Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Sir Drew Deane to John Winthrop1

Deane, Drew Wintrhop, John

1637

For my much honoured vnkle Jhon Wintherop Esqr. gouernour of new Inglande these deliver

Worthy Sir,

you may receiue more lines but not haue a greater interest in any mans seruice then you shall alwayse findè in myne and when I haue 333presented my humble duty to my aunt and a trew tender of the vttermost of my seruice to yee both I beseech you if you find any curious flowers to fauour me with some and in all things commande Your obedient Nephu

Dre: Deane Ca. 1637

Endorsed by Governor Winthrop: Sir Drew Deane.

W. 12. 117. Sir Drew Deane, born January 31, 1605/06, son of Sir John Deane (half brother of Margaret Winthrop) and Anne Drury Deane, was a graduate of Jesus College, Cambridge. He was knighted in 1627, became Justice of the Peace for Essex in 1637, and died September 24, 1638. Venn, Alumni Cantabrigienses, Part 1, 11. 25.

Richard Elliott to the Court of Assistants1

Elliott, Richard Court of Assistants of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Wintrhop, John

1637

To the Right Worshipfull John Winthrop Esquier Gouernor deliver Boston

To the Honnorable Court at Boston,

I Confesse and Acknowledge that I have sinned against the Great God of heaven and Earth besides other offencis which I haue committed I acknowledge that I haue deserued shame hear and eternall destruction hear after, but hear is my comfort the Lord is mercifull and desires not the death of any that truely Repent, the god of heauen knoweth that I speake out of a Trobled minde and greaved spearett I speake it not because I am hear but I hope the Worke of god shall appear by mee for I have made a promise god helping mee to keepe it neuer to Committ the like soe longe as I haue to liue I am not Eloquent neather can I write what the lord hath putt in to my hart but thus I saie it is good for mee that I am afflicted. I desire not to troble you with many words but out of the depth of my sorrow I speake. the lord of heauen make mee an Instrument of bringing honnor vnto his name as I haue dishonnored it which I will with all my power labore for to doe the lord helpe mee to keepe my vow. Your worships poore Sarvant

Richard Elliott Ca. 1637 1.

W. 1. 118

George Ludlow to Roger Williams1

Ludlow, George Williams, Roger Williams, Roger

1637

Worthy Sir,

It should seeme that there is a mistake; for I have paid 12li to Mr. Coxwell for the goods I had the last yeare of yow; And I have likewise paid Mr. Mayhew 8li in lue of the 3 goats I should give yow for your watch 334but I conceave that there will be some more money due to yow for the goats more than the 8li; And as for the other house watch which yow value at 30 or 40s I assure yow it is not sold; and I had left it soe farr vpp the Countrey that when I came away I could not fetch it; but and please god yow shall have a returne of it the next Spring; and as for the Cowe and tobacco; the tobacco I had brought for yow but since my comeing our barke sunck and the tobacco tooke wett and was spoyled with much more of myn owne, but the next yeare yf yow please, yow shall have soe much againe; And for the heifore soe it was that I could not bring her by reason I could gett torn; And for the present I cannot sattisfie yow for it by reason of my great losses; but yf yow please (And the lord blesse me) and my endeavours I will sattisfie yow for the heifer and the rest in Corne this next yeare; I doe intend god willing to be with yow ere longe and then I shall better explaine my self vnto yow then now I cann by writeing; I assure I shall and will deale as fairely with yow as with any; Soe being glad to heare of hope of your recovery desireing the lord to continue it with my love and service remembered I shall desire ever to rest Yours truly to power

Geo: Ludlowe Ca. 1637

Note, in the handwriting of Roger Williams: mr. Coxall hath a letter of particulars, but in this Mr. Ludlow acknowledgeth 1st an Heifor which was mine 4 yeares since the increase of her is mine.

2ndly vpwards of 4 score waight of Tobacco.

3rdly consideracion aboue 8li for 3 goats due to me when they were almost

2 yeare since about 4li a goate, as allso their increase.

4thly an house watch.

5thly Another new gowne of my wiues new come forth of England and cost betweene 40 and 50 shillings.

W. 4. 90; 5 Collections , I. 250–251. George Ludlow, a brother of Roger Ludlow, applied for admission as a freeman in Massachusetts in 1630, but his permanent place of settlement was in Virginia. See Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, XXIX (July, 1921), 352–354. This letter was presumably forwarded to Governor Winthrop by Roger Williams with the letter printed in 4 Collections , VI. 212.