MRP: 14th January 1662/63, Letter from Arnold Browne to Sir GO, Shipp Dunkirke Roade of Angedeiva
14th January 1662/63, Letter from Arnold Browne to Sir GO, Shipp Dunkirke Roade of Angedeiva
BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, ff. 27-28
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Captain Arnold Browne wrote to Sir George Oxenden on Januray 14th, 1662/63, from his ship, the Dunkirke, off the island of Angedeiva. He and his ship were accompanying the Earl of Marlborough, Sir Abraham Shipman, and Captain Richard Minors, the latter two of whom were on the Leopard. The Dunkirke departed Angedeiva on January 18th, four days after the letter was written, and two days after the departure of the Leopard.[1]
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BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX, ff. 27-28
[f.27]
Right Worp:ll & Hono:d S:r
I most respectively sallute yu, & kindely thanke you:r Worp:e for y:e many Civill ffavo:s you have beene pleased to Cast upon mee, & since o:r departure Sn:a ?Barr y:e 6:th Instant to our arrivall at this place w:ch was y:e 11:th Instant afternoone noothing did offer worth noting to you, but upon o:r arrivall heere found variety of matter, & more than wee would willingly have done, for whereas wee expected y:e Leopard: to have bine laden at Porcatt[2] & onward on the way to Europe she was fast ridding in this place, w:th all S:r Abrah:m Shipmans[3] pvisions for his souldiers, in her, S:r Abrah:m not suffering them to land any thing, pretending that this place was nott fitt to receave them especially because y:e Governer of Carwarr would not give ffree leave for them to settle, & from whome was their greatest hope of Lattour supply of victuall & other provisions to build & fortifie, therefore hee, & his souldiers for some tyme denyed to goo out of y:e shipp at all & declared they would bee transported to some other place or Carryed home, upon w:ch Cap:t Rich:d Minors[4] was forced y:e 24:th Decemb:r to Exhibit A Protest[5] against S:r Abrah:m Etc:a for all damadges y:t should happen to y:e King, y:e Hono:ble Comp:a, or himselfe by theire soo obstructing him in his voyadge; w:ch Protest as I can learne was but little vallued amongst them, & not at all answered to y:e tyme of o:r arrivall, and now to little purpose, & as they had thus dealt w:th Cap:t Minors, wee found them though Landed upon y:e Island yett much disordered & discontented, muc h examining against y:e place, w:ch treuly S:r is in all respects much better than ever was presented or I could have imagined it to bee; upon y:e the Earle our Admirall sent mee a shoare presently after wee anchored heere; to waite upon S:r Abrah:m & to desire him y:t hee w:th two or three of his officers would please to come on board our Shipp y:t the businesse might bee debated, & something Considrdd off, soo accordingly S:r Abrah:m w:th three of his officers did waite upon y:e earle[6] a board, & y:e businesse was discoursed & after some tyme though I thinke a gainst S:r Anrah:m minde y:e Earle did Convince him, of y:e Necessity of their a bidding heere at least till thye had Certanty off a better place
[f.28]
Whereupon orders were given by Cap:t Minors to deliver y:e pvisions w:ch y:e 12:th in y:e morneing hee begann to doo & yesterday Effected all & is now gooing to saile; y:e Lord goo w:th them. Yesterday allso wee w:th our Seamen Mounted 6: peece of Ordinance a shoare for them though they not well pleased at it, who still Hanker after theire pleasure more than any thing of hono:r or honesty; yett wee weare not discouradged at this but proceeded & placed them a fflagg staffe & spread his Maj:tis Coullours; w:ch was salluted by all our shipe: , & allsoe by y:e shoare; I pray God it may never depart from this place which, In my Judgem:t is very Convenient & Necessary for o:r Nation, as for theire great discouradgem:t not haveing leave from, noo Correspondency w:th the Govern:r of Carwarr, it was made out to them twas not at all valuable if they had it not for y:t other places would sufficiently supply them w:th all things.
And alsoe there was no doubt when once they weare settled but y:t y:e said Gouverner wpould at least Joyne in ffreindshipp w:th them, if not seeke to them for it.
M:r Gary[7] hearing of y:e former Disorders amongst y:e souldiers &c:a; y:e Pinke being at Goa & Cap:t Stevens[8] desireing him to goo downe w:th him to see w:t hee could doo as to psuadeing y:m to some reason, hee did take y:e paines & came downe Endeavouring all y:t in him Lay to psuade & Encouradge them to settle & fortifie them selves upon y:e Island, promiseing all assistanmce & supply of victualls, & other necessary provisions; But poore man hee found noo better success thaan yo:r Worp:e & others y:t hansomely studied theire good have found, w:ch is onely Envieing ?Excamations & ?rayleing – pray God give them a sight of y:[XXX] Errores
Wee are at pres:t ready to saile & intend to depart y:s night haveing done w:t wee Cann here, & I hope necessity will force the Gentlemen to pursue & finish what wee have begann. I am glad I am Come to an End of the newes, pray God yo:r Worp:e may haeere noo more such, soo w:th my humble service to yo:r selfe & Kinde respects to M:r Goodyear, Aungier & I take leave & will remaine
Yo:r worp:s Most humble serv:t
Arnold Browne
Aboard his Majesties Shipp
Dunkirke[9] in y:e Roade of
Angedeiva y:e 14:th of January 1662/3
Notes
- ↑ Henry Gary, writing from Goa to Sir George Oxenden, gave details of the ships' departures (25th January 1662/63, Letter from Henry Gary to Sir GO, Goa)
- ↑ Porcat was XXXX
- ↑ Sir Abraham Shipman
- ↑ Captain Richard Minors was XXXX
- ↑ The protest was delivered from Richard Minors "Cap:t of his Maj:ts shipp Leopard now ridding at anchor off y.e island of Angediva on y:e coast of India" to Sir Abraham Shipman, dated December 24th 1662. A copy of the protest was sent the same day to Sir George Oxenden. The protest was attested and approved by the officers of the Leopard, Thomas Trafford Lieutenant, Anthony Archer Master , Richard Thurston Ships mate, John Aldridge Purser , Richard Harris 2nd Mate , Richard Danson ?Gunner, John ?Panchy Carpenter (24th December 1662, Letter from Richard Minors to Sir GO)
- ↑ The Earl of Marlborough
- ↑ Henry Gary, based at Goa
- ↑ Captain Stevens was XXXX
- ↑ Henry Gary, writing from Goa, in a letter dated January 25th, 1662/63, reported the departure of the Dunkirke and the Leopard from Angedeiva: "The Leopard & Dunkirke sett sayle from thince y:e 14:th Curr:t y:e former in y:e morneing about 10: aclocke, & y:e latter aboute y:e same howres at night (25th January 1662/63, Letter from Henry Gary to Sir GO, Goa)
