May it please you to vnderstand that this present day we spake with mr. ottley and Joseph Armitage about your Arbitration, in which we with other fowre were desired to act this weeke and we desired to know absolutely and fully what they both of them did desire and determine to be done by vs. mr. ottleys Answere was this I desire that all differences betwixt me and Joseph Armitage from the yeare 1638 vnto this present may be fully determined and ended by the Arbitratours. Joseph Armitage his answere is: that he is willinge to putt to arbitration onely such differences which are betweene them since the 16th of August 1642, concerning all debts and the Great action at Boston. soe that we perceiue the former desireth all differences betweene them to be ended which was your worships desire in your letter to vs: the latter desireth not to put all differences to Arbitration but some onely and therefore in as much as they agree not to the termes of the Arbitration, we shall leaue them to that further course that may compell them to agree namely a court triall: hopinge that your worship will excuse vs herein doing our best to drawe them to a more private way of ending theyr differences, but our advise preuayleth not soe Far and soe with our harty desires of the Gracious presence of God with you in that great and weighty worke to which the lord hath called you we take our leaue and rest, yours in all seruice of loue