Knowe all men by these presentes that I John Winthrop esqr. Lord of the manor of Groton in the County of Suffolk have given and granted and by these presentes doe give and grant vnto my welbeloved father Adam Winthrop esqr. the office of Coroner within my said manor, with all the power iurisdiction and fees to the said office appertaininge, to be exercised 271and enioyd by him for terme of his life. in wittnesse whereof I have here-vnto putt my hande and seale. Dated at Groton aforesaid this xxviijth daye of June Anno Regni Regis domini nostri Jacobi etc: 20.

tho’ I have received no letters yet from you, I cannot passe by any opportunitye, without some testimonye of my fatherly affection, and care of your welfare, for which respect I am content to have you absent from me in so farre a distance, for I knowe that in respect of yourself, patria ubicunque bene, and, in respect of the Allmighty his power and providence is alike in all places, and for mine owne comfort it shalbe in your prosperity and welldoeinge wheresoeuer: and because I cannot so ofte putt you in minde of those thinges which concerne your good, as if you were nearer to me, it must be your care the better to observe and ruminate those instructions which I give you, and the better to applye the other good means which you have: especially labour by all means to imprint in your heart the fear of God, and lett not the fearfull profanenesse and contempt of vngodly men diminish the reverent and awfull regard of his great majestye in your heart: but remember still that the tyme is at hande when they shall call to the mountains to hide them from the face of him whom now they slight and neglect etc. I have written to you more largely by one Mr. Southwell, and now am at little leysure, when you write back let me knowe how the state of your Colledge etc and how you like etc, and remember my love to your Reverend tutor. your grandfather grandmother and mother salute and blesse you. your brothers and sister are in healthe (I prayse God) the Lord in mercye season your yonge heart with his grace and keepe you from the lustes of youth and the evill of the tymes. so I rest your lovinge father