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	In 1677 Daniel Gates was living in "Artichoak-lane Wapping", his address appearing as such in the Little London Directory of that year.<ref>''Little London Directory'' (London, 1677), no page no.</ref> He appears to have died intestate in either 1688 or 1689, leaving a widow and administratrix, Agnes Gates. In the absence of a will and other documentation on his life it is hard to prepare a biographical and commercial profile. However, his commercial and moral behaviour may have been doubtful. In addition to contesting the performance of the charter party of the ''Legorne Merchant'', which from the limited evidence of the bill, answer and acccounts, seems somewhat forced, he was subject to much more serious allegations in a lengthy suit arising from a further adventure to Zant in the Mediterranean in the 1680 to 1681 period. A late eighteenth century Law Report summarised the facts and legal arguments, which are also recorded in the records of the House of Lords. Gates, the owner of the ''Old African'', together with another London merchant, William Warre, sent the ship to Zant to return with a cargo of currants. The ship's outward cargo consisted of money and goods, and was consigned to John Praed. Praed returned the desired cargo, and drew a bill of exchange on a party in Venice, which was not honoured by Gates. Gates is alleged to have resolved not to honour his contract with Praed, despite signing for the currants, and is alleged to have arranged the attempted murder of Praed. Praed subsequently returned to England and lengthy court proceedings commenced between Praed, Gates and William Warre. The true facts of the case are ultimately unclear, but where there is smoke there may well be fire.<ref>Josiah Brown, ''Reports of cases, upon appeals and writs of error, in the High Court of Parliament: from the year 1701, to the year 1779 : with tables, notes and references,'', vol. 8 (London, 1789), pp. 57-64</ref>		In 1677 Daniel Gates was living in "Artichoak-lane Wapping", his address appearing as such in the Little London Directory of that year.<ref>''Little London Directory'' (London, 1677), no page no.</ref> He appears to have died intestate in either 1688 or 1689, leaving a widow and administratrix, Agnes Gates. In the absence of a will and other documentation on his life it is hard to prepare a biographical and commercial profile. However, his commercial and moral behaviour may have been doubtful. In addition to contesting the performance of the charter party of the ''Legorne Merchant'', which from the limited evidence of the bill, answer and acccounts, seems somewhat forced, he was subject to much more serious allegations in a lengthy suit arising from a further adventure to Zant in the Mediterranean in the 1680 to 1681 period. A late eighteenth century Law Report summarised the facts and legal arguments, which are also recorded in the records of the House of Lords. Gates, the owner of the ''Old African'', together with another London merchant, William Warre, sent the ship to Zant to return with a cargo of currants. The ship's outward cargo consisted of money and goods, and was consigned to John Praed. Praed returned the desired cargo, and drew a bill of exchange on a party in Venice, which was not honoured by Gates. Gates is alleged to have resolved not to honour his contract with Praed, despite signing for the currants, and is alleged to have arranged the attempted murder of Praed. Praed subsequently returned to England and lengthy court proceedings commenced between Praed, Gates and William Warre. The true facts of the case are ultimately unclear, but where there is smoke there may well be fire.<ref>Josiah Brown, ''Reports of cases, upon appeals and writs of error, in the High Court of Parliament: from the year 1701, to the year 1779 : with tables, notes and references,'', vol. 8 (London, 1789), pp. 57-64</ref>
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		+	See also [[MRP: C5/485/78 f. 1\|C5/485/78 f. 1]], 1670. This is a further Bill of Complaint by Daniel Gate.

