Haueinge an opertunity I could doe noe lesse than present my humble respects to you and yours desireinge to acquainte your worship with our Condicion which is the worse by reason wee want sufficient strength to carry on our plantacion for present the Indians would haue made peace, and some of them haue but wee dare not trust to them but haue laboured to serue the prouidence of god in A watchfull way and care feareinge the worst for lacke of which Mr. Fowrdams plantacion hath too lately suffered haueinge too much trusted those vnfaithfull heathen. three men haue bene cutt of at their worke and one of goodman Carmans children almost Masachred and An other carryed away and yet to him they pretended greatest friendship. Sir the short of it is that their plott is to cutt of all the christians (as wee call them) in these parts of Ammerica both Dutch English and french, as lately fell out of the backe side of New England betweene the Indians by the Fort Vrania and the french they haueinge now a french man amonge them whome they haue excersised vnheard of Creweltyes vpon to make him tell where the frenches strength did ly. Sir I haue not forgottne the last words your worship pleased to vtter to mee as that wee left god and Runne away from ordenances. To which I answer in shorte wee neither doe nor neuer did dispise any ordenance of Jesus christ that did Appeare soe to be, by vertue of any 461Rule of his, but shall desire to seale the truth of euery ordenance of his with our bloude as wee doe not know how soone wee may. And this Sir humbly I would speake that our Temptacions our sorrows our hardshipps and hazzards and losse of our liues (I feare) the hostility of New England will one day answer for. might wee haue had our consciences yoake free, wee had not stirred vnto this day. I say litle your worship is more wise to consider than I to write, the lord guide you and yours in his way I shall desire to heare from you my deere torn and seruice to Mrs. Winthrop. Yours in Christ