Dear Sir, I write from Bristol, with the following:

First, there is no news of Mark or Matthew.

Second, Bateson venture hath arrived from Virginia, with appx 2000 pounds tobacco.

Third, reports a violent storm destroyed a “goodly portion” of the Indies sugar crop; couldn’t obtain confirmation or  more precise accounting of said portion.

Fourth, news Prince Rupert en route England from Holland, where he'd been assisting Queen with her purchases.