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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

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William Hooke to John Winthrop1
Hooke, William JW

1640-01-28

To the Worshipfull John Winthrop gouer: be delivered in Bostone
Worshipfull Sir,

Vnderstanding that mr. Winselowe and some other gent: haeth power from your Worshipp to grant out lottes at merimake to newe commers, Sir if you shall thinke it fitt to lett me haue a portion of land in that plantation I will remoue and about June next to bild there I haue written vnto mr. Winselowe allredy about it expecting an answer euery daye that I maye order my bisnesse accordenly for my remoueall I desier noe great quanitie of land but that I maye haue that which is sufficient for the manigine of that estate which I haue. I haue fead my selfe a longe time with vaine hopes there is noe posibelity here with vs for the geathering of a Church except god in mercy open there eyes and lett them see there supersticious waye which they desier to goe. Sir desireing your worshipp to helpe this poore man the berer here of which haeth bine much damnified by the master of Gallopes pinnas Sir I leaue the matter vnto the party to relate vnto your worshipp to my knowledge haeth Caried himselfe here amoungst vs verie shamefully the master and gallope Sonne twoe, Inuited some of our naybours aborde his pinnas and made them dronke and dronke themselues twoe he heath not it answered for it but some stands bound for them I rest leaueing your worshipp to the lords protecktion Yours to command

Willi. Hooke Accomenticus the 28 January 1639/40

Sir If I might not be to troublesome vnto your worshipp desiring an answer by the first.

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W. Au. 96; 4 Collections , VII. 196–197. For Hooke, see 4 Collections , VII. 195n.