Difference between revisions of "HCA 30/636/6 Abraham Letter Copy Book"

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This page is for the transcription of digital images in the HCA 30/636/6 Dropbox folder, which are of letters written by the factors on the ship the Abraham

Michael D. Bennett devotes a case study in his doctoral thesis to ‘Mathew Craddock and the 1636-7 voyage of the Abraham’, Michael D. Bennett, ‘Merchant Capital and the Origins of the Barbados Sugar Boom, 1627-1672’, University of Sheffield, June 2020, pp.65-73. His case study draws on documents from HCA 13/636/, of which the Letter Copy Book of the Abraham of London forms part.

Bennett quotes several of the letters in the Letter Copy book, including TNA, HCA 30/636/6 Book E, Thomas Anthony to Matthew Craddock and Company, 19 July 1636 (Bennett, 2020:65, fn.110); TNA, HCA 30/636/6 Book E, Thomas Anthony to Matthew Craddock, 13 February 1636/37 (Bennett, 2020:69, fn.111; fn.114; fn.117; fn.119); TNA, HCA 30/636/6 Book E, William Pennoyer to Thomas Ball, 26 November 1636 (Bennett, 2020: 65, fn.112); TNA, HCA 30/636/6 Book E, Thomas Anthony to Matthew Craddock, 31 July 1637, 4 August 1637, 11 August 1637, 18 August 1637 & Matthew Craddock to Thomas Anthony, 4 August 1637 (Bennett, 2020:73, fn.124)

Transcribers: Holly Brewer, Ian Friel, Colin Greenstreet, Hannah Michelle Nolan, Daisy Turnbull, Charlie Wilson

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William Pennoyer and the company to Captain Bowyear; dated November 26th 1636, London; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to Captin Bowyear from Mr
William pennoyer^[1] and the company dated in London the
26th of November 1636^[2]

Captane Bowyear^[3] I kindly saleut you unknowen Theys are to
sartify that the Bearer here of a shippe which belongeth
to me, to me and sartin other merchants freinds of myne
here in London And I dowe I[n]treat you to be assistant unto
the master And merchant what yow Can in the putinge up
of thear pashingers and goods for [?Rich] Comodities if it maye
be hadd or ells to such men As will paye, And Also to
Asest them in what Ells they shall have occasion, And I
will see you shall be paid for yor paynes, yow shall have
moor by John [?gleies]^[4] who is Accominge, I praye dow your best in
putinge of the goods sent by him, and you shall find more
Employments by our procurement so I rest/

William Pennoyer (London) to Thomas Ball (Barbados); dated November 26th 1636, London; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr Thomas Ball^[5] in Barbados
From mr pennoye in London the 26th of november 1636^[6]

Mr Ball theys [XX]lye be sartifing yow that the shipp belongeth to
me and ffrinds of myne merchents of London And therfore I doe
in treat you to asseste the merchant and master the best you Cann to put
of thear pashingers and Comodityes, ffor [?Rich] Comodityes ifitt
to be had, if not to XXX men as will pay at the [?GXXppe]
And ffor your paynes I will see you shall be payd what shall
be Resson, dow your best for us in putting of our goods/
Similar content to previous letter with the same date from William Pennoyer to Captain Bowyear

?Thomas Anthony to Peter Rychaut; dated November 11th 1633, Bristol; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to Mr Pieter Rychaut from
Bristoll the 11th of November 1633

Worshippfull my selves beinge remembered to yow and to Captain Podder
It maye please yow to understand that mr Lee my selfe and the
rest of our company from London came to thes Cittie on satter
daye at night binge the 9th present And your letter was delivered
the says nyght to mr John Stevans with whom mr Lee hadd
conference touching the shipps redenes and About the mast which
duth sartify him that for the mast in question he fermes
uppon his liffe that the sayd is fattles/ And trew it is that
they have XXXed the XXyd all thought not falty as att
your metinge he will in forme yow the reason of dowinge the sayd
and the master hath taken Anot of mr Steveans what he hath prov-
vided whear of he duth in forme yow to which I refer me, And
thes daye or XXXX XXXX mr Stevans havinge leasur will XXX
have the in voyce of all that he hath provided so that by the
next Convenience I shall be more Able to in forme yow what hath
past/ And so for the present Cravinge pardon for my breffnes
I rest

?Thomas Anthony to Peter Rychaut; dated November 17th 1633, Bristol; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to Mr Pieter Rychaut from
Bristoll the 17th of November 1633

Worshippfull my selves beinge remembered to yow it maye please yow
to understand that our shippe is well and in a redenes for to seatt
seayll but that we find for the most of the marrenars of
those parts so barre XXX and XXable that they have sett
us very muche by our pretence in our redynes, And whear as yow
hadd doute of mr Pellings proceedings he hath be haved him
selfe very well and Carre full and taketh greate paynes
in luckinge to the shippe and his busines and with so greate A
[?ploode] by mr Steavans of his Carridge that the master hath shipped
him for one of his matts/ And XXX whether as your order is
that the master and my selfe shulde see all things fetted for the
shipps usse and to be A redenes for the fearst feayre wind
and weather that god shall lend to sett furth of [?hony]rode in to
Kynge Rood whear we myght make as letle staye as myght
be with your order me intended to have followed as near as
we maye for savings of Chardgs but that dunfransw de quebarra
duth past us to goe in to kyngrodd and goeth furth with
thretninge Spetche that if we dowe not hastin and gett furth
and prosed that he will protest agaynst us, all be it we dowe
what time will geve leave/ And the marrenars backe wardines is cause
for that they weare not so forwards abute the shipps busines as they ought to
have bine/ but nowe we ar in a redenes to sett seayl with the fearst
feare wind and weathear that shall please god to send/ As it mr
Stevens duth leaye furth and disburse the needful for the shipp
uses And we shall now have tyhccompt with as [?whole] speed as time
Mentions Mr Pelling, who has impressed he master and has been shipped one of this mates
Mentions “dunfransw de quebarr” [Don Francisco de Quebrar]

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Will geve leave/ And then we shall be Able to sartify ther of
And more thes beinge the 17th of thes present we have our yeames Acrosse
and had bine in kynge rodd but that we have hadd thes three
dayes very great fogges or mestes in so muche that ther was no dealing
with our shippe/ And what with the ferst feare tidde we in tend god
willinge to sett furthe in to Kyngerodd/ And the formar or beather
for havinge our marrenars Aboard in A readiness that we maye
be XXXX of our Company/ And ther is no other licke but feayre
weather in hand/ And we hoppe to sette furth with mr Halle
who as it stayeth for A wind and hath bine in kyngs rodd the fifteen
or Thentye dayes
Three days of great fogs and mists, but intending soon to go in King’s Road at Bristol.

