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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

Giles Firmin to John Winthrop1
Firmin, Giles JW

1640-04-15

To the right Worshipful and our honoured Gouernour John Winthrop Esq. at his house in Boston
Right worshipful honoured and Deare Sir,

I receiued your louing letter with many and heartye thankes for your remembrance of mee; it is 226no small comfort to mee that I haue a roome in your thoughtes, and that my welfare should bee so much desired and regarded by you, as your letter intimates. for the Corne which your worship haue procured mee, I am sorry I should put you to trouble, but humbly thankefull that you will doe it, and that you haue answered my bold request: what price it carry, your worship mention not, yet I suppose it will bee as cheape as any. I thanke the Lord I haue louinge freinds who doe supply my necessitie, and doe send in beyond my thoughtes. for your counsell about my remouinge into the Bay, I doe not sett light by it, consideringe from whom it come, hauinge a deeper reach then my selfe: onely for matter of imployment, I haue as much heere as I desire, and loue my plantinge more then it, onely the highest ambition of my thoughtes and desires are to bee vsefull and seruiceable heere in a common way. Freinds I haue verie louinge ones and mr. Rogers ministry very searchinge: yet if your worship shall please to lend mee your thoughtes, I shall receiue them thankefully, and veiw them well: Wee haue diuers very ill: and Fluxes and Feuers, I obserue are very dangerous. My hast is much onely I shall waite for your arguments, and in the mean time with my best seruice and due respects presented to your selfe and second selfe desiringe the Lord to answere all your loue I rest: your worships vnworthy kinsman

Gyles Firmin Ipswich: 15: 2 mo: 1640
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W. Au. 101; 4 Collections , VII. 275–276.