your letter cam to my hands whin I was full of sorowe so as I could not then wright for it plased god that uery weeke to take from me my dere daughter mary fones to my husbands and my grat grife and to the grife of all those that knewe her swete and louely disspossion: conserning the paymant of those monys you wright of I doe not well understand: you demand of my husban one hundered pound for which you say you haue his band: you desier to know wether he hath payed vrsula thirtie pound: we layed out aboue 190fiftie pounds and out of her portion but why we should paye her thirtie for that I see no reson: it is true ther was on hundered pound due to your dere wife which was to be payed her out of those depts which wear due to mr. fones as will apere by the deede of gift to your wife the monys that shuld haue payed this, we haue receiued but fiftie pounds of it as yet: forty 5 pounds more is in my lady mouddes hands which if you will be earnest with her for it I mak no dout but she will pay it forth with and the other 50 pounds I will pay presently, if you will be peased to giue vp my husbands band: I shuld much reioyce to see you here if it might be and if it were as conuenent for me to trauell as for you, it should not be long before I would see you and then would ther be a quick disspaich of this buisnes which other wayes will require many letters and much mistaken of on naother, for in your first letter after your brothers death you wrot that my husband should take no care for it if you could sell his land for respect to vrsula, your father in his letter wrot that you had giuen her 60 pounds or above which shee neuer knew what way unles it ware ment in your sayed letters yet if you wright that you will except of 50 pound and of 20 more when it shall be receiued of my lady moody you shall receiued the 50 pound before you goe away at the hands of my vncle tally vpon conuenant warning from you as I hop I shall intreat him by letter vpon your deliuering vp the band to him who I know will doe his vtmost with you for the rest from the lady thus desiering your answer and the presenting of my best loue to your selfe my worthy brother and sister downing I rest your louing mother