Hauing received Intelligence and complaint from Mr. John Chew Merchant that certaine of his seruants being run away about May 1643 and are now resident in your Collony of New England I desire you will please to assist this gentleman the Bearer in the regaining of them by all possible meanes that may be, It being but An accustomed fauour reciprocally shewen upon all occassions eyther to other in which at noe tyme we shalbe defectiue as we expect the like from you he hath made it appear in Court they are his servants their names are Walter Joy William Woodhead and Henry 464King alias Eny soe not doubting of your assistance herein I rest Your Seruant

I vnderstand by Mr. Tompson of our Towne the seaman That there is a great partie for the Kinge to the Eastward, and that they are makeing some preparations for some designs. They intertayned twoe of our Towne (fayning themselues to be Caualiers) with much loue and good cheere, and they perceaue that something is in hand: They were plotting to take the plimmoth pinnace, and were sorrie they missed their opportunitie: It is about Richmond Iland that which I speake of, but they haue a partie in all those partes. And hearing that Morton went by sea to Gloster on the sixth day last hoping from thence to get a passage to the Eastward, I sent a warrant to Gloster to apprehend him, if hee be there, For It is probable hee hath endeavored a partie to the Southward and now hee is gon to the Eastward to doe the like. It is most likelie that the Jesuites or some that way disposed haue sent him over to doe vs mischiefe to raise vp our enemies round about vs both English and Indean. If you can send mee other speedy aduice what to doe heerein I shall endeauour to put it in execution. If it be not to troublesom, I pray you send mee both ours and the Deputies propositions in our last conference touching the differences amongst vs.2 Thus with my best respects to your selfe and Mrs. Winthrop, with many thancks for your manifold vndeserved kindnesses I rest Yours euer

Vppon the last day of this last wek I having notis given by An Indian from Sowames that the Naragansets had Slayne in battell 6 men of the Mon­465hegens and illegible and had sent to vssamequam A head and A hande which hee had reseved, the same day I had further newes that vssamequam had sent them to Plimouth, but the Certenty of this I know noe forther for as yet I have hard nothing from plimouth: But vppon these Reports I gave notis to our townsmen that none should depart our town vnder A pretens of working in othor plantakeons, but for the Safty of ther Owne means and the bettor securing of our towne the should make ther Abode in ther own place (for we haue dyuers yong men that vse to wandor) But yestorday one Edward Rew A young man of our town who hath Land Amongst vs, having noe family but himself, did Aduenture to goe, And othor say they do intend to follow if he Rest quiett: my request vnto you therfor is, that you would send your warrant vnto your Cunstable at Brayntrie, that hee may comand the said Rewe to depart that place and to Repayre with Speed to our town of Tanton. this Rewe is to bee Imployed in diging Iron stone at brayntrie as I am Informed. I Intend to see you if god will this somer yet in the menewhyle when your Occasions will permit I could desyre you would wriht mee how you may bee fit for the payment of that which belongeth to mee for I Received Lettors out of England About A yeare sinc that your Sonne did not pay Any of that money for mee theare. my Lettor Imports that his Answar was that hee had noe certayne deractions from you. I haue not bine in the bay this long tyme: one thing more I put to your Consideration, which I pray you thinke on it (namely) that you would not permit that vyle person Morton to pas without some due punishment for he hath in my Judment Abused the Cuntry very much and that In print: But I seace to trouble you further at this tyme but Remayne Your Ever loving frend