The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-20

yng, aud arrived at Point Comfort ye
18th day Of May, all or company being
in good health, only one man dyed,
who was sickly before he came from
England. Thus pleased God to
bless US with a%peedy and p'sporous
passage, yea hadd we not been troub-
led; to free orseYes from these showlds,
and with mystY, we had assur-
edIy (by Gods help arryved in
Virginia 10 a moneths space. Two
or three days after arrived Captaine
Martyne with his Pyunace all his
men in good health to or ioyes.
Wee found the Colony God be
thancked) in good estate now injoying
hrmer Peace, nor more plenty,
howevr 10 buildings, Notifications
and OF toats, much ruyned ard create
want. Or p'sent govrnor at James
towne is repayring aud making
straight what be fyndeth decayed and
reaked, to whose good endeayors and
noble disposition or Colony bath btne,
is and WILDE much indebted. All
men cheerefullY labor about their
grounds, their harts and hands not
sceasing from worke, though many
have scarce raggs to cover their
naked bodyes English wheate, barly,
Indyan corne, Tobacco create plenty
in the ground. Hemp and fax seed
distributed to most men by the
Govrnor, and is putt into the ground:
nothing neglected, with any waise
may be ayayleable to advance the
colony, and to give incouragemt to
y0rself and the rest OF the Ho Bile
Company. The Cattle thrive and
increase exceeding well, the plonghes
yerely worke and oxen are plentiful.
The Indyans very loving, and willing
to parte with their children. My
wives death, is much lamented; my
childe much desyred when 1t is Of
better strength to eudurr So hard a
passage whose life greatly extinguish-
eth The sorrow Of her loss, sagiog all
must die, but tis enough that her
childe liveth. / know not huw
may be censued for leaving my childe
behiude me, nor what hazard / may
incurr of yor noble love and other Of
my best trends At my departure
from Gravesend Notwithstanding l
was much ymportuned) | had no such
intent. But 10 or short passage to
Plymouth, in smothe water, found
such feare and hazard OF bis health
(being not fully recovered OF his sick
ness) and lack Of attendance (for they
who louked to him hadd need Of
nurses themselves, and indeed 10 all
or passage proved no bette) that by
the advice Of Captaine Avgall, and
divers who also foresaw the danger
aud knew the inconyenyence thereof
pswaded me to what l did At
Plymouth / found Sr Lewis Stukely
so nobly minded towards me that he
most earnestly intreated me to have
the keeping Of him, yntill my Brother
took further order thought good
to certyfe, Won hereof, ard desyre
yorself and all the Company for these
causes to hold me excused, if in their
judgments l may be censured to have
erred herein. A irme contynuance
of yor favor and love towords me
daylie pray for. And although create
is my loss. and much my sorrow to be
deprived OF so create a comfort, and
hopes l hadd to effect my jealous
intencons and desyres as we'll In
Others as in her whose soule Il doubt
not resteth in eternal happiness:
yet such temperance have l learned
in p'sperity, and patience 10 adver-
site, that l viii as joyfully receive
eyill as good at Che hands Of God;
and assuredly trust that He who hath
p'served my childe, even asa 5yand
sRafehed oaf If NE fsy, hath further
blessings 10 store for me, aud win
give me strength and courage to un-
dertake any religious aud charitable
Ymploymt yorself and the Ho bic
Company shall command ME, and
wch IN duty am bound 10 doe. Now
my last reque't at this TYNE is to
yorself (whcm ! have found a father
to me, my wife and chllde and will
ever acenowledg it with the best
gratefulness my hart and penn can
oileD that you would be pleased cas-
you have begun and ben one OF ye
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