Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 3

Accounts of John Winthrop, Jr.1

Winthrop, John, Jr.

March 10, 1629/30. Received of mr. Harwood tresurer for the Company 30li

Paid mr. Revell towards the powder 40li 2

March 11. Paid mr. Covels man for shot as by the acquittance vpon his bill which mr. Pinchen hath, appeareth 92li 10s

To mr. Ray for my brother Henry for holland, and lockrum 3li 19s

To mr. Goldsmyth for my sister Winthrops Coat 46s 8d

To mr. Preston in full payment 3li

my vncle Downing half mr. Brands acquittance for the mony he is to pay into the Ioynt stock. he hath also the license of alienation and fine for Groton land and acquittance for respit of homage all in a blacke box together.

Apr: 6: Received of goodman Pond 10li wherof 7li 17s 6d in mony the rest accounted for mault.3

April 7. paid to Bulbrooke of Wenham for provisions that he had made of meale etc. for New Engl. 36s 4d 4

April 13. Received of my vncle Gostlin for wood for the poore and others, the summe of 3li 16s and accounted for a years Collection for my father 32s.

Received of mr. Walford for Edward Walford for mony which my father lent him. John Samford received it of him. 5li

Apr: 30: Paid back to Tho: Gilson of Sudbury for his man which was turned backe 4li

May 2. received of my vncle Gostlin which he received of Haxall for mony which my father lent my aunt Painter 4li 10s

A bill from mr. Apleton of Royden for the payment of 30li 4s for 2 Cowes which he is to have in new England: due June 24.5

May 4. payd my brother Hen: bill for 6li to Roger Mather for mr. Craducke also payde to him for Goodman Cole for his Clothe 5li in all 11li my sister Winthrop had of my mother 5li. she had of me June 4th 30s. she had June 19 20s.

paid my brother henrys bill to mr. Goffe 10s

To my Cozen Clarke for tobacco for him 20s

June 24. lent my brother Forth 4li more lent my sister Winthrop 20s

Aug: 28: received of mr. Gurdon 20li for goodman Kingsburye of Asington.

Sept: 2: lent my sister Winthrop 20s.

memorand: that the 18 of Octob: I am to pay to Sam: Burrows thirty pounds.

Sept: 15. paid mr. Peirce 50li vpon a bill from my father.

Item paid more to him and mr. Alerton to buy provisions for my father according to his directions 200li

Sept: 2. delivered John Samford for mr. Nicholson his tythe 50s

the browne biskot waied in the baggs 100½ 2 li. the hogshead The white biscot waied 100½ with the bags

payments
	li	s	d
potatoes		20
mr. Vassall bill from my brother6	5
mr. Bundockes bill7 of	1	10
3
mr. Revells bill	23	4
Edward Hopwoods 2 bills	6
Griffith wallers 2 bills	6	7
mr. Beechers bill	19
mr. Strettons bill	2	15
mr. Craduke for vse of 200li	8
Constables for towne rates		15
mr. Smith	15
mr. Wright for fraight	30
Robert Parkes bill	2	1
mr. Huggen his vse	4
mr. Sampsons bill	4
mr. Lee his yeer of mony	2
mr. Doyles fine	15
mr. Hodges fine	56
	5
Stansby about Cristide	20
John Samfords bills for Corne	12
for malte	9	8
another bill of his	3
another bill of his	3
vncle Gostlin which I lent him	4
more	20
mr. Cradocke	200
to him for vse more	8	2
more to him for mr. burrowes	7
To Thomas Denton for pease 40 bushells	14
mrs. Knaps bill	10	12	6
mr. Drakes bill	8
my aunt Branch for 6 quarters8	60
for Fees to the lawyers and writings etc.	10
laid out at bristol for more things I sent besides what mr. Peirce had	5
spent there in going and comming in Charges	10
mr. Ray for holland for my brother H.	3	19
to mr. Goldsmith for my sister Winth.	2	6	8
to mr. Preston in full payment	3
4
to Bulbrooke for his meale	1	16	4
Gilsons bill for his man	4
To mr. Cradocke my brother Hen: his bill	6
Goodman Cole for cloth	5
to mr. Goffe my brother Hen: bill		10
to my cozen Clarke for tobacco	1
lent my sister winthrop in June 1630	4	10
my brother Forth	4
Paid mr. Peirces bill from my father Sept: 15, 1630	50
Delivered to him per mr. Alerton to buy provitions at Bristol	300
Sept: 2: 1630 delivered to John Samford for mr. Nicolson	2	10
Payd mr. Peirce May 21, 1631, vpon a bill from my father	100
paid the fraught of the Arabella and Talbot	350
Paid mr. Stansby for Mrs. Knewstub	20
Paid mr. Smith the Taylor more	15	10
Paid goodwife moulton vpon bill	15
June 12 at Groton 1631	30
my sister Winthrop	10
more to her	2
more my wife to her	5
Paid mr. Sharpe vpon bill	12	15
Jul: 2, 1631 paid mr. Huggen vpon bord	100
my sister Winthr:	10
more to her	4
Jul: 18 paid John Samfords bill london	19	18	6
at london	60
mr. Humphries beife	12
Tho: Caly for mrs. Sands	5
for tin ware	3	18
to Joh. Samford to buy chese	20
a pair of smiths bellowes		10
for Iron ware	36	6
for a Chest		6
for drugs	17	11
for seeds9	1	6
5
to my sister Winthrop	6
to my mother at london	18
more paid John Samford	15	14
delivered him more	10
paid Sam. Goslin for Cloth	12
the maids Charges to london	1
paid my vncle Gostlin for the tooles at braintre other Charges	6
to my mother more Aug. 2	80
paid mr. Smith the taylor	18	4
paid him more for my sister Winth:	3	8	6
paid mr. Kerby for skins	3	17
paid mr. watson	6	7
paid John Samford more	4	8	6
given mr. Peirce of london
deliv: my aunt Downing to buy provitions for my mother	20
to mr. Burrowes	23	12
to John Samford when we came from london	20
paid mr. Childs bill from my father10	27	9
Paid Rich: Raimonts bill from my father		3
Paid paul Woods bill	4
paid mr. Goffe by bill from my father at hampton11	150
paid him since	50
my sister winth: at Sandwich
sister Ursly had of me	7
The carrier at severall tymes at once he had 30s
brought with me from London to Sandwich	20
left with my vncle downing	130
philip Gostlin to pay	3
for glasses12	5
Electuarium lenititum13	1
the greate peece	5
laid out in provisions as per mr. John peerce his bill appeares	221	5	10
paid to mr. willm. peirce	350	4
there remaines of John Samfords last bill to be paid backe to me 1li 13s out of 18li 17s which he received of me at London, wherof he hath laid out 17li 4s as per his bill
6
I gave in my father a bill of disbursements	2930li
and of receipts	2472

