MRP: 7th October 1667, Letter from Christopher Boone to Sir GO
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7th October 1667, Letter from Christopher Boone to Sir GO
BL, MS. XX,XXXX, ff.37-40
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11/92/09, CSG: Completed transcription
13/12/11, CSG: Created page & posted transcription to wiki
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[BL, MS. XX,XXXX, ff.37-40]
[f. 37]
“Right Worp:ll
[CSG, 11/02/09 – I RESUMED THIS TRANSCRIPTION, WHICH I STARTED END OF LAST YEAR]
My last to yo:w were via Aleppo, to w:ch I referr, since y:n it hath pleased God safe to arrive y:e African from Surratt, but I had not y:e happyness of any line from yo: per her; though I had ye pweusuall of yo:w severall to y:e Comp:a & some to pticuler freinds & all much Content, for yo:e injoym:t of health, & noble proceedings I had before ye said Affricans arrivall, ye honour of yo: both originall & Coppie of y:e 30:th X:ber 1665 & both ?pticura, returning yo:w most hearty thanks for y:e [OR y:ad Expressions of yo:e love therein, & being I have already given yo:w notice of y:e recepte kind acceptance of yo:e lre my Acc:tt & Diamonds returned p. y:e London, I shall not farther (sic) trouble yo:w on y:t subiect, y:n by answer to w:t yo:w now instance pway of excuse, in having invested mine & my wives
[f. 38]
adventures jointly in y:t one returne; I say there needs no excuse where there hath been no mistake, much less ?offenre [OR “offence”?] our interests cannot be severed though to tell yo:w y:e truth, it hath turned more to her pticular content y:n otherwise for shee pleads & stronly believes yo:u (sic) did it designedly, & according ly desires me to returne yo:w her thankes, w:ch yo:w have y:e mor cause to owne, in y:t she now weares a Jewell, much larger & of more vallue, y:n probably it had otherwise bin, I am still yo:e debter for y:e provition of y:t imploym:t; & should before this time have farther importuned yo:w, both for myselfe & friends, but for y:e great perrills of of is repeated twice by the writer in the manuscript times, w:ch it seemes are yet greater there y:n were imagined, & otherwise y:n by yo:e forbiding it, in yo:e lres p. y:e Affrican, y:e Comp:a had sent yo:w y:e London, w:ch being she lyes ready fitted, may possibly goe for Bantam, in case ?y:ed new treating peace succeeds, meanetime they are necessitated, to adventure y:e small Charles to yo:w as opposeing it to late, for her first intended designe, for Masulapatnam, as yo:w will more largely understand p. y:e Comp:a lres, she hath bin at plm:o these 3 months , & y:e Comp:a have but newly taken this resolution, or else I might have sent yo:w some Tobacco I have given S:r Hen:r Oxinden noticce thereof in Kent I meane of y:e expeditions, y:t he may as I suppose he doth now & write yo:w by her S:r Edward Winter & his adherers, both here & there have given us much care & trouble, but certainly God will in good time make ?manifes sure abominable wickednesses, it was a great providence of his y:t a Copie of yo:e lre to Consull Delanoy, came heither (sic) before there perjuries, but of this & other ocurrancesy so:w will have better information, from y:e Comp:a lres, & soe many others yo:e friends as I must begg yo:e pdon for y:e intrution, I see soe many letters & packetts directed to yo:w; as out of petty I might forbeare but y:t I cannot neglect y:e acknowledgm:t of my esteeme of yo:e expressed love & freindship, nor w:th all to lett yo:w know, & y:t most assuredly, yo:e name & fame doth yett stand sound & sweet, & I hope ever will doe, as long as yo:w act like yo:e selfe.
