, and vnderstandinge of hir purpose, moved Hamonde sic for the mony promisinge restitution after a yeere with as moche more for the gayne, heereupon, heere more xxs was delivered with the mony in good penny woothes of goods, and Wylliam Payne, late of Lanham nowe of N: E: gave then his woorde for the repaymente of the sayd 12li, with the profitt thereof arisynge within a yeere, synce which tyme shee never harde of Hamonde, one whitt, but that he is deade,2 and shee withowte all meanes for hir mony: From whence shee hearinge that you have in Newe Englande all good lawes to recover debttes, entreated mee to wryte vnto you in her behalfe, beinge vnknowne to you, to desyer you to common with olde Hamonde and with Wylliam Payne, abowte this debtte, and howe it maye be recovered. Sir I praye you beare with my bowldenes, you can not doe a more meritorious deede, wee wyll all be thankefull vnto you for it. Newes wee have none heere that good is, all your friends heere are well bothe at Lanham and otherwheare So remembringe my beste affection vnto you I ende beseechinge the allmyghtye to keepe you in all your wayes and do remayne Yours ever moste bownde in all Christian observance

I haue seene a lettre of the sayd Wylliam Hamonde dated at Watertowne in N: E: the 4 of July 1635 to Mres. Coppinger, wherein he promised hir by the helpe of God, to be heere in Englande betweene that and Christetyde nexte followenge, and so to pay hir hir monye.

I have seene also another lettre dated at Watertowne the 15 of July laste from William Hamonde the elder to the sayd Thomas Roote to desyer hym to goe to his moother the wydowe Stewarde of Cockefielde, to whom he had signified in a lettre that shee shoolde paye the mony in question to the sayd Thomas Roote for to paye it over to Mres. Coppinger accordingly but the sayd wydowe Stewarde denyed the sayd Roote to paye one pennye of it.

Nowe for that it may be demanded whie the husbande of Mres. Coppinger (who is of sufficiente abyllytie to deale in this buysynes) is not prevye to this matter, that is awnswered, that it is vnseemelye for the wyfe to reveale the husbands defects, who if he knewe of it or coolde fynger it woolde soone spende it as formerly myserable experience hathe tawghte from whence shee is enforced withowte his privitie to seeke to recoover it only for the Supplie of hir owne and hir childrens necessitie. And if it shoolde so falle owte that any wayes paymente heereof be made, then it is humbly desyred you woolde be pleased to sende it to mee for hir. Yours ever and vnfaynedlye