Hauing so fite an opportunitie, I thought good to salute you with these few lines. We were much troubled when we heard you kepte watch in your townes the sharp weather, and so much the reather because we could not hear the reason therof, nor vnderstand any thing from the Indeans of our quarters. We haue heard since of some messengers that haue been sent vnto you; if there be any thing materiall conscerning our comone saftie, I desire you would be pleased to informe vs in a word or 2 how things stand aboute the Narigansets or Mowhaks. We allso conceiue that our time of paimente to you, aboute Mr. Andrews money is expired, and therfore haue charged a bill on Mr. Hill to make this paymente vnto you. I pray you let vs hear a word of your acceptance. Sundrie haue been sicke amongst vs this winter, and some still are. God hath taken away Mr. Atwood, and Mr. Jeney by death; Mrs. Atwoods state being but low is intangled to Mr. Seawell of Ipswich, by a bond of 1000li. She prayes me on her behalfe to craue your aduice whether she had best administer or no, her husband haueing made her exsecutrixe; and if she refuse whether she may not haue her thirds; ther will be sufficente she conceiues to satisfie any accounte of money due to him, and some thing for her selfe, but by the bond the title of the land is to be restored to him, and Mr. Atwood hath sould it to Mr. Sherley, but he tould me it was only in trust, as he had it, but he tooke no writing vnder his hand 438that so it is. Thus comending you and all your affairs to the Lord, with salutations, I rest, in hast Your louing friend

Whereas the honerable Court of parliament was plesed vpon my petishion presented vnto them, to derect ther honorable ordar vnto you in spetiall, and in Cace of mortality to othars menconed in the said Comishion, to take the answers of partis and wittnesses and the same to returne,2 the whole prosedings I haue herewith sent, and do humbly desire you to send your warant to cale before you mr. Richard Vines of Sacoe, and Mr. Edward Godfrie of Agamenticous to appere before you at a cartaine day to com, which I conceaue will be most fit, in regard of mens occation of planting to be about the midest of May next, as allso in your warant to requir the apparanc of John Bakar of Pascattaqua, and Frances Robinson of Sacko and Andrew Algar of Strattons Iland as allso John Bonithon, gen. William Royall, and Michell Mitton, and Richard Tucker to proue the artickles, and as I hope you will put in Execution the athority of this honorable Court, so I desire that you will send your warants by this Bearar Mr. Tucker who will with trust deliuar them to the seuarall perssons so sommoned and will make Retorne of there answers that so you may make Retorne of there answers according to the derection of the said ordar, for which as allso for all formar favors I will evar acknowledg my selfe oblidged to be Your humbly Sarvant