My seruice tendred unto you. I haue made bold to desire you to establish your promise in helping mee in an unexpected case, which is this. When I liued in Eng. my husband bound to us by Indenture a man, to bee our servant for eight yeeres. This servant hee brought ouer this yeere and thought fitt to leaue him heere, to accompany my other seamen. While my husband was in the Bay there came in a ship from Virginia: the Capt. of it was Capt. Thorneback, my servants neere kinsman. Hee spake with my husband that hee would free the man, that hee might bee with him: my husband answered that if hee would giue him content for the residue of his time, hee would willingly part with him. This second day hee is gon in my shallop to the Bay, and hath tooke his goods with him, contrary to my knowledge and will, with an intent to goe with his kinsman Capt. Thorneback, or else (as I since understand) to goe in some other ship to Eng. to a brother of his that is a captayne. I therefore desire you that you would bee pleased either to cause Capt. Thorneback to satisfye mee for my mans time in money, sc. for 3 yeeres and an halfe, or else to take some course that my man may bee returned againe. I think 20li is little enough for his time, but I leaue that to your worships disposing. I desire you to do the best you can for mee in the case. I rest Your worships seruant

May it please you. it is said of our maister Christ he will not breake the bruised reede, nor calcabit linum fumigans. Such as are in place and 90aucthority, haue a character of the almighty stamped on them especially they that hold it forth, where paternum regimen of the great God and gracious is expressed to such as vnder Gouerment. this makes me bold though meane and despised to discharg some part of my duty and affection which I beare and haue borne toward you in theise paper expressions and poore courtesies, vnbeseming your fatherhood if I were not perswaded of that sweete temper and disposition seated in an heart of bounty and goodnes, which is the Impresse of a gouernour mavult amari quam metui, for indeede (Sir) what greater argument of obedience, what cords, what bonds did euer long containe people in duty But where moderation and loue haue twisted both ends together.

Rehoboam delt ill for him selfe and posterity to lay the foundation of his Gouerment in austerity and harsh proceding. The Lord be blessed for all that good effected vnder your shadow, my harts desire and prayer is still for Gods blessing on your head and heart and family for the discharg of that trust which is the greatest, that I know hath bene committed to any mortall man on earth. I meane so many churches of Christ gathered in such an holy order vnder the Gouerment of the Lord Jesus. Concerning my selfe I humbly begg at your feete two things. first if a place called Seaconke be in your patent (which I can not say) but only heare by report I may haue liberty (if god geue me a calling) to haue your fauourable allowance and sitt vnder your gracious protection. the other is this that I may obtaine so much as common aequity and naturall Justice requireth which Job that president and patterne of aequity 29 Job 15 et 12 et 31 Job 13 granted to his bond slaues, that I neuer be punished in any kind causa inaudita before I am conuicted or haue liberty to speake for my selfe in a Judiciall way. I hope Sir, one day it will be no greife to you 1 Sam. 25. 31 etc. The lord Jesus preserue you blameles to that day amen.

So prayeth your Humble Seruant in all duty in Christ