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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Robert Ryece to John Winthrop1
Ryece, Robert Wintrhop, John

1637-04-19

To the woorshipfull his moste respected good Frinde Mr. John Wrinthrope esqr. at his howse at Boston in Newe Englande geve these
Sir,

this bearer Mr. Fyske2 beinge one every waye so pious and religeous, needes not my comendations of hym, but the malignitie of the tymes, removinge hym with sondry others of his profession into your partes, hathe required this shorte wrytinge of mee, in his behalfe that what imployement you can procuere hym, I may be thankefull vnto you for it. hee is a graduate and havinge preached mooche seinge the danger of the tymes, he changed his profession of Divinitie into physicke wherein he hathe now laste warde employed hym selfe. he is a good Scholler and an honeste man. I pray pardon my abrupte and sooddeyne writinge. I can stay no longer but after the true remembrance of my beste respecte vnto you I take my leave this 19 of Apryll 1637 and do remayne Yours euery wayes mooche bownde

Robte. Ryece
1.

W. Au. 91; 4 Collections , VI. 397.

2.

The Reverend John Fiske. See 4 Collections , VI. 397n.