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.

Wee are all saflye arriued at the pinnis, onely 3 or 4 of our horsses gott from vs in the night which wee lay by the waye, and hoope they are returnde home bye this time, oure prouisions beinge butt shorte, wee hoope supplye will not tarrye longe. wee shall greatlye want a shallop. Captayne Vnderhill and Captayne Massonn with 80 souldiers in 2 pinnaces are heer in the baye and a 100 Indeans from the Riuer at there disposinge. as soone as I came, I dispatcht an Indean to them, intendinge to peece in with them, if I should heer of the Illanders remoouall. I will if possible send constant word of our proceedings. Your worships to Commaunde