I receiued thy most kinde letter and thanke thee for it I wish thy imployments coulde suffer thee to come home but I must wayt the time till I may enioy thee. though it cannot be without much want of thy beloued presence which I desyre alwayes to haue with me. I see it is the will of god that it shoulde be so which makes me beare it the more paciently, and not any want of loue in my beloued Husband now my deare I haue nothinge to right of to thee but my loue which is all ready knowne to thee, and it ware needeles for me to make relation of that which thou art so wel assured. I will leaue of this discorce for this time. I shalbe glad to heare of my daughter Mary how hir mach goeth forwarde. wee are all heare in reasonable good health I prayse god, which is the best nuse I can right to thee of. I heare that mr. Apulton is dead that lived at Sir R C2 he dyed very suddaynely on saterday being well ouer night, and thus with my best lou to thy selfe brother and sister Downinge my sonne John and daughter Mary I desyre the lord to continue all your healthes and prosper 354all your affayres and send vs a happy metinge. I being sleppy as you may see by my righting bid my good Husban god night and commit him to the safe protection of almyty god and rest—thy faythfull and obedient wife