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The answer of Sir William Ryder to a Bill of Complaint brought by his former partner, the London merchant, William Cutler.  The suit was brought in 1668, eighteen months before Ryder's death.
  
 
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//The severall Answeares of S:r William Ryder knt one of the defendants to the//
 
//The severall Answeares of S:r William Ryder knt one of the defendants to the//
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//?& Com:rs of the Navy was psuaded to XXXX with ?thesaid XXXXX & thesaid other defendant in a contract or bargaine with her Matyes said ??Com:rs XXXX of XXXX bargaine or contract followeth in the these words Whereas in order to the better ??accomodating his Matyes service an offer hath beene lately made by the Crowne of Sweden That for what quantity XXXXXXXXXXXXXX//
 
//?& Com:rs of the Navy was psuaded to XXXX with ?thesaid XXXXX & thesaid other defendant in a contract or bargaine with her Matyes said ??Com:rs XXXX of XXXX bargaine or contract followeth in the these words Whereas in order to the better ??accomodating his Matyes service an offer hath beene lately made by the Crowne of Sweden That for what quantity XXXXXXXXXXXXXX//
  
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//of hempe his Matyes XXXXXX affaires may require ?Itt shalbe att his Matyes pleasure by his Agents at Riga of XXXXXX to XXXX & make use of what ?quantityes or benefitt it may bee to take upp the said hempe to his owne use ?in the name of the King of Sweden And whereas now XXXXXXXXXXXX thereof made to this Board itt hath beene XXXXXXXXXXXX//
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//of hempe his Matyes XXXXXX affaires may require ?Itt shalbe att his Matyes pleasure by his Agents at Riga or elsewhere to XXXX & make use of what ?quantityes or benefitt it may bee to take upp the said hempe to his owne use ?in the name of the King of Sweden And whereas now XXXXXXXXXXXX thereof made to this Board itt hath beene XXXXXXXXXXXX//
  
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//after full enquiry & debate XXXXX most advisable for the XXXXXXXXXXXX the said XXXXXXXXX to his Matyes best advantage that the management thereof be ?conducted to XXXX so XXXX of knowne ability & integrity as factors for his Matye in that behalfe to be accomptable to the Office uppon Oath for the truth of their proceedings & disbursements XXXXXXXXXXXXX//
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//after full enquiry & debate XXXXX most advisable for the XXXXXXXXXXXX the said XXXXXXXXX to his Matyes best advantage that the management thereof be ?committed to ?some psons of knowne ability & integrity as factors for his Matye in that behalfe to be accomptable to the Office uppon Oath for the truth of their proceedings & disbursements XXXXXXXXXXXXX//
  
 
//??therein And moreover in psuance of the said resolucon of this Board choice hath beene made of S:r William Ryder knt  M:r William Cutler & M:r George Cocke merchants as psons fully quallified for their XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX beinge knowne all men by these XXXX that the principall Officers & Com:rs for his Matyes Navy XXXXXXXXXXXX//
 
//??therein And moreover in psuance of the said resolucon of this Board choice hath beene made of S:r William Ryder knt  M:r William Cutler & M:r George Cocke merchants as psons fully quallified for their XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX beinge knowne all men by these XXXX that the principall Officers & Com:rs for his Matyes Navy XXXXXXXXXXXX//
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//hereafter ??whatever the day of the XXXXXX hereof the XXXX of December next ensuinge (the danger of the seas excepted) ffive hundred Tonnes or what part thereof can be ??conveniently ?prepared imployinge therein to his Maties best advantage the above said offer of  the King of Sweden of the best merchandtable Rhyne hempe And//
 
//hereafter ??whatever the day of the XXXXXX hereof the XXXX of December next ensuinge (the danger of the seas excepted) ffive hundred Tonnes or what part thereof can be ??conveniently ?prepared imployinge therein to his Maties best advantage the above said offer of  the King of Sweden of the best merchandtable Rhyne hempe And//
  
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//that the said Ryder Cutler Cocke shall to the utmost of their care & skill endeavour the buying & shipping of the said parcell of hempe at the XXX rate & freight that the then p:rsent markett can afford And for asmuch as twenty four thousand pounds or thereabouts will be the said necessary to be provided for the//
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//that the said Ryder Cutler Cocke shall to the utmost of their care & skill endeavour the buying & shipping of the said parcell of hempe at the XXX rate & freight that the then p:rsent markett can afford And for asmuch as twenty four thousand pounds or thereabouts will be the said necessary to be provided for the//
  
