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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Abstract & context


John Stanian (alias Stanyan) wrote to Sir George Oxenden in a letter dated April 6th, 1663, sent from London.

In the letter he mentioned that the Committees were becoming very strict in London on private trade, especially "Callicoe & Black Pepper." Ironically Stanian himself was sacked in 1667 for alleged involvement in private trade.

Sir William Ryder reported to Sir George Oxenden in a letter fated Augusr 22nd, 1667, sent from Bethnal Green, that Stanian had been dismissed for:

Houlding correspondence and privatt trading with ye Comp:a Servants, Especially with S:r Edward Winter & also some of y:e factory[1]

He was replaced by Mr. Robert Blackbourne.

John Stanian (b. ?, d. ?) was the Secretary of the English East India Company from June 1654 till his removal in XXX 1667. Prior to his appointment as Secretary he had been servant for six years to the Secretary Richard Swinglehurst. In February 1658 also acted as keeper of the Exchange Warehouse on an annual salary of £100.


Suggested links


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[2] wherein I breifly mentioned what in Soe little time after yo:r departure hapnded, & 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[3] & M:r Gray[4] 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[5] printed by y:e Comp:a to discover Private Trade in all places, alsoe a Copie of y:e Preamble,[6] 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



Possible primary sources

  1. ↑ 22nd August 1667, Letter from William Ryder to Sir GO, Bethnal Green
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ John Goodyer
  4. ↑ Mathew Gray
  5. ↑ This is the footnote text
  6. ↑ This is the footnote text

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