?Thomas Anthony to Peter Rychaut; dated November 21st 1633, King's road [Bristol]; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to Mr Pieter Rychaut from
Kynges rodde the 21th of november 1633/

Worshippfull my selves beinge remembred to yow, It maye please yow to
understand that my last to yow was the 17th present to which I refer
me/ And since the seayd we have received thaccompt from Mr [?Rentans]
of what he hath desburst for the shipps provizon/ And undar
neathe and in the seayd accompt ther is licke wisse sett downe
what Chardgs ther hath bine lead furth in pasinge our company
and ther chardgs in bringinge ther clothes to bristol and till theare
gooinge aboard the shippe/ And licke wise ther with goeth A noot
of the Companys wadgs/ And nowe it maye please yow to send
sarst and that the 18th of thes Instant month our shippe went
furth of hunggrod in to kynge rodd with feayre weather and
greate probability of a feayre wind which hath blowen but XXXable
Atendinge for the fearst feayre wind and weather with all our company
Aboard/ And hether untowe we have lost no time as maye Apeare
by mr Halle whos as it is in our company steayinge for wind and
weather as we dowe/ And pleasinge god we shall go from hence
in Company of her/ I would have wrotin yow by mr Lees conveance
but that I ws trobled with AXXXXX one my Ryght hand that I could
not wright yow/ And wrote with greate payne dowe wright yow thes
Which I hoppe will be my last till I wright yow from Irland
to

?Thomas Anthony to Peter Rychaut; dated December 25th 1635, Cork; sent via Bristol; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to Mr Pieter Rychaut from Cork
The 25th of december 1635 and sent per way of Bristoll

Worshippfull my selves beinge Remembred to you It may please you to send to under
stand that my former to yow was of the 21th of the last from bristoll
by which I Advised you of the recept of thaccompt of chardges leayd furthe
by mr John Stevans for the usse of the shippe, as all so what hadd
bine layd furth and chardgs for the Company from London to Bristoll
which accompts weare sent and in Closed in mr Lees lettar to you wheare
of I don’t not but the seayd Came to your hands, And nowe it maye
please yow to be Advertesd that the 22th of the last we sett furth

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of kyngrodd and the next daye beinge the 23th we Arived here in the
River of Corke in saftye god be praysd whear the next daye our master and
my selfe delivered your letter to mr batts who havinge perused the seayd was vearye
sory for not receivinge your letters sent by the XXXX Captin XX hether
untow ar not com to his hands, And by reson ther of suche goods as
yow Apunted to be provided weare not in XXX redenes as other
wise would have bine, And note with as Convenent space as might
be mr Batts will Cause XXXX ladinge as he hath provided to be
sent Abord, which as I learne by him is [?fine] pylchards hacke stock-
kings frises Ruggs And [?fine] wolls/ but for the wolls the Customars will
geve no leave for pasinge for as [?muche] as they have order to the con-
trary as no dout, but mr batts will advise yow, The master And my selfe
ar dayly procuringe what despatch we maye for our redenes, And
we have receaved and put aboard foure and Thentye hoggs of beffe the
Wayght wheare of I cannot sartify untill we have received theaccompt
for that some was bought byhand and some by Wayght, and nowe we
ar provideinge the rest that is nedfull, And for drye fishe here is
none to be hadd, And licke wise for wood verry Scarrse/ and hard
to be gotten, And nowe I thought good to Advise you that I make accompt
ther will be greate compleant to yow by dunfranw who hath bine
verry Emportunat with the master and my selfe to have one of our Cables
for his shippe that is at Lyngofall with one denfall, for feare of the
Want We maye have our selves duth geve furth verry hard soe XXXches
that it shuld have bine bettear for us to have XXXX the seayd
In so muche that he putts is in dout of what maye falle unto is
And thes daye dunfranw is gon for doubtinge for to despatche
his shippe for so muche as he cannot learne or hire what is be-
gon of his firste Captin whose XXXX your letters, And so not having
Ells for the present I rest and remayne your Worshipps to comand

?Thomas Anthony to Peter Rychaut; dated December 9th 1633, Cork, sent via Bristol; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr Pieter Rychaut from
Corcke the 9th of december 1633 and sent per waye of bristoll

Worshipp my selves beinge remembred to yow, It maye please yow
to understand that thes is the Coppie of a former sent yow from
Corke by the waye of bristoll the 2th of thes Instant, Sence which wee
have received Another XX of lesse which maketh with the former 25 XX
Which being reported aboard shippe XXX 23 fulle hogsheads whereon
XXXynes 20614 pers/ And for our Buttar cheste Candells wood
and what Ells is nedfull is all in a redenes/ And our stayinge
is for some hacke and pilchards that is to com Aboute from
Kingefall which we Expecte dayly And being Aboard I make no
doute but we shall be sonne redy all be if dubfranw duth pro-
cure what he maye our staye that his shippe maye have our
company/ And him selfe as the present is At dublinge for to

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Cleare his shippe for not hirringe what is becom of his XXXXXXX
pt in which yow sent your letters by to mr batts and not as it com to
his hands/ But nowe ther is newes that he is leavinge of whom
ther was dout of for not hirringe of him/ At our departure from your
presents yow promised to send the Coppie of the Charter party which
hether wee have not receaved nor any letter from yow, havinge once
received all things aboard I shall then pleasinge god Advize yow ther of

?Thomas Anthony to Peter Rychaut; dated January 1st 1633/34 1633, Cork, sent via Bristol; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr Pieter Reichaut (sic)
the ferst of January 1633 from Corcke and sent by the
Waye of Bristoll

Worshippfull my selves being ferst remembered to yow It may please
you to understand that my last to yow was of the 9th of the
Last by the waye of bristol the which I dout not but Came to
your hands and ther by I advised yow what then past/ And
that donfranw was then Ridinge to dubblinge and at his being
thear he procured a warrant from my Lord delete for the stayinge
of our shippe which was sent to the officers of the Custome house
of Corke, which XXXXXX Chardge and command to them not to cler
us of the says Custome house until it was dunfranws XXXX
which warrant was sent aboard bu the sarcher of thes place the 13th
of december with command not to depart until his pleasur XXX
seayd The Coppie of which warrant yow shall receive here in closed
so that we have remayned under the seayd Command until
the 31th and last of december binge the saude of cleeringe our shippe
Furth of the Custome house, and with order from the says donfranw
Agaynst whom we protested by nottory the 17th of the says
for all damidges and Entrest that myght in sewe by the says
staye, And licke wise I thought good to adverts yow that the
sayd dunfranw hath nine very Emportunat Ever since our ferst
cominge hether for the lent of A cable for his shippe who is
nowe in thes harbor to when upon XXXX thretininge speeches
and ought he would dowe if we did not supply his want by the
seayd, which our master and company haveinge well considered and for our
better quiettnes, we granted him one of our worst Cables which his
company havinge perused would not Except thereof, whereof I thought
good to Acquent yow, douting that ther myght be Complent
made to yow, of not helpinge them in the Extremity and need
and farther it may please yow to understand that since my
former to yow whear in I Advised of the recept of 25 hogsheads of
beffe from mr batts, we have received 4 barrel of butter contening
nette 4 hundred weight 3 quarters and 5 hundred weight and 6 pounds of Chese, 4 hundred weight 20 pounds of Candells
beinge 39 XXXX and by your order for bothe shipps

