Your many and undeserued kindnesses as formerly so more especially at my being last with you tie me if possible yet neerer in heart and affeccion towards you and yours whom I salute in the Lord. At our comming home by the goodnes of our God there was an Indian newly commen from Tittacutt to advertise us that they had that day being the day of our travell and 2d of the weeke discovered the track and footing of a party of Indians which could not be lesse in number then an hundred which made either towards Duxburrow or your parts, advising us to be in readines to receiue them not knowing what their intent might be. Thomas Willet is commen from the Dutch, your son Mr. Stephen in good health, who hath written to you by him. Capt. Vnderhill and the Company at the Fort in health, he hath violently taken an Pecoat woman from the Dutch which was a Sachims wife and hath her prisoner, knows nothing of what we heare concerning Capt. Mason, but onely that he was exspected downe with ninety men. Mr. Gardner it seems much discourageth common men by extolling the valor of your adversaries preferring them before the Spaniards. Your Sachim of the Massachusets is in some jealousie amongst others because say they he was at 420Narrohigganset and saw the willingnes of the multitude to become your enemies when the head was brought and did not acquaint you. The Pecoats follow their fishing and planting as if they had no enemies: Their weomen of esteeme and children are gone to long Island with a strong gard at Pecoat. They professe there you shall find them, and as they were there borne and bred there their bones shall be buried and rott in despight of the English: but if the lord be on our side, their braggs will soone fall. The truth is if onece they be routed we know their courage will faile: ergo feare not. I pray you when the questions are once stated for the conference let us haue a coppy of them: My letters heer but newly deliuered. The lord in mercy goe along with you. I durst not lose this opportunity, nor can I write more being called on to seale. Yours assured to his power

I hope you haue heard ere this by msr. of gods mercy to me in giuinge me safe deliuery: and health againe to this present: and to all our famylie wich is noe small blessinge this contagious time: I pray as I know wee pertake in your prayers, so be pleasd to assist vs in thankfullnes: I cannot yet present you with more then formerly of our cominge to you: wich is next and next springs or falles: but so many haue mist that I now grow incredulous: yet beleeue me, I doe not aprehend it aduantagious to vs to be apon such vncertainties either for soule or body. I could earnestly wish a more settled condition in new or ould, but what shall I saye. It hath bine the lot of many, far more deseruing then my selfe, to be in greater exigents, then I haue yet felt: and this is a far less cros, then I deserue: yet I cannot wish to suffer in a way of indiscretion: but I hope god will dispose of vs for the best, in his good time: and wee desire you to commend vs to god in this respect for the work is great: and our wisdome and power very small: and very perfidious 421and diffident is my hart I am suer: god perswade it to that condiction, that may be most pleasinge to him: I doupt not but you will hear how things goe with vs hear: the difficuties to newe engl: are not all vanisht: nor the motiues neither: and it wear well if peac and truth might prosper in your littell sosietie: but, it is feard, as the ould prouerb: the diuell will haue a chapell whear god hath a church: and what pollicy or wisdom can preuent that epidemicall diseas: our frinds att groton and att graces and charter howes are resonable well: but msr. tindall hath buryed his elldest daughter,2 wich is a great tryall to them: I should be very glad, if whilst wee are hear, wee might doe you seruis hear: wee make noe scruple of troublinge you: theerfore I pray be as free with vs and you shall therby oblige your sister that desiers your prosperity.