In answeare to yours, and to what Mr. Coddington hath by word motioned I say as followeth that I am content himselfe, Mr. Wildboare, Mr. Coggeshall, Goodman Freeborne and Richard Carder shall haue lycence to departe out of this Patent within a moneth from hence following, and after to retourne at their pleasures to remoove their famyles, soe it be with in halfe a yeare from this day, onely Mr. Coddington and Mr. Wildboare are to come and goe and trade and comerce and take their owne tyme for remoovall of their famylyes. likewise for Serieant Hutchinson and Serieant Boston and for John Porter, I consent to their departure and the release of their Fynes, provyded that they shall departe before the thirteenth day of the next moneth and not retourne any more, which if they doe they are to be lyable to the payement of their fynes and all three to such further censure as the Court shall thinck meete. Thus with my service remembred I take leave and rest Yours at command

The following order, in the handwriting of Governor Winthrop, appears, in rough draft, on the next leaf of this letter. 2

Mr. Wm. Coddington Mr. Jo: Coggeshall and Mr. blank Wildbore are licenced to depart out of this Jurisdiction and they haue liberty to remove their famylyes and dispose of their estates heere in convenient tyme at their owne liberty and to goe and come at their liberty except they or any of them shalbe otherwise limited by the general Court.

Wm: Baulston and Edw: Hutchinson have license to depart out of this Jurisdiction, provided that they submitt to the Order of the Generall Court in regarde of the Censure they lye vnder.

If you will vse meanes that the Bark may be brought to Boston forthwith, we will take Order, vpon the sale of her, that you shalbe payd the money due to you for your work vpon her: so we rest your loving friends

We desire you to paye mr. Stephens out of the money due for mr. Lovells Barke fifteen pounds due to him for work vpon her, and take at this illegible and another Bill from mr. Lovell for the same summe.

Some few dayes since I receaved letters from Mr. Hooker who had safely receaved your packet with thancks etc.

He intimated that according to Miantunnomues informacion by my selfe: Wm. Baker was hid at Monahigganick but they had made Okace and Wequash to bring him in, since which time (Seargeant Homes baling him) he is againe escaped.

He allso signified the desire of the Magistrates at Qunnticut that there the meeting should be:2 as allso that in the meane season they had charged the Monahiganeucks not to molest any natiues in their passage and travell etc. requiring the same of the Nanhiggonsicks towards the Monahiganeucks.

Accordingly I haue bene since at Nanhigonsick and find Miantunnomu willing to goe to Qunnticut by the time limited the end of the next month: only first he desired to know Mr. Governours mind: 2ndly in case his Father in Law, Caunounicus his brother, (whome I saw neere death with aboue a thoughsand men mourning and praying about him) in case he recover, otherwise it is vnlawfull for them (as they conceaue) to goe farr from home till toward mid sommer. 3rdly, he desires earnestly my Companie, as being not so confident of the English at Qunnticut who haue bene (I feare) to full of threatnings: 2ndly he can not be confident of Tho: Stantons faythfullnes in point of Interpretation These things make me much desire (as I have written back) that you would both please by some deputed to make my poore howse the Center where seemes to be the fairest offer of Convenience, and I hope no Question of wellcome.

Visiting Caunounicus lately recovered from the pits brinck this winter, he asked how Mr. Governour and the English did, requesting me to send him 2 words: 1st that he would be thanckfull to Mr. Governour for some sugar (for I had sent him mine owne in the depth of the winter and his sicknes) 2ndly he calld for his Sword which said he Mr. Governour did send me by you and others of the English, saying Mr. Governour protested he would not put vp his Sword, nor would he haue vs put vp ours, till the Pequt were subdued, and yet sayth he at Monahiganick there are neere 300, who haue bound and robd our men (euen of the very covering of their Secret Parts) as they haue past from Qunnticut hether: after much more to this purpose, I told him that Mr. Governour had promised him to sett all in order this Spring.

Sir I vnderstand that Okace the Monahigon hath Sasacous his sister to wife and one of the wiues of Sasacous his father Tattaopaine, and thats one reason beside his ambition and neerenes that he hath drawne all the scattered Pequts to himselfe and drawn much wealth from them: more I could trouble you with etc.

Caunounicus and Miantunnomu both desired that there might be a division made of these surviving Pequots (except the Sachims and murtherers) and let their share be at your owne Wisedome.

I shall be humbly bold to present mine owne thoughts concerning a division and disposall of them: Since the most high delights in mercy, and great Revenge hath bene allready taken what if (the murtherers being executed) the rest be divided and dispersed, (according as their numbers shall arise and division be thought fit) to become subiect to your selues in the Bay and at Qunnticut which they will more easily doe in case they may be suffred to incorporate with the natiues in either places: as allso that, as once Edgar the Peaceable did with the Welsh in North Wales, a tribute of wolues heads be imposed on them etc. which (with submission) I conceaue an incomparable way to saue much Cattell aliue in the land.

Sir I hope shortly to send you good newes of great hopes the Lord hath sprung vp in mine Eye of many a poore Indian soule enquiring after God. I haue convinced hundreths at home and abroad that in point of Religion they are all wandring etc. I find what I could never heare before, that they haue plenty of Gods or divine powers: the Sunn, Moone, Fire, Water, Snow, Earth, the Deere, the Beare etc. are divine powers. I brought home lately from the Nanhiggonsicks the names of 38 of their Gods all they could remember and had I not with feare and caution withdrew they would haue fallen to worship O God (as they speake) one day in 7, but I hope the time is not long that some shall truely blesse the God of Heaven that euer they saw the face of English men. So waiting for your pleasure and advice to our neighbours concerning this intended meeting for the establishing of Peace through all the bowells of the Countrey and beseeching the most high to vouchsafe his peace and truth through all your Quarters, with my due respects to Mrs. Wintrop, Mr. Deputie Mr. Bellingham etc. I rest Your Worships in all true respect and affection