my humanity commands mee to apologize in the entrance of my letter. Your promptitude to assist mee with your letters in my honest attempt obligeth mee to all gratefull displayes, as in all deserued christian seruices, soe especially in this to present you with a relation of my proceeding in the suit2 I motioned your testimoniall for; but because time hath yet not matured any thing worth the informing, and my occasions verge 229homeward I humbly craue your pretervition of my silence, and want of attendance, assuring your worship that I shall be ready to tender my seruice in that or any other action vnto you whom I finde soe reall. thus with my humble respects vnto your worthy selfe, and indeered friend Mrs. Winthrop, with my thankes vnto you and prayers for you I rest Your obliged in all Christian seruice