 
//buying the said quantity of hempe the said XXXXX Officers & Com:rs doe promise to pay to the said Ryder Cutler & Cocke within the tyme of eight weeks next afterXXX the date hereof by weekly proporconns Three four partes of the said some, the remaining one fourth pte to be upon the credit of the said//
 
//buying the said quantity of hempe the said XXXXX Officers & Com:rs doe promise to pay to the said Ryder Cutler & Cocke within the tyme of eight weeks next afterXXX the date hereof by weekly proporconns Three four partes of the said some, the remaining one fourth pte to be upon the credit of the said//
  
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//Ryder Cutler & Cocke untill the Arrivall of the said quantity of hempe & then to be paid them upon delivery thereof according to such propos?als as it shall happily
 
  
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//delivery of the same as aforesaid may be made  ?has ?arduous to his Maty ?If ?proposon be not made therein The said Ryder Cutler & Cocke doe hereby ?fXXXXlly & ??personally oblige themXXX
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//Ryder Cutler & Cocke untill the Arrivall of the said quantity of hempe & then to be paid them upon delivery thereof according to such propoccons as it shall happily ?arrive in And for asmuch as through danger of the seas & the XXXX
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XXXXX
  
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//?in his Maty or their owne names) and to make good to the said  principall Officers & Com:rs within six moneths after any losse shalbe prXXXX
 
  
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//XXXXX or any other obstruccon it shall fall out that the sais quantity & prXXXXed cannot be procured that then they shalbe answerable ?immediately to ?the said Board for
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//delivery of the same as aforesaid may be made  ?has ?arduous to his Maty ?If ?proposon be not made therein The said Ryder Cutler & Cocke doe hereby ?Jointly & ?personally oblige themselves to cause XXXXXXX upon the said hempe to be ?in ?add att the defYXX
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XXXXXX
  
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//?consideracon of the  XXXX XXXX creditt & adventure to be imployed by the said S:r William Ryder M:r William Cutler & M:r George Cocke in the manageing thereof Itt is further
 
  
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//whatever XXX they may be put shall appeare to have been expended in the buying transporting or delivering the said hempe & allow besides & above the said costs & charges
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//?in his Maty or their owne names) and to make good to the said principall Officers & Com:rs within six moneths after any losse shalbe proved ?aswell  Also said XXXXXant as what somme of sommes shalbe by them delivered by ?exchange or otherwise
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XXXXXXXXXXXX
  
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//?appeareth XXXXXXXXX unto the benefitt or  disadvantage accrewinge to his Maty by this contract the said Ryder Cutler & Cocke did bynde themselves as aforesaid to produce the originall Accompts
 
  
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//XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX of the ?prices & XXXX by them demanded) to deliver them to the principall Officers & Com:rs from whome alone they shall expect their discharge and (
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//XXXXX or any other obstruccon it shall fall out that the sais quantity & prXXXXed cannot be procured that then they shalbe answerable ?immediately to ?the said Board for soe much money with the proffitt or ??losse of exchange as they shall receive about XXXXXXX
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  
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//knowledge & informacon In witnesse whereof the said principall Officers & Com:rs of the Navy with the said S:r William Ryder Cutler & Cocke have ??interchangeably sett their
 
  
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//contract (the originall thereof appeXXXXXing by the XXX owne XXXXX to be in his custody appeareth And this deft saith that in order to the complyance with the said
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//?consideracon of the XXXX XXXX creditt & adventure to be imployed by the said S:r William Ryder M:r William Cutler & M:r George Cocke in the manageing thereof Itt is further by ??these preXXX agreed that the said principall Officers shall pay
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  
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//?Ailiffe & Thomas Cutler in the bill named XXXX ffrances Sanderson to provide the said hempe to be transported & lodged in his Maties Storehowses here But this deft
 
  
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//succeeding contracts hereafter  menconned to be made with his Mat:ties said Com:rs were sent over to this deft pticullarly or that he undertooke or did keepe any of the accompts
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//whatever XXX they may be put shall appeare to have been expended in the buying transporting or delivering the said hempe & allow besides & above the said costs & charges to the said Ryder Cutler & Cocke therfore fowre p centum upon
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  
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//said affaire & about the fifth day of ffebruary one thousand six hundred sixty & two the said accomts XXXX the said first contract XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
  
