MRP: April 1667, Letter from James Oxinden to Sir GO
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April 1667, Letter from James Oxinden to Sir GO=
Editorial history
31/03/10, CSG: Completed trasncription
18/12/11, CSG: Created page & posted transcription to wiki
Abstract & context
Suggested links
See 24th March 1665/66, Letter from James Oxinden to Sir GO, London
See January 1666/67, Letter from James Oxinden to Sir GO, Deane
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[f. 90]
Most honoured S:r
Being newly informed from London, y:t y:e Comp:a have one a sudden, & unexpectedly, resolved, to send overland to yo:e before y:e goeing of y:e Shipp London, & littel (sic) Charles w:ch hath a long time had o:e les (sic)
[f. 91]
I was glad to redouble my hold, on this Occasion, because it usually keepes its foretop so long out of my Reach to tender yo:w y:e most humble service, & good wishes of y:e sender &, especially to give yo:e a brief acco:tt of yo:e affaires, now (since y:e unfortunate Death (sic) of my deare Aunt) under y:e managem:t of my father, in tending to be more prolixe & to give yo:w a summary of all yo:e businesses, God willing) by y:e Shipp London, & because by o:e lres: by ffort S:t George wee gave yo:w an acco:tt of y:e goods yo:w sent by y:e Royall Charles , London, & American, being stratned (sic) in time I shall not renumerate (sic) y:m untill my next, but begin where they ended viz w:th yo:e lawsutes, & herin (sic) we must be faithfull to yo:w & tell yo:w; y:t yo:e adversaries have upon a tryall att guildhall, gott a verdict & Judgm:t of 2200:ll against yo:w upon y:e first bill of exhcnage, my Cozen Ja: Masters had hopes to overthrow y:e Judgm:t; by bringing a writt of errour (sic) in y:e Comon pleas, where it was argued severall times but all would not doe, S:r Orlando Bridgman gave it against us, wherefore my Cozen Masters removed his writt of errour to y:e Kings bench where wee were Constrained to give in Security for double y:e summ viz 4400:ll for my ffather & S:r Sam: barnardiston were bound, by a recognisance upon their estates to stand to y:e Judgm:t y:e Kings bench should give in y:t case,
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& so y:e business hanges for y:e present, in y:e meanetime wee are abringing (sic) it w:th all speed into Chancery, (hopeing to retrieve it there) before they putt in sute their other two bills of exchange at comon (sic) law where we are sure to be cast, & so liable to pay y:m greater costs upon y:e acco:tt of damage – Cleere zt [?], It had bin happei (sic) had y:e Cause been brought into Chancery at first as M:r Papilion (sic) & others advised, & never gon (sic) to Comon Law at all, & y:n we should not have had (as now) y:e disadvantage & prejudice of a verdict of Merch:ts agianst us, (w:ch will sway much) but y:e Lawyers advised y:e Contrary, & y:e know we must be ruled by y:m; They have [XXX] 900:ll of yo:e in their hands & wee are willing to give y:m 10 [COULD BE 19?] Pcent profitt (sic), as y:e Chancellour (sic) allowed S:r Martin Noell in y:e same Case, but nothing will Content y:m; but 50 Pcent profitt, & y:e whole interest for six or seaven (sic) yeares but we have hopes y:e Chancellour will bee more moderate; & not Comply w:th their unreasonable demands, The next terme y:e cause is to Come before him God send us good success w:ch yo:w shall heare by o:e next; Wee are removing w:th o:e family for a time to London the better to watch yo:e enemyes & attend your negotiations & law affaires w:ch for y:e Intrigues & Multiplycation (sic) of y:m; require y:t totall residence their being severall more sutes depending , as my uncle Christopher: Sallary, The burnt Shipps Gunnes & for y:e Baftas in M:r Brittons hands, who has put in a Cross bill in Chancery, & pretends yo:w
