When letters came to my hands from my father and my brother Thomas Reade, I doubted not but to haue found one from you; but 234ther was none, wherfore I began to suspect, that mine came not to your hands; in defect wherof let these shew that I am not altogether forgetfull of your selfe nor yet of her my deare sister, whom I heare in wedlocke you haue made great; the lord grant you the fruition of your hopes, to the glory of his name. your letter of atturny I haue delivered to mr. Downing, who will deale with my brother William Reade about the 50li. we wonder we haue noe certaine information whether my father Peter intendeth to stay with you, or to returne. it is necessary it should speedily be determined of, that his church may know how to dispose of themselues. mr. Davenport supplyeth his place yet. mr. Hunt I hear is goeing into the Isle of Providence. the glasmen will not undertake to goe ouer, till there be claye found out fitt for them in the country: least they should be a burthen to those that transport them, or elce liue miserably; for they haue not wherwithall to defray theire owne charges ouer. I forbeare to write newes, because the passengers can relate it more fully. here is much talke of a gouerner to be sent ouer, but the lord being your protector, why should you feare, into whose fatherly tuition I commit you; with my due respects to all my well respected freinds knowne and unknowne, being least unmindfull of your selfe and my litle sister, I take leaue and remaine Yours in what I may

I am full sorry my respect and care and cost vpon the plantation of a Colini in new England is so slighted and little regarded haueing formerly maid over all I had to you in trust for me by a letter of attorney and your self writting so often you would gett francis Johnson to send me an accompt and let him and Captaine Indeco deall like honest men and truly maike it appeare what is becomde of those goods of myne receiued ashore out of the ship Tho: and Willam Mr. Willam Bundox master of her as by a tru copy I sent to you vnder Captaine Indecot and francis Johnsons 235hand and I intreat you deliver for me to Willam Hudson of boyston all such writtings as I sent to you by your son mr. John when Mris. Wintrop came to you I intreat you deliver them to him ether to copy and giue you them againe or you will let him haue them for my use also I desire an accompt from you of all passages since you receiued any goods of myne and how you paid me because thes things I have had from you is very imperfitt and no accomptant I can get can tell how to profitt it being so improperly sett down and so I shall find some yet not paid for my servants, not yet paid me I humble desire you let Daniell Hardwicke be fre and at liberty this somer about June or July I know ther libertys ar mor pleasing and he being a stranger and the rest at liberty it is my request I hop you will grant it and let me humble request one accompt from you because no accomptant I can get to profitt thes particulers I haue from you. Againe I desire answere from you of that parcell of shows sent to you in aprill 1633 from hence per Willam bundocke you receiued them and I requested you deliver one fourth part to Willam hudson another to mr. oldam another to mr. Gonant another to my brother in law Tho: Wincoll and desired you order them to sell them and bring beaver to you for them and the same somer I had beaver from Willm. hudson for his and yet nothing from them nor no letter from you in a yeare and mor to my best Remembrance maike my case your owne me thinketh better dealling should be offered to so well a willer as I haue bene to new england and not to be so grosely wronged as I am Delays breadeth Divers Dangers be pleased answere me effectually and advise me what to do and what you will do I haue written to my Brother Gurdon of Assington in Suffock and desired him writ to you effectually to afford your assistance to helpe me to what is detained from me and also ether you will procure from Captaine Indeco 2 cows for Willam hudson of boston at 15li per peace for me to pay heare or els you will deliver him 2 as good as the best of the six mr. Johnson had and you paid me for them about a yeare or two after heare Do you thinke mr. Johnson was of so base a dispossion if he had liued he would a kept my Cattle sould at a vnder value by him had no right to a done it and did it for his owne base by ends. assure you self if this reasonable request be denied me I shall not pase it so over; neither standeth it with the Creditt of mr. Johnsons frends to swallow such Guggions wrongs will provoke words when writting will not serve I feare not but procure a comanding power in what I request if it be denied me Therfor lett me intreat answere as pleaseth, and howsoever I shall rest your Frend to vse