Your leter of the 11th of the 4 mo. I recaiued the substance of your whole leter to me falles into these 2 heads.

First will conserne your Church Covenant. this I aleged in my former leter as that which wos the princepale force with me, which you did not answer vnto, viz. That it doth remayne to be proved by the rules of the gosple, that any Church ever clamed power over their brethren remoued, more then over those that wos never in fellowshipe with them. Mr. Hibings promised, and I accepted, That your church Covenant should be sent, with grounds to prove this poynte. the other that yow answer tow, of the advice I had taken with Elders and brethren in the poynt, and of the consent of the maior part of the Church wos but subordenate to this.

2 head of your leter doth trench vpon the passages concerning Mr. Weelewrights Banishment. what I did therin wos in discharge of my conscence in my place. and trewley Sir to my deserneing whither yow did well or I, depends of the trewth of the cause, the way of souluation and Evidenceing therof, which Mr. Cotton and he affermed, and the rest of the Elders opposed, which remaynes yet controvered for ought I knowe. I well approue of a speech of one of note amongest yow, that we were in a heate, and Chafed, and were all of vs to blame. in our strife, we had forgoten wee were brethren not further at this present.

I wos advised by leter first out of the Baye that the governor, and the deputy, and other of the magistrates had adviced and incouraged the towne of Brantree to commence a sute aginest me after I recaiued a note from the Governor that it wos for a promise. I knowe no thing of it, in regard wherof I desire that the Plantiues may put in their Complant in answer and that I 279may haue tyme giuen to put in my defence, seing, for these Reasons I haue aleged to the Governor, and others, I cannot be free to come and plead my cause and seing it is according to what is practized in our Natiue Land, and the Courts of Justice ther established. I could wish that we, that haue liued 7 yeares in place of magistracey to geather might not multeplye greveances one aganest an other, but I shall not ade further therin I haue sent over the Berer Mr. Jer. Gould, who is desirous to confere with your worship about it. the Naragansets and Nantequits keepe constant wach sence Conectecute men touck 3 Nantequits. ther be 12 notorious murderers yet liueing 4 at Nantequite and 8 of them at Mohegen according to my best intelegence, whose names I haue the Nanteqets would deliuer vp their 4 but they would haue Ocas first deliuer vp his 8, that they may see its Justice the English seekes. With my loue and my wifes presented to your selfe and yours I rest yours

my purpose is by reason of some speciall prouidence for to goe into england by the Sparrow (if the lord will) the time that I haue to prepare my selfe for that longe and tedious iorney, is not lik to be aboue 7 dayes, otherways I thought for to haue come my selfe for to haue reckoned with you: but haueinge soe much to doe at home that I could not possibly come, therfore I doe much intreat you as my case requires for to send me by this bearer the remander of what is betwixt vs: first you know that there was betwixt vs in money 79 pounds: but after there was 5 pounds to be taken of: soe the sume was 73 pounds: of which I haue had 28 pounds in money: one heifer which at this day will not giue 14 pounds: I thinke if any would buy hir shee may be sold for 20 markes: as for the Cow and Calfe which you sent me: I gott one to look vpon hir that day shee came too me: and thei did thinke that if hir age and pouertye with the price that Cattell then did beare she and hir Calf would not giue much aboue 20 pounds: I 280am willing to sell them now for 22 pounds: soe that if you doe account the Cow and Calfe to 20 pounds and the heifer too 14 pounds: the money which I haue receiued beinge 28 pounds: amountinge in all to 62li: then there remaines in that 11 pounds: the quantitye of Corne that was due too me was 150 bushells: of which I haue receiued 70 bushells: soe there remaines 80 bushells of which I am willinge accordinge to your desire for to take after 4 shillings a bushell for 60 bushells, tho I payed too pownd 6 shillings a bushell; and for the other 20 bushells I shall giue order to some for to receiue of you for the vse of my familye: soe that in all there is 23 pounds due vnto me: there was a steare calfe which I was to haue had of Luxford with the cowe that I bought of him: which yit I neuer had: tho I might of had of him a heifer calfe if that I durst haue taken it but I would not for that he told me it was his wiues: but if you be pleased I shalbe willinge to cast it in with your cow price att 20 pounds: yett as I sayd you shall haue her for 22 pounds: and I am confident that she is better like than shee was when she came be 40 shillings: good Sir I beseech you for to lett me know in what I am or haue beene illegible in. I shall endeuor for to giue you full satisfaction in it: for truly I haue counted it no small mercye that prouidence did soe order it that I fell into the hands of such an one as I did: but sorry I am for what you haue and doe suffer still in regard of that cross prouidence towards you: now my comfortable goeinge for my outward man consists in your sendinge me the moneys that is due too me: which is 23 pounds for I haue not any to help me forward in that iorney: I did not think for to haue troubled you about it this long time: but now the lord is pleased to try me sadly by some vnexspected newes: therfore I beseech you that you would help me: truly I was neuer putt into such a straite in all my dayes: that I know of. I hope for to see you before I goe: somwhat I haue at home to discharge and alsoe to buy before I goe thus with my truest seruice to my selfe I rest Yours to vse in what he may

Received with mr. Carlton and made over for all debts and things between him and James Luxford, and made over for all save 80 bushels of Indian corne at 4s the bushel which is to be delivered him at the water side in the Massachusetts at the rate of the markett.