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 //voyage w:th the marks & numbers thereof & by whom the same & every of them were shipped & to whom to be delivered & what ffreight was XXXX to be recd for the same or for
-//and that the said David Hamilton
+//and that the said David Hamilton may sett forth and discover what & how any moneys of or belonging to yo:r Orato:r h XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX paid or in the hands of any other to or for his ?use when
-//was not
+//was not XXXXXXX here for yo:r Orato:rs Account, And whether the said David Hamilton or some of his Serv:ts or Agents did not SXXke a Butt of Currants at Zephalonia & whether the said Butt was not ?dampnified
-//Hamilton may be
+//Hamilton may set forth how much Beveridge ??wine or Beveridge XXXX & Currants XXXX Caske or of any manner of Cooks Stores whatsoever that was shipt on XXXX y:e sayd Ship by yo:r Orato:r
-//of the said ship
+//of the said ship to his house or any other place & not delivered to yo:r Orato:r & what the value thereof & of any pticular thereof them was or were and that yo:r Orato:r may have such releif in the p:rmisses
 //unto yo:r orato:r his Mates most gratious writt of spa:r to be directed to the said David Hamilton thereby comanding him on a certain day and at a certain paine therein to be limitted to be psonally to appeare

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 //Humbley complaining sheweth unto yo:r Lordpe yo:r Orato:r Daniell Gates of London merch:t That yo:r Orato:r now using and exerciseing & haveing for sewall years last past used and exercised the trade of//
-//merchant he had occasion in or about the Moneth of December in the year of our Lord 1668 to take a ship to ffreight for a voyage intended to be made to sewall pts & places beyond the seas whin & wthout the XXXX of Gibraltar//
+//merchant he had occasion in or about the Moneth of December in the year of our Lord 1668 to take a ship to ffreight for a voyage intended to be made to sewall pts & places beyond the seas whin & wthout the ??Straights of Gibraltar//
-//& yo:r Orato:r understanding that one David Hamilton of Lymehouse in the County of Middy Marriner was then partowner & Master of the Ship called the Legorne Merchant of London of the Burthen of 160//
+//& yo:r Orato:r understanding that one David Hamilton of Lymehouse in the County of Middy Marriner was then partowner & Master of the Ship called the ''Legorne Merchant'' of London of the Burthen of 160//
 //Tunns or thereabouts then rideing at Anchor in the River of Thames wthin the Port of the Citty of London, yo:r Orato:r did enter into a Treaty wth hym the said David Hamilton concerning yo:r Orato:r takeing the said//
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 //Charterparty Indented of affreightm:t was had & made & duely sealed & executed between them touching the p:rmisses beareing date on or about the 20:th day of Decemb: withe the said year of our Lord God 1668/7
-//wherein & whereby the said David Hamilton Did grant & lett to ffreight the said Shipp unto yo:r Orato:r by the moneth for the space of 9 months from the 25:o January then next ensueing at & for the pXXX//
+//wherein & whereby the said David Hamilton Did grant & lett to ffreight the said Shipp unto yo:r Orato:r by the moneth for the space of 9 months from the 25:o January then next ensueing at & for the price//
 //& rate of yo:r by the moneth accounting the Monethes as they should fall out in the Kallindar & for such & soe long time after the expiracon of the said Monethes & not exceeding 11 Moneths more as it//
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 //time then a moneth in such manner & forme as therein menconed and expressed And it was also thereby agreed that the charge of Ballasting the said ship as well then in the River of//
-//XXXX as at all other XXXXXXXXXXXduring  the said voyage should borne & discharged by yo:r orato:r & that all Pilottage ?Petty ??lod manage Port charges ?Demoorage and other charges during the said voyage//
+//Thames as at all other ?times during  the said voyage should borne & discharged by yo:r orato:r & that all Pilottage ?Petty ??lod manage Port charges ?Demoorage and other charges during the said voyage//
 //should be borne & discharged in that manner that is to say Two Third parts thereof by yo:r orato:r & one Third pte thereof by the said David Hamilton And the said David Hamilton did alsoe//
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 //said ship to serve yo:r orato:r & his ffactors and Assignes to & from land dureing the said voyage And the said David Hamilton to the true pformance of the covents in the charterpty//
-//did bind himselfe together w:th the said ship her tackle and Apparell the penall summe of 2000:li And XXXXXX did XXXX & ?binding himselfe to the said ?David Hamilton XXXX for the pformance of the covents his pte as in & by the said charterpty ready to be//