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//& other writeings & papers belonging hereunto And the proffitt ??ariseinge upon the said imployment upon that & XXXXX upon a Royal adviXXXX & accompt made upp
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//?appeareth XXXXXXXXX unto the benefitt or disadvantage accrewinge to his Maty by this contract the said Ryder Cutler & Cocke did bynde themselves as aforesaid to produce the originall Accompts relating to the matter herein & XXXXXXXXXXX from their XXXXXXXXXXXX
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  
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//XXXXX & was more As by the said accompts whereunto this deft for his greater certainty therin referreth himselfe appeareth And the said One thousand Nynty
 
  
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//fXXXX & ought not to be further XXXXXX into or questioned as this deft is advised And what XXXX Insurance the plt pticularly made in relacon to the XXXXXXXXXX
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//XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX of the ?prices & XXXX by them demanded) to deliver them to the principall Officers & Com:rs from whome alone they shall expect their discharge and (if thereXXXX required) wilbe ??deposed before a Master in Chancery that XXXXXXXXXX
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//knowledge & informacon In witnesse whereof the said principall Officers & Com:rs of the Navy with the said S:r William Ryder Cutler & Cocke have ??interchangeably sett their hand & seale this third day of July in the yeare of our Lord God
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//contract (the originall thereof appeXXXXXing by the XXX owne XXXXX to be in his custody appeareth And this deft saith that in order to the complyance with the said contract the plt plus deft & the XXX other deft M:r Cocke did by request
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//?Ailiffe & Thomas Cutler in the bill named XXXX ffrances Sanderson to provide the said hempe to be transported & lodged in his Maties Storehowses here But this deft denyeth that the ??Invoyces or Bills of ladeing thereof or of any other
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//succeeding contracts hereafter menconned to be made with his Mat:ties said Com:rs were sent over to this deft pticullarly or that he undertooke or did keepe any of the accompts thereof but by like XXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXX ?heron another
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//said affaire & about the fifth day of ffebruary one thousand six hundred sixty & two the said accomts upon the said first contract were by ??royal XXXXX of the plt & of this deft & the deft Cocke ?delivered XX the XXXX Com:r & XXXXX
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//& other writeings & papers belonging hereunto And the proffitt ??ariseinge upon the said imployment upon that contract upon a Royal adviXXXX & accompt made upp betweene ?this defendt and the plt & the said M:r Cocke amounted unto
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//XXXXX & was more As by the said accompts whereunto this deft for his greater certainty therin referreth himselfe appeareth And the said One thousand Nynty fowre pounds fowre shillings and Eleaven pence was
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//fXXXX & ought not to be further XXXXXX into or questioned as this deft is advised And what XXXX Insurance the plt pticularly made in relacon to the businesse of ?that or any other the contracts hereafter menconned hee had his XXXXXXX
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//what or how much this plt p
 
//what or how much this plt p
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any of the said contracts this deft doth not know nor is itt in XXXXXXXXXXX as this deft is advised the premium beinge paid as aforesaid but the plt after the
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  
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//any pticular Assurances whatever And this defendt confesseth that another contract was made with the said Comissioners or XXXX principall Officers of the Navy
 
  
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//the ?tenor whereof followeth in these words Know all men by these XXXX that we S:r William Ryder kt William Cutler & George Cocke Merchants
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//any pticular Assurances whatever And this defendt confesseth that another contract was made with the said Comissioners or XXXX principall Officers of the Navy by the plt this deft & the said M:r Cocke  on or about the
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//the ?tenor whereof followeth in these words Know all men by these XXXX that wee S:r William Ryder kt William Cutler & George Cocke Merchants have covenanted & agreed & doe hereby XXXXX & agree
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//the said William Ryder William Cutler & George Cocke will for use of his Maties Com:rs to be bought for the use of his Maty at Riga & Quinbrow (sic) or elsewhere thereabouts & do lande at Chatham Portsmouth & ?Woolwich
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  
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//the said William Ryder William Cutler & George Cocke will for use of his Maties Com:rs to be bought for the use of his Maty at Riga & Qu
 
  
 
