Your leter of the 11th of the 4 mo. I recaiued the substance of your whole leter to me falles into these 2 heads.

First will conserne your Church Covenant. this I aleged in my former leter as that which wos the princepale force with me, which you did not answer vnto, viz. That it doth remayne to be proved by the rules of the gosple, that any Church ever clamed power over their brethren remoued, more then over those that wos never in fellowshipe with them. Mr. Hibings promised, and I accepted, That your church Covenant should be sent, with grounds to prove this poynte. the other that yow answer tow, of the advice I had taken with Elders and brethren in the poynt, and of the consent of the maior part of the Church wos but subordenate to this.

2 head of your leter doth trench vpon the passages concerning Mr. Weelewrights Banishment. what I did therin wos in discharge of my conscence in my place. and trewley Sir to my deserneing whither yow did well or I, depends of the trewth of the cause, the way of souluation and Evidenceing therof, which Mr. Cotton and he affermed, and the rest of the Elders opposed, which remaynes yet controvered for ought I knowe. I well approue of a speech of one of note amongest yow, that we were in a heate, and Chafed, and were all of vs to blame. in our strife, we had forgoten wee were brethren not further at this present.

I wos advised by leter first out of the Baye that the governor, and the deputy, and other of the magistrates had adviced and incouraged the towne of Brantree to commence a sute aginest me after I recaiued a note from the Governor that it wos for a promise. I knowe no thing of it, in regard wherof I desire that the Plantiues may put in their Complant in answer and that I 279may haue tyme giuen to put in my defence, seing, for these Reasons I haue aleged to the Governor, and others, I cannot be free to come and plead my cause and seing it is according to what is practized in our Natiue Land, and the Courts of Justice ther established. I could wish that we, that haue liued 7 yeares in place of magistracey to geather might not multeplye greveances one aganest an other, but I shall not ade further therin I haue sent over the Berer Mr. Jer. Gould, who is desirous to confere with your worship about it. the Naragansets and Nantequits keepe constant wach sence Conectecute men touck 3 Nantequits. ther be 12 notorious murderers yet liueing 4 at Nantequite and 8 of them at Mohegen according to my best intelegence, whose names I haue the Nanteqets would deliuer vp their 4 but they would haue Ocas first deliuer vp his 8, that they may see its Justice the English seekes. With my loue and my wifes presented to your selfe and yours I rest yours