After my humble seruice remembred vnto you with manny thanks for all your loue I make bould to troble you with theise few lynes. You may please to remember that not longe before I tooke my leaue off you you wear pleassed to advise me to doe what I could that their might bee a Vnion beetween you and the plantacions heer, and your resons wear verry waity with me and such as doe mutch stike by mee. now in rememberance of the same I tooke ocation vppon some Oppertunity to knowe the reson why it was not concluded when their men wear with you, vseinge some of those Arguments which your selfe vssed vnto mee but vppon debate I found A preieduse in the spirrits of some men concering your state as though you did not really intend such a thinge but onely pretended it which I laboured to beat offe as much as might bee ingadgeing my selfe that for your state in generall they did and doe as really intend their good as anny of ther neighbour plantacions wher vpon they propounded some resons to the Contrary that you only pretended and not intended such a thing. one was this that not withstanding you had said that god by his prouidents had soe disposed of it that you and the plantations vppon this river could not bee one body: yet when it came vnto the Isue you would haue Aggawame joynd vnto you or elce you would not conclud of the vnion, and to that purpose they say you haue written to dismise the same from them, this with some other which I forbeare to name vntell I speake with you because I presume they are but reports and soe may be false: but heering the other I could not tell what to say: only I their left it and spake no moore aboute it. now the truth is Sir, although for my owne part I do earnestly desier what euer may promote your good, and soe I hope shall doe yet I must confes I doe not yet see what benifit it canbee vnto you to haue a plantacion soe fare remote dependent vpon you which cann in noe kinde be seruiceable, and in the mean tyme may bee very preiedusall vnto the plantacion heer, For they cannot posible bringe aboute some of ther ocations as it wear meet they should if they bee severd from them nay further I doe conceaue it may bee an ocation off some differts beetwixt you and them, but Ile say noe moore about it for present but leaue it vnto your wise Consideracion and when I know moore 75I shall make bould to informe you. And what your worship shall comand mee further I shalbe reddy to doe you what seruice I can.

Now further I make bould to troble you with another bussines. Their was due vnto mee from the Country for dyett for the Magestrats and Deputies in May was Twelve month2 about 28li now I haue often desiered it off the Tresurer but yet can gett but 17li 13s and that I had but at my comeing away. now ther is yet due vnto mee about 10li now I gott very litle by it and have staied long for it now I requested him to pay it for mee, and I vnderstand that he answrs: he cannot pay it vntell another Rate bee made now I doe humbly pray yow: that you wilbe pleassed to speake with him that it may bee paid, and I shall rest thankfull vnto you. soe fearing I have byne over tedious I comend you and all your wayty proseedings to the good blessing of god, and doe nowe and euer rest Yours in all bownden service