Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1
1620
John Winthrop junior, est huius libri possessor.
January 6. my cosin Henry Mildmay was baptised being 12 daies olde. The same day Mr. Chaplin3 preached at Boxforde.
13.4 Mr. Sherman preached at Boxforde.
19. Elias Prigs wife died in childbed.
20. Mr. Quarles5 preched at Boxforde.
22. Thomas Alston of giddy hall6 died.
23. Sir John Crooke7 died.
24. Mr. Tindal and his wife came to Groton.
27. Mr. Butler preached at B
February 2. Jo
3. Mr. Nicolson8 preached at Boxforde.
6. Mr. Birdes son9 preached at B
10. Mr. Hankin preached at B
16. The pump in the wel was taken vp.
17. Mr. Gartwright preched at B
21. The bullock calued.10
24. Mr. Bromel preached at B
27. The communion at Groton.
March 1. Ashwedensday, the first day of lent.
2. Mr. Layfield11 preached at Boxforde.
8. The assises at Bury. Mr. Munninge preached before the Judges.
9. Mr. Vertue12 praeched at Boxforde.
15. Sir Jo
16. Mr. Pilgrime14 preched at B
21. my cosin Munning was at Groton.
23. Mr. Webster preched at B
24. Dr. Tuke15 was here.
25. The yeare 1620. beginneth.
29. Mr. Wilmot was here.
30. Mr. Harrison16 preched at B
April 6. Mr. Carter17 preched at Boxforde.
7. Adam Winthrop18 was borne.
9. This day he was baptised and his brother Steuen weaned.
13. Mr. Webster preached at B
15. This day my vncle Tho
17. Mr. Rogers of Dedham20 preached at Carsey.
18. The La
20. Mr. Watts preached at B
23. Jer
25. W. culp:22 stabd W. Kirby in the arme.
27. Mr. Sherman preached at B
28. my aunt Luce came to G
May 4. Mr. Hawes preached at Boxforde.
7. It rayned a shower.
9. Robert was hurte.
11. Mr. Birde preached at B
13. James Brondes wife died.
14. W. Sweetman23 of Linsey died.
18. Mr. Webster preached at B
21. Mr. Doue24 preached at Groton.
25. Mr. Gartwright
June 1. Mr. Parson25 preached at Boxforde. I
3. Sir Henry Mildmay and his Lady came to G
7. Mr. Birde preached.
8. Mr. Sands and his wife rode to London.
11. my father and mother did ryde to maplested.
15. Mr. Tayler26 preached at Boxforde. (1.)
18. Mr. Smyth of the K
19. The quarter sessions at Bury.
22. Mr. Webster p
28. Mr. Salter of Munckesely27 p
My cosen Jeremy Rauen preached at Boxforde on Sunday in the afternoone. 18 Junij 1620. Psal: 136. v. 15.
July 6. Mr. Webster at Boxforde. (5.)
13. Mr. Parson at Boxforde. (2.)
20. Mr. Harryson preached at Boxforde.
23. A swarme of bees lighted in our grounde.
25. my cosin Rauens daughter was married.
26. The assises holden at Bury.
27. Mr. Gartwright p
August 2. Mr. Parson preached at Boxforde. (3.)
10. Mr. Birde preached at Boxforde. This day A
17. Mr. Webster preached, and Tho
20. Mr. Daniel Rogers28 preached at Groton. and my cosen Jer
24. Mr. Webster preached at Boxforde. (7.)
25. mother Pike died in Groton.
26. Sir Th: Sauage29 sent halfe a bucke.
31. Mr. Butler preached at Boxforde. (2)
September 1. I dined at Castlins hal.30
3. Mr. Sands preached againe in Groton.
7. Mr. Tayler p
10. Goodman Bemont31 died.
12. Mr. Chamber32 preached at his burial.
14. Mr. Gatwright p
16. My cosen Tho: Alibaster died in Assington.
21. Mr. Harrison p
28. Mr. Webster p
29. Mr. Sands preach
October 5. Mr. Sterne33 preached at Boxforde. 1.
8. A comunion at Groton.
9. The quarter sessions at Bury.
12. Mr. Webster preached at Boxforde. (9.
13. my daughter Lucie came to Groton.
18. Mr. Stansby preached at Groton.
19. Mr. Harrison prech
25. The horsemil was finished.
26. Mr. Parson preached at Boxforde. 4
28. Mr. Sands began to pr
29. Mr. Paine34 preched in Groton churche.
The 18 day Judith Ponde35 died.
November 1. John Bul was maried to Sus: Calye and Tho: Kedbies wife36 died.
