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Winthrop Family Papers

Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

Will of Joan Hilles of Holton, 1597

5 September 1597

Thomas Fones to Anne Winthrop

1603
Frend’s Almanacke for 15991
Forth, John

1599

January 27. I came out of suffolke home.

February 6. I went to stanford2 and so to london.

 17. I came from stanford home.

March 3. this day I went from home to stanford.

 17. this day I came from stanford home.

 26. this day from home to stanford and so to suffolke.

April 11. from stanford home to stambridge.3

 19. to the quarter sessions next daye home.

 22. after eveninge prayer to stanford so to London.

 May 5. this daye I came home and mary4 from London.

June 6. this day I went from home to stanford and my daughter mary illegible.

 27. mary and I came from stanford home.

July 3. mary and my selfe went from home into suffolke.

 27. I came out of suffolke home.

August 2. from home to stanford.

 7. from stanford home.

 13. I went to london to my lord illegible.

 16. I came from london home.

September 8. I came out of suffolke home.

October 25. I nyles is to pay xvj s. this day vj weekes to me illegible.

November 4. Sunday. my nose bled before I rose.

 26. remember this day to paye.

 1.

In a border of wood-cuts: 1599. | An Almanacke | and Prognostication | for this yeere of our | Lord Jesus Christ | M.D.XCIX. | Which is from the worldes. | Creation. 5561. | Done according to Art | by Gabriel Frend. | Imprinted at London by | Richard watkyns and | Iames Roberts | Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis.

Massachusetts Historical Society, gift of the heirs of William Winthrop (1753–1825) of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The entries appear to have been made by John Forth, the father of Mary, first wife of John Winthrop. He lived at Great Stambridge, co. Essex.

 2.

Probably Stanford-le-Hope, hundred of Barstable, co. Essex.

 3.

Both Great and Little Stambridge are in the hundred of Rochford, co. Essex.

 4.

If the notes are by John Forth his daughter Mary would be in her sixteenth year.