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John Winthrop to John Winthrop, Jr.1

Winthrop, John Winthrop, John, Jr.

1626-11-13

To my lovinge sonne John Winthrop

My good sonne,

I received your lettre: and doe blesse God for the continuance of your healthe, and of all our good friends where you are. The Lord longe continue peace and blessinge to you all. We all likewise 334(through his mercye) continue in healthe (onely Robert hathe been sicke this sennight, and Luce hathe had some grutchinge of hir Ague againe, and this daye your grandmother hathe not been well, but she hathe made shifte to goe see Luce) I wrote the last weeke of the great declininge of our Revd. and worthye freinde mr. Sandes, whose ende was then at hande, for he finished his course in happie peace on teusdaye2 last about one of the clocke in the afternoone, and was buried on thursdaye afternoone, mr. Stansby preachinge vpon I Sam: 25. 1. So as we are now very muche destitute, mr. Nicolson beinge allmost blinde etc: so as we must looke out some assistant for him, some single man, that may make shifte with smale meanes, while mr. Nicolson lives. Diverse of our neighbour ministers have comended to me Mr. Simonds of St. Jo: and our parish doe muche affecte and desire him: I praye God guide vs all to a good choyse, for he knowes I looke not at mine owne advantage, but the Churches wellfare. Your grandmother and mother salute and blesse you and your sister. Remember vs all to your Auntes and Cosins. God allmighty blesse you ever Your lovinge father

John Winthrop Groton, November 13, 1626.

Your mother desires your Aunt Fones to buye hir 4: oz: more of the blacke worsted she sent hir before. we want white starche: I knowe not where you keepe. I praye goe see mr. Culverwell and carrye him my lettre. and goe see my Cosin Kaynye which was my Cosin Peitall, your owne mothers deare freinde, and comende me and my mother to hir. She dwells in gratious street3 a little beneathe the Conduitt Comende me very kindly to Mr. Warre the elder if you see him.

I heard not this weeke of mr. Gurdon if you see him remember me to him etc

W. 1. 17; L. and L. , I. 207–208.

November 7.

Grace Church or Grass street in the Bridge Ward Within, in which, Stow says, is “one fayre Conduit of sweete water castellated with crest and vent.” Survey of London (ed. Kingsford), I. 211.