A festo Circumsitionis Domini nostri Jesu Christi Anno 1600, et Elizabethe Regine xliijcio.

Imprimis the iiijth of January Mr. Paul Powle was arrested at my brothers suite.

The next day in the mornynge Mres. Samsone1 was deliuered of her first sonne John.

The ixth Day my wife was Deliuered of her fowrth daughter, Lucilla,2 and my brother sickened.

The xvth William Hilles3 was maried to Elizabeth Gibson.

The xxth my daughter was Christened.

The xxjth I sent hoppes to Cambridge.

The same day Luce went home to her Nurse.

The 24th Edmund Gardiner the gelder died.

The 27 day of January Mr. Paul Powle did enter into the peece of grownde which my brother had from Parson.

The 25 of Feb. the Erle of Essex was behedded within the Tower.

The viij day of Marche my Cosyn Dr. John Duke and his wife Anna Snellinge Dyned with me.

The xixth Day of Marche my Nephewe Josua Winthrop 4 came to Groton and departed the next daye.

The 23 of Marche my Nephew Walter Mildmay5 came to me.

The 28 day my browne cowe calved.

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The viijth of Aprill my brother was arrested by Paul Powle.

The same day I bought iij milche beastes and ij calves of Thomas Kingesbury.

The xxth I began to sowe Magottescrofte with barley, and the thirde of August I reaped it.

The xxijth my brother John Winthrop did ride towardes London.

The last of Aprill beinge thursday, my cosen Adam Winthrops wife was deliuered of her first sonne Adam, to whom I was godfather.6

The xviijth of May Thomas Mildmay7 my cosen William Mildmays eldest sonne came to Groton.

The xxth he went to the free schole at Boxford.

The last of May beinge Whitsonday, Richarde Bronde the eldest sonne of John Bronde of Boxforde, Clothier, died. De merore animi ob patris sui iram.

The vth of June Mr. Powle did shewe me an Infamous libel written in Ryming verses, made as I suppose of P. G.

The xijth of July I went to Holton. The same day I dyned at Mr. Manockes of Gyffordes hall.8

The 14 of July my cosyn William Alibaster was removed out of the Tower into Framingham Castle.9

The xviijth of July my brother retorned home.

The xxvijth of July Augustine Podde10 being about iiij score and vj yeres olde Died 10 daies after he came out of Bury Gaile, and the first day of Sept. next his wife died.

The xxviijth of July there was made a Rate by me and Diuers of the townemen of Groton, for the Reparacions of the church, and we viewed the Decay of the leades.

The first of August my cosen Adam Winthrop and my cosen Sara Frost11 his sister came from London to Groton.

The 3 of Aug. my cosen Adam Winthrop and I did ride to Holton, and viewed the pewter which was given to his wife and her sister. The same day my brother John Winthrop did ryde towards London.

The v. I sent my Auditt Accoumpt to Ipswich to Thomas Laster to be ingrossed by him in parchment.12

The vjth Day of Aug. Robert Surrey13 did marry Mary Pearce.

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The viijth day my ij neeces14 being sisters the daughters of my brother William Winthrop did ride from Groton towards London. The one had not seene the other xxj yeres before.

The 17 day of August Anne Page, that was my servant iij yeres, died at her mothers in Groton.

The xxjth day Sara Cely was maried to Roberte Humfrey15 at Higham Churche, without a license per hominem ignotum. 24

1.

Bridget Clopton, daughter of William and Margery (Waldegrave) Clopton of Groton, married John Sampson of Sampson’s Hall in Kersey, near Hadleigh. She was a sister of Thomasine Clopton, who married John Winthrop, later governor of Massachusetts. Muskett, 144.

2.

Lucy (1600–79), who married Emmanuel Downing. See Letters of Mrs. Lucy Downing (Boston, 1871), reprinted from M. H. S., 5 Coll. , I.

3.

William Hilles, son of William and Joane (Browne) Hilles. Muskett, 102.

4.

Joshua (1559–1626), son of William, half-brother of the diarist. He removed to the parish of Kilbrogan, Bandon, co. Cork, Ireland. He married Anne, daughter of Vincent Norrington of London, mercer, at Allhallows, Honey Lane, London, February 6, 1587–88, when he was entered as “of Michell in the Quearne, groser.” Muskett, 25; Registers of St. Mary le Bowe, All Hallows, and St. Pancras (H. S., Reg. , XLIV), 420.

