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 forty eight yeares or thereabouts a wittnesse sworne and
 examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./
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 |Transcription=tymes while hee soe had the sayd Accompts, hee the sayd Kinnaston made
 some queres to this deponent touching some perticulers of the sayd Accompts
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 John Tysoe &#91;SIGNATURE, RH SIDE&#93;
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 The second day of March 1657 English style/
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 forty eight yeares or thereabouts a wittnesse sworne and
 examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./
 |People=====Nathan Wright====
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 [[MRP: Nathan Wright will|PROB 11/274 Wootton 106-155 Will of Nathan or Nathaniell Wright of Saint Olave Hart Street, City of London 27 April 1658]]
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 Little documentation is available on Nathan Wright's commercial activities prior to the mid-1640s, though Wright may have been located in Bordeaux in 1628.<ref>Nathan Wright: SP 78/83 Order in Council concerning Nathan Wright and others residing at Bordeaux. 1628 Apr. 21</ref>  If this is so, he may have started in the French wine trade, as did the Bristol born, but later London based, merchant, Sir Mathew Hollsworthy, whose family had strong historical links with Spanish trading.
-It has been suggested, but not substantiated from primary sources, that Nathan Wright and Samuel Mico may have been commercial partners early in their commercial careers.
+It has been suggested, but not substantiated by this author from primary sources, that Nathan Wright and Samuel Mico may have been commercial partners early in their commercial careers.
 Wright had links to the English East India Company from early in his commercial life, being made free of the Company through redemption by fine on January 14th 1629.<ref>W. Noel Sainsbury (ed.), 'East Indies: December 1629', ''Calendar of State Papers Colonial, East Indies, China and Persia'', vol. 6: 1625-1629 (1884), pp. 692-699. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=71301 Date accessed: 30 November 2011</ref>  In August 1632 Nathan Wright appears in the Court Minutes of the English East India Company, buying pepper both with Alderman Clitherowe and Mr. Mico (probably Samuel Mico).<ref>W. Noel Sainsbury (ed.), 'East Indies: August 1632', ''Calendar of State Papers Colonial, East Indies and Persia'', vol. 8: 1630-1634 (1892), pp. 276-285. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=71451 Date accessed: 30 November 2011. </ref>

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	John Tysoe [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]		John Tysoe [SIGNATURE, RH SIDE]
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		+	Cole and others against Treworgy and Company)
		+	ffrancklin Smith)
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		+	Examined on an allegation on behalfe of the saydd Cole
		+	and others./
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		+	'''Richard Leader''' of the Barbados Merchant aged
		+	forty eight yeares or thereabouts a wittnesse sworne and
		+	examined saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet./

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 Spanish prizes aforesayd appointed Accomptant for them all, and entered all receipts and
 disbursements about the same into a fayer booke which hee kept and still
-hath of the same,. And saith the sayd South Pryor Clements and Thompson
+hath of the same, And saith the sayd South Pryor Clements and Thompson
 in the yeares 1645 (sic) and 1650 and before did severall tymes
 meete and peruse the sayd booke, and did not anyway except against

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 the sayd prizes, and this deponent having searched the bookes of the sayd
 Nathan Wright doth finde thereby that the same was accordingly paid
-to them the sayd South and Pryor by the sayd nathan Wright And further
+to them the sayd South and Pryor by the sayd Nathan Wright And further
 to this article hee cannot depose/
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 in the yeare 1650 arlate the sayd South Prior Clements and Thompson
 came to and made an other Accompt concerning some Spanish prizes taken by
-the sayd shipp ''disocover'' alias ''Saint Jacob'' and also concerning all other things
+the sayd shipp ''discovery'' alias ''Saint Jacob'' and also concerning all other things
 betweene them, which Accompt this deponent by order of the sayd Clements
 did deliver to the sayd Smith and Pryor, who did receave them of this

