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Emmanuel Downing to John Winthrop1

Downing, Emmanuel JW

1638-10-22

To his Honorable brother John Winthrop esqr. Governour at Boston

Sir,

I thanke you for my brother Kerbyes letter, but before yt cam I had assigned him more monie, to serve his torne. the 50li I would exchange is of other monie, not of any I expect to be in his hands. I am not willing to send James of purpose about yt if I could other wise doe yt, before the shipp goes hence.

I thanke you hartilye for your kynde Invitation, but I hope there wilbe noe necessitye of my being there this winter. there is more cause of your coming hither, where I shall God willing acquaynt you with the secrets of the decoye.2 I pray resolve to come ere winter. I doe rest vpon you for wheat and Rye, about 30 bushells of Rye and 10 bushells of wheate. I pray let my Cosen Stephen dispatch the perfecting of the accounts, and the remayne I purpose to dischardge with ready monie. Soe desiring the Good lord to preserve you to length of dayes and eternall Joy with my service to my sister and your selfe I rest your verie louing brother

Em: Downinge Salem 22 October 1638 1.

W. 2. 25; 4 Collections , VI. 49.

“Whereas Emmanuell Downing, Esqr., hath brought over, at his great charges, all things fitting for takeing wild foule by way of duck coy, this Court, being desiros to encourage them, and others, in such designs as tend to publike good, do give him full liberty to place the same duck coy in some convenient place within the bounds of Salem, as the towne and hee can agree, and that it shall not bee lawfull for any person to shoote in any gun within halfe a mile of the pond where such duck coy shalbee placed, nor shall vse any other meanes for disturbance of the foule there; and if any man shall offend against this order, hee shalbee fined, or otherwise punished by the discretion of such court as shall have the hearing of the cause; and if any person shall bee taken shooting, or going aboute to shoote, within the said limits, and beeing not knowne to the said Emanuell Downing, or his servants, which shall attend the said duck coy, it shalbe lawfull for them to make seizure of his peece, and detaine the same till the cause be h[e]ard and determined.” Records of Massachusetts, I. 236.

Hugh Peter to John Winthrop1

Peter, Hugh JW

1638-10-25

To our noble Gouernour these present in Boston

Hon. Sir,

I vnderstand by Mr. Pierse that Mr. Bellingham is very very greedy for more mony who hath already taken more then hee can answer: wherefore my humble request is that you would bee pleased to suffer none at all to touch it, synce the mony is properly myne and at the Court wee hope to bee all there; Mr. Pierse hath also promised to vndertake for all the Owners there, and I for those here, being iust halfe in eyther place and so to issue all.

I am bold besides to intreat you to let your seruant by your order to take all Mr. Lapthornes goods into your hands, that were at the ordinary, his trunke and other things are at your house already, and to pay 3li to the Master for passage, and what the ordinary demaunds, and to keepe all his goods safe because hee wholy belonged to mee, and my brother who sent the 72man ouer to mee vpon my letter will expect my faithfulnes. Thus making euer bold with you I rest Yours in all due respects and vtmost seruice

Hu: Peter Salem 25. 8, 1638

I pray salute your animae dimidium and my noble Aunt. I pray intreat her or some body to buy mee 5 or 6 doz: of Candles vpon any termes.

W. 2. 52; 4 Collections , VI. 97–98.