5.

Walter Mildmay of Baddow, son of Sir Thomas Mildmay of Barnes, married Bridget, daughter of Ambrose Jermyn of Rushbrook, co. Suffolk, Muskett, 47. Rushbrook is in the hundred of Thedwastry.

6.

Son of Adam and Jane (Hilles) Winthrop, who probably died young. Muskett, 25.

7.

Sir Thomas Mildmay of Barnes (born 1592). Muskett, 47.

8.

William Mannock (1556–1616), of Giffard Hall, Stoke by Nayland, was eldest son of Francis Mannock (1522–90) by his first wife. P. C. C., 86 Sainberbe.

9.

He was sent to the Tower for publishing a controversial tract. D. N. B. , I. 212. Framlingham is in the hundred of Loes, co. Suffolk. The castle was of great antiquity and the site was purchased from the Howard family by Sir Robert Hitcham (1572?–1636), who bequeathed it to Pembroke College, Cambridge. H. R. Barker, East Suffolk (Bury St. Edmunds, 1908–09), 188.

10.

Of Groton. His wife’s name was Lettice.

11.

Sarah (1571–1603), daughter of William and Elizabeth (Norwood) Winthrop, married John Frost of Bury St. Edmunds, February 16, 1595. Muskett, 25.

12.

The entries in the diary show that Adam Winthrop was auditor of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1593 to 1610, and of St. John’s College also during at least a part of that time. Cf. L. and L. , I. 32–33.

13.

Robert Surrey (b. 1575), son of Henry Surrey (d. 1625) of Groton, carpenter, and Christian, his wife. Robert’s wife, Mary Pearce, died April 13, 1603 (infra, p. 79), and he married Thomasine Hubbard, July 25, 1603.

14.

Elizabeth Munning (1569–1631) and Sarah Frost. As their mother died in 1578 and their father in 1582, they had lived in different homes. Muskett, 25.

15.

Probably of Long Melford, a parish in the hundred of Babergh, co. Suffolk. Higham is a parish in the incorporation and hundred of Samford, co. Suffolk. Sarah Cely was a niece of the diarist. Muskett, 25, 63.

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The seconde day of septembre the pumpe was sett up in the Ponde next the Backe House by Chynnery of Hadley.

The 14 day I was at Hockley1 at a Court for William Coe and lay the same night at Mris. Bondes.

The 17 day I was at Lanham, before the Eschetor2 for my brother.

The 23 day of sept. Richard bronde did deliuer an estate of his howse and land in Polstede to William Ponde and his heires to my vse etc.3

The xxvth day of Sept. Mr. William Clopton kept a Court at Castleyns hall and I was of the homage.

The iijde of Octobre my brother John Winthrop kept a Court at Groton Hall, where we had pike to dynner that was iij quarters of a yarde longe, vt puto.

The iiijth day of Oct. William Gardiner did his penance in Groton Churche sine lodice et valde impenitentem.

The viijth of octobre my brother Ryd towardes London.

the same day I agreed with Mr. Foorth for the statute.

The xth of Oct. the ponde next the house was cast.

The xiijth I claymed my peece of land lyeng within the garden of William Bogis he beinge there present and his vnckle Jo: Bogis.

The 23 of Octobre I took vp lande for the poore, at Mr. John Sampsons Court.

The 24 my brother had a verditt against Paul Powle in the guilde hall in London, and Recouered C li. damages.

The 28 day Elizabeth Bonde came to dwell with me.

The 11 of Nov. Paul Powle was arrested.

The 12 the Erle of Desmond4 dyed at London.

The 13th I retourned from London.

The 20 my brother went to London on foote.

The 30 being St. Andreas Day I was witnesse to Andrew Mr. Deerslyes soonne.5

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The 3 of Decembre I made a deede of feoffement for George Culpacke6 in Benecrofte and Springe medowe.

The vth of Decemb. I ridde to Cambridge and beganne the Auditt the 7th beinge Monday.

The xiiijth of Decembre I returned from the Auditt and did see the sonne in the Eclips, about 12 of the Clocke at noone.

The xxjth being St. Thomas day Roberte Humfry and Sara his wife came to my howse in Groton.

The 18 of Decembre my Cosyn Humphrey Munnyng came to Groton.

