I received your lettres by mr. Husons shippe,2 and doe muche reioyce and blesse the Lorde for the goode newes of all your wellfares. For our Condition heere, and our voyage hether, I wrote to you about a fortnight since by mr. Revell, but more fully in a iournall and relation which I sent to your vnckle Downinge, yet I could not make any perfect relation, for want of tyme and leysure, and I am still as muche streightned as before so as I must referre you and all my freindes to my former reporte as it is. withall I sent a Carde of our Voyage at sea, which Captain Milborne drewe for me. I wrote also, how the Lordes hand had been verye heavye vpon our people in these partes, and that which I conceived to be the reason why so many fell sick and so many dyed, and what Course you should take when your mother is to come hether etc. I can now onely write a worde or 2: for direction about our affaires, and so I shall leave my blessinge with you. First for the lande (if it be not allreadye sould) you must sell it speedyly for muche debt will lye vpon vs. for mr. Appleton, take no monye of him for he can have no Cowes, there came not on shore one 1½2 of them. I had 15 li. of mrs. Sandes for a Cowe for her brother Goffe, but he could have none nowe, ergo, if she will not have him have it at next return, let her have her monye againe.

paye mr. Goffe no more monye, but require the remainder, and if he refuse to paye it, it were well his bonde were putt in suite. if you have monye to spare send over some more Cows and goates, and bring 100 li. with you, or 2:

The beif we had of mr. Stretton3 is as sweet and good as if it were but a monthe powdered. you shall knowe of other thinges by your mothers 310lettres. we haue powder and peeces enough, but want flintes and birdshott, and store of chalke. but I must ende. the Lord blesse you and sende you hether in safety. farewell my good sonne. your lovinge father