I haue reseued toe letters from you this somer wherin I cannot but take notise of youer loue and mindfullness of me. it hath bene a great comfort to us heer, that in youer absence we haue heard sumtimes from you we did expect to haue sene you heer this somer which was the caus that I and the rest of youer frends did neglegt sum oppertunities of wrighting but now wee are informed to ouer grefe that we must waight still. my sistir is very desiros to see you heer vpon any condition, and yet thankes be to god 358she is pretyly cherly in expecktation winter will pass away and the time will aproch when shee may more sertainely expect youer rettune. my brother Steuen I thinke will be the bearer of these letters. I suppose by this time you haue heard of my mariage with Mrs. Elizibeth Glouer. I haue sent a letter of atturny to my vncle tindall mr. kirby and dockter wright to take up those monies that wear lefte hir by hir fathres will and by sum other frendes. now I haue giuen a letter of atturny to my vnkle douning and youer selfe and my brother Steuen whear I haue giuen full power to take up the monyes to giue releses and discharges I haue giuen sum diricon to my brother Stuen for the laing out of the monis who I think will be at most laisuer of youer care and helpfullness to him I doe not doute thus with my many thankes for youer many fauors, and praier for youer saftie in these trublesum tymes, I rest youer louing brother

Since it hath pleased the Good Lord (by whose providence all things are ordred, for the best) to joine me in such a nere relation to your selfe, I make bold to trouble you with these few rude lines, by them to signify my vnfeigned love and servise to you, and further to intreat you would favorablely imbrace me as youre vnworthy sister. were my poore abillyties answerable to my wishes you should find me not inferior to my relation, but such happinesse is not to be expected, espetially considering your merits, the least of which deserves incomperable recompence what lyes in my poure I hope you shall in no wise find me wanting. only be pleased to owne me as one that desire to shew her selfe worthy even to the very vtmost of her poore indeavors, of so great honour as to be brought into so nere relation with your selfe. my hands are little able to helpe your selfe or youres, yet what love and tendernesse I am able to showe to your children and deare wife my most kind Sister and Cosens I shall count it my delight to manifest. My poore prayers and harty petitions are yours, amongst which it is none of the rarest, that that God who in safety caryed you forth, would in his mercy 359restore you againe to all your freinds and espetially to your truly loving Wife which with many prayers and teares wishes your returne, which tyme whenever it shall be the Infinite God temper with as much joy as we beare your absence with sadness. in the meane tyme I rest Your truly loving Sister