"All his thoughts and endeavours of his life was zealously in for this cause of Gods, which he continued in all his sickness, even to his death; for all I can heere the last words he spake was to mee, though he lived six or 7 howers after I came away as in a sleepe: truly Jenny (and I know you may easily be persuaded to it) he was a gallant man, an honest man, an able man, and take all, I know nott to any man liveinge second, God now in mercy hath rewarded him."
John Hampden

January 1, 1970