I humbly beg y^ Lordships interest in my good patrons for if this money be not allowed I expect greater troubles than I have as yet known and I am persuaded my Lord that your Lordsliip will easily prevail on 'em when I have assured your Lordship that I have not that I know of ever drawn on 'em for any more than my Salary and tliat never until it was due without their order. I drew on 'em indeed for <£30 but tliis was to defray expenses I was at in the prosecution of tlie suit at law for the recovery of my Salary for which I have their order of the 7'ii of

1715 and as I take it on account of the many troubles &

difficulties I met with here & complained of to the Honb' Society by their Secretary in another letter dated Xber 17, 1716 they gave me leave to draw on 'em for X30 a§ they have been always patrons to the distressed so I thouglitHhis bounty of theirs was to enable me to bear up under more and greater difficulties than all the Missionaries that I know from that great and good body of men have met with (the ReV' M'' Thomas as only excepted.)

I have often written to the Honb'^ Society by their Secretary of these tl^ngs & never have had any answer but I now beg humbly of your Lordship that you will be pleased to stand my friend that I may be thereby enabled to pay the Gentle" I am indebted to for that money and that I may clear of the disturbances which have almost crazed me.