MRP: 6th April 1663, Letter from John Stanian to Sir GO, London (poss. 1662/63)

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6th April 1663, Letter from John Stanian to Sir GO, London (poss. 1662/63)

BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, ff. 18-19

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See 25th August 1662, Letter from John Stanyan to Sir GO
See March 1665/66, Letter from John Stannian to Sir GO


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[BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, ff. 18-19]


Worp:ll S:r

[X] with you overland in double Copies last August w:ch I hope are come to yo:r hands[1] wherein I breifly mentioned what in Soe little time after yo:r departure hapnded (sic) , & came to mind y:r might concerne you, Since when wee concluded w:th y:e Dutch , Copie of y:e Artciles ...

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The Comp:a doth allow theire Serv:ts libertie of Trading in India & in theire owne Shipps, if it be not such goods as they have therein y:e same for theire owne Acco:ts, soe you may make good Advantage from y:e Bay to Persia etc. as you best know, & if at any time M:r Goodjer[2] & M:r Gray[3] have any remaines of mine I will order them to deliver it to yo:r Worp: to imploy till y:e next yeare if they cannot doe it w:thout Trouble you."

Therewith I send you a Declaration printed by y:e Comp:a to discover Private Trade in all places, alsoe a Copie of y:e Preamble, by w:ch you may see y:e conditions of Subscriptions w:ch at Seaven yeares must come & to XXX att w:ch time if this Stock shall not have well XXXXX, I Question whither they will be encouraged to proceed againe in a Stock however if it should soo happen as y:t they leave aby Intermission betweene y:t abd of thus, beginning of y:e Next Stock, Ieave it to y’:r discretion what use to make of such an Opportunity…

Notes

[Mentions highly valuable trade in diamonds for and with Portugal.]

[Thinks Sir William Thompson will be Governor]


Yo: faithfull ffreind & humble Servant John Stanian



Notes

  1. ↑ John Stanian is referring to his previous letter, dated August 25th, 1662, in which he had suggested that war with the Dutch was unlikely. See March 1665/66, Letter from John Stannian to Sir GO
  2. ↑ John Goodyer
  3. ↑ Mathew Gray

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