+//did bind himselfe together w:th the said ship her tackle and Apparell the penall summe of 2000:li And yo:r orato:r did likewise bind himselfe to the said David Hamilton in the penall summe of 2000:li for the pformance of the covents on his pte as in & by the said charterpty ready to be//
 //produced to this honoble Courte relacon being thereunto had it doth & may more at large appeare And yo:r orato:r further sheweth unto yo:r Lordps that in pursuance of the said//
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 //Agreem:t yo:r orato:r did expect that the said ship should have been sufficiently tackled apparrelled & furnished for the said intended voyage on or before the 20:th day of January 1668//
-//XX that the said David Hamilton should have taken in such Goods & Merchandizes of yo:r orato:rs as he his ffactors or Assignes should lade or cause to be laden or putt on//
+//?& that the said David Hamilton should have taken in such Goods & Merchandizes of yo:r orato:rs as he his ffactors or Assignes should lade or cause to be laden or putt on//
 //board the said ship and that he the said David Hamilton  according to yo:r orato:rs ord:r & direccon should have sayled w:th such  Goods & ladeing to such lawfull Port or Ports whyin or whyout//
-//the Straights of Gibraltar w:thall such dilligence & expedicon as XXXX & weather would pmitt and there ?laie & ?unlaie at such of the said Ports as the said ship should be imployed//
+//the Straights of Gibraltar w:thall such dilligence & expedicon as wind & weather would pmitt and there lade & unlade at such of the said Ports as the said ship should be imployed//
-//& directed unto by yo:r orato:r his ffactors or Assignes & being there dispatched should directly have retorned  & come back to the Port of the Citty of London & accordingly yo:r orato:r before the said//
+//& directed unto by yo:r orato:r his ffactors or Assignes & being there dispatched should directly have retorned & come back to the Port of the Citty of London & accordingly yo:r orato:r before the said//
 //?30:th day of January did cause  severall Goods & Merchandizes to be laden on board the said ship & on the 16:th day of ffebruary then next following did direct the said//
-//David Hamilton ??forth ??with to sett saile ?onward of his said intended voyage But notwthstanding yo:r orato:rs said iXXccon & ord:r the said David Hamilton did delay to//
+//David Hamilton forth with to sett saile onward of his said intended voyage But notwthstanding yo:r orato:rs said ??direccon & ord:r the said David Hamilton did delay to//
-//sett saile out of the River of Thames untill on or about the 20:th day of March then next following although the wind & weather did very well be XX him soe to have done & sewall//
+//sett saile out of the River of Thames untill on or about the 20:th day of March then next following although the wind & weather did very well ?become him soe to have done & sewall//
-//other ships did at that time sayle from thence w:ch ??few more water than the said David Hamiltons shipp By meanes whereof yo:r orato:r did not onely unprofitably//
+//other ships did at that time sayle from thence w:ch drew more water than the said David Hamiltons shipp By meanes whereof yo:r orato:r did not onely unprofitably//
-//loose a Moneths ffreight of the said ship amounting to 1400 But was alsoe much ??p:rjudiced in not comeing soe soon to Zant by a moneth he might have done & as ??others//
+//loose a Moneths ffreight of the said ship amounting to 1400 But was alsoe much ?p:rjudiced in not comeing soe soon to Zant by a moneth he might have done & as others//
 //did whereby he was inforced to pay 15:?s more for every Thousand of ?currant (Or, "currans") than others did who came thither sooner & to  sell cheaper here & when the said David Hamilton did w:th his said//
-//ship come to Graves end yo:r orato:r sent advise thither to him 40 Barrells of Tarre to be stowed on Board the said ship there being Room enough left in the said ship to stow the same But//
+//ship come to Gravesend yo:r orato:r sent advise thither to him 40 Barrells of Tarre to be stowed on Board the said ship there being Room enough left in the said ship to stow the same But//
 //the said David Hamilton contrary to his said Agreem:t did refuse to take in 20 of the said 40 Barrells of Tarre But retorned them Back unto yo:r orato:r by the not ?carryeing//
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 //that yo:r orato:r shall in his Debt a considerable summe of money for the ffreight of the said ship or on some of their Account w:ch he will not discover to yo:r orato:r & because yo:r orato:r refuses to pay him his
-//the said David Hamilton beinge a very great summe
+//the said David Hamilton beinge a very great summe in yo:r Orato:rs debt he hath therefore comenced a Suite at lawe against yo:r orato:r and threatens to make him pay the said XXXX penalty XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
-//thing on yo:r orato:rs Account Or at least refuses to
