MRP: C6/36/21 ff. 1
C6/36/21 ff. 1
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//Humbly complaining thereof unto yo:r Loppe yo:r dayly Orato:rs George Cock and John Fenn of the Citty of London Merchants that whereas yo:r Orato:rs & James Temple late of London aforesaid Merchant since deceased beinge entered into ptnershippe//
//together after a cargoe of Merchandizes & goods to bee sent to the coaste of Guyny in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred sixty seaven did hire & take to ffreight of one John Letten and Thomas Hobard of London Mchants for a voyage to y:e coast of Guyny//
//the good shipp called the William of London and thereupon a certaine Indenture of Charterparty bearinge date the first day of November in the said yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred and sixty seaven was made betweene the said John Letten//
//and Thomas Hobart by the names of John Letten of London March:t partowner & Thomas Hobart Master of the good shipp or vessell named the William of London of the one parte & yo:r Orato:rs George Cock & the said James Temple of the other parte//
//whereby the said Thomas Hobard (sic) by and with the consent of the said Owner testified by his beinge party to the said Indenture did lett to ffreight the said shipp unto yo:r rato:r George Cock and the said James Temple for the terme of twelve months//
//certaine and for eighteene monthes att the Longest accountinge Kalendary monthes to commence from the said shippe falling downe to Gravesend in the sixth day of December then next ensueinge att and under the rate of one hundred & thirty//
//pounds of Lawfull money of England for A moneth for the said voyage to Guyny hee the said Thomas Hobard did thereby covenant with yo:r Orato:r George Cock & the said James Temple that y:e said shippe before her departure from Gravesend aforesaid should be//
//strong and substantiall, And well and sufficiently stored victualled ffitted and equipped with all Tackle Apparrell Provision ffurniture & Amuniccon Needfull and necessary for such a voyage, And yo:r Orato:r George Cock and the said James Temple did hereby//
//covenant to pay unto the said John Letten and Thomas Hobard for the ffreight and hire of the said shipp for the voyage after & accordinge to the Rate of the said one Hundred and thirty pounds by the moneth for every moneth and for all such time whatever//
//accountinge calendar moneths as shall bee elapsed and rune out att the tyme of the said shipp beinge discharged from the said voyage beinge discharged from her said voyage to bee accounted from the time of her enteringe into pay as aforesaid, And that the payment of y:e said ffreight should bee//
//to the said owners & master in manner followinge that is to say one hundred and thirty pounds beinge the money agreed to be paid for one Moneths ffreight should bee paid att the sealinge of the said Charter Party and the rest and the residue of the said ffreight after//
//the said shippe should bee returned to the sasid Port of London and should bee fully discharged of her Homeward bound ladinge one moyety thereof within ffoureteene dayes after the said shippes said Returne unto y:e Port of London and the residue thereof//
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