Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

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Thomas Fones to John Winthrop1

Fones, Thomas Winthrop, John

1620-08-08

To my very lovinge Brother Jn. Winthrop Esqr. at Groton

Good Brother,

my best salutacions remembred, with many thankes for your kindnes etc I haue sent yow by Goodman Cole xxx li. where of I entreat yow to pay Jno. Plumbe nine powndes three shillinges six pence when he shall demand yt and Goodman Cole yf he need money before I come pay him in parte viij li. till I come and yf Jno. Swetman demand Money he is to procure v s. an acre and ten shillinges over which I promist him since there is in all xxij acres. but they have left half an acre standing of reed also the parson hath ij acres for tyth which I am to pay but for mowing so I am content to pay them five powndes ten shillinges and fower shillinges for mowing the other ij acres that is in all 5 li. 14 s. whereof I haue delivered him in parte forty shillinges and I pray pay for cariage and stacking yt husband yt as well as yow may. I hope I shall Free yow of these trvbles shortly. which I much desier so with my best wishes to yow and yours I comend yow to God and rest Your loving Brother

Tho: Fones. London the 8 of August 1620 1.

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Deane Tyndal to John Winthrop1

Tyndal, Deane Winthrop, John

1620-12-02

To my verie loueing brother Mr. John Winthrop att his house in Groton giue these

Kinde brother,

I acknowledg your great loue in sending to see vs, and condemne myselfe of neglect in that kinde, which I protest (and that trulye) hath not proceeded from anie forgetfullnesse of my sister, or you, but the snow, and cold weather, hath kept me, and mine, from sturing farr from home, now I vnderstand by your messenger that the wayes be pasable, it shall not be longe (if it please God) before I will visit you, for I much desier to see my sister, and you, whose good I daylie wish, and praye for. Sir John Deane and his Ladie after a troublsom and dangerous iournie are safe come home, theye report that it is of credit that the Kinge of Bohemia, and his whole armie are ouerthrone, the Citie of Prage taken by 256Bucquoy,2 the Kinge and Queen fled,3 and som afferme he is not, this sadd newes we heare here. I haue sent you Camden. my wife I thanke the almightie was neuer better soe neere hir time. and thus with thankes for all your kindnesses, my wiues and my owne loue and vnfayned affections being remembred to our best beloued sister and your selfe I rest Your assured loueing brother

Deane Tyndal The second of Dece: 1620 1.

W. 1. 4; L. and L. , I. 144.

Karl Bonaventura von Longueval, Graf von Bucquoi (1571–1621). Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, III. 497–500.

Frederick V, Elector Palatine and King of Bohemia, left Prague for the Silesian frontier November 9 and the same day Duke Maximilian of Bavaria occupied the place. A. Gindely, History of the Thirty Years’ War (New York, 1884), I. 248–259.