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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

William Paine to John Winthrop1
Paine, William JW

1640-04-21

To the Right Worshipful and much onred Loving freind the Governer
Right Worshipfull and much Onered in the Lord,

Thes are to giue your Woorship to vnderstand that wher as Goodman Medcalfe mad som spech of your not hauing 40 bushil of Corne he should not a neded for althow Coleg ded not deliuer his that I might a had of him when I was there it how som ever I would fal short of this 40 soe it wil be deliuered acording to your derecion Sir ther is an other bisnes which I here your worship is to haue the hering of which is betwixt on Smith and my brother Hammond dauter which when I was in the bay he mad a gret stir about it and much desired that we could goe to Mr. Philipes or Mr. How to haue them to here the bisnes that was betwixt him and the mayd: resolving if he might not safely leaue her when he hard Mr. Philipes he would then be ruled by his iugment: and soe he teld his tale Mr. Philipes his Answer was that he could not leue her exsept she ware wiling or eles that he could proue somthing that would mak an nulity: and then he resolued at that time to goe on and prosed: but 231more I might say but I shall not at this time: this I am sure he had don the mayd a gret dele of rong and for my part I think had thay bine wis as thay should she may mak as good a mans wife as his: but I could desire that it might be mad an end of that the Cort might not be trobled with it: but if it should com to the Cort then I should desire that I might haue word: but thus leving and commending you and al your afayeres to the Lords good Gidance: thus Remaning youers to command to his power with my Servis to your worship

William Paine From Ipswiche the 21 of the 2 month 1640
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Essex Institute; 4 Collections , VII. 401–402. For Paine, see 4 Collections , VII. 401n.