+//thing on yo:r orato:rs Account Or at least refuses to discover to yo:r Orato:r what was laden aboard the said ship in her outward bound & Homeward bound voyage & for whXX y:e cause ?were ?Shipped
-//in respect thereof of whom for what & when
+//in respect thereof of whom for what & when and the said David Hamilton at the end of the said voyage did take or cause to be taken out of the said Shipp great Store of Beveridge which beveridge
-//left unspent
+//left unspent in the said Ship at the end of y:e said voyage & did belong to yo:r Orato:r & carryed the same or caused the same to be carryed ?away to his owne house or other place to yo:r
-//of the said David Hamilton
+//of the said David Hamilton are contrary to Equity & good Conscience & such wherein yo:r orato:r can have no releife unless aided by yo:r Lorpps in a  Court of Equity yo:r Orato:rs witnesses being dead or beyond the seas
-//concerning the
+//concerning the p:rmisses In ?lawe & consideraton whereof & to the end the said David Hamilton who knowes the truth in all & every the p:rmisses may upon his oath sett forth & discover the XXX
-//and such a charter pty
+//and such a charter pty made between him & yo:r Orato:r as yo:r Orato:r hath herein before sett forth & whether the Covent:s therein comprised on his pte to be pformed was or not ?broken or not pformed by him
-//and what manner & what
+//and what manner & what or how much yo:r Orato:r is p:ruidiced or damnifyed thereby & whether yo:r Orato.r did not declare & he agreed that yo:r Orato:r should not be at any expence other than is menconned in the
-//discover what summe or summes of money
+//discover what summe or summes of money he or any other pson or psons for his use or by his privity hath or have recd for the ffreight of y:e sd  Ship or for any passengers that were
-//for him or by his ord:r
+//for him or by his ord:r or direccon upon his Account or by the ?Like or XXXXX of any Goods or Merchandizes or otherwise whatsoever & that the said David Hamilton may give yo:r Orato:r a pticular Account of
-//& of all moneys
+//& of all moneys any way and oweing or payable by the one to the other in pursuance or by reason or meanes thereof And that the said David Hamilton may give yo:r Orato:r
-//voyage
+//voyage w:th the marks & numbers thereof & by whom the same & every of them were shipped & to whom to be delivered & what ffreight was XXXX to be recd for the same or for
 //and that the said David Hamilton
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 //of the said ship
-//unto yo:r orato:r
+//unto yo:r orato:r his Mates most gratious writt of spa:r to be directed to the said David Hamilton thereby comanding him on a certain day and at a certain paine therein to be limitted to be psonally to appeare
 //XXXXX all & singular the

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 //December now last past the said David Hamilton XX XX refuses to give yo:r orato:r  a true and just Account of such moneys as he has recd on yo:r orato:rs Account for freight & Goods of yo:r orato:r solo by ?this//
-//at seqall places & moneys recd of sewall psons & allowed unto him on yo:r orato:rs Account & moreover in his demand upon yo:r orato:r he doth require & insiste have yo:r orato:r ??allow him sewall matters//
+//at sewall places & moneys recd of sewall psons & allowed unto him on yo:r orato:rs Account & moreover in his demand upon yo:r orato:r he doth require & insiste have yo:r orato:r ??allow him sewall matters//
-//& things not menconned in the said charterpty w:ch ought not to be the XXXX on yo:r orato:r or allowed by him and in pticular he duly XXXXX
+//& things not menconned in the said charterpty w:ch ought not to be charged on yo:r orato:r or allowed by him and in pticular he duly XXXXX to have yo:r orato:r make

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 The ''London Gazette'' recorded the arrival on February 15th 1682/83 at Genoa of a ship named the ''Leghorne Merchant''.  The master was now a Captain Herrington and the ship had made the passage in thirty five days from the Downs.<ref>'The London Gazette', no. 1803, From Monday February 26. to Thursday March 1. 1682', http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/1803/pages/1/page.pdf, viewed 12/11/11</ref>  Just over a year later, in June 1684, the Genoa correspondent of the ''London Gazette'' was reporting that the ''Leghorne Merchant'' was expected shortly to depart "to lade Oyls at ''Oneglia''".<ref>'The London Gazette', no. 1944, From Thursday July 3 to Monday July 8. 1684, http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/1944/pages/1/page.pdf, viewed 12/11/11</ref>