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And licke wise we have received 14 packs in all whether of ther
8 of lynen fryses Roggs stockins/ and the other 6 packes ar wolls
dunfranw procured license to passe, And licke wise mr batts hath
laden 39 hogsheads of pilchards and 6 puncheons of Sallmon for your Account
And hath lette furth 13 tonns fraught to be delivered in the passidge
for which the merchant that Receaves the seayd goods is to paye thurten
pound in Spanishe monye/ I saye [?plate], licke wise the master hath
taken upp of mr batts three pound with money is for the needful
for provision for the shippe/ And I requested thaccompt of
suche provizon as is Expresed Alsoe seayd of mr batts, who
Answeard me that he would send the seayd to yow for that at
the present he duth not knowe the Chardgs withwhich maye one the [?say]
And licke wise it maye please yow to understand that the
master hath bought for our shipps provizon by reason that otherwas
not anye fishe to hadd Thurtye five quaronns of beffe which cost
sixe pound XXX 4 pence and was in Regard of savinge ourselve
vittles, since the former Advize About the Cable donfranw
hath bettar Considered with him selfe and duth Receave the sayd
for which he hath deposeted £30 in mr lees hands until he XX
returne the seayd or Another as goods as that at his cominge
to XX/ and then his moneyes to be returned him Agayne/
we arr nowe redye to take the fearst feayre wind and weather
that god shall send/

?Thomas Anthony to Peter Rychaut; dated February 1st 1633/34, Passage in Biscay, sent via a ship of Dover; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr Pieter Rychaut from passidge in biskeaye the 1th of february 1633 and sent by A shippe of dover and by the XX of the sayd
Worshippfull my selves beinge ferst remembered to yow, It maye please
yow to understand that wee arived in thes porte of passidge in
biskeaye the 30th of January in safetye god be praysed, whether we
found the Potter and Andrew in good redenes to depart, for that
as I learne by them they have bine here thes monthe, And
nowe it maye please yow to understand that yours of the 27th of
november is com to my hands by the same sayd shippe whear by your
pleasur is as here to XXX, to geve all the Content we maye
to the portingall merchents and marrenars we shall be accomplished
in me to the outte most of my powre and I dout not but the
rest of our company will dow the licke, Theys ar in hast and
only to geve yow nootes of our beinge here, for I Can not wright
as lardge as other wise I would by reson of the sodden departure
of thes backe and for that I have not bine [?Aforre] to learne
the state of thes place, I perceive by yours that the noot of the
XXXXXXXX XXXX yow receaved from bristol And that your desire is

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To have the licke from hence which shalll god willinge be remembred
Else we depart from hence, donfranw we left with his shippe at the
passidge in Corcke who was in all redenes at our cominge from
thence And we thought shee had bine here before us, but hether
towe not it com for which his brother is verry sorry/

?Thomas Anthony to Peter Rychaut; dated March 5th 1633/34, XXXX; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr Pieter Reichaut the 5th
of marche which for hast made upp and sent with out XXXX by
mr Jeffrys Enfiltons [?Conveance] Anno 1633
Worshippfull my selves beinge ferst remembred to yow, It maye please yow
to understand that my former to yow ffrom thes place was of the
1th of february ther by gevinge yow to understand of our safe arivalll in thes
porte of passidge the 30th of January god be praysed whether we
found the Pottar and Andrew in good redenes to depart/ And more
it maye please yow to understand that yours of the 27th of november
beinge the ferst that hath com to my hands, I [?wrott] by your shippe A
XXXX sayd by which your pleasur is as here to XXXX to geve all the
Content we maye to the portingall merchants and marrenars which
shall god willinge be accomplished] in me to the outte most of my powre
and I dout not but the rest of our Company will dow the licke
I dowe perseive by yours that the noot or leste of our marrenars wadgs
from bristoll your receaved and that yow desire the licke from hence
Which shall god willinge be Efected if covenently it maye be, The
Which I doute of for as XXXX as those which shall goo with us XXX not
com Aboard as they promised and wee Expected, And not beinge or
[?compliful] from hence it shall pleasinge god be performed from the
Ilands, And further it maye please yow to understand that we
have deschardged and [?sold] your 39 hundred weight pilchards and sixe puncheons
hacke to Pedro fernandee de guyuarra who payd the XXXX
with prymidge and Avridge acustomed and for the packes wollinge and
sixe packs of wolls it remayneth and goeth with us in the voaidge
accordinge to your order, And we have takine Aboard for your
partable accompt 10400 bundles of hupps Thentye five
bundells of iron hups And 259 barrs of Iron the wayght [?lye]
whear of I can not sartisfy for that it was taken furth
of Aprisse that dunfranyw did take cominge hether from
Corcke and sent Aboard with out wayinge which they intend
to waye in the Islands, And then I shall be Able to sar-
tify ther of/ It maye please yow farther to understand
that we have receaved diverse sundry the nedfull in [?mony]
and Ells for the shipps usse and from the hands of Pedro
fernandes de gueuara as by the partiklars in theacompt
seemed by the master and my selfe XXX Apece which he will send
yow ammonth to 50560 Rx together of ther 26 chadges
In the [?forsayd] accompt 10200 Rx receaved for XXXX

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To XXXX 630 Rx for your pilchards and hacke, and 570 Rx for
goods that mr Thomas Batts did lette to fraught to A spanishe
Merchant together of I dout not but he acquainteth yow, XX to
In regard that we would not lett the says pase in so letle
frayght/ And therefore did take it one him selfe that it XXX
geve yow Content in regard it was so XXX in XX XXX
and farther it maye please yow that out of the fore says
XXes of montes the mr XXXX 20480 Rx in plate for tow
deschardge 14 men of the wags for three months and
a quarter/ Accomptinge and Allowinge 20 dates for ther
passidge home into England, as by thaccompt of the particklar
chardgs thereof with other the needful in moneyes disburse
for the shipps usse maye Apeer/ As it we cannot gXXX
the leest or pXXXX bill of the portingall And Spanishe
marreners wadgs whear by to send it yow, Nether will it
be for ought I see until we com to the Islands whether
the Comanders dow in tend to shippe all frye men
as shall be wantinge at our cominge thether/ It
was Agreed be twixt the master And the Company deschardged
that if in XXX they shuld not gette home in the sayd
20 dayes in XXX CCCC they ar to have 38 the saye
untill they Com home to ther houses not Spendinge ther
time in Clayminge stay wheare but to travel home as
speedly as time and health will geve leave/ And our master
gave them A letter to mr John Cocke of bristol to the
seayd Efect/ And licke wise I thought good to sartify
that A carpeintar of bristol one Thomas [?peet] went from
our shippe without the masters Condesent this 9th of february
and his Apparell and Tulls wear kept and no wags payd
him/ wher of I thought needful to Acquent yow, that if
he shal com to yow to demand his wags that yow mmaye
be Acquented that he put himself AXXX from the shippe
Whear in yow may deayle with him as yow see needful
In A former from Corcke I sartified yow of an ould cable
That was lent t to dunfranyws shippe in her greate Extre-
mytye the which since her cominge hether beinge
sixe dayes After our Arivall in this place, the sayd cable
was returned us with out hurt/ noot that ther was 20 dayes
vittells put Aboard the shipp that in our men past home to England

