Your longe abcenc giues me opertunytye of manyfestinge my loue to you which I have to much neglected by the former shippes, expectinge your desyred prescence longe before this tyme, but we must wayt still, till god see good to let vs enjoy you. I haue sent my sonne Stephen to despeach some bisinesse which he wil acquaint you with, and I hope we shall in gods tyme, see you both to our comfort. your wife thinkes longe for your cominge, yet it pleaseth god to help hir to beare it prety cherfully hir little boye is so mery that it puteth many a sad thought from his mother. When I thinke of the trublesom times and manyfolde destractions that are in our natiue Contrye I thinke we doe not pryse our happynesse heare as we have case, that we should be in peace when so many troubles are in most places of the world. I wish we ware more sencible of the calamityes of others that we myte crye the more mytylye to god for them. I haue no ocasion of businese to troble you with. I receiued a box with some aparel, and i thanke you for your care. my brother rote me word he would paye for them I pray let Mr. Smith send hime his bill, if he haue not. and thus desyringe the lord to preserue you these perylous tymes, I commend my best affectons to you and rest Your loving mother