MRP: 14th August 1665, Letter from Thomas Hoskins to Sir GO, Broach

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14th August 1665, Letter from Thomas Hoskins to Sir GO, Broach

BL. Add. MS. XX,XXX ff. 36-38

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Abstract & context


This is an interesting letter from Thomas Hoskins to Sir George Oxenden. It deals with accounting problems at the Broach factory and identifies a number of Bannians and other partners.

Thomas Hoskins was a young factor based at factory at Broach, where he had been posted with Thomas Carver.[1] He was the son of the recently deceased Sir Edmond Hoskins, serjeant-at-law, who had been providing Elizabeth Dallison and Sir George Oxenden with legal counsel.[2] Elizabeth Dallison was on friendly terms with both Sir Edmond, who would not accept payment for his services, and with his wife Dame Elizabeth Hoskins, who was the daughter of the London merchant Sir Job Harby.[3]

Thomas Hoskins was not the best communicator with his parents. Elizabeth Dallison noted in an early letter to her brother:

I must not omitt to tell you y:t Sargent Hoskins is Knighted, & now S:r Edmond Hoskins, hee hath all á long gon w:th us in our busyeness & is very Cordiall & zealous for you, I could never gett him to take a penny I have every tyme offered him his fees, but hee as often refused them, pray will you take notice of his Civility, to his sonn & y:t is a full satisfaction to mee, hee hath sent his sonn28 20: Spancees [?] & á peece of [blank left by original copyist] hee longes to receave som returne from M:r Hoskins[4]



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Transcription


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[BL. Add. MS. XX,XXX ff. 36-38]

Since decease of byram nora,[5] howa nora[6] pretends as formerly hee & Homa both did , that in 14 yeares that they had served the Comp:a they had not recd theire full brokerage during that all Cash and accompts w:ch hee deny:es pretending y:t Howe & c. owes to him neere 50000 M:ds and dungee is much to be Admired at that hee should desire your Worp:s that alla cco:tts may be delivered unto me, when on a small Search thereof by Dissimulation w:ch I show to him, hee owned, but part of them to bee ib breach [broach?] , and in the evening told me that in the mroning hee would bring them to me, and then in the Conclusion denyes all: and by the meanes of one Jaka ?Adue Duree[7] who was formerly Howas partener in Merchandize, but Dorames[8] in Acco:tts both the Quarrellers are privately reconciled from booth [?] outwards y:y one not demanding his Money, nor the other Accompts, such a confused peece of knavery is in this business, yet if you are minded to prosecute this business, itt will not bee much difficult to bring all out, for assure yo:e selfe thatt all y:e acco:tts are heere either in Dongees his hands or in Cassey [?] parrackes, his partner, I say what belongs to the Compa:s bussiness, but that accomp:t w:ch if really producsed may bee some thousands of M:ds to your owne advantage, is in Horwa [or Horra] Vorrra[9] or Homas possession though they both seeme to deney (sic) it demanding the same of Dongee, but I am informe:d by ?Gycarry Vowa [Or, ?Vorra][10] who in my tyme hath kept this Warehouse acco:tts and during your Investment in Howas house keept those y:t hee left all of them in his Imployers Howa ot:ra [?] theire possession and if they were more roundly gone to worke w:th all & a little sencerely [?] hanxxxxx till they produced theire Journall or Bazar book, you would presently proive [?] some difference betweene thatacco:tt & y:e Invoyce acco:tt & r:a [?] they have given you, w:ch as I am informed was but a forged one meerely to bring the Cash to a balance, and were all cleere 9sic) they would never smother (sic) things as now they doo

Lastly its now 10 dayes, that I have fairely desired them to come to yow, but to say the truth, neither of them can as yet; both being here soo much engaged that if doo not dayly assist them as pecially Dongee hee had bin many tymes Imprisoned by thoise people in the behalfe of one Mizgll,[11] a parroy, who was partner in a shipp fromerly w:th him and now demands on acco:tt 7000 M:as & Donjee (sic) demands from him 2500 – and sev:ll other petty storyes, w:ch since Byrames death hath made a greate noyse both now in the house & towne they both Continually comeing hether when any peons at theire heeles from whome my name hath often delivered them for which purpose I still keepe yo:e house serv:t they both having hopes asthey tell me to ende all in 4 or 5 dayes, and that on Satturday next they will set out from home w:thhhim towards you but bothrhowage [????] & 4 others to whome that difference is deferr:d tell me that it will never be ended it hath bin standing of this 9 yeares the psons obstinate on both sides & y:e psons acco:tt disagreed, and to comclude all, since Byrams Death severall things have prooved (sic) him but a very bad Creature in his life tyme, more I shall not trouble yo:e Worship with at present but waite yo:e Answeare (sic) to this business, in w:ch and all other your Commands I shall endeavour to proove my selfe

[RH SIDE]
Yo:r most obedient & ffaithfull Servant to bee Comanded
Tho:s Hoskins

[LH SIDE]
Broach August y:e 14:th 1665



Notes




Possible primary sources

  1. EFI 61-64, p. 27
  2. See biographical profile of Sir Edmund (Edmond) Hoskins; Sir Edmond (Edmund) Hoskins will; 1st April 1663, Letter from Elizabeth Dalyson to Sir GO
  3. 1st April 1663, Letter from Elizabeth Dalyson to Sir GO
  4. 1st April 1663, Letter from Elizabeth Dalyson to Sir GO
  5. Byram Nora was XXXX. See Missing faces
  6. Howa Nora was XXXX. See Missing faces
  7. Jaka ?Adue Duree was XXXX. See Missing faces
  8. Dorame was XXXX. See Missing faces
  9. Horwa [or Horra] Vorrra was XXXX. See Missing faces
  10. ?Gycarry Vowa [Or, ?Vorra] was XXXX. See Missing faces
  11. Mizgll was XXXX. See Missing faces