MRP: 15th December 1662, Letter from Francis Cobb to Sir GO, Aschine
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15th December 1662, Letter from Francis Cobb to Sir GO, Aschine
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[p. 17]
Right Worp:ll Hon:d S:r
Yo:r Grall: & y:e pticuler you weare pleased to Hon:r me w:th came to my hands by yo:r serv:t ?Willy (or Nilly) Mahmud, who arrived in y:e Nugdy y:e 20:th November S:r I was rejoyced at yo:r lre because of soo great a favour from you, & next it speakes my Deare ffather to bee in health, I doubt not but hee hath writt to mee though I have not any lre from him
Ffor affaires heere you have (I doubt not but) a perfect understanding of them by lres y:t hath passed in Presid:t Andrewes tyme, y:e Great ?Defferance betweene M:r G: &c:a is now soo great á Dishonor to y.e English y:t you would bee sorry to know w:t name wee goo by, but you Prudence is recompence enough for to ámend such things as now is passed: Truely S:r as to my selfe, I have not had any Content haveing had noo busynesse for y:e hono:ble Comp:a that may give mee y:t name of theire serv:t; & other things (w:ch when it please God to make mee happy in seeing you) XX [small word unreasable due to wormhole]I shall make bould to acquaint you w:th (untill w:ch tyme I humbly desire your patience & to excuse mee y:t now I doo not write my meaneing; If I should not write you y:t its good; those now ?partes, meete noo more: I should bee Guilty of Contracting much trouble: I know it will be presented to you, y:t you would please to give leave y:t one pson now come to you might returne againe; but I shall humbly desire yo:r pardon when I tell you y:d Burnt Child dreads y:e fire but I hope of your Curtesye; neither Can I say any thing to any but yo:r Worp:e it is not my nature to make any Complaynt: especially of those w:ch makes M:r J:L: my enemye if knowne, therefore I humbly desire y:t you would not acquaint him, & being you have Comfirmed Presid:t Andrewes Commission given mee, I hope you will give mee
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give mee leave soo to bee, untill you call mee home by y:e ?Vine; M:r Clapton hath sent you á paire of Bookes of his ?Jahor voyadge, but y:e Brokeridge is not putt in though p:d y:e pson y:t went w:th him & now is in y:e ???youke Surratt; is name, Abramgee Vorah. y:e sum M:r Clapton p:d him is 40 ?Talbs y:e pson is fitting for to serve two Masters, S:r, w:t stock dooth come upp y:e Vine or other shipps may very well bee manadged by M.r Clapton & my selfe & then to bee shure wee may have quiettnesse.
S:r went M:r Gary concluded y.e Articles w:th this Queene hee Contracted for a yearely pres:t to y:e vallue of a 100 Tale (or Tals) w:ch was by him given when I came in y:e Nugdy, & now I have presumed to give it y:s yeare y:e Charge being upon y:e owners acco:t soo y:t w:n It please God y:t yo:r Shipp arrive shee cannot bee at any charge at all, this I hope will cause our house Charges to seeme y:e ??losse y.e Cause wee favour y:e Nugdy is for y:e present.
The Queene Much desires your answer to all y:e lres sent to our King & Hon:ble Imployers & dooth proffer all her countrey for you to trade in but I shall not trouble yo:r Worp:e any more now: But Begg leave to write to you by y:e ?Bunder Shipps & soo subscribe my selfe.
Yo:r most humble serv:t
Ffrancis Cobb:
Aschine:r Decemb:r y:e 15th 1662
