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Courts (search for this): chapter 6
avity) coming in to us, we came to such resolution, that in April, 1630, we set sail from Old England. The company to whom this patent from King James of which Dudley speaks was granted was entitled The Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Its records have been preserved and published, and are very full in detail, and intensely interesting with reference to the founding of Eastern Massachusetts, and the part taken therein by John Winthrop. The company held its General Courts from time to time in London; the one in which we are most interested is concerning the transfer of its government to Massachusetts and appointment of Winthrop as governor. It was on July 28, 1629, and reads: And lastly, Mr. Governor (Cradock) read certain propositions conceived by himself, viz.: That for the advancement of the Plantation, the inducing and encouraging persons of worth and quality to transplant themselves and families thither, and for other weighty reasons, to transfer t
Peter Milborne (search for this): chapter 6
inary great commendations of Mr. John Wynthrop, both for his integrity, and sufficiency, did put in nomination for that place the said John Winthrop, and he was by a general vote, by erection of hands, chosen to be Governor for the ensuing year. Winthrop's voyage to America is described with minuteness day by dayin his diary. It begins:— Anno Domini, 1630, March 29, Monday (Easter Monday). Riding at the Cowes, near the Isle of Wight, in the Arbella, a ship of 350 tons, whereof Capt. Peter Milborne was Master, being manned with 52 seamen and 28 pieces of ordnance, etc. At the present day this seems a pretty large armament for such a little canoe of a ship; however, disregarding the proverb of a century or more later, that Greater ships may venture more, but little boats should keep near shore, they sailed from Old England, and after a long voyage full of incident and peril, from foe and from sea, arrived safely at Salem on June 12, 1630. Speaking of his arrival, Winthrop says:
Richard Salstonstall (search for this): chapter 6
all inhabit there, and not to continue the same in subordination to the company here (in London). Those present were desired to privately consider this matter, and bring reasons in writing pro and con at the next General Court, and meanwhile to preserve secrecy, that the same be not divulged, probably fearing that King James' government might defeat their purpose. On August 26, 1629, or within a month after this meeting, an agreement was drawn up between John Winthrop, Thomas Dudley, Richard Salstonstall, William Vassall, Increase Nowell, and others, all now good old New England names, to embark by the 1st of March next . . . to pass the seas (under God's protecton), to inhabit and continue in New England; provided, always, that before the last of September next, the whole government, together with the Patent for the said Plantation, be first, by an order of Court, legally transferred and established to remain with us and others which shall inhabit said Plantation, etc. On August 29,
Adam (search for this): chapter 6
Sudbury being about five miles west, and Hadleigh five miles east of Groton, adjoining which to the west is Edwardston, the birthplace of the subject of this paper, Governor John Winthrop. He was born January 12, 1587 (O. S.), and was the son of Adam and Anne Winthrop, of Groton manor, which was the ancestral home of the Winthrops, this estate having descended to this Adam from his grandfather, Adam Winthrop, to whom it had been granted by patent in 1544 by Henry VIII.; the estate previously bAdam from his grandfather, Adam Winthrop, to whom it had been granted by patent in 1544 by Henry VIII.; the estate previously belonged to the monastery of Bury St. Edmonds. The following record of Governor Winthrop's birth was made by his father in these words: John, the only sonne of Adam Winthrop and Anne his wife, was borne in Edwardston on Thursday, about 5 of the clock in the morning the 12 daie of January anno 1587 in the 30 yere of the reigne of Qu. Eliza. Other entries in his diary concerning his son John relate concisely certain important events in the life of the future governor, viz., his entrance to coll
Oliver Ames (search for this): chapter 6
a Scotia; then Robert Temple, Jr., grandson of the governor of Nova Scotia, and whose wife was daughter of Governor Shirley; then by Isaac Royal, a governor's councilor; then by Thomas Russell, another governor's councilor; and recently by Governor Oliver Ames; and now by Governor Ames' heirs. Some extracts from Governor Winthrop's diary give us a picture of his life here at Ten Hills and elsewhere at this time. He says, under date of October 11, 1631: The governor, being at his farmhouse at MGovernor Ames' heirs. Some extracts from Governor Winthrop's diary give us a picture of his life here at Ten Hills and elsewhere at this time. He says, under date of October 11, 1631: The governor, being at his farmhouse at Mistick, walked out after supper, and took a piece in his hand, supposing he might see a wolf (for they came daily about the house, and killed swine and calves); and being about half a mile off, it grew suddenly dark, so, as, in coming home, he mistook his path, and went till he came to a little house of Sagamore John, which stood empty. There he stayed, and having a piece of match in his pocket (for he always carried about him match and a compass, and in summer time snake weed), he made a goo
