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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Margaret Winthrop to John Winthrop, Jr.1
Winthrop, Margaret Winthrop, John, Jr.

1631-05-17

To hir very louinge sonne mr. John Winthrope at mr. Downings house neare fleet Condite these deliver Londone
Louinge sonne,

I can saye little of any businesse haueinge not yet hard how you and the Feeffees will agree with mr. warren I beinge not able my selfe to know, what wilbe the best corce to take for my voyage, doe refeer my selfe to you and the rest of my frends, to be gydeed by your good counseles. my will is readdy, to goe, as sone as may be with any conueniency. I am glad that thy selfe and the rest of my companye are willinge to acompanye me. we shall al ioyne together I hope, and be of one minde, to suffer what god hath layed out for vs, and to reioyce together. I reioyce much to heare that mr. cottington beares such good affections to my daughter; I trust theare wilbe a further prosedeinge. I haue heard him very well reportted of, to be a religious man, and one of good meanes. mr. wilson had some speach with me aboute it, and did very much desyre to knowe hir vertues. I gaue hir the best commendations that I could. I shall dayly expect his cominge. he shalbe very welcome. my brother Tyndall was with me the last weeke, and tolde me he would be in Londone on tuseday, and so I did not send to him, knowing he would be gone. I send vp your horse this weeke, and thus with my loue to my brother and sister Downinge, your selfe and wife al the rest of my frends, I commite you to god and rest Your Louinge mother

Margaret Winthrop Ca. May 17, 1631

I pray tel my daughter I thanke hir for hir letter and would haue ritten to hir but that I hope to see hir shortly at home

as sone as I had ritten these mr. cottington came to see vs but would not stay all night he hath not yet made his minde knowne to my daughter, but is gone to Sudbury to mr. willson I doe veryly beleeue it wilbe a mach, and that she shalbe very happy in a good Husband. commend me to my brother goslinge.

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W. 1. 87; L. and L. , II. 87–88.