MRP: 20th April 1667, Letter from Samuel Barnardiston to Sir GO, London
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20th April 1667, Letter from Samuel Barnardiston to Sir GO, London=
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06/02/09, CSG: Completed transcription
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[f. 123]
S:r George Oxinden
S:r I have now before me this of y:e 30:th Xber 1665: & 10:th 7:ber 1666 y:e late & p:y y:e ship Affrican by whome & y:e S:t George soe you had reced mine, these are to accumpany y:e ship Charles who was as yo:w will understand first designed for y:e Coast & tis very doubtfull whether may not be y:e sole ship y:e Comp:a may this yeare send for India, o:e Nation is now at everylow Condition in poynt of trade; late pestilence, dredfull fire & present warr hath extremely Impoverished a many, tis hardly Credable w:t an alteration these Judgment of y:e allmightyes have made a mongst us, y:e greate dangers y:t merchants now run at sea * y:e little satisfaction of expectations when goods arrrive welll, makes me resolve to doe lite in trade, untill I see an alteration, I did some time since sell my diamonds you sent me p:y Royall Charles, to good profitt though not answereable to former times, but I can fault nothing buy y:e times, & therefore must Continue to acknowlidge myselfe much satisfied in what yo:w were pleased to doe for me therin,
I have well weighed what you write Concerning some miss representations of your Actions to y:e Comp:a & y:e exceptions you take to some exprestions in their lres; I am loath to enter into any tedious discowres on those Stories, yet w:thout flattery as far as I can understand y:e sense of y:e Committee
[f. 124]
they have a trew beleefe of y:e reallity of yo:e selfe in their service & there is noe person in India whose esteeme w:th them is equall to yo:ws not w:thstanding there lres acquainted yo:w w:t they may heare reported by such (out of dorres) [?] as have no kindness for yo:w, as occation hath resented I have not beene wanting to speake yo:e Inosentley in y:e point of an Extraordinary trade in y:e Country to be drowenby yo:w, neither will y:e Comp:a entertaine any the xxx [obscured by wormhole] of Choosing you A succesor [???] untill you make it yo:e request to themselves though yo:e time were expired;
There is now already apointed twixt his Ma:tie the Duke to be held at breda to w:ch end his Ma:tes Comitioners being y:e Lord Hollis, & M:r Henry Coventry,) are to set forward about 11 [?] dayes hence; y:e Almighty give good success & an honourable peace, or else I had much rather y:e warr Continued;
I had this day some Conference w:th yo:e brother S:r Henry Oxinden upon y:e exchange who hath had much trouble in yo:e law sutes w:th M:r Briton & peirce, w:ch after a hard verdict e last terme in yo:e disfavour is removed into Chancery, where this next terme they are to have a hearing, but to bring it into Chancery at y:t time y:e monny might not be paid according to y:e verditt of Merchants, was a very hard matter & for this removall I stand engaged w:th yo:e said brother in a recognisence twixt 4 in five thousand pounds in y:e Court of Common please by w:ch meanes I hope that a faire will be bought to some good Conclusion, yo:w having equity on yo:e side, in anything y:t I can serve yo:w heare yo:w shall find me Really
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S:r
Yo:e trewly affectionate friend & servant
Sam Barnardiston
