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Letter Text: To his 'unknown friends and countrymen' Havinge soe good occasion by hearinge that cartaine English marchauntes doe lye in the iland of Javo, although by name unknowen, I have yu boldned myselfe to wryte these fewe lines, desiringe the worshepll company, beinge unknowen unto mee, to pardon my stoutnes. My reason that I doe wryte is first as conscience doth bind wee wth love to my countremen and countrey. Your worpps to whom this pint wryting shall come is to geve you to understand that I am a Kentish man, borne in the towen cauled Jelling-ham. (omitted) Therfore I doe pray and entreat in the neme of jesus christ to doe soe much as to make my being here in Japan knowen to my poor wife and 2 children; in a manner my wife is a widdow and children fatherles, wch thing only is my greif of hart & concience. Therfore may this l're come to any of their handes, or the coppy, I doe knowe that compassion and mercy is soe that my freindes and kindred shall have newes that I doe as yet live in this vaile of my sorrowfull pilgremage, the wch thing I doe agein and agein desire for Jesus Christ His sake. (omitted) Thus to be breif I am constrayned, hoping that by one meanes or other in proces of tyme I shall have newes from one good friend or other of my good acquaintance, wife and children, the wch wth patience I doe waite the pleasure of Almighty god. Therfore I doe pray all of them or every one of them that if this my 're shall come to their handes, to doe their best that my wife and children and my good acquaintance may here of me, by whose good meanes I may in proces of tyme before my death here newes or see some of my freindes agein, the wch thing god turne it to His glory. Amen. Dated in Japan the 23th of October a (nn) 1611. By your unworthy friend and servaunt to commound in what he may W'm Adams

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