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Winthrop Family Papers

Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

John Winthrop to John Winthrop, Jr.

13 November 1626

John Winthrop to John Winthrop, Jr.

4 December 1626
John Winthrop to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Winthrop, John Winthrop, John, Jr.

1626-11-21
To my loving sonne John Winthrop dd
My good sonne,

I received your letter, and doe blesse God for the continuance of your healthe and of all our good friendes at London; but I 334

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335had no letters from any of them. For the matter which you write of, I can give you no advise, for I must deale plainely and faithfully with all men, and especially with my inwarde friendes: so it is that I have had lately some speech with my Cosin Waldegrave about matchinge you with his younger daughter, which I have referred to your own likinge, but yet I cannot in honesty enter treatye for another, till he hathe some determinate answere: It is a Religious and a worshipfull familye, but how the woman will like you I knowe not for she is somewhat crooked. I will neither persuade you to that, nor dissuade you from this or any other which you shall desire, that may be fittinge for my estate, and hopefull of comforte to you, which is not to be iudged of onely by wealthe and person, but by meet partes and godly education: I trust you will minde well that saying Deliberandum est diu, quod statuendum est semell.

I prayse God, we continue all in healthe as you lefte vs, and when you are wearye of London, wilbe gladd to see you and your sister at home, but take your owne tyme before the Holy dayes. your grandmother and mother salute and blesse you and your sister, your mother thankes you for the thinges which you sent hir. Remember vs very kindly to your vnckles and aunts and to all our cosins and good friendes. The good Lord guide protecte and blesse you in all your wayes. your lovinge father

John Winthrop Nou: 21. 1626

I praye buye me a paire of stirrupe stockens, the warmest you can gett, and when you goe neere the bridge on fishe street hill dwelles one that sells lines and packthrede, buye some lines to rais vp the longe nett, and some packthrede to doe it a hair line were best for the leades.

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W. 7A. 15; Savage (1825), I. 345–346; (1853), I. 413–414; L. and L. , I. 209–210.