I reioyce in thy welfayre, and in the expectacion of thy presence which I hope shortly to enioy. I send up my daughter M. somewhat the soner by reson of Mr. Paynter cominge up, and would pray thee to send word this weeke when I shall send up thy horsses. I pray make what hast you can for the hart of your good servant is fallen so loe, that she sayth if you doe not com home presently you will never lift it up agayne. But I think hir desyre is that she may confir with you about Mr. P. whome I thinke she will scarce have power to deny. He preached with us the last Lords day and did very well. He seemeth to be a very godly wise man, but I am sure my sister will not make any promise till she hath confired with thy selfe and the rest of hir frends. Coles kinsman shal come up next weeke. Kingesbery will goe for N: E: his wife and two children.2 You must pardon me that I am so short in righting to you, for my affections are longe enough if I had time to expresse them. But I must leaue thee for this time, beinge in hast. Desyringe the good Lord to prosper all thy businesse and affayres and send us a comfortable meetinge, I commend my best love to thee and commit you to the Lord and rest Your faythfull and obedient wife

such is my loue to you and my respect of you as I cannot but take kindly from you this motion of which I was desierous neuer to haue heard more of and as well as I could indure to spake of such a busnes I intrated your help to that end when I parted with you but see my answear toke not that efect which I ded desier which hath bred me much grife and troubel of mind my selfe being uery fearfull to chang my condicion all my frinds perswade me it will be best for me to chang but my selfe hath no hart 170to it in the man I see that which I chefly ame at in a husban which is grace and godlynes with gifts sutabel to his calling though in outward estate he corns short of any that hath bin yet moued to me these things with his importunity and paines in coming so fare hath bred such destraction in my mind as truly I know not what to doe but mine eis are towards the lord for derection in this waity busnes good brother help with your prayers and best aduise for I haue now cast my selfe uppon you and my father and mr. Whit2 to whom I pray make knowen this busnes and craue his councel in it I haue only giuen him this answer that I will doe nothing without the aduise of my frinds good brother I know your loue to be such towards me as I shall not nede to intrat your care in this but now my request to you is that you would make all the hast home you can for we all long for you my self which could not so prise the benfit of your good compeny as I ought haue now larned to prise it by the want of it the lord giue me grace to make beter wse of it when he shall be plased to restore it to me againe and thus with remembrance of my best loue and seruis to your selfe my good brother and sister and the rest of my frinds I comit you and all your affares to the lord and so I rest your euer loueing sister and faithfull seruant