Noot that our master payd the company for 3 months ¼ in the
of pilott 10809 Rx
XXX for our pillotadg furth of England and other chards
10809
0679
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20468

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And what it maye please yow to be Advertized that the [?stake]
of Englishe commodities in XXX is Englishe was 30 XX per XX Este
cuntry and XXstone 28 XX Barbary wax 26 and 27 XX XX which
ar very cheffe comoditys/ Myninken blacke bayes of the best
from 7 XX1/2 to 8 XX the XXX/ And whitt of the seayd goodness
7 XX and bettar/ fine Elle brode perpetuanos from 15 to 16 XX
the peece to be made upp saXXdge waye with greate XXX
and to be very fine/ Lead from 30 to 35 XX the XX shotte Leade
from 40 to 42 XX the XX fine sardgs at 22 and 23 XX the peece
and so not havinge Ells I Rest I Rest for the present

?Thomas Anthony to Captain Marmaduke Podden (or Rodden); dated March 30th 1633/34, Passage in Biscay, sent via Jeffrey Engleton; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to Captin marmaduke Podden [or Rodden]
The 30th of [?Martche] from the passidge in biskeaye And sent
The sayd by mr jeffery Engletons Conveanance 1633

Captin Podine my selves beinge remembred, It maye please
yow to understand that our shippe hath bine redy thes five
weckes, Atendinge for wind and weather and we have put
furth of thes place XXX severall times And the last was
the 6th present and havinge bine at Calye three dayes ware
put backe Agayne with thes [?rocke] of passidge with A very great
storme at West and West north west, And weare very glad of
gettinge Agayne of thes place for the Storme hath bine so
greate and [?severe] for the time that it is reported
that ther is uppwards of 30 sayle cast awaye uppon thes
cost/ About all Olyson and Cappe brutton, the more is the
pittye if it pleased god/ And hether untow not known but
of but only of five shipps of Saint John de Luz wherof
some of them was Cast Awaye in the Rodd of [?santa XXXX]
the other in [?gibary] three leggs to the west ward of XXX
wheir if god had not blest us the bettar we had bine in
the said Case for we ware within the harbour and Redy to lett
fall Ankeur but by reason of the great XXX that Came
In our pillatts XXXX did alter and so we put for thes place
whear we ar redy to take the ferste fayre wind and weather that
god shall lend/ And XXX to satisfy we have only taken
Abourd in thes place XX bundles of hupps and 259 barrs
Iron the weight whear of I dow not knowe, for that it was
taken furth of A prise that dunfranw did take cominge
hether from Corcke, And sett Aboard without wayinge, which
Is intended god sending us well to the Ilands, At which
my beinge with yow in London, I was shipped by yow good meaynes
for pursur for which yow [?and] I Ar bound to yow/ And order
was that what [?moneyes] I make I sul be upployd by the

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Mr Thomas Lee who from his Cominge from London to thes
Instant hath hadd the reservinge and desbursinge of all payments
whatso Evar, And I only to Coppie furth what compts he
geves/ And therefore I Cannot geve XXX resson of any [?seller]
as other wisse I Could have dune/ And now it maye
please yow to be Advertized that the state of Englishe com-
moditys in XXX is Englishe wax 30 XX XXX Easte Cuntry
and XXstone 280 X Barbary wax 26 and 27 XX CC which ar berry
cheffe commodities myninken blake blues of the best XXX 7 Ts ½
7 or 8 XX the Xarre,/ And whitts of the sayd goodnes 7 or 8 and better
fine Elle brode perpetuanos from 15 to 16 XX the peece
to be made upp Sardge maye with greate sayls and
to be very fine/ lead from 30 to 35 XX the XX shotte lead from
40 to 42 XX the XX fine sandys at 22 and 23 XX the peece Andso
not havinge other for the present but prayinge god for your
health and good XXX sesse in all your prosedings I Rest and Rest me

?Thomas Anthony to Peter Rychaut; dated April 27th 1634, Madeiras; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr Pieter Rychaut from
the mathearas the 27th of Apprill 1634

Worshippfull my selves beinge best remembered to yow, It maye please
yow to understand that my former and last from passidge for bisk-
keay was of the 31 of Martche by mr Engletons conveyance
whear by I sartify yow of what till then hadd past/ And
the 19th of the says we departed from the Passidge in Company
of the Pettar and Andrew/ And arrived XXX in the matherase
the 29th of the sayd in safety god be praised whether aftar
our Arivall in the says place by meaynes of fowle weather
and muche XXX we weare forced from our Ankers towe XXX
and was XX our deschardge/ And ther the 26th date of
oure beinge ther soe deschardged which as the ferst fayre
daye of weather XXX our XXX from our Ankers and returned all our hupps Iron clothe and wolls
by reason of goeinge on the voaidge for brazell, as
our merchants Alleage by resson of our late coming to thes places
and notaries weather XXX to be had for brazell, for which XX
dunfranw duth send us to Lansarrotte to XXX upXXX
and so to go for Lixburne, which XXX we ar XXX to performe
thoughe notthe Contrary to the Agrement and shippinge of our
company, which men it XX pleayse hod to send us were
to Lixburne will XXX in questionof Altringe the voaidg

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By our Company who ar Agread threat, In my former from
Passidge I mad accompt to have sent yow the weight
of XXX Iron as was put Abourd in the passidge/ but
hether until it as not wayed nether it Can I gett the
noot of our portingall and Spaniards wadgs whether by to
sendrys/ Since our beinge in thes place we have only Receaved
foure butts of wines which by thear Accompt geven me cost put
abourd be sidds the caske which was the shipps the sume of 900 Rx

?Thomas Anthony to Peter Rychaut; dated June 5th 1634, Tereras islands; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to the Worshippfull mr Pieter Reichaut
the 5th of June from the Tersearas

