1606. A festo sancti Michaelis Archangeli Anno supradicto

October the 2 day I kept a Court for Mr. William Manocke at Toppesfilde.1

The iiijth day Henry Vintener sealed an Indenture vnto me of thassignement of his lease in Sweetsurs.

The same day Paul Powle arrested me for the same.

The viijth my Cosen Humphrey Munnyng dyned with me.

The same day the great pump began to be bored.

The xiiijth Mr. Dr. Goade2 preched at Boxford.

The xvj day the pumpe was putt into the Welle.

The xxth I sent a lettre to my brother John into Ireland by Mr. Roberte Hubbard.

The xxjth I kept a Court and leete at Shimplinge.

The xxiiijth the Bell went at Groton for father Cooke and at Boxford for Zachary Bonde.

The same day I received a lettre from my Lady Mildmay and writt her an answere presently.

7 or 17 Oct. Richard Spenser3 did breake his legge.

The xxvth day John Cooke4 of thage of C yeres died.

The 28 the millers wife of Rochefourd departed from Groton.

The 30 my soonne John did ride to London by Stambridge.

November. The seconde ther fell muche Snowe and Rayne.

The vjth Zachary Bond died.

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The ixth Jane Kedby was maryed to Thomas Driffild a citizin and Grocer of London.

The xiiijth Mris. Goodday and Mris. Pointell were with me.

The second of December William Hilles came to Groton and tolde me that his sister Jane Winthrop was come from hir husbande Adam to his howse.

The xvijth of December Stephen Plombe5 was maried att London. the blank day Thomas Fitch6 was slayne.

The first of Jan: Mr. Armiger and his wyfe and her sister Alston dyned at my howse with diuers others.

The v of Jan: I was at Holton and spake with Johane my Cosen Adam Winthrop his wyfe.

The same day I received Commendacions from my brother John Winthrop out of Ireland by one of Nedham.7

The viijth of Jan: father Smyth of Toppesfild came to me and brought me a fatt Capon and James Bettes a bottle of secke. Also Mris. Alston sent me a fatt goose and a bottle of muskadine on nueyeres daye.

The xth of Jan: Anne Cokye8 came to dwell with me.

The xj of Jan: Simon Blumfild sent me ij Capons.

The xiijth my Cosen Adam Winthrop served a Subpena on me.

The xvth I satt vppon a Commission9 with Mr. William Clopton at Lanham.

The xxth of Jan. was very tempestuous and wyndye which did muche harme to howses and trees.

The 21 of Jan: I and my soonne John did give warnynge to Bonde to leave the copy landes.

The 22 I was at Mr. William Manockes.

The 26 I went to London and the ixth of Feb. I retourned home.

The 16. Feb. my nue cowe calved.

The same daye Mr. Nicholas Hubbarde died.

The 21th of Feb. I dyned at Mr. John Maslyns and left with him xxj s. for Hen: Hadlocke.

The xxijth Mr. Armiger with his wyfe and family departed from Groton to dwell at Bury.

The 3 of Marche my browne cowe calued.

The vij of Marche I bought ij Cowes of Mr. Harman.

The xviijth I did keepe a Court at Toppesfild.

The xxth the Assises were holden at Bury.

The 26. John Wynthrop was weaned the same day I went to Brettenham and brought my cosens wyfe Jane Winthrop to my house.

The first of Aprill John Bogas thelder died.

The vjth my Cosens wife Jane ridde to London and the same day I paide Judith Ponde x li. and Anne Speede nupta fuit.

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The vijth I was at Hadleigh at the mariage of Sir William Waldegraves man whereas was a great offeringe.

The viijth of Aprill Thomas Polley was maryed to Anne speede to whom I paid xxv li.

The xiijth of Aprill my cosen Nath: Still came to my howse and brought me a lettre from his father.

The xiiijth day I was at Hadley to Survey Robert Veysyes10 howse and lande for my Lord Bishop of Bathe John Still.

The xxjth of Aprill my sonne John and his wyfe Mary did ride into Essex to hir fathers. the same day I deliuered l li. to John Plumbe to be paid the 23 of octobre followinge.

The 25 daye Mr. Paul Powle did enter into my lande and droue my sheepe of the same to haue impownded them.

The 26 of Aprill Rich. Cooke sen. died and was buryed.