-Daniel Gates appears to have died intestate in either 1688 or 1689, leaving a widow and administratrix, Agnes Gates.  In the absence of a will and other documentation on his life it is hard to prepare a biographical and commercial profile.  However, his commercial and moral behaviour may have been doubtful.  In addition to contesting the performance of the charter party of the ''Legorne Merchant'', which from the limited evidence of the bill, answer and acccounts, seems somewhat forced, he was subject to much more serious allegations in a lengthy suit arising from a further adventure to Zant in the Mediterranean in the 1680 to 1681 period.  A late eighteenth century Law Report summarised the facts and legal arguments, which are also recorded in the records of the House of Lords.  Gates, the owner of the ''Old African'', together with another London merchant, William Warre, sent the ship to Zant to return with a cargo of currants.  The ship's outward cargo consisted of money and goods, and was consigned to John Praed.  Praed returned the desired cargo, and drew a bill of exchange on a party in Venice, which was not honoured by Gates.  Gates is alleged to have resolved not to honour his contract with Praed, despite signing for the currants, and is alleged to have arranged the attempted murder of Praed.  Praed subsequently returned to England and lengthy court proceedings commenced between Praed, Gates and William Warre.  The true facts of the case are ultimately unclear, but where there is smoke there may well be fire.<ref>Josiah Brown, ''Reports of cases, upon appeals and writs of error, in the High Court of Parliament: from the year 1701, to the year 1779 : with tables, notes and references,'', vol. 8 (London, 1789), pp. 57-64</ref>
+In 1677 Daniel Gates was living in "Artichoak-lane Wapping", his address appearing as such in the Little London Directory of that year.<ref>''Little London Directory'' (London, 1677), no page no.</ref>  He appears to have died intestate in either 1688 or 1689, leaving a widow and administratrix, Agnes Gates.  In the absence of a will and other documentation on his life it is hard to prepare a biographical and commercial profile.  However, his commercial and moral behaviour may have been doubtful.  In addition to contesting the performance of the charter party of the ''Legorne Merchant'', which from the limited evidence of the bill, answer and acccounts, seems somewhat forced, he was subject to much more serious allegations in a lengthy suit arising from a further adventure to Zant in the Mediterranean in the 1680 to 1681 period.  A late eighteenth century Law Report summarised the facts and legal arguments, which are also recorded in the records of the House of Lords.  Gates, the owner of the ''Old African'', together with another London merchant, William Warre, sent the ship to Zant to return with a cargo of currants.  The ship's outward cargo consisted of money and goods, and was consigned to John Praed.  Praed returned the desired cargo, and drew a bill of exchange on a party in Venice, which was not honoured by Gates.  Gates is alleged to have resolved not to honour his contract with Praed, despite signing for the currants, and is alleged to have arranged the attempted murder of Praed.  Praed subsequently returned to England and lengthy court proceedings commenced between Praed, Gates and William Warre.  The true facts of the case are ultimately unclear, but where there is smoke there may well be fire.<ref>Josiah Brown, ''Reports of cases, upon appeals and writs of error, in the High Court of Parliament: from the year 1701, to the year 1779 : with tables, notes and references,'', vol. 8 (London, 1789), pp. 57-64</ref>
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 ** See ''The Case of John Praed, Plaintiff Against William Warr and Agnes Gates, Defendants; As Also Against Mr. Tilly, the Real Warden of the Fleet [Unknown Binding]''
 ** See PRO C108/51 The accounts of William Warr, footnoted in Søren Mentz, ''The English gentleman merchant at work: Madras and the City of London 1660-1740'' (Copenhagen, 2005), p. 145, fn. 309.  However, C108/51 in TNA catalogue shows: '?BETENSON v KING: Merchant's account books in Fort George. Accounts of the estate of Catherine Nicks: Invers; 1712-1728'
 ** Parliamentary Archives: Warre v Praed  HL/PO/JO/10/3/185/36  30 Dec 1692: Supplementary information: Calendared in HMC 14th Report, no. 649a
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-The London merchant Daniel Gates chartered the ''Legorne Merchant'' in December 1668 for a period of nine months for a trading voyage to various ports in the Mediterranean.  The charter party was signed with the ship's Master, David Hamilton.  Following the return of the ship Gates disputed the performance of the contract and refused to pay the Master's and the crew's wages.  He further refused to settle costs and charges as he was obliged to do under the charter party.  Hamilton therefore started multiple actions in the Court of the King's Bench to recover the wages, costs and charges, as he states in [[MRP: C10/160/41 f. 2|C10/160/41 f. 2]].  Gates responded to the suits at the King's Bench by exhibiting a Bill of Complaint in the Court of Chancery (C10/160/41 f. 1).  A detailed set of trading and ship accounts was annexed by Hamilton to his answer to the bill of complaint, and can be studied at [[MRP: C10/160/41 f. 3|C10/160/41 f. 3]].