Worshippfull my selves beinge ferst Remembard to yow It maye please
yow to understand that my last to yow was of the 27th of Appell
from the Mathearas ther by sartifinge yow of our departure from
the passidge the 15th of Martche in company of the Pettar
and Andrew/ And Arrived bouts in the Matheraes the 29th of the
sayd in safety god be prased/ whear After our Arivall in the
place by meynes of foulle weather and XXX XXX we weare
forced from our Ankers and put to seaye, And soe weare ther
some 26 dayes a meaynes of foul weather be fore our deschardg
and the ferst seaven daye aftere our returne to the XXX havinge
put furth three times, we deschardge what we could and in three
dayes we sent our hupps Iron Cloth and woll Ashore and the
sayde clothe and woll for that wee gave over our voaidge for
brazell by donfranw XXXX and his leson thereof as he Alleageth for
that the Time of the hyre was farre past and no XXXX
neather fryght to be hadfor brazell and then the sayd don
franw did send us for Lansaroot to have laden wheat and from
thence to have gon for Lixborne to make sall, so it maye
please you, we have bine at the sayd Lansarot, wheare
we found small quantity of wheat and the prise XXXX in
XXXX of what he was in formed, by reason whear of and not loveinge
us of Any [?partes], nether Able to get Afryght we XXXX XXXX XX
to proseed Empty And cominge in the hight of the XXXXX and
neere the place with Contrary winds, our XXXX XXXXXXX the
XXXXXX and our Captin, would have us to put in with the sayd
place, by reason of greate XXX thether was in hoppe of A fryght
for Lixborne, but lately out Contrary by meayne of so many
flymishe men of warr that lyeth About theys Islands, And
very fewe Escape ther hands, who have taken divers XXXX
men since our comeinge or beinge in those parts, so thatXXX and
doute full we still have but letle passidge goods, having
Afeayre wind we will not spend any time but will proseed in our
voaidge pleasinge god til the XXXXX, And for our provizon

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to make beavridge we XXX haight butts of wines from donfranw which cost XXX
Abourd 1XX800 Rxs. And thes was what we had XXX for the shipps XXXX
I made accompt to have sent yow the weight of the Iron which was
loden Abourd us which came furth of XXXX prisse the XXXX was XX
waye XXXX XX XXXXX in valewe in the matheras nether could I have
the lest or portlidge bill of the portingalls wages which I Enter-
ded to have sent yow had it com to my hands

?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated March 29th 1636, Bristol; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr mathew Cradoke and his good
partnars from Bristoll the 29th of match 1636

Sir My selves Remembred to yow and your good partnars theys onelye be gevinge
yow to understand that I Came to the Citty of bristol thes present 29th
of martch in the foure nonne/ And fourth with I in queried for passidge
for Irland/ but found that that weare Reddy to depart and my
Lovinge friends wished me to goo to Mynhid whear in soame days
I myght not want pashidg which Con[?XXXed] I toucke thear Aprobatiton
and in the morninge god willinge I will set fourth from when[ce]
god willinge yow shall hiere of my proceedings I will
use all the meaynes possible for my passidg/ Sir unto mr Nathan
Wright when yow in Counter with prey Remember my best Loove/ And
that it maye please yow to sette the master in mynd to send one of
the yonkears to Call ffor my Chest and othear the needful at
my Land Lords John Puercha[?X]es house ouer Against the Gryne
draggon Tabvan in Lyme house, Sir I have [?XXXX] in Quirre of
makinge our provizon in Irland whether I beleve ther will be
plenty of all provizon Excepting [?pessen] whear fore I Could
weishe yow to provid the need full from London which willbe
Surtin Rest/

?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated April 1st 1636, Minehead; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr Cradoke and his good partnar
from Mynhid the ferst of Appell 1636

Sir my selves Remembred to yow and your partners etcetera Theys ar to lett
yow understand that I wrott yow from bristol the 29th of the last
thear by geuinge yow to understand that thear was no passidge at
that time from the sayd place, whear fore I was wilde by freinds
to passe to Mynhid at which place I have at the present and
heer Redy to take pashidg which I find for yougall and will be
Reddy to depart in the morning if wynd and weather will permyt
so god willinge I will use all meynes possible for my Spedy
beinge in keinsall, from whence I will wright yow god willing
by the fearst Convenance, and so I Rest/

?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated April 8th 1636, Minehead; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr Cradoke and his good partners
from Mynhead the 8th of Appell 1636

Sir my selves Remembred to yow and your good partners etcetera Theys maye
be gevinge yow to understand that I have wroten yow towe formars
the one from bristow the 29th of the Last and the other from
the port of Mynhid the first of thes Instant thereby informing
yow of my beinge in thes place and Atending wynd and weather
to passe for youghall And hether until the wind hath bine con-
trarry/ but newe ane the full of the moone I dout not in
god but the wynd will beswear, And my selfe with divers
pashingers Reddy to [?X]arke the seayd, Thear shall not god willinge
be no neglect of friends, but hastin what in [?XX] lyeth and with
gods Aseistant cominge to kyngsall shall wright yow with the furste
Conveyance what doth pas and so I Rest/

?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated April 16th 1636, Minehead; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr Cradoke and his
good partners from Mynhid the 16th of Appell 1636

Sir my Selves Remembered to you and to your good partnars etcetera Theys arr
geuing yow to understand that my former of 2th present was by
the waye of Tanton^[7] signefing of my beinge in thes port of mynhid
And Ateinding A faire wind and weathear, which he thear sent to our
merchant [?XXXXXXXX], but Expected dayly by great quantity
pashingers which are heer, and Reddy to Receave the first weathear
proferrd, and for the neerest porrt to kingsall, and not negg-
lecting any pashidg how soeuear and god sending me well to
Land tin any porrt of Irland to wryght yow by the first, At [?XXX]ing
in bristol the 29th of the Last I gaue yow to understand that
I was informed of vearry feawe pesson to be hadd About [?kyng road]
and thear for I did wyshe yow to make provizon from thence
if you sawe it fitting, And for other provizon from thence
it was to be hadd and so not hauinge othear Rest/

?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated April 18th 1636, Yoghall, Ireland; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr mathew Cradoke and his
good partnars from yoghall the 18th of Appraell 1636

Sir My selves Remembred to yow and to your good partnars etcetera Theys^[8] arr
geuinge yow to understand that my last to yow was of the 16th present
from mynhid^[9] thear by sartifing^[10] that I Atended to take the
furst fayre wynd and weathear that pleased god to sennd
which hee haue us that day, And at this Instant I haue bine landed
here in youghall^[11], from whence I shall god willing make what hast
I maye to kingsall^[12], of which landinge I thought good to sartify
and that seince the [?seayd] I understand that thear arr some thurty
fyve of Turkes men of warr uppon thes Cost, And have taken
and Carrid Awaye About 80 parsons Ieish[?r]^[13] men of thes and othar
parts hearAbouts, whoar of it onlye pleyse yow to Aduertes the master
of the shippe that thear maye be good lackinge outt for them which
Arr so beusseay^[14] heer Abouts and thes not Ells I Rest

?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated April 29th 1636, XXX, sent via Dublin; Copy