The 29 day I deliuered Mr. Fitche his bonde of x li.

The vth of May I did ryde to London.

The same day Ambrose paid me ix li. for my soone.

The xviijth of May I retourned and the xxijth my brother John Winthrop came to Groton and departed the xijth of June.

The blank of June John Robertson died. 36

1.

A parish in the hundred of Hinckford, co. Essex.

2.

Roger Goad (1538–1610). D. N. B. , XXII. 19–20.

3.

A marriage license was issued October 6, 1578, to Richard Spenser of Groton and Elizabeth Coe of Boxford. Sudbury Archdeaconry, Acta Book, fo. 10. He died September, 1609.

4.

Of Groton, weaver. He married, February 10, 1588–89, Eva Motte, who survived him and married William Sweetman, June 17, 1608. Infra, p. 98.

5.

December 17, 1606. “Stephen Plumm of Groughton in the countie of Suff., clothier, and Mary Strachy, spinster, servaunt to Sr. John Spencer, knight; by lycence.” Registers of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate (H. S., Reg. , XXXI), 121.

6.

Eldest son of George Fitch of Edwardstone? P. C. C., 49 Hayes.

7.

Needham, a parish in the hundred of Earsham, co. Norfolk.

8.

Probably daughter of Richard and Agnes (Hervey) Cokey of Groton. Cf. infra, p. 124.

9.

“The Commission was probably held in connection with the dispute between Paul D’Ewes, lord of the manor, and the inhabitants as to custom of the town, which dispute was settled in Chancery by an agreement, 1610.” Note supplied by Mr. Redstone.

10.

Son of William and Mary (Bedingfield) Vesey of Bedingham, co. Norfolk. He married Anne, daughter of Philip Forthe of Hadleigh. Muskett, 64.

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1607. The 3 of July Justine Nicholson the wife of Joshua Stocken was deliuered of her first Soonne.

The same day Jo. Nutton did give my soonne a fawne.

The ixth of July I sealed an obligacion of 80 li. to William Alston of Sayham Hall1 for the payement of xliiij li. the xth of July Anno 1608.

The ixth day my brother John Winthrop departed from London towardes Ireland.

The xjth my soonne Thomas Fones came to Groton.

The xviijth of July Elizabeth Foorth departed from my house.

The 22 of July I was sworne one of the grande Jury at thassises then holden at Bury before my Lord Coke. Mr. Ryce was the foreman.

The 23 Miles the Informer stoode on the pillory and the next daye Bowman a promoter.2

Also Wyles a merchant of Ipswich was arrayned and condemned for poysonynge one Aldriche his wives first husband who denied the fact at the time of his deathe 27 Julii 1607.

The 27 of July Mr. Thomas Newton was at my house.

The third of Aug. Anne Gosling and Frances Kedby were maryed.3

The 14 of Aug. the bridge in Howfild was made.

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The 10th of Aug. my sister Elizabeth Wynthrop came to Groton and departed the first of September followinge.

The xiiijth of Sept. my soonne Thomas Fones and his wife Anne departed from Groton towardes London.

The xvth of Sept. my tenant John Ravens died.

The xvjth Mr. Thomas Waldegraue and Mr. William Clopton made an awarde betweene me and Mr. Paul Powle.

The 22th of september I paid Mr. Paul Powle x li. in full satisfaction of all matters in question and he sealed me a generall releas Dated the same daye and I sealed to him a Releas of all actions personaly dated the twentythe of september in the presence of Mr. William Clopton and my soonne John and James Dixon.

The 23 I did ride to Stambridge and the 25 of september I did ride to Mepham4 in Kent and the 26 and 27 I did ly at Mr. Rogers in Stanford and the 30 I and my brother Forth John or unior came to Groton.

Memorandum that the 29 of september being Michillmas day olde Surreys wyfe did fall into the water at Hornersbrooke in Groton and was in danger of drownynge if Poddes wyfe had not stept into the water and holden vp her hed vntill more helpe came to pull hir out.

1607. A festo sancti Micaelis Archangeli anno supradicto

The vjth of October I kept a leete and Court Baron for Mr. Edward Newport5 at Bromley Hall in Essex.

The xth my soonne Thomas Fones fell sicke.

The xijth I went to London to see him.

The 19 of October I did ryde with the Goodwyfe Kedby6 to hir brothers at Wicham skeith and the next day to Ipswich.