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	Nathan Wright's son, Benjamin, as the newly knighted Sir Benjamin Wright, accompanied Sir Richard Fanshawe on his embassy to the courts of Madrid in 1664. The son had clearly been exposed to the Spanish trade during his early adulthood since Sir Richard's wife, Lady Fanshawe, described him in her memoirs of the embassy as her "interpreter."<ref>Anne Fanshawe, ''Memoirs of Lady Fanshawe: wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, bart., ambassador from Charles the Second to the courts of Portugal and Madrid'' (London, 1830), p. 193</ref>		Nathan Wright's son, Benjamin, as the newly knighted Sir Benjamin Wright, accompanied Sir Richard Fanshawe on his embassy to the courts of Madrid in 1664. The son had clearly been exposed to the Spanish trade during his early adulthood since Sir Richard's wife, Lady Fanshawe, described him in her memoirs of the embassy as her "interpreter."<ref>Anne Fanshawe, ''Memoirs of Lady Fanshawe: wife of Sir Richard Fanshawe, bart., ambassador from Charles the Second to the courts of Portugal and Madrid'' (London, 1830), p. 193</ref>
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	=====Politics of the two merchant brothers=====		=====Politics of the two merchant brothers=====

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	In the period 1643-1658, Nathan Wright traded in a broad range of goods, as is revealed from a variety of sources, including letters of advice, Chancery court cases, and parliamentary records. Prior to the Navigation Act of October 1651 Nathan Wright used Dutch as well as English shipping, as can be seen from parliamentary records of a case involving silks laden by Nathan Wright, Robert Burdett, and others at Messina, Naples and Leghorn bound for Amsterdam.<ref>'House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 3 February 1652', ''Journal of the House of Commons'', vol. 7: 1651-1660 (1802), pp. 79-83. URL: [WWW]http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23943 Date accessed: 29 November 2011 </ref> Letters of advice sent from Alicante, in Spain and elsewhere for the period 1648-1652 reveal exports of tobacco, XXXX, and XXXX by Nathan Wright and Robert Burdett from London to various Mediterranean destinations, including XXX, XXX, and XXX.<ref>For tobacco see: Letter 27: 'Leghorn. John Parsons (Alicante, 16-6-1648)' in José Ignacio Martínez Ruiz, Perry Gauci, ''Mercaderes ingleses en Alicante en el siglo XVII: estudio y edición de la correspondencia comercial de Richard Houncell & Co'' (XXXX, 2008), p. 137; for XXXX see: XXXX; for XXXX see: XXXX</ref>		In the period 1643-1658, Nathan Wright traded in a broad range of goods, as is revealed from a variety of sources, including letters of advice, Chancery court cases, and parliamentary records. Prior to the Navigation Act of October 1651 Nathan Wright used Dutch as well as English shipping, as can be seen from parliamentary records of a case involving silks laden by Nathan Wright, Robert Burdett, and others at Messina, Naples and Leghorn bound for Amsterdam.<ref>'House of Commons Journal Volume 7: 3 February 1652', ''Journal of the House of Commons'', vol. 7: 1651-1660 (1802), pp. 79-83. URL: [WWW]http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23943 Date accessed: 29 November 2011 </ref> Letters of advice sent from Alicante, in Spain and elsewhere for the period 1648-1652 reveal exports of tobacco, XXXX, and XXXX by Nathan Wright and Robert Burdett from London to various Mediterranean destinations, including XXX, XXX, and XXX.<ref>For tobacco see: Letter 27: 'Leghorn. John Parsons (Alicante, 16-6-1648)' in José Ignacio Martínez Ruiz, Perry Gauci, ''Mercaderes ingleses en Alicante en el siglo XVII: estudio y edición de la correspondencia comercial de Richard Houncell & Co'' (XXXX, 2008), p. 137; for XXXX see: XXXX; for XXXX see: XXXX</ref>
