not knowing of this conueiance till they were ready to goe, I thought good to scrible a word or tow by candle light, rather then not to aduertice you of so serious a mater; I am Informed by good Intelligence, that the Narhiggansetts haue made a great colection amongest ther people; and sent a great presente, both of white and black beads to the Mowhakes, to entreate 259their help against you, and your freinds, if they see cause. And they Mowhaks haue receiued their presente, and promised them aide, biding them begine when they will, and they will be ready for them, and doe encourage them, with hope of succese. The thing is true but I may not reueile the auther. It would cost the liues of some if it shoud be known, neither would I haue it voulgarly knowne that it came from hence least it should be susspected; their owne commone people doe not know it. I fear they are too well furnished with peeces by too much remisnes. Thus in hast I take leaue, with my harty saluts to you and yours, and many thanks for my kind entertainmente when I was last with you Your euer louing freind

We haue laitly received a letter from Barborah Davice, the wife of James Davice, now resident in Boston with yow, wherin we vnderstand that he hath made complaint of her, if not falce accusations laid against her,2 theirfor we thought good to testefy, being desired theirvnto, what he confessed vpon exammination, before vs whose names are heare vnderwritten; The ground of his exammination was from some falce reports he had raised vp against his wife, we call them falce because they prooved so to be when they weare inquired into, but not to troble yow with those: A word or tow of what he did confesse; when the question was demanded of him, did your wife deny vnto yow due benevolence, according to the rule of 260god or no, his answer was she did not, but she did and had given her body to him. this he confessed, and did cleare her of that which now he condemmes her for, and this may evince it and proove it to be so, for he did heare likewise reporte his wife was with childe, which we vnderstand he doth also deny vnto your worshipps And that will also proove him to speake falcely if he shall say his wife did deny him mariage fellowship vntill he did come vnder your gouerment; 3dly this we must witnesse, That his wife was not the ground of his being sett in the stockes; but for his disturbance of the peace of the place at vnseasonable howers whenas people weare in bedd, and withall for his curssinge and swearing and the like; Againe a word or tow concerning his life when he was with vs. It was scandolus and offencive to men sinfull before god; and towards his wife, In stead of putting honour vpon her as the weaker vessell, he wanted the natural affection of a reasonable creature. We also found him Idle and indeed a very Drone sucking vp the hony of his wifes labour, he taking no paines to provide for her, but spending one month after an other without any labour at all. it may be sometimes one day in a month he did somthing being put vpon it, being threatned by the govourment heare; and Indeed had he not bene releived by his wife and her freindes wheare shee did keepe, he might haue starved, besids he is given very much to lying, drinking strong waters; and towards his wife shewing nether pitty nor humanetie, for Indeed he could not keepe from boyes and servantes, secrete passages betwixt him and his wife about the maryage bedd. And of these things theire is more wittnesses then vs. And concerning her; she lived with vs about 3 quarters of a yeare, whose life was vnblamable befor men for anything we know, being not abel to chardg her in her life and conversation, but besids her masters testemony who best knowes her is this, that she was a fathfull, carfull, and panfull both servant and wife to his best observation, during her tyme with him. Those things we being requested vnto, we present vnto your wise considderations hoping that by the mouth of 2 or 3 wittnesses, the innocent wilbe accquitted, and the guilty rewarded according to his works; thus ceasing further to troble yow we take our leaues and rest Your worshipps Loving Freinde