The occation of my writing at present is in the behalfe of this mayd Sarah Wing whom in respect of hir great desire to serve you, and my owne apprehensions of hir fitnesse for your attendance, in mary Cleers place, I make bould to commend to you, desiring you to make tryall of hir at least for a season. this I dare promise you in hir behalfe, that you will find hir as absolutely, and humbly at your command as any that ever you could have. I spake to my father of it when he was Heere, who was willing to it. I pray be pleased to receive her into your service, upon my word for her fidelity and trustinesse, hir tyme of 5 yeares service having given vp good experience therof. My wife had vpon her thoughts of her marriage hired another which now is disapointed. for wages she will referre 69to your selfe or me what shalbe thought fitt. so with my humble duty to my father and to your selfe with my love to my brothers I commend you to the lord your obedient Sonne

My dutie remembred ettc. Sir occasion presentinge to me for a parcell of Dutch tradinge cloth and wantinge there for the payment of it, shall desire you to paye vnto Mr. Tho: Milward the Thirtye pounds accorded vpon for the charge of the protest. I am informed by an easterne native that the Kerkes have taken two plantations in Canada not presentinge else worthye your notice, I take leaue and ever rest Your Worships to be comanded

Memorandum by Governor Winthrop: mr. Keayne you may deliuer Tho: Wheeler his work.

I commend me to you and yours in the Lord. So it is, that we are resolued (God so consenting) the second working day of the next weeke to set forward towards our plantation,2 preparing therto the day 70before. We intend to go by a shallop, so that, as our hope and desire is to haue your helpe and our Christian frends Mr. Brodstreet,3 so we pray you both to be with vs (if possibly you can) the first working day, so to be ready to accompany vs the day following. We were there and vewed it cursoryly: and we found a reasonable meet place, which we shall shew you: but we concluded nothing. This day had not an hindrance falne out I had brought your father in lawes two stales of Bees to you, for that one of them hath robbed and spoyled a stall of mine (as the manner of Bees is) and I cannot tell how to proceed against the offenders to haue lawe and justice against them but by remoueing the theveishe stall, and keeping in the innocent till they be remoued. I pray you acquaint Mr. Bradstreet with our desire and purpose, that we may lay some foundacion, and the better by your helpe and assistance. The Lords good eye be ever vpon you and yours. And so I rest in him that is alsufficient. Yours in all christian office and service, his most vnworthy