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

Editorial history

06/02/09, CSG: Completed transcription
18/12/11, CSG: Created page & posted transcription to wiki






Abstract & context


Samuel Barnardiston wrote to Sir George Oxenden on April 20th, 1667. The letter was sent from London.

In this letter, Barnardiston XXXX



Suggested links


See 31st March 1663. Letter from Samuell Barnardiston to Sir GO, London
See 3rd April 1663, Letter from Samuell Barnardiston to Sir GO, London
See March 1665/66, Letter from Samuel Barnardiston to Sir GO



To do


(1) Check transcription against physical manuscript at BL

Transcription

[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[1] & peirce[2], 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

[RH SIDE]
S:r
Yo:e trewly affectionate friend & servant
Sam Barnardiston



Notes




Possible primary sources

  1. Thomas Breton, London merchant and SVJS subscriber
  2. Edward Pearce, London merchant and SVJS subcriber