Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

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.

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

[PWF01fd14] 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.

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