The 23 of Decembre I felt an Erthquake.7

A festo Nativitatis Domini nostri Jesu Christi Anno 1601 et Regine Elizabethe 44to.

The 2 of Jan. Mr. William Mannocke sent me iij yardes of satten for a token of this nue yere.

The xth of Jan. my brother John Winthrop paid v li. xvj s. viij d. for an execution to Paul Powle.

The xvijth luce came home from her Nurce.

The 22. John Frenche died. The same day I did ryde to Springfielde and from thence to London.

The second day of Feb: my brother John Winthrop did ryde to London.

The iiijth day of Feb. Nicholas Strut the Riche Clothier of Hadleighe died beinge not 1 yeres olde.

The xvth day my brother returned from London where he did see his wife and talke with her.8

The 27 of Feb. I was at my cosen Humphrey Munnynges, and fownde him sicke and weake.

The same day Mres. Bonde died and made me her executour. The 2 of Marche she was buryed.

The xiijth of Marche Mr. Philip Tilney Esquire Died.

The xvj of Marche I sealed Wardes9 lease.

The vijth of Aprill I was appointed by Sir William Waldegraue and iij other Justices to be one of the ouerseers of the poore and one of the Serchers10 of Clothe within Groton. Juratus et obligatus.

The viijth of Aprill my brother John Winthrop sealed a Release vnto me of all his right in Powles Ferme.

The xijth of Aprill Hen. Hartwell was maryed to E. Rawlyn in alienis vestibus.11

The xvjth my brother John Winthrop sealed a bonde to Paule Powle to performe the Award etc. The like Powle sealed to him.

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The 20 of Aprill Martyn Piend died.

The 27 of Aprill Alice Reignold went with Branston to Hacwell.12

The 29 of Aprill Mr. Frith parson of Hacwell was here.13

The xxxth I went to London and the vjth of May I retorned.

The xth of May my daughter Anne14 had a nue gowne brought from London, and the next day my wife did ryde early in the morning to Hacwell.

The 25 of Maye Diuers houses in Melford15 were burned.

The 28 day Peter Parson died suddenly.

The last Day I was at the Hundred Court of Baber, where I lent a Rentall of the C. the hundred to the Bayliffe. 25

1.

Hockley, a parish in the hundred of Rochford, co. Essex.

2.

The office of Escheator fell into disuse with the abolition of feudal incidents. He was a county officer, appointed yearly by the Lord Treasurer to take notice of the crown escheats in his county, that is, of land held in chief and lapsing to the crown on the death of the owner without a successor qualified to inherit under the original grant.

3.

Probably in anticipation of going to Ireland: See infra, p. 76. Polstead is a parish in the hundred of Babergh, co. Suffolk.

4.

James Fitzgerald, “Tower Earl” of Desmond (1570?–1601), who passed sixteen years a prisoner in the Tower. D. N. B. , XIX. 128.

5.

Witness to his baptism. The father was probably Thomas Dearslie, of Clare College, Cambridge, inducted to the vicarage of Edwardstone, August 15, 1598. Sudbury Archdeaconry, Register.

6.

Of Groton or Edwardstone, clothworker.

7.

It called out the usual warning in: The Wonders of the world. The Tremblinge of the Earth, and the warninges of the world before the Judgement Daye, entered at Stationers’ Hall, December 31, 1601, by the printer, Thomas Dawson. Registers of the Company of Stationers (ed. Edward Arber), III. 198.

8.

A divorce has never been proved, which has raised a doubt as to the validity of the second marriage. Muskett, 25.

9.

Barnaby Warde, a tenant, died in 1608. Infra, p. 100.

10.

Inspectors or examiners. N. E. D.

11.

According to the Groton Register Henry Hartwell married Agnes Rawlyn, April 21, 1602. She was daughter of Paul and Agnes Rawling, and was baptized October 29, 1581.

12.

Hawkwell, a parish in the hundred of Rochford, co. Essex.

13.

John Frith, matriculated pensioner from Queens’, Lent, 1577–78; B.A., 1581–82; M.A., 1585; rector of Hawkwell, 1587–1617; rector of Langdon-Hills, co. Essex, 1589–92. Died, 1617. Venn, A. C. , II. 181.

14.

Who married Thomas Fones in 1604–05. Infra, p. 88.

15.

Long Melford.