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The Coppie of a letter to mr mathew Cradoke and his good
partnar the 29 of Appell 1636 and sent per waye of dubling

Sir Myselves Remembered to you and your good partnars etcetera Theys ar to
sartify that my Cominge to kynsall was thes 20th of Appreall And
mr Tristram whitroms was at dubbling and in his Absent I delivered the
Letter to his wiffe, And accordinge to ordarr I have bespoken
20 hundred[weight] of besket to make 5 Cakes to the pound as neer as may
be which will cost 14 shillings the hundreth, And I have bought [?90] dusson of can
dells to be sorted from [?XXXXXXXX] the pound, whear of I have sold [?2]
chasts and Contenes 24 dusson wherof 4 shillings the dusson the Rest to make out
the [?Cuppellment] will be Reddy [?XXXX] [?with], And for cheese I have
dune [?XX] in [?XXX] in towne and Cuntry for procuring the [?XXXX] but
that time not propper for that it is betwixt the newe and the ould and
[?XXXX] or [?noXX] to be hadd and at 40 the pound And [?XX] buttar [?XXouse] that have
[?demand] 31 and 32 [?X] the hundreth and letle to be hadd, but [?XXX] Euery [?XX]
arr making new which will be hadd for 26 shillings the hundred and at othear times
And About thes season hath bine bought bettar [?chupp], but nowe

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Beinge the 18th of Appell I sawtisfied thear of and

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?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated June 8th 1636, Kinsale, Ireland, sent via James Coursey; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr mathew Cradoke and
his good partners the 8th June from kingsall and sent
by mr James Coursey of the says place Ad 1636

My selves being Remembred to yow and to your good partners els They ar
to sartify that my former to yow was of the 29th Appell by waye of dun-
blinge and the 13th of maye by the way of XXXX hereby sartifinge what
hadd past till then And hether untoto I have not hard from yow
neathar dow I heer Any things of our shippe which I XXX dayley I pray
god seme heer well ffor whose cominge I have provided Accordinge
to your ordar to saye 50 dossen of good XXX stockoins one tonn of
good wheatt meayle halfe a tonn of very good wheat meale flower, one
Tonn of Ottmeel, 4 hogsheads of good and Cleyne XXXX moult 50 dossen of Cloaths
10 barrels of Buttar/ 20 hundred weight of bucket at the best and XXXX XXXX
that it myght be hadd/ And as XX the lymynge cloth woollinge Ruggs and
Blanketts I dofear the lyninge thear of until mr whittcombes home
cominge/ who came to his house from dubbing the 28th of the last XX
that XXX wee arr in hand to provid what is wantinge/ and we shall soe
and learn what will be donne as tutchinge our XXXds for Virginy
or New England accordinge to dyscretion/ And by my next to Advize
yow what paseth/ And until the shippe be heer thear will be XXXX
ridinge of XXXXX the Resson for that sas sonne as will have hreed
with XXX as will you

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?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated July 14th 1636, XXXX, Ireland, sent via Dublin; Copy

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The copie of A letter to mr mathew Cradoke and
His good partnars of the 14th of July and sent by waye of
Dublinge and copied the 13th seayd and sent by waye of XXXX

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?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated August ?4th 1636, XXXX, sent via XXXX; Copy

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?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated August ?4th 1636, XXXX, sent via XXXX; Copy

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The coppie of A letter to mr mathew Cradoke and his partners
the 22th november 1636 from the Cowes in the Ill of Wyght

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?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated December 24th 1636, Cowes, Isle of Wight; Copy

The Coppie of A letter to mr mathew Cradoke And his good
partners from the Cowes the 24th of december 1636

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My selves remembered to yow and your good partners ells XXXX be
gevinge yow to understand that my former to yow was of the 24th december
and that date at night we sett seayll from the Cowes with A fayre and
XXXX winde and feare weather which XXXX us in the island of the barb-
bados the 25th of January, whear we hopp of good salls XX part of our goods which
yow shipped from London and the licke of what came from Scotland, wher of
ther was some part of our meale and otmeall wear by Rayson of the foule
weather at our setinge to seaye from Irland and our deckes not thought
and wanting of our wines and stronge watter loke out, came from the Cowes
we XXst 56 servants for your Accompts which weare disposed of to [?salye] 10 of
them to the goodmen of thes place in XXXX sendeth and fifty weight space
and all the Rest in five hundeth to paye the 20th and last of Appell
good to XXX/ which we hopp willXX peaye at the time, and for that thear
hath bine Care taken in puting of the same as were as wee maye to share parts and by adXXX, we wear
XXXX to have gonn for Virginia/ but that we XXX dented in makeing
our viadge, by Report that ther have bine so many shipps laden from thence
and dowt XXX that wee should not procure our ladinge But in longe time and
ther XXX through[t] bettear to take asartin port for XX unsartin/ and at
our Arivall Ireland mr William pennoters letter to Captin George Boyear
according to direction who duth Assest us, and will be Agreat helpe for
that he is A justs f thes part[s] where we have landed our goods which is
neer unto the Indian Bridge, And so Called in thes parts which paseth until
aswell XXXXX whatwee sell is all for tobacco of the best as neer as wee
maye/ all be it divers and sundry men would willingly put of ther Cotton
wolls wheare if is great plenty in these Ilands for wines and stronge llyckar
where of we have had great dispatche to saye the Carres is 80 weight and
the XXXletts is £20 the galllon And wines is £10 the gallon, And for your
prunes the have lost the Cullor and will hardly sell but XXXX as ar
Gone dow XXX pound for pound and curants in £2 the pound/ sugars in
£9 the pound and All other your goods sent you putinge of the best that time
will yewe leve which I trust in god will be at in descent good XXtts for XX
despatch wee will god willing make what hast we may/ And the
shippe Remayneth heer to take in her ladinge when time
XXrneth/ and so Referringe yow to my next I sesse soe the
Present and Remayne yours to Comand

ffrom the Barbados
the 13th of february 1636

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?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated July 31st 1637, Middleburg, Zeeland, sent via Mr Ashman; Copy

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The coppie of A letter to mr mathew Cradoke the 31th and last
of July from Midelbrough and sent by mr Ashmans conveyance
Sir my best Respect attends yow and your good partners XX XX they
may be to advertise that the 26th of thes Instant July we departed
from the Cowes, and to the Este wards of duncerke thear weare
towe men of warr which gave us Chasse, and seinge our XXking came
not with in shott but quited us, and the 29th of the sayd well Arived
at the Ramakins whear I landed and came to Midelbrogh that
neigt whence I delivered your letter to mr William Ashman with whom
I hadd confearance, and used yow best Remembrance, And in quired
of him the prises of tobacco who in formed me of 12 and 13 stivers the
pound in regard of great quantity in the place, and is of thopinnion
that it will be mor worth in forbearinge some time, at [Amsterdam]

