Margaret Winthrop to John Winthrop1Winthrop, MargaretWinthrop, John
1627-06-13
1627-06-14
To my very louinge Husband John Winthrope Esquire at Mrs. Downinge house in fleete strete neere the coundite these ddMy most kinde and louinge Husband
I did receue your most sweet letter by my brother Goslinge. and doe prayse god for the continuance of 354[PWF01fd15]355your health. and the rest of our frends. I thanke the lorde wee are also in health. and thinke longe for your coming home. my good husband your loue to me doeth dayly give me cause of comfort. and doeth much increce my loue to you. for loue liueth by loue. I ware worse then a brute beast if I should not loue and be faythfull to thee who hath deserued so well at my hands. I am ashamed and greued with my selfe that I haue no thinge with in or with out worthy of thee, and yet it pleaseth thee to except of both and to rest contented. I had need to amend my life and pray to god for more grace that I may not deceue you of those good hopes which you haue of me. a sinful woman full of infirmyties continualy fayleinge of what I desire and what I ought to performe to the lorde, and thy selfe. I hope in god wee shall now shortly meet with comfort for which I shall pray—Your horse shal be at london vpon saterday and we shall see you I hope on tuseday I will send you vp by John that you did rite for and if you thinke good you may change it for a nue one but doe as you thinke best if I haue any thinge that may plesure you at any time you shall willingly haue it. an if the carier doe call heere this weke I will send my sister Downinge some puddings to make hir some part of amense because hir share was so small in the last. my mother and my selfe and brother and sister Goslinge remember our loue to you and all the rest of our frends my brother Jenuey remembers his loue to you and woulde intreate you to deliuer this letter heare in closed. and thus with my loue and best affections euen with a loue incresinge I take my leaue and commit you to the lord who is alsoficient and able to preserue you from all danger and send you safe home, Your louinge and obedient wife
Margaret Winthrope
I pray remember my blesinge and loue to my sonne John
John Winthrop to Margaret Winthrop1Winthrop, JohnWinthrop, Margaret
1627-06-15
My most deare and sweet spouse,
I receiued thy kinde lettre, the true Image of thy most louinge heart, breathinge out the faithfull desires of thy sweet sowle, towardes him that prizeth thee aboue all thinges in the world: and blessed be our good God and heauenly father, who of his rich mercye is pleased still to afforde vs matter of ioy and thankfullnesse in the good newes of each others wellfare, and of those which are neere and deare 356vnto us: our onely care must be how to be answearable in our thankfullnesse and walkinge worthy his great mercies. We continue all in health I prayse God: I had a lettre within these 2 dayes from my sonne Jo: who hath been out at sea in verye stormy weather, but is returned safe to Portesmouth: heer is no newes, the Duke is gone to Portesmouth2 and 2 or 3 Londoners comitted, about the Loane. Thus hoping in God that we shall meet on Teusdaye or Wensdaye next, I commende thee and all ours to the grace and blessings of the Lorde, and with my duty to my good mother, and all our louinge salutations to thy selfe, my blessinges to our children, and salutations to all our friendes, I kisse my sweet wife and rest Thine as his owne
The Repulse was at Portsmouth on June 11, on which day the King visited her. The Duke’s arrival is not shown in the records, but he signed an order at Portsmouth on the fifteenth and on the seventeenth the King held a council there, the Lords Admiral being present. The fleet sailed on its ill-fated expedition June 27 and what remained of ships and army returned to Portsmouth and Plymouth early in November. Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, 1627–1628, 212, 217, 222, 231, 423, 431. The Expedition to the Isle of Rhe, a history of the attempt to relieve Rochelle, written by Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, was printed for the Philobiblon Society (London, 1860).