these are to certyfie you how the lord hath beene pleased to deale with vs this winter, it hath pleased him of his goodnes and mercy to give vs rest from the Indians all this winter butt one the 22th of the last moneth I with tenn men more with me went aboue our neck of land to fire some small bushes and marshes whear we thought the enimie might have lien in ambush and aboute halfe a mile from home we started 3 Indians and havinge posibility to have cutt them short we runinge to meett them and to fire the marsh but whylest our men was setting it one fire there 382rushed out of the woods 2 severall wayes a great Company of Indians which though we gaue fire vppon them yett they run one to the very mussells of our peices and soe the shott 3 men downe in the place and 3 more men shott that escaped of which one died the same night and if the lord had not putt it into my mind to make the men draw ther swords the had taken vs all aliue soe that sometime shouttinge and sometime retraightinge keepinge them of with our swords we recovered a bayre place of the ground which this winter I had cleard for the same vse and they durst not follow vs any further because yt is vnder Command of our great guns of which I hope the have had some experience as we heare by the relation of other Indians, and your freind Sacious and Nebott are the cheife actors of the treachery and villainy agaynst vs.2 as concerninge my sheep which you writt to me of I tooke order with Mr. Gibbins about them but If he be not yett come Home I would intreat you that the may be kept with yours vntill you heare from him. thus Hopeinge that you will be a meanes to stirr vp our freinds in the bay out of there dead sleep of securytie to think that your Condicon may be as ours is vnles some speedy Course be taken which must not be done by a few but by a great Company for all the Indian haue ther eyes fixed vppon vs and this yeare the will all joyne with vs agaynst the Pequtt and it is to be feared that the next year the will be agaynst vs we have vsed 2 sheets of your lead which was in square

After my due Respects premised I made bold allthough vnacquainted, to addrese thes few lines vnto yow: which are to giue your Woorshipp to vnderstand that about one yeare since I sent my sonn Humphrie Tayler from london ouer into New england and furnished hem with such necessaries as was then needfull and paid his passage and haue sithence sent hem ouer more for supplye as by the Invoice which my good frind Mr. George Cleive will shew vnto yow may appeare: it notwithstanding all which my sonn doth continuallie pas bills of exchandge vppon me for seuerall soms of monie: how he liueth to spend so much monie I know not: for he neither sendeth me anie accounts nor Returns: and I do much feare that if he showld continew that Cours he would be a means of my vndoing: for prevencion wherof hearing of your good worth and good gouerment in that Countrie haue presumed to make bolde to authorize yow together with Mr. Jno: Humphry and Mr. Cleiue to take such Cours with my sonn for the getting of such goods he hath left into your hands as yow shall find fitt: wherin I humblie craue your best aide and assistance and that yow wilbe pleased amongst yow to dispose therof as it shall seeme best vnto yow for my benefitt: and also to dispose of my sonn as yow shall thinke best the which I will indeavor to requite to the vtmost of my power. I thowght fitt to name Mr. Cleiue in the letter of Attornie because he was heare present and by his aduise made bold with yow also I craue pardon for my boldnes and leaue all to your dew Consideracion and humblie take my leaue resting Your Worships to be comanded