My humble duty remembred vnto your selfe and my mother may you please to vnderstand that I am (God be thanked) yesterday safely arrived in London, now first vnderstanding of the death of my Grand­150mother and Vncle Fones, to my great and vnexpected greife, but we shall one day meet againe with greater joy, they are already in the haven, we saile towardes it dayly. I wrote vnto you at my Comming to Amsterdam, then not thinking I should have found so speedy occations to Come over, but Comming to Flissing where I thought I should have expected answeare of my letters, and finding an English ship of good force ready to depart instigated with a great desire to vnderstand of your welfare, I presently Imbarqued my selfe, on munday morninge last, but my trunke I Could not get with me on board but have left it with a pinke which will shortly be in london, whose Comming I must expect, for I must send over by the master therof some mony which I there owe being about 12 pound: I reioyce much to heare of your welfare and shall thinke longe till I may see you and our good friendes with you: so desiring your praiers and blessinge I commend you to the Almighties tuition and humbly take my leave resting Your obedient Sonne

My humble duty remembred to you and my mother, may you please to vnderstand that I receyved your letters that by William Ridley on Wednesday, and your other yesterday, reioicing much, to heare of your welfare, with the rest of our good freindes, which I desire much with my owne eyes to behould, therfore I purpose, god willing, to make all hast downe the next weeke, hopeing to accept of mr. Gurdons kind offer if I can. For the businesse of New England I can say noe other thing but that I beleeve confidently that the whole disposition therof is of the Lord who disposeth all alterations by his blessed will to his owne glory and the 151good of his, and therfore doe assure my selfe that all thinges shall worke together for the best therin, and for my selfe I have seene so much of the vanity of the world that I esteeme noe more of the diversities of Countries then as so many Innes, wherof the travailer, that hath lodged in the best, or in the worst findeth noe difference when he commeth to his Journies end, and I shall call that my Countrie where I may most glorifie God and enioy the presence of my dearest freindes, therfore heerin I submit my selfe to Godes wil, and yours, and with your leave doe dedicate my selfe (laying by all desire of other imploymentes whatsoever) to the service of God, and the Company herin, with the whole endeavours both of body and mind, the Conclusions which you sent downe I shewed my vncle and aunt, who like them well, I thinke they are vnanswerable, and it cannot but be a prosperous action, which is so well allowed by the Judgement of Gods prophets, vndertaken by so religious and wise worthies of Israeli, and Indented to Gods Glory in so speciall a service. My aunt Goulding2 remembreth her love to you she saith it is not yet discharged that she knoweth: heere is certaine newes that the Dutch have taken Wesell,3 so desiringe your praiers and blessing, I commend you to the Almighties protection and rest Your obedient sonne