My seruice tendred unto you. I haue made bold to desire you to establish your promise in helping mee in an unexpected case, which is this. When I liued in Eng. my husband bound to us by Indenture a man, to bee our servant for eight yeeres. This servant hee brought ouer this yeere and thought fitt to leaue him heere, to accompany my other seamen. While my husband was in the Bay there came in a ship from Virginia: the Capt. of it was Capt. Thorneback, my servants neere kinsman. Hee spake with my husband that hee would free the man, that hee might bee with him: my husband answered that if hee would giue him content for the residue of his time, hee would willingly part with him. This second day hee is gon in my shallop to the Bay, and hath tooke his goods with him, contrary to my knowledge and will, with an intent to goe with his kinsman Capt. Thorneback, or else (as I since understand) to goe in some other ship to Eng. to a brother of his that is a captayne. I therefore desire you that you would bee pleased either to cause Capt. Thorneback to satisfye mee for my mans time in money, sc. for 3 yeeres and an halfe, or else to take some course that my man may bee returned againe. I think 20li is little enough for his time, but I leaue that to your worships disposing. I desire you to do the best you can for mee in the case. I rest Your worships seruant