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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

Lucy Downing to John Winthrop1
Downing, Lucy Winthrop, John

1628-04-04

London, April 4 [?], 1628. my moste louinge brother.

my hart was much troubled when goodman newton relaetted to vs howe ill you had bine and were att his cominge awaye: since I receiued your paynfull letter: in readinge wherof me thought I both sawe you and feelt a littell of your paine: I doe hartilie prays god that hath giuen you some eas: and you for exspressinge your loue to vs thoughe with so much difficultie: the sight wherof would much haue affected me: had I not remembred ther was a great deall of mercie euen in it: and that it is our wise and tender louinge father that disposeth of vs: wee craue our sines maye not extenuate his mercies to vs: and I could wish you either were here or had the best means London could afford you for the preseruation of your ioynt: I perswaded my nephew to speak with msr. deen about it: and docter burges2 lyinge att msr. deens: I presume the docter will confer with msr. deen about it allso: what the answere is I doe not yet hear: but if any thinge might be procured for your good I should be very glad: this beceechinge the allmighttie to be your surgion desiringe you to remember my duty to my mother: and loue to my sister my brother and sister gostlin and all my nepheus an nesees I rest Your louinge sister

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W. 4. 2; 5 Collections , I. 6.

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John Burgess (1563–1635), father-in-law of Thomas Fones (cf. supra, p. 236, note 31 143, note 3 ), had been silenced as a preacher and going to Leyden took the degree of doctor of physic. Returning to England, after an absence of six or seven years, he was forbidden to practise physic in London on the ground that he had been in holy orders, and removed to Isleworth where he enjoyed a large and lucrative practice. He was rector of Sutton Coldfield, co. Warwick, 1617–35, and accompanied, as chaplain, Sir Horace Vere in the war of the Palatinate in 1620. William Ames, the Puritan divine, was a son-in-law. D. N. B. , VII. 310–311.