+The London merchant Daniel Gates chartered the ''Legorne Merchant'' in December 1668 for a period of nine months for a trading voyage to various ports in the Mediterranean.  The charter party was signed with the ship's Master, David Hamilton.  Following the return of the ship Gates disputed the performance of the contract and refused to pay the Master's and the crew's wages.  He further refused to settle costs and charges as he was obliged to do under the charter party.  Hamilton therefore started multiple actions in the Court of the King's Bench to recover the wages, costs and charges, as he stated in [[MRP: C10/160/41 f. 2|C10/160/41 f. 2]].  Gates responded to the suits at the King's Bench by exhibiting a Bill of Complaint in the Court of Chancery (C10/160/41 f. 1).  A detailed set of trading and ship accounts was annexed by Hamilton to his answer to the bill of complaint, and can be studied at [[MRP: C10/160/41 f. 3|C10/160/41 f. 3]].
-In this bill, Gates alleged that the ship was supposedly due to sail at the end of February 1668/9, but only sailed at the end of the following month, returning to London in December 1669.  This late departure, leading to the ship's late arrival in Zant, allegedly led to the purchase of currants in Zant at higher than necessary prices and their subsequent sale in London at lower than expected prices.  Furthermore, Hamilton is alleged to have called at a number of ports when homeward bound, contrary to orders from Gates, and allegedly conducted private business in these ports.  Furthermore, Gates alleges that Hamilton rejected Gates attempt to load forty barrels of tar at the port of London, accepting only half of this desired shipment, and losing Gates potential profit.  Finally, the late running of the ship allegedly led to higher wage costs, together with unnecessary port charges.
+In this bill, Gates alleged that the ship was supposedly due to sail at the end of February 1668/9, but only sailed at the end of the following month, returning to London in December 1669.  This late departure, leading to the ship's late arrival in Zant, allegedly led to the purchase of currants in Zant at higher than necessary prices and their subsequent sale in London at lower than expected prices.  Furthermore, Hamilton is alleged to have called at a number of ports when homeward bound, contrary to orders from Gates, and allegedly conducted private business in these ports.  Furthermore, Gates alleged that Hamilton rejected Gates attempt to load forty barrels of tar at the port of London, accepting only half of this desired shipment, and losing Gates potential profit.  Finally, the late running of the ship allegedly led to higher wage costs, together with unnecessary port charges.
-''The Leghorne Merchant'', captained by David Hamilton, appears to have regularly pursued the Mediterranean trade.  The year after Daniel Gates chartered the ship to sail to Malaga, Alicant, Genoa, Livorno, Naples, Messina, Zant, and Venice, the same ship appears again under the captaincy of David Hamilton on a broadly similar route: London, Cadiz, Alicante, Leghorn, Naples, Messina & Venice, arrving in Venice in late November 1670.  The ship's inventory was taken at Venice, and reveals a significantly different mix of cargo when compared to that of the prior year's voyage - much less cloth, and more metal and foodstuffs.<ref>Allan B. Hinds (ed.), 'Venice: December 1670', ''Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice'', vol. 36: 1669-1670 (1937), pp. 305-321. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=90281 Date accessed: 12 November 2011</ref>  A couple of years later  the ship is mentioned in the ''CSPD: 1673-75'' in a letter by Mathew Anderton in Chester to Williamson in London, dated December 28 [Year?]. Anderton wrote: "The ''Leghorn Merchant'' was by ill weather and some other disasters she met in her voyage from Zante to London put into the Studdells, a place near Pwllheli in Carnarvonshire.  A pilot is going hence to carry her for London."<ref>Mary Anne Everett Greene, ''Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Charles II: 1673-1675'' (?London, 1938), p. 483</ref>  The ''London Gazette'' records the arrival on February 15th 1682/83 at Genoa of a ship named the ''Leghorne Merchant''.  The master was now a Captain Herrington and the ship had made the passage in thirty five days from the Downs.<ref>'The London Gazette', no. 1803, From Monday February 26. to Thursday March 1. 1682', http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/1803/pages/1/page.pdf, viewed 12/11/11</ref>  Just over a year later, in June 1684, the Genoa correspondent of the ''London Gazette'' was reporting that the ''Leghorne Merchant'' was expected shortly to depart "to lade Oyls at ''Oneglia''".<ref>'The London Gazette', no. 1944, From Thursday July 3 to Monday July 8. 1684, http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/1944/pages/1/page.pdf, viewed 12/11/11</ref>
