Though A stranger A long time to your person, I am no stranger in my thankefull harte (to the All glorious Maiesty of Heauen) for such as you: you whose knowne worth and inward candor, nor frownes, nor flatterie, could euer force from its trew goodnesse for the generall good. Monster Ingratitude cannot say I flatter wittness not only this colloneys approbation, 376but all forayners that hath dealte or conuerst here. your constant Zeale for the things of God and man, may trewly intitle you to be the Father, and first Founder of this flourishing coloney and will haue the happiness to leaue behind you a lasting memory, but such as Honour God he will Honour: I Sam. 2: 30: (Right worthy Sir) It hath not bine out of neglect in not addressing my selfe vnto you by letter, in Answer of yours, but feare of troubling your more weighty Affayres with my vnnessasarie Lines. I tacke my selfe to be obliged that you are pleased to giue me notice that I lye vnder Jelousies of some of my neibours, and that they suspect my Affection, and Integrity towards them: Two things A man ought to respect whiles he liues here: his Inward Integrity: and his outward righteousnesse his piety towards God and his Reputation towards men: To haue euery man speacke well of me is vnpossible: because howsoever I carry my selfe: some Cynick will barke at my course. who can scape the lash of censure: If I should camelion licke, change my selfe to euery object, I might well be censured for A timorist, yes surly: and that Justly. I would if I could please all, but I had rather please one good man then content A thousand bad ones: How is it possible I should be loued of some, since diuersityes breed nothing but disvnion: and sweete congrewity is the mother of Loue. I will neuer professe what I will not striue to practice: and will thinke it better to be but crocked Timber: then A strayte blocke, and after lye to stumble men, as my Accuser hath done, for A supposed honest man being found lewde: is hated as A growne monster, but he that keepeth his mouth, sayth the wise man keepeth his soule: Perhaps the reporters are honest, and then I feare I haue deserued it: If it be so, I will labour to shacke off that corruption: and be glad I haue so by your meanes discouered it, and indeauor to win them by humanity, and gentilnes: Our blessed Sauiour hath taught me to love my enimyes: and to ouercome euill with good, and by loue to serue one Another but wee all know nature to be so composed that wee see more of others then ower owne, but trewly (Sir) I am sensible of my owne vnsufficiency (for maney respects) to haue Any charge or trust in the managery of Any office in your colloney, and therfore, as before, so yett, they would be pleased to passe me by, and macke choyce of some fitter man to doe them seruice. you desyre to know wherin you might pleasure vs, and that you are carefull for the weale of Pascattaque, then thus, as when the Romans indennizond any nation they commonly Adrest themselues to some select senator for ther patron, (So Sir) we apply our selues to you and therfore I am once more A suter, that you would be pleased to give your Ayde and Assistance vnto Mr. Parker our Deputy in the confirmation of this necke of land intire, for A townshipe, and that it may not be 377curtayled on the syde, by the pattentees of the greate house, or mangled on the other, by them of Douer, therby vtterly to macke it vnfitte to mayntayne ether A ministery or the inhabitants now living, or to come on it. Douer men vppon A treaty frely yelded vp the necke, prouided they might inioy that marsh which they haue propiety in, and to hould the sayd marsh of this Township which wee condesended to, but here only wee differd, and that them and thers would neuer pay any Rates for the sayde marsh: Accept then (vertuous Sir) this my good will, tacke it from him, who (leauing you and yours, all your fayre Actions and occasions present to the all Pure God which neuer leaues his) Remaynes Euer Deuoted to your Worthey vertues

sould vnto Mr. John Wintrop By Thomas Hiller At the thre leges in the Poultrey the 10th of May 1643

This Indenture witnesseth That Mary Gore daughter of Samuell Gore late Citizen and Grocer of London deceased hath putt herselfe Apprentice vnto John Winthrop Gentleman and Elizabeth his wife or their assignes to doe and performe All their affaires and businesses whatsoever And with them after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the Feast day of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist next ensuing the date hereof For and during the terme and space of Nyne yeares from thence next following and fully to 378be compleate and ended during which said terme the said Apprentice her said Maister and Mistresse faithfully shall serve, their secrets keepe, and their lawfull Comaunds gladly doe she shall doe noe dammage to her said Master and Mistress nor suffer to be done of others, butt to her power shall it lett, or forthwith give notice thereof to her said Master and Mistress Their goods she shall not waste, nor to any vnlawfully lend; She shall not committ Fornicacion, nor contract matrimony during the said terme. She shall not play att the Cards dice tables nor any other vnlawfull games. She shall not haunt Tavernes nor Alehouses, nor absent herselfe from her said service day or night vnlawfully, Butt in all things as a good and faithfull Apprentice towards her said Master and Mistress and all theirs shall meekely and mannerly behave herselfe during the said terme And the said Maister and Mistresse their said Apprentice in the true knowledge Feare and wayes of God and godlines shall carefully and conscionably teach and instruct, or cause to be taught and instructed Fyndeing to their said Apprentice meate drinke apparell lodgeing washing and all other necessaryes during the said terme And for the true performance of all the Covenants and articles abovesaid the said parties bynde them selves each to other by these presents In witnes whereof the said parties have to these present Indentures interchangeably sett their hands and seales Gyven the Nyneteenth day of May Anno Domini 1643 And in the nyneteenth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles of England etc.