MRP: 25th February 1662/63, Letter from William Morton to Sir GO, Temple, London

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25th February 1662/63, Letter from William Morton to Sir GO, Temple, London

BL, Add. MS., XX, XXX ff. 10-11

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(1) Check transcription against physical manuscript at BL & add foliation

(2) Look at will of William Morton[1]

(3) Look at will of Nicholas Scrivener[2]


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BL, Add. MS., XX, XXX ff. 10-11

Hon:d S:r

Though I am but a Strang:r to you onely I know yo:r Person yett having XXXXX soo large a Character of ye:r Integrity & Justice from y:e Exch:a in London, I am bound to make this Addresse to you, for y:d ??Excessive of itt, in a case y:t concernes myselfe w:thin your Jurisdiction w:ch is thus; In y:e yeare: 1658 a sonne of mine Geo: Morton[3] was intertained in y:e Service of y:e East India Comp:a & disposed by their order for a ffacto:r in persia, & tooke his voyage thither w:th M:r W:m Garway[4] & theire died in y:e yeare: 1660: att Gombroone in Psia att his gooing hence I furnished him w:th a Stock of commodities of vallew about 4:&500:ll, w:t is become of y:t Stock I could never learne & am onely made Acquaint:d w:th y:e unhappie & untimely death of my Sonn taken away by a ffeave:r in y:t unhealtfull Countrey those y:t knew him both here & there, doe Assure me that he was hopefull, Able, & ffruga:ll & I am very well Assured not likely to wast his Estate, his Xwill, & Frug:ll deportm:t whilst he was here in England having given mee that confidence, & I believe you will heare soo of him there yett I cannot discover w:t became of his Estate; In y:e yeare :61: I herd a XXX [lett:r?]from M:r ??Marsin Andrews[5] who then supplyed y:e place you now hold, whowe was pleased by his XXXX [lett:r] to promise mee y:t one M:r Buckridge[6] should give mee an Acco:t of my Sonns Estate at his returne into England, this M:r Buckeridge was principall in y:e Psian ffactory my Sonn was his second at his death, M:r Buckridge is Arrived here in England & I have spoken w:th him who gives me noo Satisfactory Acco:t of my Sonns Estate but pretends pt of it was lost in an Adventure at Sea, & to that end he produces a Certificate w:ch he pretends was made in y:e Indies by one Nich:o Scriven:r,[7] such a Ship, or y:t was ever such an Adventure, or loss, by my Sonn upon y:t Shipp, I am utterly Ignow:t ?more Y:n by his base Allegation he pretends my Sonn had some Estate in ye hands of one M:r Lambton[8] & others in Surr:tt & those ?Esteamd Pts. With whome my Sonne did hold Intercourse & Corespondency, It is True y:t my Sonn held correspondency w:th M:r Lambton att Surr:tt , & by my Sonne Ord:s XXXX Agents here by my direction did send over in y:e beginning of y:e yeare: 60: or 61: some cases of Sack & Strong Waters, to y:e vallew of above 40:ll fro my Sonns use, w:ch I am Informed came to M:r Lambtons hands butt After my Sonns death those goods, & w:tsoever of my Sonns was in M:r Lambtons hands before & at Y:e time of his death I could never as yett gett an Acco:t of, though I have written to M:r Lambton last yeare to desire an Acco:t & y:t he wold please to returne mee y:e vallew of it in beste other commodities of y:e Countrey upon y:e whole matter, mine humble & earnest Suite to you is , y:t in yo:e Zeale to Justice, & in favo:r to Right, you wold please to Speake w:th M:r Andrews, & M:r Lambton on my behalfe, & y:t you please by yo:r Selfe & Minist:es about you to call M:r Lambton to Acco:t & casue him to doe mee Justice in my reasonable & Just Demands, & y:t you wold please to communicate y:e discovery to my Noble ffreind S:r Abr:a Shipman[9] his Maj:ties of great Brittaines Commisson:er & Govern:e of Salcett w:th whom I know & presume you hold good correspondence, & I am confid:t he will Advise me of it, & if needd Require give you any Assistance he cann for y:e furthering of my desires to w:ch End I have written unto him, And if you will please to Add a further Obligation upon mee by soo much increase of yo:e Troubles as to lett mee receive a line or two from you by yo:e XXX direct:n to M:r Bennett [Binnett?] Maine[10] at his house at y:e Black Swan w:th 2 Necks in Wattlingstreet London att y:e Next Rieturne of y:e Shipps, you shall cast a very great ingamem:t upon mee to endeavo:r a Requitall of yo:r soo high favo:r, by any Service I can doo you or any y:r Relations here, wherin I shall promise you in y:e ?word of a gen:tle, I will not be remiss, but I hope I may prove soe Successful in yo:r comm:ds as may Render mee worthy to be Registered amongst y:e Numb:er of

[LH side] Temple[11] London y;e 25:th Febr 1662

[RH side] Yo:r Affectionate ffreind & Rieall Serv:t
William Morton


Notes

George Morton


George Morton is mentioned in Court Minutes:

"The staff in Persia was to consist of William Garway (Agent, at 125l.), Nicholas Buckeridge (50l.), John Hoddesdon (30l.), George Morton (25l.), William Jennings (25l.), and Peter Samway (25l.); the last two being intended to voyage to and fro between Gombroon and Surat"[12]


Nicholas Scrivener


"Samuel Pauncefote, William Janson, and Nicholas Scrivener, were sent in the Diamond..."[13]

"Henry Revington is appointed Chief at Ahmadabad, Nicholas Scrivener Chief at Sind or Tatta, Anthony Smyth Chief in the Deccan, and William Garway Agent in Persia"[14]


The Black swan with two necks, Watlingstreet, London


"Bedford co. Red Lyon in Aldersgate street, t. f. wa. Swan with two necks in St. Johns street, w. Rose and Crown in Aldersgate street, w. Red Lyon ditto, th."[15]


Possible primary sources

TNA


PROB 11/326 Hone 1-57 Will of Nicholas Scrivener or Scrivenor, Merchant of India 03 March 1668

PROB 11/342 Pye 53–118 Will of Sir William Morton or Moreton, Justice of Our Sovereign Lord the King 03 March 1674
  1. ↑ PROB 11/342 Pye 53–118 Will of Sir William Morton or Moreton, Justice of Our Sovereign Lord the King 03 March 1674
  2. ↑ PROB 11/326 Hone 1-57 Will of Nicholas Scrivener or Scrivenor, Merchant of India 03 March 1668
  3. ↑ George Morton was XXXX
  4. ↑ William Garway was XXXX
  5. ↑ M:r ??Marsin Andrews was XXXX. This was presumably Mathew Andrewes
  6. ↑ Nicholas Buckeridge
  7. ↑ Nicholas Scrivener was XXXX. See Missing faces
  8. ↑ John Lambton, the Surat warehouseman
  9. ↑ Abraham Shipman was XXXX
  10. ↑ M:r Bennett [Binnett?] Maine was XXXX. See Missing faces
  11. ↑ XXXXX
  12. ↑ EFI 55-60, p. 147
  13. ↑ EFI 37-41, p. 275
  14. ↑ CCM 55-59, p. 221
  15. ↑ Richard Burridge, A new review of London: being an exact survey, lately taken, of every street, lane Court, ... within the cities, liberties, or suburbs of London, Westminster, and the borough of Southwark. Alphabetically digested (London, 1728), p. 38

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