+''The Leghorne Merchant'', captained by David Hamilton, and later by others, regularly pursued the Mediterranean trade, taking out a range of cargos to assorted Mediterranean ports, and returning with currants and olive oil from Zant.  The year after Daniel Gates chartered the ship to sail to Malaga, Alicant, Genoa, Livorno, Naples, Messina, Zant, and Venice, the same ship appears again under the captaincy of David Hamilton on a broadly similar route: London, Cadiz, Alicante, Leghorn, Naples, Messina & Venice, arrving in Venice in late November 1670.  The ship's inventory was taken at Venice, and reveals a significantly different mix of cargo when compared to that of the prior year's voyage - much less cloth, and more metal and foodstuffs.<ref>Allan B. Hinds (ed.), 'Venice: December 1670', ''Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice'', vol. 36: 1669-1670 (1937), pp. 305-321. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=90281 Date accessed: 12 November 2011</ref>  A couple of years later  the ship is mentioned in the ''CSPD: 1673-75'' in a letter by Mathew Anderton in Chester to Williamson in London, dated December 28 [Year?]. Anderton wrote: "The ''Leghorn Merchant'' was by ill weather and some other disasters she met in her voyage from Zante to London put into the Studdells, a place near Pwllheli in Carnarvonshire.  A pilot is going hence to carry her for London."<ref>Mary Anne Everett Greene, ''Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Charles II: 1673-1675'' (?London, 1938), p. 483</ref>
-Daniel Gates appears to have died intestate in either 1688 or 1689, leaving a widow and administratrix, Agnes Gates.  In the absence of a will and other documentation on his life it is hard to prepare a biographical and commercial profile.  However, his commercial and moral behaviour may have been doubtful.  In addition to contesting the performance of the charter party of the ''Legorne Merchant'', which from the limited evidence of the bill, answer and acccounts, seems somewhat forced, he was subject to much more serious allegations in a lengthy suit arising from a further adventure to Zant in the Mediterranean in the 1680 to 1681 period.  A late eighteenth century Law Report precises the facts and legal arguments, which are also recorded in the records of the House of Lords.  Gates, the owner of the ''Old African'', together with another London merchant, William Warre, sent the ship to Zant to return with a cargo of currants.  The ship's outward cargo consisted of money and goods, and was consigned to John Praed.  Praed returned the desired cargo, and drew a bill of exchange on a party in Venice, which was not honoured by Gates.  Gates is alleged to have resolved not to honour his contract with Praed, despite signing for the currants, and is alleged to have arranged the attempted murder of Praed.  Praed subsequently returned to England and lengthy court proceedings commenced between Praed, Gates and William Warre.  The true facts of the case are ultimately unclear, but where there is smoke there may well be fire.<ref>Josiah Brown, ''Reports of cases, upon appeals and writs of error, in the High Court of Parliament: from the year 1701, to the year 1779 : with tables, notes and references,'', vol. 8 (London, 1789), pp. 57-64</ref>
+The ''London Gazette'' recorded the arrival on February 15th 1682/83 at Genoa of a ship named the ''Leghorne Merchant''.  The master was now a Captain Herrington and the ship had made the passage in thirty five days from the Downs.<ref>'The London Gazette', no. 1803, From Monday February 26. to Thursday March 1. 1682', http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/1803/pages/1/page.pdf, viewed 12/11/11</ref>  Just over a year later, in June 1684, the Genoa correspondent of the ''London Gazette'' was reporting that the ''Leghorne Merchant'' was expected shortly to depart "to lade Oyls at ''Oneglia''".<ref>'The London Gazette', no. 1944, From Thursday July 3 to Monday July 8. 1684, http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/1944/pages/1/page.pdf, viewed 12/11/11</ref>
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