April 1609. The 3 of Aprill my sister Elizabeth Winthrop came to Groton with her Cosen Thomas Springe.1

The same day I had ij lambes fell.

The iiijth day I went to Hadley and the vth to Bury.

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The vjth goodwife Potter the midwife died.

The ixth Elizabeth Hilles retourned from London to Groton.

The xiiijth day my soonne John Winthrop and his wife came to my house from Stambridge in Essex.

The xviijth day I went to Mr. William Manockes, and the same day my Cosen William Firmin came to my house.

The 21 of Aprill I sealed a bonde of xl li. to Mr. Thomas Pretyman for the payement of xxj li. v s. the 22 of July next at Robert Brownes house in Bury.

The xxijth of Aprill I demanded in my hall xxx s. which William Gosnold shoulde haue then paide me for his half yeres rent.

The xxvjth I went with my sonne to deliuer an estate vnto Richard Cooke in Father Hilles ferme.

The 29 of Aprill Nicholas Cokes wife came to her Father Cookes howse with one Mr. Drury the minister of blank.

The first of May my wyfe did ryde with my soonne and his wyfe into Essex to Stambridge. the same day Mr. Thomas Nicholsons soonne2 was to be arrayned at the quarter Sessions in Bury etc.

The iiijth of May Mr. Paul Powle sent me a lettre by Sweetsur who had complayned of me to him. and the vjth he came to my house.

The same day I hearde that my brother John Winthrop was come to London.

The same day I received 22 lambes and ij olde sheepe from my soonne John and ij mare coltes.

The xjth of May Mr. Cartar3 preached at Boxford Rom. 6. 12. the same day I had a yong barrowe hog died throwgh burstinge.

The xijth my blacke sowe was gelded.

The xvijth my wyfe retourned out of Essex.

The 22 I did ride toward London and returned the xxvijth of the same.

The last of Maye I hearde that W. F. had gotten a Wench with Childe quod cum iuramento negauit.

The first of June my brother John came to Groton.

The same day my nephew Sir Henry Mildmay was maried to Sir William Harris his daughter4 of Crickesey.

On Sundaye the xjth of June my brother John and I dined at Richard Spensers.

The xiiijth day I went with John Dogett to deliuer an estate vnto Mr. Brabant5 in lands at Levenhey.6

The xvjth day of June my brother John departed from Groton toward London.

The xvijth day it rayned and thundred exceedingly.

The xxjth day I did ryde with Mr. Gostin Gostlin toward London.

the same day Tho. Nicholson was arrayned at Bury.

The 20 of July I returned from Stambrige to Groton.

The 26 my sister Elizabeth Winthrop came to Groton.

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The 27th. thassises were holden at Bury.

The viijth of August I and my wife did deliuer an estate to John Bronde the elder and John his soonne of and in all our messuages and tenementes in Shireburgh-streete.

The xjth of August my soonne John was taken with a fierce ague and the xviijth I redde to Stambridge to see him and retorned the xxijth.

The xxvjth I deliuered to John Bronde the wrightinges of the landes which he bought of me.

The first of Sept. Mr. Henry Sands and his wife dined with me.

The seconde and thirde Mr. John Knewstub preached at Boxford.

The vth of september Thomas Walton7 esq. died at Hadley of the age of lx yeres.

The xth my sister Elizabeth Winthrop came to Groton.

The first of Octobre I had a swellinge and payne in my right hande.

The xiijth day I kept a Court at Toppesfilde.

The xviijth day William Gale had a house burnt.

The xxvth my soonne John kept his first Court at Groton Hall where a Recouery was sued against Ed. Robertson.

The first day of Novembre John Rawlinge kept a feast at his nue house where Mr. Thomas Tilney Mr. John Dogett and diuers others dined.

The viijth I did ryde towardes london and retourned the xiiijth.

The xijth I did heare Dr. Kinge8 preache a Sermon at St. Andrewes in Holbrond vppon the 14 Joh. v. 1 pie et erudite.

The xxiijth of November I went to Lanham to my sister Elizabeth Winthrop.

The xxiiijth my daughter Jane went to London.

The xixth of December my soonne John Winthrop and my Nephewe Abraham Veysie9 came to Groton.

The seconde of Jan: I deliuered sesin to Mr. Philip Goslin in Wades ferme.

The xxxth day of Decembre my sonnes third sonne10 was borne at Stambridge in Essex.

The viijth of Jan: my cosen William Firmyn came to my house.

The 22 and 23 Mr. Dr. Meriton11 came to speake with me about the resigninge of my office in Trinity college to Mr. Brookes.12

The xiiijth of Marche I dyned at Dr. George Meritons in Hadley and Received of him a xx li. for my Auditorshippe. 40

1.

Elizabeth Risby, an aunt of Elizabeth (Risby) Winthrop, married Nicholas Spring of Lavenham and had a son Thomas. Robert Ryece, Breviary of Suffolk, 171; Muskett, 73.

2.

Thomas, baptized at Edwardstone May 17, 1575.

3.

Probably Thomas Carter, Christ’s College, M.A., 1599; curate of St. Margaret’s, Ipswich, 1604; rector of St. Helen’s, Ipswich, 1611; and of Shotley, co. Suffolk, 1616–24. Venn, A. C. , I. 301.

4.

Alice, daughter of Sir William and Alice (Smyth) Harris of Creeksea, co. Essex. Muskett, 45, 47; Visitations of Essex, I (H. S., Pub. , XIII), 250, 453; Morant, Essex, I. 363.

5.

Perhaps Robert Brabant, citizen and “imbrotherer” of London. Will, 1615, P. C. C., 35 Rudd.

6.

Leavenheath or Levenhey was a manor held by the Waldegrave family. It is now a parish, formed out of Stoke by Nayland, Assington, Nayland, Polstead, and Wissington parishes. Barker, West Suffolk, 240.

7.

His daughter, Joan, married Philip Forth, a cousin of Mary Forth, wife of John Winthrop. Muskett, 117, 119.

8.

John King (1559?–1621), bishop of London and rector of St. Andrew, Holborn, 1597–1611. D. N. B. , XXXI. 136–138.

9.

Son of Abraham and Mary (Winthrop | Cely) Vesey. Muskett, 25, 63.

10.

Forth Winthrop. Ibid., 26.

11.

George Meriton (d. 1624), of St. John’s College, Cambridge, dean of York. He was rector of Hadleigh and dean of Bocking, 1599–1618. D. N. B. , XXXVII. 277–278.

12.

Probably Richard Brooke or Brookes, who died in 1640. Venn, A. C. , 1. 227.