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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

Robert Worrall1 to John Winthrop, Jr.2
Worrall, Robert Winthrop, John, Jr.

1624-04-20

To his lo: frend Mr. John Wintropp at Trinitie Colledge give this
Mr. Wintropp,

let me first craue pardon for not writinge to you till now. I protest I was hindred by many occasions. I thanke god I like the country very well and can follow my study close without any hindrance wheras in the colledge I was too apt to be led away with company to the neglect of my study. I haue good bookes and nothinge to troble mee at all. I make bould to keepe your booke I pray you be not offended for I am goinge on a pace with it and when I have done I will bringe it you with many thankes for it and other your kindnesses let mee intreate you to remember my duty to my tutour. I hope to see him aboute Whitsuntide and to walke with him for all that I want now is such conferance as I was wont to haue with hime remember mee to your Aunt and Mary Hoyle3313with all my frendes in the colledge as Will Vsher4 with the rest of them to whom I did read and soe with my prayers for you and all them I rest Your lo: frend

Rob: Worrall Court Duff, this xxth of Aprill 1624.
1.

Worrall was in Trinity College, Dublin, taking B.A. in 1622, M.A. in 1625, and became vicar of Balruddery and Kilsalhan (Dublin) November 3, 1624. G. D. Burtchaell and T. U. Sadleir, Alumni Dublinenses, 895.

2.

W. 4. 63; 5 Collections , I. 177.

3.

Two members of the University may indicate the source of acquaintance: F. Hoyle, B.A. 1626, M.A. 1628; and Jonathan Hoyle, B.A. 1627, rector at Dysert, etc., in 1635. Alumni Dublinenses, 413.

4.

Burtchaell and Sadleir mention no one of the name as in the University at this time.