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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

John Endecott to John Winthrop

January 1636

Church Covenant

February 1636
Mary Dudley to Margaret Winthrop1
Dudley, Mary Winthrop, Margaret

1636-01-15

To my Deare and loving mother mrs. Winthrop at Boston these
Deare and lovinge mother,

My dutye remembred being glad to heare of your health and recovery out of your great and dangerous Condition being in part sencible of that sorrow which you sustained by your vntimely travel: I haue of late been very ill of the tooth-ach but am now as well as formerly my Condition will permitt I must make bold to trouble you for some things I 223shall stand in need of intreating you send by Henry Kinsbury or any other Convenient messenger 5 yards of flowred holland for a wastcott and tape to bind it an ele of fine holland and some fine thred: I intreat you would be pleased to provide me a mayd against the first weeke in may: myne is then to goe away I am vncertaine of when my time of deliuery is I desire your prayers and my fathers for me that god will deale mercyfully with me as I haue had experience of his goodnesse towards mee my Children are well and my sister Winthrop I desire to heare from you so soon as you can pray remember my dutye to my father, and soe I humbly take my leaue and remain Your dutyfull daughter

Mary Dudley Jan. 15, 1635/36
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W. Au. 78; 5 Collections , I. 64.