MRP: March 1665/66, Letter from George Smith to Sir GO
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March 1665/66, Letter from George Smith to Sir GO
BL, Add. MS. XX, XXXX, ff. 40-42
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BL, Add. MS. XX, XXXX, ff. 40-42
S:r Geo: Oxinden
My honoured Presidentyour Sev:ll Lett:es of the 6:th & 31:th March I have rcvd overland & by Ship London who w:th Roy:ll Charles and American blessed be God are well arrived at Portsmouth such Lett:es directed to Madam Dalyson by these shipps I tooke care to have them in my custody soo set them into Kent, where they are Safe come to hand touching the two potts of Muske seny yo:w I have your answer thereto & shall conferr w:th M:r Cradock & Lambton about it, and gett y:e best Satisfaction I cann those in your custody please to returne hither by the next Shipps being they are worth nothing in India.
I heartily thank yo:w for your great care and trouble, relating to my Brother Swift, these Letters sent to him are returned, yo:w did Honorably & Just to pay his debts contracted by him in the Country, the remaines I shall receave of M:r Will:m Limbery [Or, Kimberly], this Brother of mine I heare from Sundry hands carried himself insolently and foolish in all his actions by word & penn, I hope God hath forgiven him soo pray S:r doo yo:w his folly hath been no small trouble and Vexation to me, pray, S:r tell M:r John Goodier for the 100:ll owing by the deceased , for which M:r Glanvill is bound, tis á good Debt if not allready paid, I am confident it will, w:ch shall be my pticuler care to have it done, I am truly Sorry for your trouble & care relating to Sam:ll Young menn, abroad, that my freind Rich:d Ball should be one of them concernd displeaseth me exceedingly, & will be sadd newes to his Reverend father who will weep, and mourne for him, pray God turne and Instruct him to bett:r manners; I am gladd y:t my Sundry Letters overland to yo:w and by shipping , were Safe come yo:w, and that yo:w are well Satisfied of the delivery of the two round Boxes, recommended to Mad:m Dalyson & my Self, in that ?course yo:w might have stilll continued, for Presid:t ?Sake, and capitulated the Bussiness but yow are á good mann, & pte from your might [right, wight?] easily, Yet I hope the Comp:ay will consider it & recompense yo:w towards your care & paines therein, as they have formerly ?advised yo:w what the thoughts of private psons are concerning yo:w or their Speeches cannott tell, in publick they Say nothing but what is honourable, & what ‘actedby yo:w in theire affaires exceedingly pleasing Soo much I affirme by all Debates and Discourses at Court, w:th M:r Andrews they have made an Absolute’end as long Since advised yo:w his Discourse
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Relating towards yo:w or any other is of Small reputation, he being that pson absolutely, as your Character is of him, not to be beleeved nor trusted w:th that same [OR. “fame”?] he likes.
Cap:t Seaman is lately returned from bantam, what hath passt betwene yo:u and him, forgive him, kindnesse done to that tribe [? Looks like “tribe”] is like water spill’s upon the ground y:t cannott be gathered up againe, I gave onely my opinion as to this Stock, upon it’s expiration of the 7 yeares end, it now continues upon á new foudation, on his Maj:ties Roy:ll Charles granted Some yeares Since, Soo y:t y:e Comp:a cann never have á period unless the Charter be calld in by any mysdemeanour of theirs, which I hope they will never be guilty of . we having rcvd our principall money uponn this Stock the remaynes is worth 120p C: more , which we alll impute to your prud:t mannagem:t of affaires in your Circuit (I wish I could say the like by S:r Edw:ed Winter) what yo:w act in the preservation of these 3 shipps from Surratt is iudged by all prudent men, Wisdome, yo:w aborad may prevent an ewill in y:t pticuler when wee at home cannott foresee y:t danger, the fface of our Court is allterd but Soe farr as I cann possibly Discerne they have kindness for yo:w Obey all their orders frankly, Soo farr as they agree w:th the Lawes of England & no ?furthe:r and be not weary of well doing, nor of their service, S:r Tho:s Chambrelan never appears w:th us he never was Salomon, there fore the less need of him I am very gladd y:t M:r Gary hath obtayned his owne desires of yo:w in being Muster Master at Bombay, of his Maj:ties fforces there , á good riddance & fitter for his haughty spirritt than á merch:t his friend M:r Povy [I think I am righty] declynes much in his power here, I am sorry the mumm and Clarrett wine sent upon the London proved Soo Badd, I will observe your Directions hereafter for 60 pottle and gallon Bottles and pray your Sister to provide ???none I have said enough of my Br:o Swift before, lett him Sloope, Good S:r pardon onely his Imperfectionnes, would to God yo:w had onely appending my Letter dirced to him, by y:t yo:w should have seen my advice to him, blaming him for his Conceipted pride and ffolly, the Character of Rob:t Barber I am pswaded is too true tis my fate to fall into y:e hands of Knaves and ffooles, S:r what yo:w have rcvd of M:r Limbery 18:o ?B: 229:ll 4s: 6:d is very well approoving it’s keeping by yo:w untill next shippingh, of the same Limbery I shall Demand that
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Small adventure K:S: what was sent out by S:r Will:m Rider and my selfe yo:w now Returne by Cap:t Bowen which is very well, your Joynt Letter speaks So much w:ch wee shall answer in due time It seemes our newse bookes cannott be read for want of time , I shall forbeare sending them hereafter what yo:w say concerning Amber I doo very well observe, in w:ch I thought to have had a good intrest in 3/3 but y:e warre betweene us and Holland hath prevented it. No Shipping , having come from Dantswick this 9 mo:ths I will carefully observe your Direction therein, & Serve á good pcell of it by the very first, the money for yo:r 1/3 I know where to call for, for your kind present to GS by M:r Limbery I returne my hearty thankes, yo:r oblidge’me to high in all things y:t relates to Substance, I will not dye in debt I wil make M:r Randell [or Randall] Tayler his desires knownee to the Comm:tee of the two Sisters , whose condition yo:w may well know & help him in what possibly I may , three mo:ths Since dyed S:r Martin Noell & his lady & Dick Holdworthy[1] the 2 former of the plague the latter by á fall off his horse, our Pearle for acco:t in 3/3 yo:w shall receive by the next Surat shippe Our hafts [or hasts?] and Beads will not Sell I hope something may be done erre [orre?] the departure of o:r Shipp, What yo:w have returned home for the Owners of the Loy:ll mercht: is well relisht I allso thanke yo:w for what concearnes N:o Millett and myselfe, the Loy:ll Merch:t is in the kings Service, Cap:t Risby is now her commander instead of Cap:t Millett who will goo no more to Sea The compa:y have writt yo:w fully by this convey:a to whome refferr yo:w for newse, the warr between us and Holland is violently followed the Duke of Albemarle good genn:ll the next Spring to Sea w:th the Prince Rupert, the French and we shall fall out and we take shipps on both sides all yo:r freinds in the Country are well , the God of heaven keepe yo:w in health, I am: S:r If Tho:s Hoskins[2] be capable of Bussiness I pray furth:r him w:t yo:w cann
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