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Notes for my remembrance touchinge the lande which I bought of Joseph Gale in Assington.
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2. Item the said Robert died seised of the Revercion and the same descended to 104Joseph his sonne who was founde heire by office2 and within age and in warde for that the said lande was holden of the Queene by knightes service in capite.
3. Item the said lease made to Mendham was also founde in the office aforesaid inter alia.
4. Item the said Mendham died possessed of the said lease after whose deathe the Widowe Gale3 redeemed the same of Mendhams widowe being his executrix and entered into the lande and tooke the profittes therof during her life by force of the said lease.
5. Item the said Joseph after his mothers deathe entered and tooke the profittes therof and being within age maried without licence.
6. Item the said Josephe when he came to his full age desired me to make a lease of the said lande in myne owne name which I made vnto John Parson for xij yeres by deede Indented reserving to me and my heires iij li. per Annum. the which lease the saide Josephe confirmed vnto the said Parson by his deede in wrightinge vnder his hande and seale. teste me ipso.
7. Item the said Josephe after that did release vnto me and my heires all thestat right title and interest which he had in the same lande.
8. Item he procured Mr. Clarke who had maried Mendhams widowe to deliuer vnto me the lease that Robert Gale had made to Mr. Mendham of the said lande.
9. Item after all this to make my estate sure in the said lande I procured Joseph Gale and his wife to levie a fyne of the saide lande inter alia vnto my brother and me and to the heires of my brother.
1609. One sundaie the 21th of January my daughter
One thursdaye the 25th Mr. Dr. Jones preached at Boxf
The 26 Ruthe Sinderlande
The 27 I surrendered my Auditorship in Trinitye College to the Master fellowes and schollers before a pub
The xiijth of Feb. I was godfather to Jasper Riddlesdales daughter.5
The 14 John Nutton brought a lode of brome to Colbrondes through my barne closse without my leaue.
One Tuesday at night the xth of January the goodwife Goslin was taken lame on the lefte syde with a dedde palsey.
The last of Feb. my sister
On Wedensday the thirde of Marche Sir John Spenser6 of London died suddenly as he was pullinge on his netherstockes in the mornynge and was buryed the
The xjth of Marche Mr.
The xiiijth thassises were holden at Chelmesford by Baron Altham7 only and Sir Tho
1610 On Munday the xvjth of Aprill Mr. Rich. Brooke the nue Auditor of Trinity College was at my house in Groton to whom I d
On Fryday the xviij of May my wife did ride to London with Mris. Pyne. Mr.
On Munday in the morninge Richarde Plum died of thage of iiij
The same daye Thomas Page his wife was d
The same day the pumpe in the well had a nue buckett.
On fryday the viijth of June Mr.
The xiijth of June my Cosen
The xiiijth of June Mr. Rogers preached at Boxford.
The first of July Henry Cooke my Tenant died of a Pluresye.
The xth of July I sealed an obligacion of xl li. for the payement of xxij li. the xijth of July 1611 to Nicholas Cokye in his house.
The same day my soonne John Winthrop came to Groton.
The last of August my sister
John Mendham, of Milden, a parish in the hundred of Babergh, co. Suffolk. His will was proved November 2, 1595. Sudbury Archdeaconry, bk. 39, fo. 119.
The ’office’ is Chancery Inquisition post mortem (33 Eliz.), vol. 230, no. 4.
Rachel Gale, buried March 9, 1592–93; will proved, March 26, 1593. Edwardstone Register; Sudbury Archdeaconry, Register.
Martha, afterwards wife of John Winthrop, Jr., governor of Connecticut. Muskett, 87.
Margery, daughter of Jasper and Margaret (Hellond) Riddlesdale. The Groton Register gives the date of the baptism as February 8.
He was “buried in a new vault by the Vestrye dore” in St. Helen’s Bishopsgate. He was son of Richard Spencer of Waldingfield, co. Suffolk, and became lord mayor of London.
D. N. B.
, LIII. 357–358.
Sir James Altham (d. 1617), one of the barons of the exchequer.
D. N. B.
, 1. 348–349.
Rector of Great Waldingfield, co. Suffolk, 1582–1610. Venn, A. C.
, III. 108; Great Waldingfield Register; P. C. C., 85 Wingfield.
The same day beinge Saturday at night she came to Mr. Powles howse and lodged there.
On sonday I hearde that she was come but she came not to my howse nor sent to me.
On sunday the 2 of October I spake with her and diuers tymes since very familiarly.
On sonday the ixth of octobre she came to my howse and for that my wife towlde her of her expenses in apparell etc. she departed in displeasure.
The xvjth day beinge sunday she came to Groton Church in the forenoone but not in the afternoone and the next day Mr. Powle departed from Groton to dwell in Greate Waldingfield.
The xxiijth day beinge sonday in the night she was robbed and lost iij li. in goulde and most of her wearinge lynnen and the next day she and her soonne came to soiourne with me.
On sonday the xxxth of octobre she went not to Church neither in the forenoone or afternoone for the which bycause my wife did frendly reproue her she fell out with her in bitter woordes and the next day she went to John Nuttons1 house and there made her abode.
On Munday the vijth of November she sent for her thinges to my house and went againe to her owne house.
106On Sunday the 13th of November she dined with Mr. Eldred at the widowe Kedbyes and ther she complayned to him of my Wife etc.
On Munday the 25
On Wedensday the
The xth of Jan: she sownded
The xvijth of Jan: she went to London in Colchester wagon.
Memorandum that I doe owe to Judithe Ponde Tenne powndes and tenne shillinges which she did lend me before I went to London the 28 of January Anno 1604 paid
By me Adam Winthropp.
Rs. paid
I layde out for the fyne of Pondes lande xl s. which his wyfe promysed to paye me.
Mli. to be paid the last of December 1606 et x s. pro usu. paid
Item I borrowed of Mr. Whittell v li. to be paid 27 Julii 1607 cum x s. pro usu. paid
Memorandum that William Saier fermor of Lucasses Ferme in Carsey did Attorne tennant unto John Winthrop the younger and Mary his wife according to a deede made vnto them by John Forthe hir father the xijth daye of september Anno 1606 in the presence of me Adam Winthrop John Spenser and his soonne Laborers.
John Londe attourned tenant to the said John Winthrop and Mary his wife the xiiijth of september 1606 in the presence of me Adam Winthrop Henry Sands and Thomas Laister.
Memorandum that I am bownde with my brother li. at those dayes, viz. one
Memorandum that I am bownde with my brother li. at those dayes, viz. one |
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100 li. the ixth of June Anno 1609 |
paid |
100 li. the xiiijth of June Anno 1610 |
paid |
20 li. the xvth of June Anno 1608 |
paid. |
20 li. the xvth of June Anno 1609 |
paid |
x li. the xvth of June Anno 1610 |
paid |
Also I and li. for the payement of xliiij li. the xth of July 1608 at Saymhall. paid
Memorandum that I and Stephen Plombe stand bownde to Edli. for the payement of Cv li. the xijth of December next. 1609. paid.
Also I and Jo. Plumb stand bownde to pay him x li. the xvth of June 1610
Son of William, baptized at Edwardstone, February 2, 1575–76, and married Elizabeth, daughter of John Rawling.