MRP: C10/55/132 f. 1
C10/55/132 f. 1
Editorial history
15/11/11, CSG: Images made of manuscript
20/11/11, CSG: Started transcription
Abstract
Transcription
//14:th March 1657//
//Too the right hon:ble Lords Com:rs of the greate Seale of England//
//Humbly complayning sheweth unto yo:r Lo:pps yo:r Orato:rs Martin Noell of London Esq:r, Geo: Oxderwood Esquire, Symon Delboe, Jn:o Taylor Merchants of y:e said Citty of London That whereas yo:r Orato:rs did heretofore (that is to say) about the Moneth of December in the yeare of our Lord One thousand//
//six hundred ffifty and five ioyntly adventure severall parcells of Goods Comodities and Merchandizes being in the whole of the value of att least ffifteene hundred pounds sterling to certaine places in the East Indies in a certaine shippe called the Mayflower (of which Captaine William//
//White the Elder was then Comander) and the said Goods Merchandizes and Comodities did Comitt to the care & management of one Henry Watkins as ffactor for yo:r Orato:rs to begotiate Barter and Merchandize with the said Goods Comodities & Merchandizes upon yo:r Orato:rs behalfe//
//upon & for yo:r Orato:rs Accounte & benefitt ffor which they likewise allowed sallary or provision to the said Henry Watkins as theire servant or ffactor And yo:r Orato:rs further show that the said Henry Watkins did on yo:r Orato:rs behalfe traffique with and Barter & Exchange//
//by way of Merchandizeinge the said Goods Comodities and Merchandizes (soe as aforesaid intrusted with him by yo:r said Orato:rs) in the said Indies for goods Comodities & Merchandizes of the Native growth & Manifacture of the said Indies or such other goods Mony Comodities//
//and Merchandizes as the said Indies did afford And did thereby very much improve yo:r Orato:rs stocke which they soe as aforesaid adventured with the said Henry Watkins in the said Shippe called the Mayflower soe that yo:r Orato:rs said Stocke was by the said Merchandizeinge//
//encreased and improved att length in value to above Three Thousand pounds sterling & which said stocke of yo:r Orato:rs of Three Thousand pounds Sterling and upwards (consisting as aforesaid of goods & Comodities of the Native growth & manifactures of the said Indies and such//
//other goods money and Comodities as the said Indies did afford The said goods Money and Comodities were att severall tymes & places in the yeares of our Lord One thousand six hundred ffifty six and One thousand six hundred ffifty and seaven by the said Henry//
//Watkins Shipt and Laden aboard the said Shippe called the Mayflower (of which the said William White the Eld:r or William White the young:r was then Captaine & Comander) and to them the said William White the eld:r and William White the young:r or one of//
//them Comitted and delivered and by them or one of them received for yo:r Orato:rs use And the said Henry Watkins did take one or more Bills of Ladeing or other acknowledem:ts from the said William White the Eld:r and William White the young:r or one of//
//them of the severall Receipts of the said goods Mony wares and Merchandizes as the proper Goods Money Comodities & Merchandizes of yo:r Orato:rs which they the said William White the Eld:r & William White the young:r or one of them did likewise//
//undertake to deliver unto the said Herny Watkins for yo:r Orato:rs use att some other ports or places in the East Indies or to the said Henry Watkins for yo:r Orato:rs use or to yo:r Orato:rs themselves or one or some of them in London as was XXXXX fitt they XXXX//
//the same of right belonging to yo:r Orato:rs as being the proceeds & returns of their said ??Adventure and the said Henry Watkins havinge noe Interest or propperty in his owne right in the said Goods Money Comodities & merchandizes or any of them nor having any thinge//
//to doe with the same save only as servant or ffacto:r to yo:r said Orato:rs & hee Tradeing & assigneing only with yo:r Orato:rs stocke to yo:r Orato:rs use as aforesaid to whome alsoe all the benefitt of the said Henry Watkins his tradeing Merchandiyinge traffiquinge//
//by some Agreem:t with the said Henry Watkins was and of right ought to come & XXXXXX But now soe it is may it please yo:r honno:rs that the said Henry Watkins being shortly after (that is to say) aboute the Moneth of [specific month is omitted in the manuscript, leaving a space] in the yeare of our Lord One//
//Thousand six hundred fifty [specific year is omitted in the manuscript, leaving a space] and before the returne of the said Shippe into England untimely drowned They the said Captaine William White the elder & William White the younger or one of them in whose possession the said Goods Money Comodities & Merchandizes (soe as aforesaid shipt for yo:r Orato:rs//
//use aboard the said Mayflower) were att the tyme of the death of the said Henry Watkins takeing advantage of the said Watkins his untymely and sudden death and possessinge themselves or one of them of the Letters or Advice & Invoices directed to yo:r said Orato:rs//
//of some other of their ffacto:rs concerneing the said Goods Money Comodities & Merchandizes (without which they knew yo:r Orato:rs had no meanes to come to the knowledge of the pticulers of the said goods Money & Merchandizes did not only delay neglect & att length//
//refuse to deliver unto yo:r Orato:rs or to any others for their use the said goods Comodities & Merchandizes or any of them either in the East Indies or in London as they ought as aforesaid to have done But did alsoe on their or one of their own accompts traffique & trade//
//with & to their or one of their owne use Convert all or the great part of the said goods money Merchandizes and Comodites And did likewise possesse themeselves or one of them
Commentary
See also C10/55/132 f. 2
