New England family history : a magazine devoted to the history of families of Maine and Massachusetts . our general letters willsatisfy our Courte, and make them cease from anyfurther inter meddling in ye matter. I have upon yesame letter sett Mr. Alden at liberty, and his sureties,and yet, least I should seeme to neglecte ye opinionof our Court and ye frequente speeches of others withus, I have bound Captain Standish to appear ye June at our nexte courte, to make aftldavid for yecoppie of ye patente, and to manifest the circumstancesof Hockins provocations: both which will tend to yeclea
New England family history : a magazine devoted to the history of families of Maine and Massachusetts . our general letters willsatisfy our Courte, and make them cease from anyfurther inter meddling in ye matter. I have upon yesame letter sett Mr. Alden at liberty, and his sureties,and yet, least I should seeme to neglecte ye opinionof our Court and ye frequente speeches of others withus, I have bound Captain Standish to appear ye June at our nexte courte, to make aftldavid for yecoppie of ye patente, and to manifest the circumstancesof Hockins provocations: both which will tend to yeclearing of your inocencie. If any unkindnes hathben taken from what we have done, let it be further andbetter considred of, I pray you: and I hope ye moreyou thinke of it, the lesse blame you will impute to least you ought to be just in differencing them,whose opinions concurr with your own, from oth-ers who were opposites; and yet I may truly say,I have spoken with no man in ye business who taxedyou most, but they are such as have many ways here-tofore declared ther good affections towards your. JAMES ANDERSON! HAWES(See p. 314) ^93 plantation. I further referr myselfe to ye reporte ofCaptaine Standish and Mr. Allden; leaving you for thispresent to Gods blessing, wishing unto you perfecterecovery of health, and ye long continuance of it. Idesire to be lovingly remembered to Mr. Prence, yourGovernor, JMr. Winslow, Mr. Brewster, whom I wouldsee if I knew how. The Lord keepe you all. Amen. •Your very loving freind in our Lord Jesus, THO: DUDLEY. New-towne, ye 22 of May, 1634. Sir: I am right sorrie for ye news that CaptaineStandish and other of your neighbors and my belovedfriends will bring now to Plimoth, wherein I sufferwith you, by reason of my opinion, which differethfrom others, who are godly and wise, amongst us here,the reverence of whose judgments causeth me to sus-pecte myne own ignorance; yet must I remain in ituntill I be convinced thereof. I thought not to haves
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