Vnderstanding of Newtownes Motion for some conuenient place for a warehouse for the present and future benefit of their towne,2 where both they and we shall perpetually haue speciall need of it for vnlading goods at the mouth of the riuer: We your neighbors of Dorchester3 are bold in like manner to request your fauor in that particular; And tho we haue not obtayned letters from Mr. Vane etc. as they haue, (time not permitting vs) yet we trust the equitie of the case, and paritie of the cause (ours being the same with Newtownes) will moue you (without other arguments) to shew vs in this point like fauor as they: and we trust we shall be ready in all points to testifie our thankefullnesse, and such other seruice as in equitie we are bound, either for matters that concerne the publike state, or your owne particular person. For the particular place or the quantitie we desire it may be according to the aduice of this bearer our brother Mr. Tilley, whome we request to accomplish this Matter with you, and according to your direction. Only this we desire so much inlargment as may possible be afforded Considering it is for a whole townes occasions: and now a good quantitie is but a small matter to you to grant but it may be of great benefit to vs to receiue. And when you 265may do so great a benifit to so many with so little preiudice to your selfe we trust you will not be wanting.

The truth is I conceiue a matter of such importance for we indwellers that my selfe intended, (before I heard of others) to make a Motion to you in particular for my selfe, for some small portion, resoluing if you would shew me that fauor to count my selfe no small debtor to you for euer: and besides to be publiquely benificiall for it, as you in discretion should judge meete. So if you please together with the Townes Motion to heare mine and add a little the more therto as particular to my selfe and to declare it to Mr. Tilley that I may Challenge it as my owne I will by gods assistance doe as I haue aforesaid: And Continew my true respect to you and prayers, for you, and for your happie proceedings in all your waighty occasions So for present I take my leaue Resting Yours in all due Respect

The thoutes of youer loue and kindnes to me youre vnworthy brother does stir me up to writ vnto you, as I cold doe no les but it wold haue bene a sine of grat vnthankfullnes and disregard of so much kindnes wich I wold be very loth to doe: much blaming my self for my neklegens and slouthfullnes that I haue not writen to you allredy: desiring now by my dobell illegible for to amend my formar neklegens: louinge brother we haue hard ofen of your well fare wich did much rejoyses us and will doe I hope more and more: Thare haes com grate store of shipes this yeare all redy to the nombar of fourten and but litell neues only this that the viese admarall of the kinges flet as thay war riding in the temes amaking meri the ship sodenly sunke and a grat many of the men ware drouned:2 Allso the king gaue the sitsens too or thre brase peses of ordinans wich thay for to gratify 266the king again made a grat meting in the feldes and hauing grat store of poudare thar pouder was fired and did bloue oup 30 of them that war killed and diues more hurte.

louing brother I shuld be very glad to see you hear if it ples god if not I shuld be very glad if I myght hear from you if it be not to much trubell to you in the multeteud of your busnes: I shall be very willing and glad for to doe any busnes for you hear the wich does ly in my power: I desiar that you wold exept this as a small token of my loue and mindfullnes of you

and so I rest your loueing brother till deth