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

1.

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.

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The last of February on Munday about ix of the Clocke in the forenoone Mr. Lawrence Hargrave an Attorny of the Comon place departed this life in the 62 yere of his age at his howse in Groton.

The xvjth of March I did ride to Stanbridge and retorned the xxiijth followinge. Father Micheldfild died.1

1608 The 28 day of March my sister Bridget Alibaster and her husband Roger were at Groton.

The xxixth my neece Amy Veysies husband and Robert Luffkin2 were at Groton.

The iiijth of Aprill Anne Goslin the wyfe of Nath: Warner died of a Consumption after she had been maryed viij monethes.

The ixth of Aprill Josephe Bronde the soonne of Rich: or John Bronde of Boxford was fownde dead in his Chamber being wounded with a paire of shires sticking in his bellye. graue judicium.

The xth of Aprill my soonne John did ride towardes Stanbridge.

The xjth of Aprill Ezechiel Bonde was putt to schoole to Mr. Barfoote of Edwardeston.

The same day ther happened a fire in Bury which consumed aboue cc howses.3

The xiijth my wyfe Anne and my soonne John did ryde to London.

The last of Aprill I did ryde from my house towardes London and retourned the vjth of Maye.

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The vth of Maye the Erle of Sarisbury4 was sworne Lord Treasorer at Westminster.

The vijth of Maye my brother John Wynthrop came to Groton.

The xiiijth of May my brother John Forth came to Groton and departed the xxth of May.

The 21 my sister Elizabeth Wynthrop came to speake with me.

The last of Maye Mres. Alston did ryde towardes London.

The xxxth I and Steven Plumb did take possession of Highams.

The iiij of June Mr. Thomas Nicholson had home his wife.5

The viijth of June my Brother John departed from Groton towardes Ireland. The day before he went Mr. Paul Powle arrested him at Boxford.

The xijth of June the widowe Hales and hir brother Brice came to my house.

The 17 day of June William Sweetman was maried to Eve Cooke6 widow by Mr. Thomas Deersley in Groton churche.

The xixth of June my brother John served a citation on his wife Elizabeth out of the Arches7 and the same day she came to Groton.

1608. A festo Nativitatis sancti Johannis Baptiste

The xxiiijth daye of June my soonne Thomas Fones and his wife Anne came from London to Groton.

The last of June I made Robert Waspes will.8

The same day my Cosin Strange Firmin came to my house.

The iiijth of July olde Mris. Gurdon died suddenly.

The vth Mr. William Clopton the yonger commensed Master of Arte at Cambridge.

The same day the Assises began at Bury and the next day Richard Spenser of Groton was Indited for beatinge of Sharman the Constable and fined to pay x li. to the Kinge.

On Thursday the vijth of July Mres. Gurdon was buryed in Assington Churche and Mr. John Knewstub preached.

The xjth of July I sealed a bond with William Pond to William Alston for the payement of xlij li. the xj of January next.

The xijth of July I was at Hadley and heard Dr. Jones9 preache at the buriall of the Wydowe Gale Act. 9. v. 36.

The xiiijth of July Mr. Henry Sands and his wife and Mr. Key lay at my house.

The xvijth of July Jane Nicholson my goddaughter was babtized et ille confessus est et non negavit palam etc.

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The xxth I was with Mr. Mannoke at Stoke.

The xxiijth my boy Steven Michilfild was sore bitten by Mr. Birdes dogge.

The 26 of July my Cosen Humphrey Munnyng was at my house.

The 27 my brother John Forth came to Groton.

The 28 Tho: Turnor and Abigail Beamond10 were maryed.

The xxvth of July my Lorde Coke cheife Justice of the comon place came to Hicham to Sir George Waldegraues cum magno comitatu amicorum et famulorum stipatus.

August. The 2 I was at Melford before the Commissioners.

The vth Mr. Thomas Payne11 of Charsfild talked with me about the Jointure that he should assure to Mris. Alston.

The vjth daye it thundred and Rayned muche.

The xiijth I tooke an estate with John Brond in Hockers.

The 16 day I sealed a bonde to Rich: Cooke for to pay him v li. the 16th of November next.

The xxvjth of August Thomas Paine of Charsfild was maried to Elizabeth Alston of Groton widowe.

The viij of September my sister Margerie Weston was at my house.

The ixth Mr. Payne and his wyfe departed with their familly and household out of Groton to Charsfield.

The same day my soonne Thomas Foones came to Groton and departed from thence to London the xiiijth.

The xiiijth of sept. Sir Isaac Appulton12 knight died at little Waldingfield.

The 28th the Court was kept at Groton Hall by John Potter.

the same day my sister Elizabeth Winthrop came to my house and Elizabeth Hilles had a suter. 38

1.

William Mickelfield was buried March 18, 1607–08, and his widow July 28, 1612.

2.

Mary, wife of Robert Luffkin, and Rose, wife of Richard Brand of Boxford, were sisters of Alice Vesey, and may have been the daughters of Laurence and Alice Vesey of Hadleigh and aunts of Amy Vesey. Muskett, 63.

3.

John Stowe, Annales (1615), 893: “This fire ceased not until it had destroyed 160. dwelling houses, besides many other, and besides the damage of much wares and goods. . . . the Towne was forthwith newe builded, in farre fairer manner then it was before.”

4.

Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury (1563?–1612). D. N. B. , IX. 402.

5.

A license to marry was issued, March 8, 1607–08, to Thomas Nicholson, rector of Groton, widower, and Jane, daughter of Thomas and Hellen (Halkins) Neale of Groton. Sudbury Archdeaconry, Acta Book V, fo. 37, and Groton Register.

6.

Widow of John Cooke. Supra, p. 93.

7.

The Arches, or Court of Arches, was the ecclesiastical court of appeal for the province of Canterbury, formerly held at the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (or “of the Arches”), so named from the arches that supported a lantern on the top of the tower.

8.

Of Groton, weaver. The will was probated October 3, 1609, and named his wife Margaret, and children Joshua, Thomas, Robert, and Alice. Sudbury Archdeaconry, Wills, bk. 43, fo. 115.

9.

Probably William Jones (1561–1636), fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, for forty years rector at East Bergholt, co. Suffolk. Venn, A. C. , II. 488.

10.

Daughter of Thomas Beamont, baptized April 6, 1585.

11.

Thomas Payne of Charsfield, widower, and Elizabeth Alston of Groton, widow, were married August 26, 1608. Charsfield is a parish in the hundred of Loes, co. Suffolk.

12.

Son of Thomas and Mary (Isaacke) Appleton of Little Waldingfield. Muskett, 329.