Salutations in Christ Jesus. Sir I make bold to trouble you with these few lynes, in them intreatinge your helpe to clearre this poynt whether we of Agawam were dismissed out of the Bay with this proviso to continue of the Bayes iurisdiction. if there be any order of Court touchinge that matter it may giue light. the grounde of my request is thus much. I haue heard that some of our neighbours in the River are doubtfull whether we lye not in Sin, (not in fallinge from theyre government but) in fallinge disorderly from them without first orderly debaytinge the matter and our greiuances if we had any: I would therefore gladly haue such groundes as may be convincinge to any that shall desire a reason of vs if any shall hereafter speake of it to any of vs. I conceiue some obiection may be grounded on this, that they were possest of vs at that tyme. Through gods mercy we all well in our plantation only mr. Pynchon lately lost a boy, who tendinge Cowes neare our river too venterously went into a birchen Canowe which ouerturned, and he was drowned. remember myne and my wifes truest loue to your selfe and Mrs. Winthrop. The lord sanctifye the passages of his providence to you, and beare vp your spirits in close walkeinge with him. soe prayes Your lovinge freinde to vse in the service of the Gospell