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he will hee will sartify/ our shippe is newe com to this towne
beinge munday and After nonne so wee hopp to despatch some
part tow morrow/ And the rest with all convennent speed we with
And noo time god willinge shall be omitted in her deschardg and
despatch from hence/ Our master Remembreth his love to yow and
the Rest of your good partners and desires yow to cleere and take upp
His Bannd, wee made accompt that we should have found
order in thes place from suche as had order for Receiving goods
furth of our shippe, but as it will give not from them, but Expect
ourly and so for the present I Rest and Remayne
Midelbrogh the 31th of
and last of July 1637

?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated August 4th 1637, Middleburg, sent via Jeremy Williamson Ashman; Copy

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The coppie of A letter to mr mathew Cradoke the 4th of August 1637
From Middelbrough and by mr Jeromye Williamson Ashman XXXX
Sir my best Respect AtXXX yow and your good partners Sir theys XXX be
sartifinge that my former to yow was by mr Jeomy Williims Ashman
conveance the 31th and last of July thereby geving to understand of
our saffe arrival in thes tiwne of Myddleborch at which time I was in
formed that our commodity was worth 12 and 13 [?stivers] the pound, And by
our comminge hether is com to 1- stivers, and little demand of the sayd
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Have writing of Johen Bolton A passenger who hath the dowinge of some of
The goods, lodin in our shipp and leveth at wappin which maye be in quired Aftear
To some ordar if not all [XXX] duns, Our master XXX XXX Remembreth his love to
Yow and your good partners, and desires yow all to clever and take upp his Baund whearof he
XXXX feereth until hee doth hire from yow, of the takinge upp of the sayd

?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated August 11th 1637, Middleburg, sent via Jeremy Williamson Ashman; Copy

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The coppie of A letter ti mr mathew Cradoke from
Midellbrugh the 11th of August 1637 by mr Asheman
Conveyance

Sir my best Respect Atends yow and your good partners XX XXX XXX
arr gevinge yowto understand of towe formers of the last of
July and at the present by mr Jeronimo Williamson Ashman conveyance
where of I dout not of thear cominge to your hands, Thear by
sartinge what past and of oure binge heere in safety god
be preased, and neare landing our goods which is all one shoare
and thes day and to morow I make no dout but will be all
wayres, which beinge so don will procure Recovery of freight, And
thes day the master and I Receaved your letters of the 4th present by mr
Ashinton conveyance whear by I see that as then thear was XXXX
ff and beinge here, And nowe as here to sone yow will us to speeke
to mr Ashinton for the cleringe of oure goods at as Easseye Ratte as
he may, whear of I Advized yow in my former what had
past, and small matts to be XXX, the resson as then I advized
Yow, and nowe by yours it semeth that yow ar in good hopp of 14 or
12 stivers per pound but if lese to dooe the best he may, and if he
thincke good to send sume good parcell of your goods to Amsterdam
as it cometh to hand and concine the seayd to mr John Webster
for your accompts, whear of mr Ashinton will wright further XX, And
That he maye compound for the custom or duties which I learne is
three stivers the pound, and according to his answer shall be
performed the sending of what he wright for, And whear as yow
wright to by yow A parsell of very good newe hopps and welcomeXXX
I learn that no suche will be Redy thes month or nowe/ And wheal
As yow wright that the shipps name should be called the William of
London and that yow wrott ther of to mr Ashintin and XXX the XXX
to him and mr XXXX for the putinge of A master if he see it settings
and praied them to XXXX for some particular Respect and to lett the bills
of ladinge besXXX for the shipp and master for what goods they shall be takin AXXX
wher at the master will asent but strength ther at and what your Intent
should be, And that his name can not be altered, whos XXXX XXX
yow will dolle about his Baund and ffreeth to be yow till the XXXX
be cleared and takin upp/ And nowe his company arr Ernest for their
wedges which he cannot longer weather Able to satisfy until he
hire from yow, what monys yow have disburse to ther wines, The
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500 sellinge and making a maye at 8 and 9 stivers the pound
which is a henderance to the salle of yours and little will be donne in this
place till the have Ended, and the byars profers but 6 and 7 stivers
the pound, suche is the missry of the time, and thes places/ And so not
XXXinge othear I Rest and Remayne/

?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated August 13th 1637, Middleburg, sent via Jeremy Williamson Ashman; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr mathew Cradoke
The 13 of August from midilbrugh by mr Jerominus Williams
Ashmans conveyance anno 1637
Sir my best Respect attendes yow and your good partners
Theys are sartifinge that yours of 4th August beinge Coppie
of A former and the 18th present I Receaved by mr Jeriomo Williams
ashintons conveance wheare by I send yow good hopps in puting
of your tobacco in 14 or XX stivers the pound but if lese to doe
the best hee can and XXX the sendinge of some quantity of
your tobacco to mr John Webster of Amsterdam for your
accompts
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Thes is the Coppie of Mr Mathew Cradockes dated in London the 4th August and received in Middllburgh the 11th of the XXXX which letter I delivered to mr Ambrose Harde the 23th of August 1637

Lovinge ffrinds mr Andrew Harde and mr Georges Anthony I comend
me to yow the last weeke I wrotte yow a ffew lynes under cover
of mr Jeronimo Willi?campson assoon as I sent them also XXX we
dowe Ernestley long to heare of your safe aryvall ther and then
dout not of your best inXXXs with XXXize of mr Jeronimo Willi?campson
assXXX to gett our goods cleared ffor as [?easey] Customne or toll as
yow XXX and to procure there sall with your best iXXXX to which oofer I
XXXX hear with XXXX to Senor Ashenley hopinge it will yeeld 14 or 12
Stinls per pound but if lesse to doe as best hee maye and if hee thinke
Good to send ought to Amsterdam to Consyne it to mr John Webster
ffactor of me and company whith order to sell as best the time wil
permit and if ought be sent to Amsterdam lett it be as it Riseth
indifferentz . also I have written Senor Jeronimo AfXXXX to indeavour
to send us some good parcell of good XXXinge and Alst hoppes newe
and good where in to bee bery carefullin choice that yow be not
deceaved with XXXth hoppes or false packed, The shippe wee
desire XXX XXX goe under the name of the William of
London and have written Senor William AsXXX that hee XXXX it to yow
and mr haule of purchasing Another which if XXX see ffytting which we shall pray yow to doe ffor some particular repport and so to lett the bills of
lading to be signed ffor the shipp and XX ffor what goods yow take In others
I jave not to Inlarge but Comending yow to the almighty Rest

