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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

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Judah Throckmorton to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Throckmorton, Judah Winthrop, John, Jr.

1629-04-17

To my Worthy and very good Freind Mr. John Winthrope this deliuer In Zante
Noble Sir:

The pardon you craue for not takeinge leaue belonges to mee; but the occasion which hindered me from bringeing you aboord, will I hope cause you to make a favourable construction of that neglect, which by no other meanes I should haue lett slipp. I sent your letter the next day as you desiered, but heare of noe letters from Leghorne; if any hereafter come to my hands I will keepe them safe for you, and should haue bine glad to haue done you some such service in England, if it had pleased you to haue writte by me; but you hope your vioadge wilbe more speedy, which I allsoe wishe you, with all safety; and all other contentment, which, now you are ridd of a troublsome Companion I doubt not but you shall enioy. The bootes you left, if I had bine assured of your touchinge at Zant, I had sent, but haueinge some doubt thereof I may happily make bould with them, and remaine your debter for an other paire tell we meete.

The stay wee haue at Franckfort (be it more, or lesse) I will imploy to finde your booke; Soe with my loue and service to your selfe I take leaue and rest your truly Loveinge Freind to Commaund

Judah Throckmorton. Venice the 17th: of Aprill 1629

I hope we shall certainely begin our ioyrney the first or second of May; but feare it twilbe longe and doubt I shall finde it more chargeable then I did expect: but when I shall arriue I will enquier for you, to take some better instructions for new England which must I suppose be my way, or some such course to recouer my expences; and to get some setled place.

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W. 1. 47; L. and L. , I. 274–275. The writer was the son of Clement and Elizabeth (Harcourt Ludford) Throckmorton of Ansley, co. Warwick. A brother, Job, was at Aleppo in 1619. Visitation of Warwick (H.S., Pub. , XII), 207. An uncle, Job Throckmorton (1545–1601) of Haseley, co. Warwick, was a well known Puritan writer, whose name appears in connection with the Martin Marprelate controversy; see D. N. B. William Dugdale, The Antiquities of Warwickshire, 2d ed. (London, 1730), II. 749, gives a pedigree of the family.