To
the
Right
worshipfull
Sr
HENRY
CROFTS
,
at
his
house
in
little
Saxon
in
Suffolk
.
SIR
,
THis
is
the
first
opportunitie
(
since
I
went
out
at
the
beginning
of
May
,
to
wait
on
my
Master
)
that
I
could
find
to
convey
any
Letters
to
your
hands
,
by
which
I
can
now
acquaint
you
with
nothing
that
is
likely
to
afford
you
any
content
or
satisfaction
,
but
onely
this
;
That
my self
,
with
some
other
of
your
friends
here
amongst
us
,
are
in
good
health
;
and
that
indeed
is
a
greater
blessing
then
we
deserve
;
and
God
make
us
sensible
of
his
mercie
that
affords
us
it
to
sweeten
all
our
other
calamities
,
which
it
hath
lately
pleased
him
to
poure
upon
us
in
a
very
plentifull
measure
:
his
will
be
done
,
and
hallowed
be
his
name
;
and
yet
how
great
soever
our
sufferings
&
afflictions
have
lately
been
,
they
are
like
to
prove
but
the
beginning
of
sorrows
,
and
prologue
to
that
full
Scene
of
miserie
,
which
in
probabilitie
we
shall
shortly
act
:
The
King
being
in
no
condition
to
keep
the
field
,
he
dares
not
rest
in
any
Garrison
for
fear
of
being
besieged
;
we
have
no
strength
at
all
of
our
own
;
and
there
is
so
much
profanenesse
and
irreligion
,
so
much
violence
and
oppression
amongst
us
,
that
I
know
not
how
to
expect
any
assistance
from
above
,
that
God
can
blesse
the
proceedings
of
so
wicked
an
Armie
,
whose
sinnes
increase
with
our
punishments
.
We
are
here
now
at
Wooburn
within
26.
miles
of
Oxford
,
and
the
Enemie
at
Northampton
,
with
a
greater
power
to
get
between
us
and
home
.
We
march
long
and
tedious
marches
to
prevent
it
;
yesterday
from
Huntington
,
and
set
not
out
till
eleven
a
clock
;
The
King
is
in
such
a
condition
that
he
knows
not
which
way
to
turn
himself
:
God
Almighty
may
please
to
manifest
and
magnifie
his
power
and
goodnesse
in
our
weaknesse
and
sinfulnesse
;
for
I
have
learned
from
him
that
our
extremitie
is
his
opportunitie
:
and
truly
upon
that
prop
I
rest
my self
,
resolved
to
run
the
same
fortune
to
the
uttermost
that
it
shall
please
God
to
send
my
Master
.
My
attendance
on
him
at
this
instant
calls
upon
me
to
break
off
abruptly
,
and
tell
you
that
I
am
and
ever
shall
continue
Your
most
obedient
and
dutifull
Sonne
JOHN
CROFTS
.