My best observance and respect premised. Though I am vnknowne to you, yet I am bold to wright a few lines vnto you in the behalfe of a poore kinsewoman of mine whoe cometh with the Bearer herof to new England a servant vnto him by couenaunt for some yeares. Soe It is, that there is one Thomas Blower who now liveth (as I heare) at Boston in new England where your Worshipp dwell: This Thomas Blower oweth mee twenty fower pounds of currant English mony. I hope the man hath soe much honesty in him that hee will not denye it. Suer I am that hee often protested while hee was in England that hee was more ashamed of my debt then of any els: but if hee should soe farr forgett himselfe as to denye it (which I am far enough from iudgeing of him) there is one Edmund Rice and Henry Bruning 223whom this Bearer knowes well whoe can tell of this debt as well as my selfe, and will, (I am confident) bee ready to testifie their knowledg herein, If cause shall require: Now my humble desire vnto your worship is that you would stand my kinsewomans friend in this matter. I doe intend to make her Master a Letter of Attorny to receiue the debt for her vse: to whome I doe freely giue it. I hope if your Worshipp doe but speake with the sayd Thomas Blower hee will pay the mony without farther troble: if not my humble desire is that the Bearer hereof may haue the benifitt of a faier way in lawe according to the orders of new England for the recouery of the same. I am bold with your Worshipp being a stranger peradventure more then I should, but knoweing your pious disposition and that you are a true friend to Justice and equity and a hater of the contrary I haue presumed this farr what favour you shall shew vnto my kinswoman herein whose name is Mary Tompson my Sisters daughter I am confident though shee bee never able to requite yet shee will remember it with thankefulnes even vnto the ende, and I for my part shall euer bee bound vnto you in any service that lyes in mee for the same. Thus being heartily gladd with a very great number here in England to heare of your Worshipps prosperity and of the prosperity of the church and commonwealth in new England I humbly take my leaue, comending your worshipp and all yours to the gratious protection of our good God alwayes ours in Christ Jesus, And rest At your Worshipps service

Though my occations are not many to wright vnto you, I thinke it my bounden duty to neglect no opertunyty to present my servis. I did thinke I should haue presented my persone beffore thesse lines before your worshipp, but such sadd and dangerous times as nowe are in England, will occation our demourage beyound our time Appoynted: I writ your worshipp word per Mr. Goosse that I had joyned with Mr. 224Paine a part vndertaker in the susan and ellin, and our intentions ware to haue set forth the 25th of Aprell, but I feare it wilbe mid may beffore wee shall gett of: passengers and frait coming in very slowly, partly staying to see what the ishue of the Parlament wilbe, and partly becaues of the dead marketts men haue for the puting of of theire estates: all which expence of time and monyes I feare wilbe to me a great losse rather then a gaine, yett I desire to submit my selfe to the good prouidence of the Lord to deale with me as it pleaseth him, and to rest satisfyed if hee shall only carray mee through all thesse cares and paines and set me downe in the place and condicion whence he tooke me vpp: presumeing if I should faile of prosperity in this pressent way for my advansment I shall finde exeptance with your worshipp as formerly: I haue effected nothing as yet for you, eyther for the paying of Mr. Rowe or the buying of comodytys according to your appointment, there is soe litle mony stiring to be exchanged for the Plantacion and soe many hands to catch for it, that there is noe hopes of obteineing any in that way, nor of Mr. White the Layer in whitefryers it being dispossed of some other way: only I heare that Mr. Tindall is vppon salle of your worshipps land, by whome my last hoppes is to be furnished with what is requisite. I doe heare a dayly complainte of Goodman Luxford vppon the Exchange for charging bills vppon men for the payment of great somes of mony heare for soe much taken vpp there of some new comers ouer for your worshipps vsse, which doth apere to men of vnderstanding to haue an ill face of deceipt, the men to whome he sends being such as he neuer had deallings with for a peny, nor doe se any reason why he should charge any such bills vppon them eyther in your worshipps or his owne name. I speak not any thing out of preiudice to the man but to informe your worshipp of what is related to me being tender of your detryment per any such vnfaithfullnesse of which you may be ignorant: and that it may appeere it is noe groundlesse asspercion I shall indeauour eyther in this leter or at my coming, to shew your worship the coppys of his bills vnder their hands to whome they ware sent, but I only whisper this to your worshipp intreating (if he proue himselfe an onest man) it may not come to his heareing as from me least he be insenced against me, if otherwise it is a timely warning to your worshipps preuenting what euells may ensue: I omit to wright of any nuse soposseing your worshipp will haue it plentyfully by word of mouth: Mr. Kerby haueing a sonn in this shipp the William and George with Mr. Babb: only this, this preasant day the 13th of Aprell is the first day of the Parlament and I heare the first request the King doth make in his speech to shew the ocation of meeting, is to require ayde against the Scotch faction, pretending 225to make it apeer they intend rebellyon against the King, the which with many other passeges, both seene and heard of, doth make vs feare sadd times. the lord fitt vs to suffer and stirr vpp the harts of you in generall and partickuler to importune him at the throwne of his grace for a preuencion from, or deliuerance out of those iudgments we dayly expect: and soe for the presentts I leaue your worshipp to the lord and the power of his grace who is able to saue our soules to the day of his coming, and with my humble seruis to you and to my mistris desire euer to rest Your Worshipps Faithfull servant to my poore power