The Hartlib Papers

The Consideration of the Poore Indian Souls (wholy to this day in Utter darkness, when we our selves have Glorius light, they worshiping the Devill himself[H alters from himselve] as a God, who is want to appeare to them in dreadfull manners) hath wrought some impresions of Compassion in our hearts to wards them and make vs[H alters from ?] send up our Groanes & sighes[H alters from sights] to the Father of Eternall[H alters from Etternall] Mercys, at last to move the Bowells of others of his Servants to joyne with vs[H alters from us] in this most charitable[H alters from chariable] Worke[H alters from worcke] of Lending an hand to reach them out of the mouth of hell and the very Iaws of the devill himselfe to the kingdome of our <H: deare> God and Lord Iesus Christ, & wee are the rather inuited[H alters from unsted?] hereunto of late by Considering

1 That soe many of their Princes with all their subjects are Come into the New England Goverment promising to submitt themselves therunto and Professing to desire to know <H: our good> God & bee subject unto his Lawes.

2 That God hath mooved the spirits of soundry in & about London to [word deleted] <H: take> this thing to hart and bee forward in Laying a foundation[H alters break at line-end] of this blessed Worke[H alters from worcke] by contributing thervnto.

3 That there hath beene a Message lattly sent by New Englands Agents to the Generall[H alters from seuerall?] Court[H alters from Cowrt] there of some Preparations here for the furthering this Christian Worke[H alters from Worcke] & to stirr them vp[H alters from ?] to consider consult & determine some ways of expediting this pretious[H alters from Previous?] designe.

4 That they are all-ready in Agitation in New England about the best way of effecting this thing putting forth themselves [catchword: and]

All which layd togeather seeme to Us to promise faire that this is that tyme that God intends more good <H: to> them then here to fore. Wee[H capitalises] therefore whose[H alters from whosse] Names are vnderwritten[H alters from unwritten] do <H: doe> promise[H alters from Promise] to assist this designe with these summes following, some of us having allwaies paid others of vs[H alters from us] promise[H alters from Promise] to deposite and Putt in the hands of the Agents of New England with trust, that they shall see them bestowed according to our Intentions heerin

March 3^o                                              li S d

1644       Lady Armin, hath given & made sure under }

           hand & seale th this Worke[H alters from } 30^li
           worcke] P a <H: per annum> the summe     }

          More to this Worke and the Colledge in     }

          New England in bills the summe of.         } 70.

           Iohn Waterton of Wappin[H alters from     }
           wappin] hath promised                     } 40.

            Richard Coysh hath paid already in New   }

             England                                 } 30.

            A Gentlewoman who desires to have        }

             her Name Concealed hath given              } 10.

             Another hath given                         } 50

[another hand:]                    N. Eng