The late and last Newes from our native country comparing thinges together, seemes verry sadd and calls for our deepest humiliacion, and serious improovement of our best interest in heaven, by lifting vpp our cryes for the Remnant that is left in these Southerne parts therfor our thoughts are vnanimously to observe A day once every month, to seeke the lord in the behaulfe of his poore Churches ther and elsewher.2 We should be right glad of your concurrence if it may seeme good to yow, vntill we have further tidinges. Ther is lettres come as yow well know from honorable persons, to invite Mr. Cotton Mr. Hooker and Mr. Damport We heare your selves cannot thinke it A meete season for the sending Mr. Cotton, and I suppose, although we have not yett mett for A full determinacion, yett in all probability it will fall ther alsoe with vs, for times being soe hazardous, difficult enough to distinguish frinds from foes, Haven Townes daily taken one each side, and that which is more the maine busines for which they are cheifly called, already sett in such A way, that they being trew to ther owne principles, may rather become A stumble then otherwis The newes heere of the Indians is and that for certeine that both the Naragansetts and Sequasson have of late sent A quantity of wampham to the Mowhawkes to hire them to fight with the English and Mohegans, and it is said they have preveiled with them to come downe for that purpose, which if it proove soe, they deale not fairely with the English (the Naragansetts I meane) having promised to be peaceable and quiett. if it please yow therfor to acquaint them with what you heare, and to tell them what they doe by ther wampham is as if they did it with ther owne hands and wilbe soe taken, hapily such a messadge in time may prevent A future inconvenience. Ther is A party whose name is Peter Barnefeild that was lately at fisher Iland A carpenter who with the Bartletts heertofor built yow A barne, one knowen to your selfe, hath feloniously 419carryed away and embeseled the goods of Tho: Stanton to the valew of 20li and more, who is now at the Bay and purposes to escape away to Engl: It is desired by my selfe and Tho: Stanton that yow would be pleased to cause him to be aprehended, and forthcominge to answear the same.

Thus not doubtinge of your readines out of your love to justice I rest Yours to serve in the lord

I would not willingly neglect that service I owe only in a word there are strong plottings and endevours, not only by Sowquasson and the Indians in our parts but allsoe by the Nannogansetts to procure the Mowhauks to come against vs; haueing sent them such quantities of wampom from all parts as is almost incredible the Nannogans: haue lately sent three basketts. The men that carryed it retorned last week the thing certaine beyond scruple, and it is acknowledged by the Indians whoe are frinds to them that theire intendments and resolucons are as well against thenglish as the Monhege only they are not yet resolued how to proceed, viz: whether to fall vpon our plantacions when men are at worke or on the Lords day in time of meeting or to come in a frindly way and cease on our Sachems as they terme them; but for my parte I belieue they will hardly dare to vndertake such an enterprize but that I leaue to god. However it will not thank the Indians in generall; the Dutch are still in straights by reason of the quarrell with the Indians. Captain Pattrick lately invited the Dutch to come with some force against the Indians that liued neare him whoe sent aboue 100 Dutch and Eng: vnder the comand of one Backster an Eng: man. Capt. Pattrick haueing dealt vnder hand with the Indians as is generally conceiued to get wampom deluded the Dutch and whyles they weare wandring with his blynd guide to seeke the Indians he enterteined some of them in his house; on the morrow the Dutch retorned to Capt. Pattricks and findinge the Ind: there weare much trobled how matters weare carried I know not but one of the Dutch shott Capt. Pattrick in the head with a pistoll that he died 420forthwith. The partie was deliuered by their leader to the Eng: at Rippowaunce, who was kept as we heare at Capt. vnderhill and being sent for from Newhauen made escape that night: I haue not time to enlarge, and therfore I cease comending you to the Lord and rest ever Your worships to comand