after my hartye commendationes remembred to your sellfe and to my Ante and Cussenes, thes are to let you vnderstand of my wellfare when I parted with you you did wishe me to keepe the see and to learne experyence in maryneres affayres, in which affayres I haue implyed my studdye and industrye by which studdey and industery I haue attayned to much vnderstandinge and judgement in that bissynese which knowlige I doe purpose god willinge to keepe by me and not forgit but this 3 yeres I doe not purpose to macke muche vse of for I doe intend god willinge to staye here one this Iland caled the Barbathes2 in the west indyes and here I and my servantes to joine in plantinge of tobaccoe which 3573 yeres I hope wilbe very profitable to me for my Captine does offer me and otheres a 100 li. a yere apeece for our labores besides our seruantes sheres we are to haue the benyfit of them and I doe intend to haue euerye yere sume 2 or 3 servantes over and to haue them bound to me for 3 yerres for so muche a yere sume 5 lbs or 6 lbs a yere and there allwayes to haue a plantatione of servantes for the Iland it is the plesantesste Ilande in all the weste Indyes very strong for any enymye interruptinge us with out any inhabytanse of any other people of other natyones saue Inglishe men saue a matter of 50 slaues of Indyenes and blacks we haue a crop of tobacco on the gronde and I hope with Godes blessinge the nex time I send for Inglyand to send ouer 500 or a Thousand weyght of tobackow. I woold pray you and if my father be not in towne to paye to Roberde Setone and Roberde Dixsone the berers here of the sume of 3 li. 10 for sertane goodes that I reseyued of them in the Indyes I praye bid them wellcom for they are my very good frendes and I haue bene much behoulldinge to them. Time will not suffer me to wright of the Cuntrey now but by my fatheres letteres you shall understand of it. Thus hopeinge that you doe remayne in hellthe you and youres craving your prayres I rest your lovinge Cosene