Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 1

Brampton Gurdon to John Winthrop1

Gurdon, Brampton Winthrop, John

1626-02-19

To the worshipful and my verry louing freind Mr. Jhon Wenthrop thes

Sir

I thancke yow for your letter and for your expressyon of so many good purposes in the howes of Commons, I met the mayer of Sudberry on fryday at the lyon in grotton, he tole me that Sir Ro. Crane tocke it verry vnkindly at his hand that he laburred not to chos yow a Burges thear and yet he say Sir Ro. neuer mad his myend so knouen to him, Sir Go. Waldegue2 and I met thear to byend buchers and others we supprest cos man from keeping an alhous and Mr. Warren spacke ernestly to leaue the towne to the dyreccon of the doctor. it auayled not. it wear good if the parlament would reforme the exaccyon of pore buchers. Sir Ro. Crane I heare is apoyented to lye to morrow night at burntwod.3 I pray see Sir Jhon Corbet4 before yow come awaye and commend me to him I will writ to him at more laysuer. We met my sister Baker on thursday 318at Wenham and thear had a verry chearfule metteing. I prayes God for all his mersyes. Jhon Gurdon5 goo to morrow to grases and intend to stay theare for your commpany tile thursday or fryday. if yow haue any operteunyte I pray tacke order for the payment of the mony into the K. benche and the marshalse. it was sayed on fryday morning by a seruant of Sir Jhon Deans that his master could not then liue one hower6 but I haue hard nothing scins. and thus with my best loue to yow and to Mr. Downing I pray god geue vs a comfortabule metteng and so I rest Your verry louing frend

Brampton Gurdon. Assington this 19 Februr 1625–26 1.

W. 3. 185; 4 Collections , VII. 632–633.

He represented Sudbury Borough in the Parliament of 1597. Parliamentary Papers, 1878, LXII, pt. 1. 435.

A form of writing Brentwood.

Sir John Corbett (c. 1591–1628) represented Great Yarmouth, co. Norfolk, in the Parliaments of 1625 and 1626. He was of Sprowston, son of Sir Thomas and Anne (Barret) Corbett, and married Anne, daughter of Sir Arthur and Margaret (Grey) Capell, of Hadham, co. Herts. Parliamentary Papers, 1878, LXII, pt. I, 464, 470; Cokayne, Complete Baronetage. I. 219.

Son of Brampton Gurdon, by his first wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Barrett of Aveley, co. Essex. Muskett, 279. He died in 1679, and his will is in H. F. Waters, Genealogical Gleanings, II. 959–960.

Sir John Deane died in 1626. Muskett, 154.

John Winthrop to John Winthrop, Jr.1

Winthrop, John Winthrop, John, Jr.

1625-02-22

To my beloved sonne John Winthrop. DD.

My beloved sonne,

I beseeche our heavenly father to blesse thee. I received your lettre, and am gladd of your healthe, but should yet be more gladd, if I could heare that you were resolued vpon any good Course for the imployment of your life and talentes. I desire but that your iudgment may be once rightly informed and then lett God dispose of you as he please. I perceive you are not yet admitted,2 and I am now offered a place in the temple with mr. Gurdons sonne,3 where you may have a Chamber freely for the most parte of the yeare, but I referre this and the rest to suche good advise as your frendes there shall give you. God give you an heart to be guided aright in all your wayes. I shall thinke longe to heare somewhat of your settlednesse. your grandmother and mother salute and blesse you they with the rest of our family and your new brother Nath,4 are in reasonable healthe (I prayse God) so havinge many lettres to write, 319I will ende for this tyme and comendinge you againe and againe to our heavenly father, I rest your lovinge father most studious of your wellfare

J. W. Feb: 22. 1624–25

Remember me most kindly to your good Aunt Fones.

W. 1. 13; L. and L. , I. 204.

John Winthrop, Jr., was admitted to the Inner Temple in November, 1624. Students Admitted to the Inner Temple, 1547–1660 (London, 1877), 241: “John Winthrop, Groton, Suffolk. Eldest son of John Winthrop.” His father seems to have in mind the question of his admission to lodgings or chambers in the Inner Temple.

Robert Gurdon, second son of Brampton Gurdon. Muskett, 287; Calendar of the Inner Temple Records, II. 155.

“He was baptized February 20, 1624; and died young.” L. and L. , I. 204, note.