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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

Forth Winthrop to John Winthrop1
Winthrop, Forth Winthrop, John

1627-05-01

To the right worll. his louinge Father mr. Winthrop these be delievered with speed. London.
Most louinge father.

I receiued your letters by Sir Neuton and doe thanke you for your good counsell and for your kinde token, and delivered your token to my chamberfellow Archisden, whoe with thanks retournes his servis: I had sent to you a fortnight agoe, but that my Tutor beinge at London I hoped he had spoken with you, consearninge our quarttridge. I spoke with him about it, who saieth he sent you a bill of both our expenses, he tould me that we weare behinde with him 3 li. 13 s., and now an other month is come in since, which maketh it vp 4 li. If you will send vs mony for him you may safly deliuer it to Hobson the Cambridge Carrier2 by whome I send vp now markinge the letter for a mony letter:

My tutor remembreth his loue to you whoe said he had thought to haue come to Groton this whitsontide but his inexpected journy to London staid the other: My mother and grandmother are in helth from whome I heard 349latly. Sir Harcoote senior3 (for the iunior is in the contry) thanketh you for your kind remembrance of him, and remembreth his service to you: Thus with my duty remembred to you, and my loue to all my freindes in generall, allwais desiringe your blessinge, and praiers for a blessinge on my studies, I humbly leaue you and your affaieres to the blessinge of the Allmighty, and rest your obedient sonne

Forth Winthrop From Cambridge May 1 1627:

I would entreat you to send me doune some stuffe by the Carrier for a sute for I haue great neede of one:

1.

W. 1. 22; L. and L. , I. 230–231; 5 Collections , VIII. 189–190.

2.

Thomas Hobson, commemorated by Milton in two epitaphs, who let out horses, compelling customers to take the horse which happened to be next the stable-door, or go without. Hence “Hobson’s choice.”N. E. D.

3.

Two sons of Sir Robert Harcourt were at Emmanuel College: Francis, matriculated 1623, and Vere, matriculated 1624. The former became rector of Plumtree, co. Notts, and the latter archdeacon of Nottingham and prebendary of Lincoln, dying in 1683. Venn, A. C. , II. 301.