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are in his debt upon y:e acco:t of a Joynt stock , there was betweene yo:w : & when these sutes will be at an end God knowes, as for y:e bill & Answeres yo:w sent over by the Affrican, throw y:e neglect of those yo:w Comitted y:m too, they are so knawn by Ratts, that they are not all Legible so y:t wee must returne them to yo:w againe, or else petition my Lord Chancellour for liberty to convert y:m by y:e Coppies. I was present w:hn my father delivered yo:e private lres: to y:e Committee, who after wee had w:thdrawne, they had read it, sent for us in a gaine, & y:e Governer S:r Andrew Ricard in y:e name of y:e Comp:a after he had thanked my father for his care & speed in dilivering (sic) of it, exprest (sic) in short w:t a good Opinion y:e Comp:a had con:cerned of yo:e abillity & fedility (sic), & y:e great satisfaction & benefitt they reced; by yo:e prudent managem:t of their Affaires, my father thanked them for their worthy Opinion of yo:w, & w:th [OR, w:ch?] alladed (sic) y:t he was Confident yo:w highly deserved (sic) itt, & now S:r I hope yo:w are Confident y:e Comp:a hath honourable thoughts of yo:u they have pronounced itt in open assembly, & can never w:th out Infamy [?] reced (sic) from it, in some of yo: lres:, to my Aunt I observe, yo:w are apt to mistrust, y:e Comp:a gives to much Creditt to y:e Calumnies (sic) of y:e enimies, for my pt I can find none yo:w have & S:r Samuell Barnardiston & others are of y:t mind who wondered w:hn yo:w gave him intimations in yo: lres: alas S:r they doe not regard y:e lettel venomous (sic) Acts
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of a petty ffactour, yo:e solid Performances trust their Malice w:ch makes me inclinable too beleeve (sic) my Aunt by being a little temerous (sic), & fearfull of yo:e reputation, hath given yo:w too much occation of suspition, & Jeloussy (sic), w:ch in my opinion twere better yo:w departed from it, both for yo:e owne satisfaction & y:e Worlds, we have had a tugging w:th my Coz: Dallison a bout (sic) my Aunts will & y:e reserveing (sic) yo:e 1400:ll upon y:e lease w:ch by mutuall Consent mie (sic) ffather resigned to my Uncle Peirce (sic), in trust for my Cozen Dallison, & has charged y:e lease w:th yo:e Debt, & other leagacys (sic) as responsible as y:e will can make y:m; but my Coz: Dallision affairms (sic) y:t my Aunt had no power to dispose of y:e lease , & intends to invalidate y:e will by putting in a bill in Chancerie against my Aunt & all pretenders to leagacies (sic), M:rs Sarah is servant for before she resigned her Interest sHe had 125:p:d her downe in law other [XX:] Annuity, so y:t now my Cozen Da: renewews y:e lease himself, & my ffather appies [?] himselfe to pay my Aunts debts (w:ch will amount to 1000:ll) out of y:e product of y:e jewells, w:ch are so low by reason of this unhappy warr & dearth of money, y:t wee have not made sales of any one Jewell, nor have bin offered anything reasonable fo y:m; but I hope y:e Clowds will Cleare up, & after this martiall storme & Halcyon peace will ensue; to offert w:th my L:d Hollis & M:r Hen: Coventrie are a goeing Ambassadors to Breda; it being
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Thought by y:e Councell more advantagious (though not so honourable) to treate in their owne Country both to dishearten y:e multitude who beleeve wee have no minde to peace, & to make a muting (could be mutiny) & devision among y:m; or to sett up y.e orangion (sic) interest, the King of ffrance makes daylie great xxxxx & preperations for fflanders, & onely expects y:e death of y:e young King of Spaine & his Queen hath y.e best titell to y:e crowne, this will make greate alterations in y:e affaires of Europe & enforce ffrance to ambition Peace w:th England, we have reced by y.e Affrican, y:e Nuttmeggs 6 ambergreece w:ch is not yett sold having beeb offered five p:ds y:e Ounce w:ch wee would faine arrive to, an acco:tt whereof yo:w shall receive w:n tis disposed of, in y:e meantime if I may serve yo:w here in ought else I desire yo:w instruction, assuring yo:w y:t next to yo:w health & happines I shall never take a temporall favour more greatfull of Providence y:n a Capacity to serve yo:w many designe or Imploym:t being allwaies industrious to appeare
My love & service to my
Brother Henry, & to my
Cozen Masters vz:t
Hono:d S:r yo:r most obliged
Nephew & humble Servant
James Oxinden