receipts
	li	s	d
Received of mr. Revell for mr. dudlies freight	40
Received mr. Nuttall per bond14	20
Received of mr. Clarke for mr. Nowell	50
Received vncle Gostlin	10
Received of Ridlesdale	10
Received Smiths bond of Leaven heath	60
Received of my Cozen Forth	605
Received of mr. Harwood for Parker	7	15
Received of goody Hammond to send her husband	7	5
Received of goodman Pond and 2li 3s in mault	7	17
Received of mr. Andrewes of bow lane15	20
Received of my vncle Goslin for wood for the poore and others	3	16
Received of Walford	5
Received of Sir Drue Deane per bond	80
Received of my vncle Gosl: for my mother Painter which my father lent her	4	10
Received of mr. Gurdon for Kingsbury	20
Received of goodman warren of Colchester per bond for his brother	12
Received of mr. Waring16	2000
Received of Gregory Stone for warren	20
Jul: 1: 1631 Received of mr. Clarke for mr. Nowell	70
Received of mr. Wells17 of Tarling for Edward Lambe	13	7
Received of Loverun of essex to send provitions for N: E:	6
Received of mr. Rogers for provis: for N: E:18	3
Received of mr. Cotton of boston	3
Received of mr. Smith the taylor	5

W. 65. These accounts fill eleven pages at the end of a commonplace book kept by one Arthur Blundefeild, who, according to Robert C. Winthrop, Jr., “is supposed to have been a fellow student of John Winthrop, Jr., at Trinity College, Dublin, or elsewhere.”

Preceding these accounts there are five pages of notes by John Winthrop, Jr., on Peter Whithorne (Whitehorne), The Arte of Warre Written First in Italian by Nicholas Machiauell and Set Forthe in Englishe . . . with an Addicion of Other Like Marcialle Feates and Experiments (London, 1560–1562, and later editions).

On another page appear the following undated memoranda, some of them in cipher:

aurum foliatum

spiritus vini

aqua fortis

to sublime salamoniac

vitra diversum fortis

vitrial hungary

sulfur

crusibles

peices of loking glasse

smalest sort of lens

cristall

smal glasses made by the lampe

a vice, a polisher and other Iron tooles etc.

brasse belloues

There follows a page of undated shipping memoranda:

a hogshead with bookes

a small hogshead of butter Containing 8 firkins and a halfe

a barrell of bookes in cipher: my chimical bookes

a pipe 2 fetherbeds and 2 bolsters

a pipe with 2 fetherbeds and 2 bolsters

a pipe 4 blankets: 5 Cloth Carpets: 2 Tapstery Coverlets. a blacke silke gowne and a yellow wastcote of my sister winthrops. a silke yellow pelice and stoole Claps sic of my sister mary a buffe Jacket. 2 brasse Capestickes 13 peices of peuter of divers sorts etc. a brasse skimmer, a dozen of pillowes wherof 6 are downe: 2 Cushons.

a hogshead of butter, Containing 10 firkins ½

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 216.

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 223.

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 223

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 309.

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 295–296.

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 311.

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 185.

See bill of July 26, 1631, pages 47–48, below.

10.

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 308.

11.

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 307.

12.

See bill of July 22, 1631, pages 45–46, below.

13.

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 303.

14.

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 321.

15.

Cf. Winthrop Papers, II. 306.

16.

This entry relates to the sale of Groton Manor. See L. and L. , II. 77–78. See also the references on pages 27, 29, and 32, below.

17.

The Reverend Thomas Welde of Terling, Essex.

18.

For letters of the Reverend John Rogers concerning his gift for provisions to be sent to Massachusetts, see Winthrop Papers, II. 316–317; pages 8–9, below.