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John Bulbrooke to John Winthrop1

Bulbrooke, John Wintrhop, John

1631

To the right worshipfull mr. Wintrop in new England this be delivered

To the right Worshipfull Mr. Wintrop gouernour at New England,

Grace and peace be multiplied vppon yow. I John Bulbrooke your seruant though absent in Body yet present in spirit desirous hartily to remember my seruice to you: in humble manner, desiring God to blesse and aboundantly to prosper yow in all your proceedings: entreating your worship to remember your promised loue to me your seruant. so desiring to heare from you the next returne and some litle note of your prosperous iourney and of your love towards me so leauing you to the protection of the almighty who has promised to keepe and defend all thos that walke in a perfect way I rest Your seruant in the Lord

John Bulbrooke Ca. 1631

I entreate your worship to remember my harty love to my Cussen Child and his wife, praying God to keepe him vprite in his feare and to send to me some token of their love.

W. 11. 88. For earlier references to John Bulbrooke of Wenham, Suffolk, see Winthrop Papers, II. 223, 306; and above, pages 2 and 4.

Thomas Gostlin to John Winthrop, Jr.1

Gostlin, Thomas Winthrop, John, Jr.

1631

To his very loving Cosen Mr. John Winthrop at Mr. Downings house in Peterborow aly in fleetestrete this be delivered in London

Lovinge Cosen,

according to your request I went to lanham2 and tooke particulers of all your lands there (as neere as I could gather of your tennants) whereof ther is 83 akers or thereabouts, all of the which is Copy saving 3 or 4 akers which is free and houldeth of Mr. Barrow and the house with halfe an aker is also fre but they know not of whome it houldeth Mr. Doyle haue demanded 3 pence the yeere for it but ther have not any rent bin payed because they never knew iustly of whome it held Mr. Harman farmes 20 akers rents 7li 12s ther is 10 akers of it errable and the rest fennes and ther is a littell tenement vpon the ground Allin farmes where he dwelleth 20 8akers 28 akers of it is erreble the rest fennes saving one aker of medow which lyeth in a common medow it rents 20li 12s more Allen farmes 20 akers 13 of it erreble the rest medow it rents 13li 10s

Mr. Forth farmes one medow of 3 akers it rents 4li the yeerely rent with the Lords rent is 45li 14s the Lords rent is in all 3li 7s the yeere, 41s 4d to Mr. Hoges, 24s to Mr. Doyle, 1s 8d to Mr. Barrow and thus with my truest loue to you my Brother Downing and sister with commendationes to all the rest of my cosenes and freinds I rest Your ever loving vncle

Tho: Gostlin Ca. 1631

I could wishe that you would not sell any of it as yet it is thought that the land that lyeth at masones bridge which Allen last toke to farme will sell for as much as all the rest. Your Ante remembers her loue to you all.

W. 1. 83. Thomas Gostlin, a clothier of Suffolk, married Jane Winthrop, sister of the Governor.

Lavenham, Suffolk.