MRP: C10/155/38 f. 3
C10/155/38 f. 3
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//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 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//
//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//
//??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
//delivery of the said as aforesaid may
//XX his Maty
//XXXXX or any other
//
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