my self with all other your Allies and Freinds in Hadleith doe much reioice and prayse the Allmightie for your prosperous successe together with the safetie and good health of all your Famyle and societie these many yeers in New England, the Continuance and Increase of theese wee inuocate and adore the deuine and supreme Majestie to bless and crowne with all externall internall and eternall bounties and Fauours: the oppor­395tunyte of this Messenger my kinseman Sonne to Mr. Edward Bemont one of owr Alldemen of the Corporation of Hadleigh who haue verie oftine shewed me many kinde Fauors inciteth me to be Sutor to you in the behalf of his Sonne that you woold be pleased on sit torn and reding theese Lynes to impart and frelie vouchsafe and grant unto him the Extent of all your Firtherance and Freindship auaileable for his good and benefitt during all the time of his residence and Abode in your partes: He is of an honest playn and religious disposition which I knowe will preuaile to obteyn from you what I haue peticioned you in his behalf: For which as I haue good cause I doe and will euer remayn your obliged Seruant and kinseman

I doe much reioyce to heare of your helth and prosterity and doe hartyly thanke you for your kind remembrance of vs at last after so many sad thoughts supposing my selfe to be forgotten of my derest frinds whom I trust that nether Prosperity nor aduersty shall euer make me vnmindfull of though the later may and doth offen hinder the mafastation of derest affections as it hath done with me four seuerall times when our nebours cam from us: as first the death of my dere sonne next the sikenes of my louing husband and thirdly the death of my beloued and honest harted daughter mary, and last of all the death of my honred father all these haue bin no small afflickcions neither is the smart of them yet worne away but my soule hath them still in remembrance and is humbled for them but yet god is good and I cannot but make knowen to my dere brother his goodnes and maruelous louing kindnes towards me in a strang citye for through his marcy I inioy a uery godly louing and tender harted husband 396and much loue from my nue frinds here in exon but aboue all we yet inioy the ordance of god the meanes of grace in a most powerfull and plentyfull maner but it is otherwise in sum parts of our land and whildes the flame is so vilent we cannot but aprehend the danger we stand in and how soone we may be with you or wish our selfes with you god only knowes: the experence I haue had of your and my dere sister former loue makes me not to dout of our welcom to you when the lord shall call us thervnto and these with the remembranc of my dereest respepts to your selfe my worthy and truly beloued sister and all your intreating your Prayers for vs and our land which if you doe not labour to strengthen vs withall you will be gilty of the weakneing of your natife country forgit vs not therfore in your dayly prayers, nor me your much obleged