I have not heard any sure charge or Complaint against yo:w as yo:w intimate about private trade, nor did I ever heare at all either in y:e Court or out of it a word of 2000 rup:s given p. yo:e Governour (sic) 3:C$ [may be a dollar sign] p. a Merch:t of y:t Citty, to bee distributed amongst y:e seamen & others y:t assisted yo:w at y:e time y:e rebell savages assaulting y:t place, it must be more y:n ordenary evidence, y:t can fasten sure or any slander at all upon yo:w; I made bold p. y:e return to intreat yo:e acceptance of a barrell of mum, w:ch I hope came safe to yo:e hands though as yett wee have not heard of y:t ship since her departure, God grant shee be well, & to yo:w increase of honour healthe & prosperity
[f. 39]
S:r As I was closeing this I received y:e inclosed for yo:w from S:r Henrey Oxinden wherein I wish yo:w good newes though ours was this dayes Epch:a very bad namely y:e lose of our Dorcas comeing from y:e Baye God send us better tideings of y:e rest –
S:r we are now God be praysed at y:e 15:th August 1667 & originall of y:e foregoing Copy was seny p. M:r Nath Clavell [OR “Chanell] upon y:e Charles least y:t might not come to yo:e hands, I have thought good to trouble yo:w w:th its Coppy having little else to say at least not worthy yo:e devertion, from yo:e more important imploym:t nor have I ben soe happy as to receive any lines of yo:s though it hath pleased God, since y:e time to arrive us 2 ships in safety from yo:e port namely y:e returne to portsmouth , & y:e S:t George to kingsalem Ireland, nither hath M:r Paige or M:r Papillion as they tell me heard anything of y:e proofe of our mum how beit y:e ??hlatter had lres from yo:w p. one or both y:e said shipps; I did w:th my former send yo:w a small packett from yo:e good Brother S:r Henry: Oxinden & here w:th send yo:u another single lre: from him wherein I suppose he advises yo:w y:e good health of all yo:e ffreinds & relations, who have most of y:m bin all y:e summer in y:e Citty, especially my good old Lady yo:e Mother, & yo:e Sister my lady Oxinden: yo:w have an acco:tt of public affaires from y:e Comp:a
Soe I shall only add my desire, y:t yo:w would notice y:t I am a constant dealer in muske & Ambergreece, & have still out bid & bought as much, as ever I had knowledge off, y:t came to y:e hands of my deare Cozen ?Dollisen, or to S:r Henry Oxinden since her death from yo:w, & y:t w:thout any scruple or great skill, in either sort, but purely out of y:e good confidence I have both of yo:e sincerity & knowledge in these Comoditys, & therefore if yo:w please to recommend me a Chapman, for w:t yo:w shall send home hereadter (still provided (give as much or more y:n any other man) I shall esteeme one amongst many favours received from yo:w) and not w:thstanding continually pray for yo:e good health & prosperity & remaine
S:r ny last to yo:w was p. y:e Charles where of y:e foregoeing is Coppy, & being latly returned from y:e Country, I find y:e Comp:a have waved their intended voyage for their pinck bantam & have now dispatched him for yo:e port of Suratt not w:thstanding she hath long sence layne ridie to goe to Bantam, & it is y:e opinion of many y:t shee will now
[f. 40]
run more y:n ordinary danger; in y:t it is soe unseasonable time of y:e yeare & how soever I am soe much prised phur suden departure as I have not time to gett any thing redy to send yo:w now any lres from my friends of Antwerp [VERY INTERESTING – EXPLORE THIS] & therefore shall now forbare to trouble yo:w any farther y:n to advise yo:w y:t I have at S:r Hen:r Oxinden desire cleared yo:e 5 potts of muske & amb:r y:t came on y:e returne in y:e Customehowse & gotten y:e Comp:a remission for y:e fraight & ???mult but yeat, I could not a gree w:th him in y:e prices though M:r ?ffirth & myselfe p:fred him 51:8 for y:e muske & 45:8 for y:e blacke & 4;10:6 for y:e gray amb:r notwithstanding y:e newes of y:e 10 Dutch ships arrivall in holland from ?Cat:a was Just y:n Comes & if he ben of, absolutly ingaiged to some other Chapman, tis possible wee may yet have it, beeing I have tould him after all his Tryalles, I will still give him more y:n any man XXX w:tsoever whether I gaine anything by it or not, however I find it will turne yo:w well to acco:t of w:ch I am glad, as one obliged ever to rejoyce in yo:e well fare whome I comitt to Gods [no word inserted by writer in manuscript but a blank left] & remaine
[RH SIDE]
Yo:e affectionate freind & servant
Christ:o Boone
[LH SIDE, UNDER SIGNATURE]
The purser of y:e bantam is a poore kindsman
of mine London y:e 7:th October 1667
This was written before I went to y:e Exchange where I mett S:r Henry Oxinden & there agreed y:e muske at 52:8 y:e black at 46:8 ye gray and at 4:10:8 p. ou:te a great price but I am Content in this to ?waue any pfitt to my selfe soe it maybe yo:e advantage, S:r He:n is a notable agitator”
