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John Winthrop to Margaret Winthrop1
Winthrop, John
Winthrop, Margaret
1623-10-02
To my very lovinge wife Mrs. Winthrop iunior at Groton in Suffolk dd.
Most sweet Wife,
thy kinde Lettre was sent to me this eueninge from London: how welcome it was to me I cannot expresse. I am sorye I am so 345streightened in tyme as I cannot write to thee as I would: God be blessed for his mercye towards thee and thine and all our famylye, and ourselues allso in our iournye and businesse, which hathe hitherto had successe beyonde our expectation: we must attende at the Court again to morrow, when I hope we shall knowe how things will goe. The Lo: in mercye be still with thee and all thine and sende vs a comfortable meetinge. Remember my duty to my mother, my brother salutes thee etc: farewell mine owne sweet heart. thy faithfull husband
John Winthrop
From Kingston neere Hampton Court this thursdaye eveninge.
1.
W. 1. 18;
L. and L.
, I. 228.
Margaret Winthrop to John Winthrop1
Winthrop, Margaret
Winthrop, John
1627-04-17
Most deare and louinge Husban,
I receued your most kinde and comforttable letters and the things you sent, for which I hartyly thanke you. I prayse god for the continuanc of your helth and all the rest of our frends. I am glad to heare that my sonne Henrys voyage2 is like to be for his good. I pray god goe out with him and send him a safe returne that wee may haue cause to blesse god for him. my good husban I thanke you for putinge me in minde to be chereful and to pvt my trust in my good god who hath neuer fayled me in time of nede. I beshech him to continue his mercy stil to me and grant that my sinnes may not prouoke his anger against me, for he is a gust god and will punnish offenders. the lord giue me grace to make my peace with him in Jesus Christ our lord and onely sauiour who siteth at the right hand of god a mediator for vs. I did send mr. weny the little boxe vppon wensday night but he sayd it came to late he should haue had it in the morning. I haue not yet receued any monye to paye Gage but as soune as i haue I will paye him. Chot was with me for monye and had a little I knewe not his want, and thaught I had better let him haue sume then driue him to steal and offend god. my mother will come vp the next weake if the wether be any thinnge warme or elce not and bringe little Luse and James3 she sayth that she shall vse your horses, and so my brother Jennye4 can not haue any she sayth that John shall nede goe 346no further then witham for ther she will meete Ipswich coch. I pray tell my good sonne John that I thanke him for my Booke and for my boyes tokens, and thus with my mothers and my owne true loue remembred to you all in the best maner we can expresse and so intreating you to be mindfull of me and myne in your prayers I commit you to the lord our good god and rest Your obedient wife all ways
Margaret Winthrope
Apuril 17. 1627
heare was with me Thomas axden Archisden and brought a letter from Forth which I send you he did aske me if you sayd nothinge to me about his tutors qarterage and I tolde him I would right to you about it; he came ouer to see Thomas Caleue and is returned back againe.
wee are all heare in helth I prayse god my brother Goslinge and sister remember thear loue to you all he cometh vp with my mother.
1.
W. Au. 28;
L. and L.
, I. 228–229; Twichell, 64–66.
2.
To Barbados.
3.
Lucy and James Downing.
4.
George Jenney, of London, married Mary (b. 1588), daughter of William and Margery (Waldegrave) Clopton of Groton, and sister of Thomasine (Clopton) Winthrop. Muskett, 144.