It much refresheth me when I heare from yow but woud more could I have the Happines to see yow. your letter by Mr. Peirce I received and rejoyce in the welfare of your selfe and yours, your frinds of the Ferrers2 though now removed thence one step neerer yow, are I blesse God in good health from whom yow shall heare by the next I have heere in-closed sent yow a letter from your old friend who sent it to me in the winter and should have sent it to you by the first but sliped the opportunity not being sure of a trusty messenger, your Brother mr. Tindall and his are in good health only he hath at this time occasion of Heavines for the Death of his youngest Daughter who dyed the last weeke of a Consumption we haue no Newes worth the sending to yow. yow heare more dayley from us and of us then I know yow desier. lett us still as we have had soe entreate the Helpe of your prayers, remember my best respect to your good wife my cosen John and his wife thus comitting you and yours and the greate worke yow have in hand 394to the guideance and direction of him who is able to keepe amongst yow the unity of the Spirit in the Bond of peace which is and shall be the prayer of him that is your ever loveng kinsman

this bearer Mr. Fyske2 beinge one every waye so pious and religeous, needes not my comendations of hym, but the malignitie of the tymes, removinge hym with sondry others of his profession into your partes, hathe required this shorte wrytinge of mee, in his behalfe that what imployement you can procuere hym, I may be thankefull vnto you for it. hee is a graduate and havinge preached mooche seinge the danger of the tymes, he changed his profession of Divinitie into physicke wherein he hathe now laste warde employed hym selfe. he is a good Scholler and an honeste man. I pray pardon my abrupte and sooddeyne writinge. I can stay no longer but after the true remembrance of my beste respecte vnto you I take my leave this 19 of Apryll 1637 and do remayne Yours euery wayes mooche bownde

my self with all other your Allies and Freinds in Hadleith doe much reioice and prayse the Allmightie for your prosperous successe together with the safetie and good health of all your Famyle and societie these many yeers in New England, the Continuance and Increase of theese wee inuocate and adore the deuine and supreme Majestie to bless and crowne with all externall internall and eternall bounties and Fauours: the oppor­395tunyte of this Messenger my kinseman Sonne to Mr. Edward Bemont one of owr Alldemen of the Corporation of Hadleigh who haue verie oftine shewed me many kinde Fauors inciteth me to be Sutor to you in the behalf of his Sonne that you woold be pleased on sit torn and reding theese Lynes to impart and frelie vouchsafe and grant unto him the Extent of all your Firtherance and Freindship auaileable for his good and benefitt during all the time of his residence and Abode in your partes: He is of an honest playn and religious disposition which I knowe will preuaile to obteyn from you what I haue peticioned you in his behalf: For which as I haue good cause I doe and will euer remayn your obliged Seruant and kinseman