My humble duty to your selfe, and my deare, and honored mother. I thanke you for your love and kindnesse to my wife and her little ones. I expected them heere by the last pinnace, but I find it, as she hath told me she knowes not how to leave you, nor how to part with my mother, when 118she is with you; I desire you would please to lett her returne now. I doubt there will not goe any pinnace from hence this weeke, therefore I pray be pleased to speake to John Gallop to bring them: Joseph Grafton came from Pascataquacke the last Saboth day. there was noe other ship come, but one expected by John Treworthy dayly. one is at Richmond Iland. mr. Marshall and his wife being in a canoe there and one other man with them, the canoe was overturned but the 2 men holding fast vpon the canoe were saved his wife was drowned, he having hold of her let her goe to save him selfe: the last day of the weeke there was a man almost drowned heere in the narrow river in a canoe having laden his canoe so deepe with dung that she sunke vnder him, scarce any wave stirring. an house was burnt heere last weeke in towne. Craving your prayers and blessing I commend you to the Almighty and rest

In my last I gaue intimacion of another answere, which from the Sachims is this.

First, that although they remember not any agreements that haue passed about the natiues yealding vp their hunting places, advantages, etc. with in praescribed limits etc., yet, because satisfactorie agreements may haue bene vnknowne to them, betweene yourselues and the natiues about you, they haue sent for this man, Wuttattaaguegin, (who keepes most at Massachuset with Cutshamoquene, and hath not bene this 3 yeares with them.)

This man Wuttattaaguegin hath promised to satisfie in wampam, beauer and venison what it comes to.

But he belieues not the dammage can be so great, for thus he relates: hauing laid his traps, intending dayly to tend them, Cutshamoquin sent for him to be a guide to him in a hunting match about the Bay, where other natiues were ignorant. He went, yet sent a youth to view his traps, who saith 119that he saw the English men loose 3 horses out of the traps, and rode away vpon 2 of them, the third only was lamed.

Vpon this he desired libertie to returne to the Bay, to enquire more perfectly the dammage: and being not come back as yet, they haue this present sent againe for him.

Yet because they see not that Wuttattaaguegin broke any knowne couenant in laying his traps in that place, nor willingly wrought evill against the English, they conceaue it would be very faire and honourable in all natiues eyes, that it would please the English to make knowne as well their moderation as their justice in the case.

And for themselues they resolue if this man should not be faythfull or able to satisfie your demaunds, they promise (vpon perswasions and some offers of mine to them) to contribute themselues out of their owne, and to draw in helpe, that may in wampam, beauer, and venison make vp the whole summe before the next hunting be ouer.

So crauing humbly your loving acceptation of my poore service herein, or whateuer els you shall please to vse me in, I rest Your Worships most vnworthy