Jan: 26: 1616: I was borne to the great joy of ffather ' mother being much desired as being their third child and as it pleased God their only sonne. I had this happiness in my birth to bee the seed of the righteous, both parents being in the judgment of man gratious persons: the place of my birth was Chalke-end my ffathers patrimony: I was the eldest sonne in our whole ffamily and yett possest not a foote of land, in which yett I praise God I have not felt inward discontent ' grudging; God hath given mee himselfe, and he is all and will make up all other things unto me.