Charles D. Elliot (search for this): chapter 6
John Winthrop By Charles D. Elliot The parish of Groton in the county of Suffolk, Eng., lies midway between the town of Sudbury on the river Stower and the town of Hadleigh on the river Bret, Sudbury being about five miles west, and Hadleigh five miles east of Groton, adjoining which to the west is Edwardston, the birthplace of the subject of this paper, Governor John Winthrop. He was born January 12, 1587 (O. S.), and was the son of Adam and Anne Winthrop, of Groton manor, which was the ancestral home of the Winthrops, this estate having descended to this Adam from his grandfather, Adam Winthrop, to whom it had been granted by patent in 1544 by Henry VIII.; the estate previously belonged to the monastery of Bury St. Edmonds. The following record of Governor Winthrop's birth was made by his father in these words: John, the only sonne of Adam Winthrop and Anne his wife, was borne in Edwardston on Thursday, about 5 of the clock in the morning the 12 daie of January anno 1587
Cotton Mather (search for this): chapter 6
by drinking one to another, restrained it at his own table, and wished others to do the like, so as it grew, by little and little, to disuse. Winthrop seems by this to have been the first practical temperance reformer in these parts. Cotton Mather relates that, In the year 1632, the governor, with his pastor, Mr. Wilson, and some other gentlemen, to settle a good understanding between the two Colonies, traveled as far as Plymouth, more than forty miles through a howling wilderness; . . . tever crosses it is not authority, but a distemper thereof. There were many disturbing and unrighteous elements here in those days, and the old proverb was often exemplified, that where the Lord hath a church the devil hath a chapel. Cotton Mather, in speaking of Winthrop, said: Many were the afflictions of this righteous man! He lost much of his estate in a ship, and in a house, quickly after his coming to New England, besides the prodigious expense of it in the difficulties of his
Shirley (search for this): chapter 6
th occasional interruptions owned in families of governors or their associates, from its first grant, to the present time. Its first owner was Governor Winthrop, of Massachusetts; then his son, John Winthrop, Jr., governor of Connecticut; then Charles Lidgett, an associate of Governor Andros; then the wife of Lieutenant-Governor Usher; then Robert Temple, son of the governor of Nova Scotia; then Robert Temple, Jr., grandson of the governor of Nova Scotia, and whose wife was daughter of Governor Shirley; then by Isaac Royal, a governor's councilor; then by Thomas Russell, another governor's councilor; and recently by Governor Oliver Ames; and now by Governor Ames' heirs. Some extracts from Governor Winthrop's diary give us a picture of his life here at Ten Hills and elsewhere at this time. He says, under date of October 11, 1631: The governor, being at his farmhouse at Mistick, walked out after supper, and took a piece in his hand, supposing he might see a wolf (for they came daily a
— Endecott (search for this): chapter 6
entury or more later, that Greater ships may venture more, but little boats should keep near shore, they sailed from Old England, and after a long voyage full of incident and peril, from foe and from sea, arrived safely at Salem on June 12, 1630. Speaking of his arrival, Winthrop says: About 4 in the morning we were near our port. We shot off two pieces of ordnance, and sent our skiff to Mr. Peirce his ship, which lay in the harbor. . . . Mr. Peirce came aboard us, and returned to fetch Mr. Endecott. . . . and with him Mr. Skelton and Capt. Levett. . . . We . . . returned with them to Nahumkeck (Salem), where we supped with good venison pasty and good beer, and at night we returned to our ship. On Thursday, June 17, he writes: We went to Mattachusetts, to find out a place for our sitting down. We went up Mistick River about six miles. On July 2 he records: My son Henry Winthrop was drowned at Salem. This was his first great sorrow since arriving. Under Thursday, July 8, his di
John Wynthrop (search for this): chapter 6
of you as desire to have the patent and the government of the Plantation to be transferred to New England, etc., hold up your hands, etc., when, by erection of hands, it appeared by the general consent of the company that the government and patent should be settled in New England. At several other meetings the details of this transfer of government were discussed, and on October 20, 1629, the court met to elect the new governor, and having received extraordinary great commendations of Mr. John Wynthrop, both for his integrity, and sufficiency, did put in nomination for that place the said John Winthrop, and he was by a general vote, by erection of hands, chosen to be Governor for the ensuing year. Winthrop's voyage to America is described with minuteness day by dayin his diary. It begins:— Anno Domini, 1630, March 29, Monday (Easter Monday). Riding at the Cowes, near the Isle of Wight, in the Arbella, a ship of 350 tons, whereof Capt. Peter Milborne was Master, being manned w
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