3. Mr. Gatwright preached in Boxforde.
5. Mr. Dan: Rogers pr
7. Rob: Goldston maried Marg: Canon.
2479. Mr. Webster p
10. Smith sent a hare, and Hare brought fowre pikerels.
16. Mr. Sterne p
17. A great snowe, and a harde frost.
23. Mr. Birde sen: p
December 1. Mr. Jer
5. Mr. Tindal came to Groton.
7. Mr. Grice37 preched at Boxforde. ex improviso.
11. Sir Rob: Crane38 and Mr. Clenche39 were chosen Knights for the shire.
14. Mr. Wythriel parson of Newton
18. Mris. Tindale was deliuered of a daugh
21. Mr. Gatwright p
24. Mr. W
28. Mr. Tayler of Wenham p
Richard Allestree. Nothing is known of him or his family, save that he came from Derby, was a kinsman of Reverend Richard Allestree, and published several Almanacs, 1620–43.
D. N. B.
, I. 325. On the title he describes himself as “Practitioner in SideraΦιλαλήθης
.”
This almanac, like Frend’s for 1599 and Bretnor’s for 1617, was given to the Massachusetts Historical Society in 1826 by the heirs of William Winthrop of Cambridge (1753–1825), a descendant in the fifth generation of the Adam Winthrop whose birth it records under the date of April 7. The entries are in the hand of Adam Winthrop; most, if not all, of them are made in the name of Adam’s grandson, John Winthrop the younger, then about fourteen years of age. Extracts have been printed in
L. and L.
, I. 40, 41, 437.
John Chaplin, vicar of Capel St. Mary, co. Suffolk, 1598–1623. Venn, A. C.
, I. 321.
At Boxford there was usually a religious service on Thursday of each week. The custom was abandoned in January, 1620–21. Infra, p. 257.
Francis Quarles (d. 1658), vicar of Reydon, co. Suffolk, 1618–26. Venn, A. C.
, III. 411.
Gedding Hall, Polstead, a parish in the hundred of Babergh, co. Suffolk.
Sir John Croke (1553–1620), judge and recorder of London.
D. N. B.
, XIII. 118–119.
Thomas Nicholson, rector of Groton.
Joseph, son of Joseph Bird, rector of Boxford. The younger Bird matriculated at Cambridge, sizar from Pembroke, Easter, 1618, and proceeded B.A., 1621–22, and M.A. 1625. Venn, A. C.
, I. 156.
In the sixteenth century, and in East of England dialects much later, the word bullock was applied loosely to a bovine beast of either sex.
N. E. D.
Possibly Edmund Layfield. John Peile, Biographical Register of Christ’s College, I. 282.
Henry Vertue. Ibid., 271.
Sir John Deane, of Maplestead, co. Essex, son of William and Anne (Egerton) Deane. He married Anne, daughter of Sir Drew Drury of Riddlesworth, co. Norfolk, knight. Muskett, 154.
Thomas Pilgrim, vicar of Wormingford, co. Essex, 1608–46. Venn, A. C.
, III. 364.
Thomas Tuke (d. 1657), the royalist divine?
D. N. B.
, LVII. 302–303.
Francis Harrison, rector of Aldham, co. Suffolk, 1602–32. Venn, A. C.
, II. 314.
Thomas Carter, rector of Shotley, co. Suffolk, 1616–24. Ibid., I. 301.
Fifth son of John Winthrop. Supra, p. 237.
Uncle by marriage of John Winthrop the younger.
John Rogers, son of John Rogers, shoemaker, of Moulsham, co. Norfolk, vicar of Dedham, co. Essex, 1605–36. He died October 18, 1636. His son, Nathaniel, came to New England in 1636.
D. N. B.
, XLIX. 129–130, 135;Venn, A. C.
, III. 479.
Son or grandson of John Raven and Elizabeth (Browne) Raven, a sister of Adam Winthrop’s father-in-law. Muskett, 82; supra, pp. 38, 119.
Probably Culpacke. There was a George Culpacke who had by his second wife, Bridget Bartonne, a son, William, born 1595 and died 1622. Groton Register.
William Sweetman of Lindsey, yeoman, married Eve Cooke, widow, June 17, 1608. Supra, pp. 98, 100; will, Sudbury Archdeaconry, bk. 48, fo. 62.
Thomas Dove, son of Thomas Dove, bishop of Peterborough. He was at this time rector of Castor, co. Northants. Venn, A. C.
, II. 59.
William Parson or Parsons, vicar of Bentley, co. Suffolk, 1603–20. He died in 1625. Venn, A. C.
, III. 314.
Probably John Taylor. Venn, A. C.
, IV. 205.
Monks-Eleigh, a parish in the hundred of Babergh, co. Suffolk.
Daniel Rogers (1573–1652), son of Richard Rogers (1550?–1618), of Wethersfield, co. Essex. A brother, Ezekiel (1584?-1661), came to New England in 1638 and with others settled Rowley.
D. N. B.
, XLIX. 117–119.
