Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4
1640-09
It is no litle trouble to me that my necessitye is such in regard of my iorney that I cannot be silent for the want of my money: I profess vnto you in the simplicitye of my hart if that I could haue procured moneyes any otherwayes, I would neuer haue beene soe vrgent with you as I haue beene: I doe bleiue if that you were but fully possossed with my condition and alsoe with the occasion that moues me to goe into England: you would very much commiserate my case: few intimate freinds I haue in this land: as for kindered none: a stranger I was to those of our owne plantation soe that my desire is that you would help me, and alsoe that you would not be offended with what I haue or doe write now vnto you: for as I haue sayd, soe I say still that if I had any other way to procure it: I should willingly haue lett it remaine in your hands till that you sent it me without any demaunding of it: and as I did formerly write vnto you, that the want of the moneyes was one prouidence that did hinder me for goeing in the Sparrow: 284but I am to goe (god willinge) with the next ship that goes for england which wilbee the next weeke: soe that I sent this bearer a purpose to you thus good Sir I pray you consider of my necessitye: and passe by any weaknesses, which my necessitye and straite may moue me to fall into Soe with an Expectation of what I haue and doe now writ for I rest Yours to vse and command in any thing that he can
W. 4. 107; 5
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, I. 307.