The 26 of octobre John Spenser the soone and heire of Richard Spenser of Groton wounded John Penny of Hadley in his hed with his dagger wherof he died the 30th.

The 28 being Weddensday Elizabeth the wife of Thomas Walton esq. died at Hadley.

On fryday the 30th of octobre my sister Alice Mildemaye7 had a fall in her chambre wherof she died the viijth of November followinge.

The 2 of November I did ryde to Springfild and retourned the 7th and the II I did ryde thither againe to hir Buriall the which was on the xvth of November.

A festo Nativitatis Domini nostri Jesu Christi 1607.

On St. Stevens8 day the first sonne of Mr. Thomas Driffild and Jane his wife was baptized and named Thomas.

The last of December Mr. William Amyes9 preached at Boxford vppon the 80 psalme and first verse pie et docte.

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On fryday the 8 of January Mr. William Clopton10 kept a Court for his father William at Samford in Great Waldingfild and did give the Charge very oratory like. the same day Manfield caryed an Ashe of the heathe etc.

The xiijth of Jan. I did ryde to Stambrige and retorned the xixth.

The xxth of Jan. my soonnes John second soone Henry was Christened at Groton. Mr. Henry Sands and my brother John Snelling were his godfathers.

The 26 of Jan. my Cosen Thomas Laister did come to my house and also John Grymwade came at night and demanded xx li. etc.

The first of Feb. I was at Brettenham.

The 2 Mr. Thomas Newton preached at Boxford Jud. v. 5.

The viijth of Feb. beinge Shrovetuesday the Lord Cokes11 seconde soonne12 maryed the daughter and heire of Sir George Waldegrave at Hiccham.

The xvijth of Feb: Jane Dryfild and hir childe departed from hir mothers Kedby in Groton to goe to London, the night before she was in danger to haue bin burned in hir bedde and as she rode through Boxford hir childe fell into the water at Boxford bridge. Haec sunt malorum omina.

The xviijth of February Amy Veysye13 was maried. 37

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A marriage license was issued, June 29, 1607, to William Alston, widower, of Newton, and Anne Malyn, widow, of Gaysley. Sudbury Archdeaconry, Acta Book, 1605–19. Sayham, Siam, or Saxham Hall Manor, Newton, came to the Alston family soon after 1550. Barker, West Suffolk, 280; Visitation of Suffolk, 1664–1668 (H. S., Pub. , LXI), 103.

2.

A promoter was “one whose business was to prosecute or denounce offenders against the law; originally an officer appointed by the crown; later, one who prosecuted in his own name and that of the sovereign, and received a part of the fines as his fee; a professional accuser, an informer.” N. E. D.

3.

Anne Gostlin married Nathaniel Warner and died April 4, 1608. Infra, p. 97. Frances Kedby married Thomas Upshere.

4.

Meopham, a parish in the hundred of Toltingtrough, co. Kent.

5.

On Edward Newport (d. 1624) and his family, see Morant, Essex, II. 597. On his brief coproprietorship (June 5, 1607–November 4, 1618) of the manor of Great Bromley in the parish of the same name, hundred of Tendring, co. Essex, see Morant, I. 442.

6.

Jane, widow of Lewis Kedby. Peter Frere was the brother’s name. Supra, p. 87.

7.

Wife of Sir Thomas Mildmay of Barnes. Supra, p. 6.

8.

December 26.

9.

William Ames (1576–1633), the Puritan divine and casuist. At this time he was fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he had received his M.A. in 1601. D. N. B. , I. 355–356; Venn, A. C. , I. 27. Cf. G. L. Kittredge, “A Note on Dr. William Ames,” in Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Publications, XIII. 60–69 (1910).

10.

(1584–1648), son of William and Margery (Waldegrave) Clopton. He married in 1615 Alice Doylye, sister of Sir Henry Doylye of Shottesham, co. Norfolk. Muskett, 144.

11.

Sir Edward Coke, chief justice of the Common Pleas, later of the King’s Bench. D. N. B. , XI. 229–244.

12.

Arthur Coke married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George and Mary (Moore) Waldegrave of Hitcham, co. Suffolk. The Hitcham Register gives February 9 as the date of the marriage.

13.

Amy, daughter of Abraham and Mary (Winthrop) Vesey. Muskett, 63.