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[2a] Sr, I had allmost forgotten to tell yow houe farre wee thinke those
Com̃odities menc̃oned in yor booke, vndervallued. Especially Silke Coddℯ:
wherin to deale, the people are now very much discouraged. Howbeit I
would to God the seed had come safe that I might haue made tryall
though to my losse, so §I§ might haue gyuen the Companie satisfacc̃on.
Out of all question no Countrie vnder heauen is more p̳p̱ for them. But
I would be glad to vnderstand by those m9chauntℯ who vallue the Codds
at x  x  xd ijs vjd a pound, when this will prooue a Com̃odity for men
to lyue by in this Country, wher wee pay iijs a day for the labor of a man
who hath no other waie but to digg and dealue.

Sure they thought themselues in Italie, Spayne, or ffraunce: Countries
plentifull and populous: wher are thousands of women and children and
such ydle people to be hyred for jd or ijd a day. I am enformed that 20.
ouncℯ of seed, wh[en] it is in woormes will busie forty people daylie duringe
the season. will those m9chauntℯ be contented to take the silke from vs
then, as wee may afford it, payinge for the hire of men as abouesaid?
Nay, men here in that season are not to be gotten at any rate: for the
tyme of their attendaunce falls out to be iust at such a season as wee are
busiest about our Corne: so as no man but he that means to starue will
once looke after them. somethinge I might saie against other things to:
but not wth like reasons. Sr, I am bolde to speake my minde to yow
presuminge yow will not publish my follies: but rather endeavor pryvatelie
to amend.