Your loue to me, and the respects I owe you haue commanded me not to omitt the first opportunity. I haue talked with my neighbour Dixy2 concerning that which you desired me and he tells me thus, for his passage you payd 4li, and he brought you one Mr. Jams to repay you for his freedome, and to place him with one Mrs. Higgison, but you replied that you would keep him for yourselfe, and giue him as much wages as any other man would. now he sayth that he might haue had 13li per annum of one Mr. Wright, after his years seruice you freed him, and let him haue some tools which he beleeus came to some 40s, likewise a suit of cloth and some other thinges, all which with the 4li he beleeus did not amount to aboue 13li, as he might haue had of Mr. Wright, but he sayth if ther be any thing due to you from him he will not fayl to giue you satisfaction to the vttermost of his power, for he acknowledgeth your loue towards him and the fauours you did him. I hear that Mr. Winter the disturber of our little common wealth, is now bound for Boston, he is either gone already or he goes with Mr. Campion. now I would desier you, if you thinke fitt to send him by Campion to be deliuered to me or to our Constable at Pascattaway, or to send him by my neighbour Mr. Page or by some other conueyance, and in it you will doe me and the whole prouince a great fauour, and I shall be ready to the vttermost of my power to obey you in the like request. I cannot send vnto you at this present news at large from Ingland, because the contrariety of the winde hath hindered it from comming from the Iles of Shoals only this I beleeue you hear that the Parlaiment is like to proceed. And a letter came to one of our Riuer, that the Lord Deputy of Ireland hath 3 bills preferred against him, and tis thought will hardly come of: Mr. Burton Mr. Prin and Mr. Bastwicke are called to the Parlaiment to relate theyr causes ther, and great hope ther is that Religion will be more countenanced then it hath binn. as I receaue more I will not fayl to certify you.

Mr. Jenner I hear is like to remain at Sacoe it is an argument I hope that God intends good vnto these parts. we haue sent younge Mr. Ward of Newbury a call. I hope the Lord will be assistinge to vs in it. Mr. Burdith is at 323Pemiquid which lyes on the borders of this prouince. he is grown to that height of sinn that it is to be feared he is giuen ouer. his time he spends in drinking, dauncing, singing scurrulous songes, and for his companions he selects the wretchedest people of the country. at the Springe I hear he is for Ingland. I haue sent you some of that stuff which with vs supplies the want of hempe. our Indians make theyr snow shoes, nets and bags of it, alsoe of a bigger stalke called silke Grass which makes very fine hempe. The former is as plenty with vs as ferne, the later grows not very plenty, espeacially about vs, but ther is very much of it in the country. I hear both sorts are plentifull with you. Thus with my humble seruice tendred to your selfe and to Mrs. Winthropp with many thankes for your loue to me, desiringe the Lord to reward you, and to take you in to his sacred protection, I rest Yours in all due respects

one Reuben Guppy of late comminge into our plantation and pretendinge much Religeon and a great zeal for the Ordinances of God was entertained by a planter, but since ther haue come diuers reports vnto vs of his misdeameanors with you, and that fear of punishment droue him away, and likewise this day I haue receaued a letter from Captain Vnderhill which expresseth the desier of Mr. Endicott to haue him returned which letter I haue sent you heerinclosd. the desier we haue to satisfy his request, and to ridd such fellows out of our Prouince, which haue brought such a scandall on it haue caused vs to omitt noe opportunity of sendinge him, therfore by Sampson Salter, Master of the Makeshift you shall receaue him. resolued we are that this Prouince shall be noe refuge for Runnaways, for none comminge from another Plantation shall be entertained heer without a Certificate of his good demeanour, or vppon the knowledge of some of the Inhabitants. thus with our seruices tendered to you: com­324mendinge you to the protection of the Almighty we Rest Yours in all due respects