//?direct XXXXX the day of the
 
//?direct XXXXX the day of the
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of October next XXXXXXXXXXX (the danger of seas excepted) ffive hundred Tuns (or what pte thereofe can be by us conveniently procured) of the best
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//Stockholme ?Tarre the best that can be had (where the said Tarre may be XXXX proply had) or the best ?termes for his Matie & that wee the said William Ryder William Cutler and George Cocke will XXXXXXX
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//or otherwise & by the proffitt on a  parcell of iron that were joynty supported by the plt this deft and the said defendt Cocke amounted to Eight hundred
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//XXXXXXXXXXXX who was intrusted with ?Rixdollars two thousand as by the said accompts ??remayneinge with the Com:rs of the Navy & the Accompt of the said
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//truth of those accompts according to the ??purport of the said last menconned contract as this deft remembreth And this deft saith that he hath beene informed
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//the XXXX & vallue of the said hempe & Tarre bought under the said ??forward contract and the said was supplyed by the said Samuell Heron the
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//XXXXX & XXXXX XXXXX for
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//Navy by the said XXXX & this defend:t without the other deft M:r Cocke on or about the eight moneth of Aprill 1664 the tenor of w:ch said contract
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXx
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//covenant & agree with the principall Officers & Com:rs of his Matyes Navy That wee the said S:r William Ryder & William Cutler will for the use of his Mat
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//day of the ?signing hereof & XXXXX next ensuieing (the danger of the seas excepted) Three hundred lasts of Tarre the best that can be had there on the best
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//freight the then ??Markett can afford And for aXXXXX as Three Thousand pounds or thereabouts will be the somme XXXXXXXXXXXX to be provyded for the buying
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//the space of three weekes next ensueing the date hereof by weekly proporcons two thirds of the said somme, the remaining third pte upon the
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//?such proporcons as itt shall happily aXXXX in And for XXXXXXXX as through danger of the seas & other accidents of Merchants to make badd debts by X
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//Ryder & William Cutler doe hereby oblige  XXXX ?Jointly  & severally to cause XXXXXXXXXXXXXX upon the said Tarre to be made whos Ma:ties or our owne ??hands accordinge to the XXXXXXXXXXX
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//XXXX any losse shalbe ??procured aswell the said XXXXXXXXXXXXXX as what XXXX or XXXXXXX shalbe by  us delivered by exchange or otherwise to any ?person
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//XXXXXXXXXXXXXX paid XXXXXX to the said principall Officers & Com:rs for XXXXXXXXX money with the proffitt or loss of exchange as XXXXXXXX the said S:r William Ryder & William Cutler
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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//?adventure to be imployed by the said S:r William Ryder & William Cutler in the manageing hereof Itt is farther by these ?paper agreed that the said principall Offiers & Com:rs
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//in the buying transportinge & delivereing of the said Tarre & allowe besydes & above the said XXX & charges to bee paid S:r William Ryder & William Cutler therefore foure p centum
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//Stockholme ?Tarre the best that can be had (where the said Tarre may be XXXX proply had) or the
 
  
 
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Revision as of 22:53, October 30, 2011

C10/155/38 f. 3



Abstract


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The answer of Sir William Ryder to a Bill of Complaint brought by his former partner, the London merchant, William Cutler. The suit was brought in 1668, eighteen months before Ryder's death.


Transcription


This transcription has not yet been completed, 30/10/CSG

//The severall Answeares of S:r William Ryder knt one of the defendants to the//
//Bill of Complant of William Cuttler Esquire Complianant//

//All advantage

//to supply his Maties stores with Navall provisions but this defendant denyeth that hee or the plt to his knowledge XXXXXXXXXXXXXX untill about the month of July One thousand sixty & ??two Att or about which tyme true itt is that this deft at the XXXXXXXXXXXX & sollicitacon of the deft & the other defendant M:r Cocke & XXX of the principall Officers XXXXXXXXXXXXX//

//?& Com:rs of the Navy was psuaded to XXXX with ?thesaid XXXXX & thesaid other defendant in a contract or bargaine with her Matyes said ??Com:rs XXXX of XXXX bargaine or contract followeth in the these words Whereas in order to the better ??accomodating his Matyes service an offer hath beene lately made by the Crowne of Sweden That for what quantity XXXXXXXXXXXXXX//

//of hempe his Matyes XXXXXX affaires may require ?Itt shalbe att his Matyes pleasure by his Agents at Riga or elsewhere to XXXX & make use of what ?quantityes or benefitt it may bee to take upp the said hempe to his owne use ?in the name of the King of Sweden And whereas now XXXXXXXXXXXX thereof made to this Board itt hath beene XXXXXXXXXXXX//

//after full enquiry & debate XXXXX most advisable for the XXXXXXXXXXXX the said XXXXXXXXX to his Matyes best advantage that the management thereof be ?committed to ?some psons of knowne ability & integrity as factors for his Matye in that behalfe to be accomptable to the Office uppon Oath for the truth of their proceedings & disbursements XXXXXXXXXXXXX//