Possibly Sir Thomas Savage, baronet, of Rock Savage, co. Chester. His paternal grand-mother was of Suffolk. Cokayne, Complete Baronetage, I. 27.
The seat of William Clopton.
Thomas Beamont of Groton, butcher.
Thomas Chambers, vicar of Assington, co. Suffolk, 1598–1630. Venn, A. C.
, I. 319.
Nathaniel Sterne, vicar of Bramford, co. Suffolk, 1616–23. Venn, A. C.
, IV. 160.
Perhaps Edmund Payne, rector of East Dereham, co. Norfolk, 1598–1642. Venn, A. C.
, III. 322.
Judith (Baker) Ponde, wife of William Ponde. Supra, p. 53.
Bridget (Gostlin) Kedby, who married Thomas Kedby May 23, 1592. Groton Register.
John Grice, curate of Alphamstone, co. Essex. Venn, A. C.
, II. 265.
Of Chilton, co. Suffolk. Supra, p. 99.
Thomas Clenche. Parliamentary Papers, 1878, LXII, pt. 1, 453.
Probably Anne, daughter of Deane and Amy (Weston) Tyndal. Muskett, 153.
Son of Brampton Gurdon, admitted at Emmanuel, April 16, 1619, and buried at Great St. Andrew’s, Cambridge, December 25, 1620. Venn, A. C.
, II. 275. B. M., MS. Harleian 1598, contains (fos. 1–2) “A Briefe Narration of the Manner of the Death of that most hopefull Young Gentleman Mr. William Gurdon; who departed this Life the 24th of December 1620”; and (fos. 3–9 r) “Elegies made upon the Decease of this Protestant Gentleman; by other young Gentlemen his Fellow-Collegiates, as it seemeth.” We have photographs of these interesting manuscripts.
1619-03-10
my best and truest loue being remembred unto your selfe with my good Sister your wife being exseding glad to heare of your good healthes which I besetch the almighty god long to contineue for his owne glory and the good of his Church: good brother I receiued your most Cristian and louing letter whar in you shewe your great loue in desiring that the bond of our Cristian frinship should not growe could my earnest desire is likewise the same and I hope it shall neuer growe could betwixt ous so long as wee liue: for good brother I bles the lord your swett Cristian lettars doe so cheare up my hart and make my dull Affectinons to behould the goodnes of my good god who although he hath laied his hand heauie apon me with his many Afflictions yett in the midest of them all giues me shuch comfort out of his blesed word that I 248may well saie with the profitt dauid that his rodd and his staff doth comforth me for indeed continuall aflictions is Ircksom to the flesh did not the Anchor of our faith and hope staie our affections from rouing on the things of this life which is so transitory And makes ous contemplat on the etarnell Joyes which is prepared In heauen for those that loue and feare the lord the consideration of which Joyes makes ous acount our light Afflictions to be nothing in respect of that Etarnall hapines for who would not wilingly indure a feare of Crosies to injoy an euir lasting Crowne of Glorye which our blesed lord and Sauour hath by his Sufrings purched for ous and if our lord and mastar hath suffred for ous when we ware his enimies oh how much mor ought we to sufar any Affliction which he shall plese to laie upon ous now being he hath now made ous his frindes and seaseth not to make Intersetion to god his father for ous and tharfor the Apostle said that all the Afflictions heare war not worthy of the Joyes which should be reueled heare Aftar the lord tharfor strenthen ous so with faith and pacience that we may fighte a good fight and so finish our corrse that at the Ende we maie receiue the etarnall crowne of wrightiounes which the lord hath laid up for those that loue him which I besetch him for our blesed lord and sauour Jesus Cristes sake to giue unto ous Amen Amen deare brother I ame sorye I ame so ouer Tedious but I hope you will pardon me and so being loth to trouble you any firder desiring to bee remembred most kindlye unto my good father and youres and to my sweet sister your wife doe for presant most kindlye take my leaue and comit you and all youres to the gracious and heuenly provid
my mother remembe hir best loue to your selfe and to my good sister and to your good father. She wisheth he had any occacion of bisines this way that she mougt se him.
my sweet sister my true loue remembred unto your selfe and as I understand by my brothers letter that your time of deliuerance is not fare of and you doe desire my pore praiers2 I assure you good sister they shall not be wanting And I wish I ware with you in parson that I maight minister anye cumfort or helpe by my pore paines but seing I canot my hart shall be with you and sweet sister in all thy paines remember this 249swet word of comfort which the lord speakes to the: Call upon me in the daie of thy trouble and I will heare the and deliuer the and thow shallt glorifie me: Pesalme:
W. 4. 29; 5
Collections
, I. 77–79.
Adam, the second son of John and Margaret Winthrop, was born April 7, 1620. Supra, p. 237.