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CCLVIII. Sir Edwin Sandys. A Letter to John Ferrar
September 23, 1622

Sr: Captain Barnard wth his Companie spent all thursday wth me: & som
of them came the day before. They had an exceeding rough passage:
& missed the Marmaduke for a day. But God be thanked, they all came
safe, & on Thursday night, or ffriday before day, they set saile wth a
brave North-East wynd: wch since is come about more to the East, & so
hath continued till this very day, in wch we have no wynd at all. I omitted
no one thing requested by yor letters: & therfore forbeare to give yu anie
particular Account. My wife, though sick, was carefull to give them all

the content she could: & sent wth them such provisions as hir store could
affoord: I have now great hope that that Plantation will prosper: ffor I
left them to my understanding well resolved to run a right way.

Mr Carter writeth to me of a book letter wth 100. books sent for them:
wch I have not yet received: & they are come to late for their use. By
yor next let me knowe what yu will have doon wth them.

This Day I saw a letter from Sr W. Lovelace at Bredau [?], written about
the beginning of this moneth: wherein he certifyed amongst other nues
that Sr Thomas Gates was dead in the armie, & burried at Skinksconce.
This will require som consideration at the next quarter Coort: Take good
there be no factious packing before hand. I will spend most of this week
in writing to Virginia: & therfore pray yu that the Abigail may call here
for my letters.

I thank yu for yor good nues from the East Indies & pray yu to confirm
what yu fynd to be true.

My wife continueth very ill: & would fain, according to yor advise, be
nerer hir help. I trust hir disease is now com to his highth: & will shortly
decline. If so, yu shall shortly be no more trowbled wth letters. So in
hast, wth bothe or most hartie salutations to yu & yors I rest