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| + | Thomas Richardson wrote to Sir George Oxenden in a letter dated April 5th, 1663, sent from London. | ||
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| + | Richardson was commonly known as "Lord Richardson," but, according to Ethel Bruce Sainsbury's calendar of court minutes of the English East India Company, he was correctly known as "Lord Cramond." His grandfather was the former Lord Chief Justice, Sir Thomas Richardson, whose second wife was created Baroness Cramond in 1629.<ref>'A Court of Committees, January 28, 1663' (''Court Book'', vol. xxiv, p. 578), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 292, fn. 1</ref> Sir George Smith and Sir William Ryder referred to him as Lord Richardson in a slightly earlier letter of March 26th, 1663.<ref>[[MRP: 26th March 1663, Letter from George Smith & William Rider, London|26th March 1663, Letter from George Smith & William Rider, London]]</ref> | ||
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| + | Richardson had presented his candidate for the position of Surat chaplin at a Court of Committees held on January 28, 1663, and the decision was taken for l'Escaliot to preach one Sunday at Stepney parish church. Elizabeth Dallison mentioned to her brother, in her own letter to Sir George Oxenden of XXXX, that she had heard l'Escaliot preach at the Stepney church.<ref>This is the footnote text</ref> | ||
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| + | The chaplin Richardson proposed was John l'Escalliot, who had taken his M.A. degree from Cambridge in 1660. | ||
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| + | Several other letters mentioned the chaplin. Charles Porter sent a letter of his own with "my very good freind M:r L’Scallett (who is appointed yo:r Chaplin).<ref>[[MRP: March 1662/63, Letter from Charles Porter to Sir GO|March 1662/63, Letter from Charles Porter to Sir GO]]</ref> A joint letter from Sir George Smith and Sir William Ryder lent their weight to Richardson and Porter's separate letters: | ||
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| + | ''Upon y:e Request of my Lord Richardson Charles Porter & many freinds more I am desired to recommend to yo: favour y:e B[xxxx] yo:r Chapline M:r Jn:o LeScarlett, lett his worth & good parts praise him (& not my penn) hee was recommended to y:e Hono:ble Comp:a & freely elected by y:e Comittee as a person worth theire service & Imploym:t in y:e Ministree, hee soo appearing to you I beseech you S:r give him all due Incuradgm:t & Carrector him soo to y:e Comp:a that his salary may bee augment:d from 50:ll to 100:ll p ann:''<ref>[[MRP: 26th March 1663, Letter from George Smith & William Rider, London|26th March 1663, Letter from George Smith & William Rider, London]]</ref> | ||
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| + | Richardson's country estate was at XXXX, Norfolk.<ref>This is the footnote text</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:08, January 27, 2012
5th April 1663, Letter from Thomas Rychardson to Sir GO, London
BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, f. 99
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Abstract & context
Thomas Richardson wrote to Sir George Oxenden in a letter dated April 5th, 1663, sent from London.
Richardson was commonly known as "Lord Richardson," but, according to Ethel Bruce Sainsbury's calendar of court minutes of the English East India Company, he was correctly known as "Lord Cramond." His grandfather was the former Lord Chief Justice, Sir Thomas Richardson, whose second wife was created Baroness Cramond in 1629.[1] Sir George Smith and Sir William Ryder referred to him as Lord Richardson in a slightly earlier letter of March 26th, 1663.[2]
Richardson had presented his candidate for the position of Surat chaplin at a Court of Committees held on January 28, 1663, and the decision was taken for l'Escaliot to preach one Sunday at Stepney parish church. Elizabeth Dallison mentioned to her brother, in her own letter to Sir George Oxenden of XXXX, that she had heard l'Escaliot preach at the Stepney church.[3]
The chaplin Richardson proposed was John l'Escalliot, who had taken his M.A. degree from Cambridge in 1660.
Several other letters mentioned the chaplin. Charles Porter sent a letter of his own with "my very good freind M:r L’Scallett (who is appointed yo:r Chaplin).[4] A joint letter from Sir George Smith and Sir William Ryder lent their weight to Richardson and Porter's separate letters:
Upon y:e Request of my Lord Richardson Charles Porter & many freinds more I am desired to recommend to yo: favour y:e B[xxxx] yo:r Chapline M:r Jn:o LeScarlett, lett his worth & good parts praise him (& not my penn) hee was recommended to y:e Hono:ble Comp:a & freely elected by y:e Comittee as a person worth theire service & Imploym:t in y:e Ministree, hee soo appearing to you I beseech you S:r give him all due Incuradgm:t & Carrector him soo to y:e Comp:a that his salary may bee augment:d from 50:ll to 100:ll p ann:[5]
Richardson's country estate was at XXXX, Norfolk.[6]
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[f. 99]
Hono:d S:r
It must bee y:e ingenuity of yo:r disposition not y:e merritt of soo greate á stranger as I am to you can obtain pardon, for y:r troubles I herby give you, occasioned by y:e East Indian Comp:ys accepting, upon my recommendations this bearer for yo:r Chaplin; of whoos Piety, Loialty, Learning, & Civellity, I have had á bout five yeares experience in my house upon which, I humbly move you; y:t as you ?aapprove him you will please to certifie of him to y:e Governor of y:e Comp:a heere, for his incuradgement & y:e satisfaction of.
Yo:r most Humble
Though unknown serv:t
Tho:s Rychardson
London Aprill y:e 5:th 1663
Notes
- ↑ 'A Court of Committees, January 28, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 578), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 292, fn. 1
- ↑ 26th March 1663, Letter from George Smith & William Rider, London
- ↑ This is the footnote text
- ↑ March 1662/63, Letter from Charles Porter to Sir GO
- ↑ 26th March 1663, Letter from George Smith & William Rider, London
- ↑ This is the footnote text
