I prayse our good God, and doe heartylye reioyce in thy welfare and of the rest of our familye, longinge greatly to be with thee, whom my soule delightes in aboue all earthly thinges: these tymes of separation are harsh and greiveous while they last, but they shall make our meetinge more comfortable. It wilbe mundaye at night before I can come home. In the meane tyme my heart shalbe with thee, as it is allwayes, and as thy love deserves: I am now at Childerditche from whence I cannot goe till saterdaye, and it wilbe to farre to come home, so as I entend to keepe the lordes day at Sir Henry Mildmaies.2

The newes heer is of a Parliament to beginne the xiith of Februarye next. The Earle of Oxford came out of the Tower vpon teusdaye last.3 Other thinges I shall relate to thee when we meet: onely I thought good to write least thou shouldes be troubled at my not comminge on saterdaye night: Thus commending thee and all ours to the gratious blessinge and holye providence of our heavenly father, I heartylye embrace my sweet wife in the armes of my best affections ever restinge Thy faithfull husband