For my partt, I haue ever acknowledged, ther was iust offence and soe iust cause and call, to the place wher the Lord hath pitched your selfe and many other worthies, and whatt som wold not grant yet now they are convinced and constraynd to confess digitum Dei in your passinge from vs. the Lord deliver your Country from that owre of temptation that is com vppon vs; and we know we shall and doe fare the better for your prayers. the Lord recompence them into your and the Bosom of yours for ever.

Sir I have a son2 I hope alive in your land. he is the nephew of my worthy Brother mr. Edward Allen latly disceasd and I doe most humbly thanke your worship for your Love to him and lovinge wife advice giuen him in his busines 509about his vncles will3 I know you are most able to doe it and I know God hath giuen you a publique spiritt, and therfore most wiling I know you are a Just Judge and your selfe and magistrats are famous for doinge rigt to all with Justice: if it had bine soe in this our Kingdom we had stood to this day Noble Sir I shall thinke my selfe much bound to you and to your family to take notice of my poore Boy, and I shall thinke my selfe happy if in any respect, he may be servicable to your selfe or place wher he lives and I thanke God who gaue me him, and only him, that he gaue me and him a minde and him a call to that place wher he is, and where he hath receivd so much good and God hath soe blessd him I may com to him I doe not desire he shold returne to me.

Sir my good Lady Myldmay and her children are in health, her Sonn the Captane in the North in health and valiant in the Cause I pray God preserve him. I pray God send yours hom to you in safty o how much happier are you then we the Lord kepe you alsoe still and soe with my most humble respects to your selfe to good mrs. Winthrope: I committ you to the protection of Almighty God: and rest, your worships assured