//??therein And moreover in psuance of the said resolucon of this Board choice hath beene made of S:r William Ryder knt M:r William Cutler & M:r George Cocke merchants as psons fully quallified for their XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX beinge knowne all men by these XXXX that the principall Officers & Com:rs for his Matyes Navy XXXXXXXXXXXX//

//Covenanted & agreed to and with the said S:r William Ryder knt William Cutler and George Cocke Merchants that they the said S:r William Ryder Cutler & Cocke shall for the use of his Matyes Cause to be bought at Riga ??or Quinsborough & delivered at Portsmouth Chatham or Woolwich (as the said principall Officers & Com:rs shall direct XXXXXXXXXXXX//

//hereafter ??whatever the day of the XXXXXX hereof the XXXX of December next ensuinge (the danger of the seas excepted) ffive hundred Tonnes or what part thereof can be ??conveniently ?prepared imployinge therein to his Maties best advantage the above said offer of the King of Sweden of the best merchandtable Rhyne hempe And//

//that the said Ryder Cutler Cocke shall to the utmost of their care & skill endeavour the buying & shipping of the said parcell of hempe at the XXX rate & freight that the then p:rsent markett can afford And for asmuch as twenty four thousand pounds or thereabouts will be the said necessary to be provided for the//

//buying the said quantity of hempe the said XXXXX Officers & Com:rs doe promise to pay to the said Ryder Cutler & Cocke within the tyme of eight weeks next afterXXX the date hereof by weekly proporconns Three four partes of the said some, the remaining one fourth pte to be upon the credit of the said//


//Ryder Cutler & Cocke untill the Arrivall of the said quantity of hempe & then to be paid them upon delivery thereof according to such propoccons as it shall happily ?arrive in And for asmuch as through danger of the seas & the XXXX
XXXXX


//delivery of the same as aforesaid may be made  ?has ?arduous to his Maty ?If ?proposon be not made therein The said Ryder Cutler & Cocke doe hereby ?Jointly & ?personally oblige themselves to cause XXXXXXX upon the said hempe to be ?in ?add att the defYXX
XXXXXX


//?in his Maty or their owne names) and to make good to the said principall Officers & Com:rs within six moneths after any losse shalbe proved ?aswell Also said XXXXXant as what somme of sommes shalbe by them delivered by ?exchange or otherwise
XXXXXXXXXXXX


//XXXXX or any other obstruccon it shall fall out that the sais quantity & prXXXXed cannot be procured that then they shalbe answerable ?immediately to ?the said Board for soe much money with the proffitt or ??losse of exchange as they shall receive about XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//?consideracon of the XXXX XXXX creditt & adventure to be imployed by the said S:r William Ryder M:r William Cutler & M:r George Cocke in the manageing thereof Itt is further by ??these preXXX agreed that the said principall Officers shall pay
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//whatever XXX they may be put shall appeare to have been expended in the buying transporting or delivering the said hempe & allow besides & above the said costs & charges to the said Ryder Cutler & Cocke therfore fowre p centum upon
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//?appeareth XXXXXXXXX unto the benefitt or disadvantage accrewinge to his Maty by this contract the said Ryder Cutler & Cocke did bynde themselves as aforesaid to produce the originall Accompts relating to the matter herein & XXXXXXXXXXX from their XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX of the ?prices & XXXX by them demanded) to deliver them to the principall Officers & Com:rs from whome alone they shall expect their discharge and (if thereXXXX required) wilbe ??deposed before a Master in Chancery that XXXXXXXXXX