?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke and partners; dated August 26th 1637, Middleburg, sent via Jeremy Williamson Ashman; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr Mathew Cradocke the 26th of August
ffrom Middilbrogg by Mr Jeronimo Williamson AXXXXX come XXX 1637
Sir my best Respecte atends yow and your good partners XX Sir theys are
satisfing that yours of the 11th August einge Coppie of A former and
and Another of the 28th of sayd I receaved thes permit 25th the
Efect ther of perused whear by yow geve order not to dale in Any hopps
and if it maye be to Remyte what monys ther is Receaved for fraight
to yow and your partners by Exchanidge, XX hether tow no meaynes
ffor as muche as the master hath receaved suche monys as was Required
and furth of the Recepts to paye his mens wadge which he had satisfied
to A monthes paye thinkinge to have detayned XXXXX in his hands
untill ther comminge home and to learne what thear wines
had receaved, which aftar wards they would not goe from hence untill
they hadd ther holle wadgs which he was constrained to satisfy other
wise medellinge with them XXXtheat would goe hence till they hadd
Receaved as Afore sayd, and none in the Intram by Reson of contrary
winds and stormye weathear the most part of our men are fallen
seacke with the Agge, and ther with so weake that by meanes therof

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And others that Acquited the shipp was constrained to seek other
men in ther places, and hath shipped a maste ffor that none of
his owne company would take it one them and more Redy and whole
accompt to have gone thes morning from hence but that ther was
some hindrance, by your mr harde taketh wrotes of what that XXXX
wines have Receaved some your who as A sold says arr all payd and nowe
will seek to Receave it backe, mr Jerimo Williams Ashman wrote to mr
John Webster of Amsterdame, and by the party who XXXX the sayd Re-
turned Answear that he was furth of the towne so as it no Answear
but Expectt daily to hire from him/ your commodity or better to sayd
Tobacco Remayneth very dead in dispatch and prisse and one A
mongst the Rest of the planters sellers for seven stivers per pound and hath
proffered A quantitiy or 90 Rolls for 6 stivers and it none will take it
suche is XXXXXXXXXX/ and was in RegXXX of kerning him selfe to
be gonn, mr hollands to bacco and wood was delivered to his ffactor and
the freight and Chardge ther of Receaved, and no damidge theruntow
And nowe for freight heer hence no likely of any soe that the ownars
of the pynkes that usse to London ar XXXents and profeass therone
Shippinge, Since the beginning of thes I understand that the master hath
Receaved £231 - 19 shillings - 4 pence sterlin and is XXXmisse £405 - 18 shillings - 9 pence to defXX
chardgs and mens waigs/ and so not other for the president I Remayne

?Thomas Anthony to Mathew Craddocke; dated September 11th 1637, Vlissingen, Zeeland; Copy

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The Coppie of A letter to mr mathew Cradoke
the 1th of September from flushen Ad 1637

Sir my best Respect attends yow and your good partners att XXXX
be gevinge yow to understand that mr jeronimmo williams Ashman
Receaved a letter from yow by the post, and not anye for me as the master in which
yow Request of him to take upp a XXX Caskett or boxe of letters which came
from the Easte Indyes, which was delivered to a shipp of one of the pynkes
to have conveyed to yow, and by meynes of Contrary winde and foullle
weather could not goet to seay so that accordinge to your order given
him selfe to thes to one of flushand and Returne the seayd into his
hands and accordinge to ordar will send the seayd Casket or boxe of
lettars by the post/ I learn that yow desire mr Ashman to hasten A redye
the shippe/ which is Redy at the Ramykins to take the first opportunity
of wind and weather that shall plesse god to send if not XXXX by Reson
of sicke men which have bine very visseted therewith and hardly
five sound men/ by meynes wheare of and for tha some forsocke
her the master was forced to geot others and as it not mand as shee
should be to Caree heer hom, for that men dow sickin daily and the master is
lockin and seckin to geot men to be in Redynes when the wind dothe XXXX
and thes towe or three dayes hath bine very severe westally winds/
I trust in god to see yow as speedly as we maye the dednes of the time
for XXXX of tobacco, kXXXXX as here to XXXX I advised yow/ And
our planters have all sould some 9 stivers to 5 stivers the pound, so that
Remayneth only Johen boulton who XXX XXXXX to sell and theys
beinge sould there is hoopes that the prise will Risse, And as it XX XXXX

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of the shipps lucke for which that commodity by merchants of thes place, I believe
that your lucke well that in hollands goods was Accordingly, Ther beinge kept
till the 2th present, it hath pleased god to take Phillipe hacke to his [?maker]
and Another of our company deceased in mydilbugh 20ty er past I pray god
Send helth Amongst us and well to see yow

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1. ↑ William Pennoyer was a Bristol born London merchant. Robert Brenner has portrayed William Pennoyer, and his brother Sammuel Pennoyer, as so-called "New Merchants." He has stressed Pennoyer's supposedly non-establishment, relatively poor family background, and has emphasised Pennoyer's links with Maurice Thompson. In truth, documentation on William Pennoyer's family background is relatively poor. Moreover, arguably William Pennoyer's commercial career was relatively unusual. William Pennoyer mentions the wife of Sir William Rider (mariner and merchant) in his will, written in May 1670, as a loving friend. (PROB 11/335/241 Will of William Pennoyer of London 13 February 1671). Interestingly William Pennoyer and Peter Rychaut both inhabited the parish of Saint Hellens Bishopsgate (Rychaut definitely in July 1615; Pennoyer from at least 1638 onwards till his death ca.1670 or 1671).
2. ↑ This letter appears to have been sent by William Pennoyer to Barbados, and is a request for Captain Bowyear to assist a ship owned by Pennoyer and partners (presumably the Abraham). A subsequent letter refers to Pennoyer contacting a man in Barbados to assist the ship.
3. ↑ In 1635, Captain George Bowyer is listed having land holdings of 100 acres Barbados at a plantation named Moonshine Hall, in Saint George parish; and in 1640, the same Captain George Bowyer is listed having land holdings of 130 acres in Saint Andrew parish RB Series, BA. Ronnie Hughes, “Presugar Land Distribution in Barbados,” unpublished seminar paper, Dept. of History, University of West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, November 1980, no page citation, cited by ‘Chronicle Barbados’, web resource, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~brbwgw/Land1630.htm, viewed 09/10/2021
4. ↑ NEED TO CONFIRM NAME AND SEE IF HE IS MENTIONED ELSEWHERE IN LETTERS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION
5. ↑ ADD NOTE ON THOMAS BALL
6. ↑ Similar content to previous letter with the same date from William Pennoyer to Captain Bowyear.
7. ↑ Tanton = Taunton, a market town in Somerset
8. ↑ "Theys" = these; as in "the lines in this letter"
9. ↑ "mynhid" = Mynhead, a port town on the north coast of Somerset
10. ↑ "sartifing" = certifying
11. ↑ "younghall" = Youghal, a port town on the coast of East Cork, Ireland. See Wikipedia: Youghall
12. ↑ "kingsall" = Kinsale, a port town on the southeast coast of Cork, Ireland. See Wikipedia: Kinsale
13. ↑ "Ieish[?r]" = Irish
14. ↑ "beusseay" = busy