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	His apprentices and sons-in-law were also drawn from wealthy and socially successful families. Two of his three sons-in-law were themselves merchants and his eldest daughter's two husbands were both possibly London lawyers. For example, Robert Burdett, a former apprentice and later a commercial partner of Nathan Wright, was the second son of Sir Thomas Burdett, Bart.<ref>Daniel Lysons, 'County of Kent: Beckenham', ''The Environs of London'', vol. 4: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent (London, 1796), pp. 291-306. URL: [WWW]http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45478 Date accessed: 29 November 2011; see also 'Letter book of merchants trading to Alicante, Spain', DRO: Burdett family of Foremark: estate, family and personal papers: Family and Business Papers D5054/12 c.1540 - c.1710: D5054/12/3 1648-1652; and José Ignacio Martínez Ruiz, Perry Gauci, ''Mercaderes ingleses en Alicante en el siglo XVII: estudio y edición de la correspondencia comercial de Richard Houncell & Co'' (XXXX, 2008), pp. 115-125 </ref> Robert Burdett went on to marry Mary Wright, the second of Nathan Wright's three daughters, and Burdett was himself knighted in 16XX [REQUIRES CONFIRMATION].<ref>PROB 11/274 Wootton 106-155 Will of Nathan or Nathaniell Wright of Saint Olave Hart Street, City of London 27 April 1658; Robert Burdett's knighthood and its date requires confirmation</ref> Nathan Wright's eldest daughter, Susan, married firstly Charles Potts Esquire, who was possibly a Middle temple bencher [OCCUPATION TBC], and subsequently Francis Drake Esquire, who was possibly also a lawyer of Middle Temple.<ref>Susan Wright's first husband, Charles Potts Esquire, was possibly a master of the bench of Middle Temple. See PROB 11/231 Brent 319-367 Will of Charles Potts of Middle Temple London 27 April 1653; Charles Potts was buried in the Temple Church. See Henry George Woods (ed.), ''Register of burials at the Temple Church, 1628-1853'' (XXXX, 1905), p. 10. A Mr. Francis Drake is mentioned in Middle Temple records: "Mr. Francis Drake shall have an assignment in the chamber in Middle Temple Lane belonging to his brother, Sir William Drake, who has an assignment therein, on paying 51. fine for admission, and 20 marks for the assignment" See Charles Henry Hopwood (ed.), ''Middle Temple Records: 1650-1703'', vol. 3 (London, 1905</ref> Nathan Wright's third daughter, Alice, married the London merchant John ?Wolfrie.		His apprentices and sons-in-law were also drawn from wealthy and socially successful families. Two of his three sons-in-law were themselves merchants and his eldest daughter's two husbands were both possibly London lawyers. For example, Robert Burdett, a former apprentice and later a commercial partner of Nathan Wright, was the second son of Sir Thomas Burdett, Bart.<ref>Daniel Lysons, 'County of Kent: Beckenham', ''The Environs of London'', vol. 4: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent (London, 1796), pp. 291-306. URL: [WWW]http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45478 Date accessed: 29 November 2011; see also 'Letter book of merchants trading to Alicante, Spain', DRO: Burdett family of Foremark: estate, family and personal papers: Family and Business Papers D5054/12 c.1540 - c.1710: D5054/12/3 1648-1652; and José Ignacio Martínez Ruiz, Perry Gauci, ''Mercaderes ingleses en Alicante en el siglo XVII: estudio y edición de la correspondencia comercial de Richard Houncell & Co'' (XXXX, 2008), pp. 115-125 </ref> Robert Burdett went on to marry Mary Wright, the second of Nathan Wright's three daughters, and Burdett was himself knighted in 16XX [REQUIRES CONFIRMATION].<ref>PROB 11/274 Wootton 106-155 Will of Nathan or Nathaniell Wright of Saint Olave Hart Street, City of London 27 April 1658; Robert Burdett's knighthood and its date requires confirmation</ref> Nathan Wright's eldest daughter, Susan, married firstly Charles Potts Esquire, who was possibly a Middle temple bencher [OCCUPATION TBC], and subsequently Francis Drake Esquire, who was possibly also a lawyer of Middle Temple.<ref>Susan Wright's first husband, Charles Potts Esquire, was possibly a master of the bench of Middle Temple. See PROB 11/231 Brent 319-367 Will of Charles Potts of Middle Temple London 27 April 1653; Charles Potts was buried in the Temple Church. See Henry George Woods (ed.), ''Register of burials at the Temple Church, 1628-1853'' (XXXX, 1905), p. 10. A Mr. Francis Drake is mentioned in Middle Temple records: "Mr. Francis Drake shall have an assignment in the chamber in Middle Temple Lane belonging to his brother, Sir William Drake, who has an assignment therein, on paying 51. fine for admission, and 20 marks for the assignment" See Charles Henry Hopwood (ed.), ''Middle Temple Records: 1650-1703'', vol. 3 (London, 1905</ref> Nathan Wright's third daughter, Alice, married the London merchant John ?Wolfrie.
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	=====Commercial strategies and business approach=====		=====Commercial strategies and business approach=====