//knowledge & informacon In witnesse whereof the said principall Officers & Com:rs of the Navy with the said S:r William Ryder Cutler & Cocke have ??interchangeably sett their hand & seale this third day of July in the yeare of our Lord God
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//contract (the originall thereof appeXXXXXing by the XXX owne XXXXX to be in his custody appeareth And this deft saith that in order to the complyance with the said contract the plt plus deft & the XXX other deft M:r Cocke did by request
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//?Ailiffe & Thomas Cutler in the bill named XXXX ffrances Sanderson to provide the said hempe to be transported & lodged in his Maties Storehowses here But this deft denyeth that the ??Invoyces or Bills of ladeing thereof or of any other
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//succeeding contracts hereafter menconned to be made with his Mat:ties said Com:rs were sent over to this deft pticullarly or that he undertooke or did keepe any of the accompts thereof but by like XXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXX ?heron another
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//said affaire & about the fifth day of ffebruary one thousand six hundred sixty & two the said accomts upon the said first contract were by ??royal XXXXX of the plt & of this deft & the deft Cocke ?delivered XX the XXXX Com:r & XXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//& other writeings & papers belonging hereunto And the proffitt ??ariseinge upon the said imployment upon that contract upon a Royal adviXXXX & accompt made upp betweene ?this defendt and the plt & the said M:r Cocke amounted unto
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//XXXXX & was more As by the said accompts whereunto this deft for his greater certainty therin referreth himselfe appeareth And the said One thousand Nynty fowre pounds fowre shillings and Eleaven pence was
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//fXXXX & ought not to be further XXXXXX into or questioned as this deft is advised And what XXXX Insurance the plt pticularly made in relacon to the businesse of ?that or any other the contracts hereafter menconned hee had his XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//what or how much this plt p
any of the said contracts this deft doth not know nor is itt in XXXXXXXXXXX as this deft is advised the premium beinge paid as aforesaid but the plt after the
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//any pticular Assurances whatever And this defendt confesseth that another contract was made with the said Comissioners or XXXX principall Officers of the Navy by the plt this deft & the said M:r Cocke on or about the
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//the ?tenor whereof followeth in these words Know all men by these XXXX that wee S:r William Ryder kt William Cutler & George Cocke Merchants have covenanted & agreed & doe hereby XXXXX & agree
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//the said William Ryder William Cutler & George Cocke will for use of his Maties Com:rs to be bought for the use of his Maty at Riga & Quinbrow (sic) or elsewhere thereabouts & do lande at Chatham Portsmouth & ?Woolwich
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//?direct XXXXX the day of the
of October next XXXXXXXXXXX (the danger of seas excepted) ffive hundred Tuns (or what pte thereofe can be by us conveniently procured) of the best
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX


//Stockholme ?Tarre the best that can be had (where the said Tarre may be XXXX proply had) or the best ?termes for his Matie & that wee the said William Ryder William Cutler and George Cocke will XXXXXXX
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//or otherwise & by the proffitt on a parcell of iron that were joynty supported by the plt this deft and the said defendt Cocke amounted to Eight hundred
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

//XXXXXXXXXXXX who was intrusted with ?Rixdollars two thousand as by the said accompts ??remayneinge with the Com:rs of the Navy & the Accompt of the said
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

//truth of those accompts according to the ??purport of the said last menconned contract as this deft remembreth And this deft saith that he hath beene informed
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

//the XXXX & vallue of the said hempe & Tarre bought under the said ??forward contract and the said was supplyed by the said Samuell Heron the
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

//XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

//XXXXX & XXXXX XXXXX for
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//Navy by the said XXXX & this defend:t without the other deft M:r Cocke on or about the eight moneth of Aprill 1664 the tenor of w:ch said contract
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//covenant & agree with the principall Officers & Com:rs of his Matyes Navy That wee the said S:r William Ryder & William Cutler will for the use of his Mat
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//day of the ?signing hereof & XXXXX next ensuieing (the danger of the seas excepted) Three hundred lasts of Tarre the best that can be had there on the best
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//freight the then ??Markett can afford And for aXXXXX as Three Thousand pounds or thereabouts will be the somme XXXXXXXXXXXX to be provyded for the buying
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//the space of three weekes next ensueing the date hereof by weekly proporcons two thirds of the said somme, the remaining third pte upon the
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//?such proporcons as itt shall happily aXXXX in And for XXXXXXXX as through danger of the seas & other accidents of Merchants to make badd debts by X
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//Ryder & William Cutler doe hereby oblige XXXX ?Jointly & severally to cause XXXXXXXXXXXXXX upon the said Tarre to be made whos Ma:ties or our owne ??hands accordinge to the XXXXXXXXXXX

//XXXX any losse shalbe ??procured aswell the said XXXXXXXXXXXXXX as what XXXX or XXXXXXX shalbe by us delivered by exchange or otherwise to any ?person
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//XXXXXXXXXXXXXX paid XXXXXX to the said principall Officers & Com:rs for XXXXXXXXX money with the proffitt or loss of exchange as XXXXXXXX the said S:r William Ryder & William Cutler
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//?adventure to be imployed by the said S:r William Ryder & William Cutler in the manageing hereof Itt is farther by these ?paper agreed that the said principall Offiers & Com:rs
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//in the buying transportinge & delivereing of the said Tarre & allowe besydes & above the said XXX & charges to bee paid S:r William Ryder & William Cutler therefore foure p centum
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