For ought I can heare Mathew Aliston2 intendeth not to proceede in the prosecucion of the Wardship: of his grandchilde, lead awaie with an opinion, that he is not warde, but cometh in by purchase: The case is, this at the worst; Tho: Fowle3 maketh a feffment, to the vse of himselfe, for life, and after to the vse of his wife for life, and after to the vse of the heires of their two bodies between them engendered with remainder ouer. I cannot 71see but that the heire is in by discent to be warde. Yow may see the limitacion in the office of younge Fowle. My humble suite is that yow would be pleased to sound the resolucion of the cort of wards-men herein. And if Aliston hath ouerslipped his tyme, yow would be pleased to exhibite a petition, in my name, or in some others to my vse, for to finde the wardshippe and to purchase it to my vse. Herein yow shall not onelie gratifye your selfe; but binde him euer to yow, that desireth your Welfare as well as his owne, and to be inrolled in the list of those that write themselues Your faithfull and louinge brother

vniuersi per presentes me Thomam Fowle de interiori Templo prope London generosum teneri et firmiter obligari Johanni Winthrop de Groton in Comitatu Suff: Armigero in Ducentis libris bone et legalis monete Anglie Solvendis eidem Johanni Winthrop aut suo Certo Attornato heredibus executoribus vel administratoribus suis Ad quam quidem solucionem bene et fideliter faciendam Obligo me heredes executores et administratores meos firmiter per presentes sigillo meo sigillatas datas decimo sexto die Februarij Anno Regni Domini nostri Caroli dei gratia Anglie Scocie Frauncie et Hibernie Regis fidei defensoris etc: Quarto.

The Condicion of this Obligacion is such that whereas the above named John Winthrop and one Thomas Jeykill2 of Barkeing in the County of Essex gent, togeather with the above bounden Thomas Fowle att the speciall instance and request of the said Thomas Fowle and for the proper debt of him the said Thomas Fowle stand bounde togeather onto one Thomas Gare of Fetterlane in the parish of St. Andrew neere London gent, in the Summ of Twoe hundred poundes of lawfull English mony for the payment of One hundred poundes att or vpon the Fifteenth day of August next ensueing the date hereof which said bond of Two hundred poundes was dated the Fower­72teenth daye of February Anno Domini 1628. If therefore the said Thomas Fowle his heires executors administrators or Assignes or either of them doe secure and save harmeles the said John Winthrop his heires executors administrators and Assigns from the aforesaid bond of Two hundred poundes and pay and discharge the said One hundred poundes att the tyme appointed for payment thereof that then this Obligacion to bee voyd or els to stand remayne and bee in full force strength and vertue.