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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

Isaac Lovell to John Winthrop1
Lovell, Isaac JW

1640-05-11

To the right Worshipfull Mr. Wintrup Gouerner of New Ingland I pray deliuer this
Sir,

not knowing whether in these trublesum times it will please God I shall longe inioye life or liberty to wright vnto you againe I am glad of this my ocasion to truble your Worship with a few lines althoug I hope you will counte it no truble my busines is this my wiues Vnckel Goodman Fuller of Ony2 in Buckingham sheare desired me to wright vnto you concerning a sonne of his John Fuller for whome he hath purchased land in Saugust3 and hath furnished him with cattel and other prouisions out of Ingland to his great cost which hee intendeth hee shall inioye liuing in that obeadience vnto his father which God commandeth and hee hath promised the which obeadience hee hath not obserued in these too thinges first in his intended marradge for whareas hee beinge scarse twenty years of adge will marry a stranger when his father alreddy hath made a worthy choyse for him heare in Ingland secondly in his remouing frome Saugust or Bostone to goe with Mr. Woster4 if hee liketh better to bee at Bostone his father will thare purchase for him if hee will follow his owne will rather then obeadience to his fathers lawfull commandes hee doeth profes hee will take all from him which was intended both of land and cattel etc: and disinherrit him in ould Ingland his fathers intent and mine both is for new Ingland before long if 240God giue life and liberty the party who gaue his father noties of this his name is Henry Person sonne in law to goodman Cooper dwelling at Sawgust it is his fathers desire and mine (who haue beene alreddy to bould with your Worship) that you will be pleased to doe God this good seruis in your place as to exammine the sayd John Fuller concerning these thing and to admonish him vnto submition. thus commiting you and your to the protection of our mercifull God with the remembrance of my humble loue I take my leaue Your Worships in the union of the Lord Jeasus

Isaack Louell From Finsberry hard by More fildes neare London May the 11th 1640

Endorsed by Governor Winthrop: Mr. Isack Lovell, Resps. per the Sparrow.

1.

W. 4. 103; 5 Collections , I. 292–293. All that is known of Lovell is certain biographical information given in his letter to Governor Winthrop, May 2, 1637 (Winthrop Papers, III. 408–409).

2.

Olney, Buckinghamshire.

3.

See Lechford's Notebook, 152–153.

4.

The Reverend William Worcester, formerly a fellow townsman of the Fullers at Olney, came to Massachusetts in 1639 and became the first minister at Salisbury.