MRP: 19th March 1662/63, Letter from Humphrey Gyffard, Poultry Counter

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19th March 1662/63, Letter from Humphrey Gyffard, Poultry Counter

BL, Add. MS. XX, XXX f. 63

Editorial history

02/06/09, CSG: Completed transcription
14/12/11, CSG: Created page & posted transcription to wiki




Abstract & context



Suggested links


See 25th March 1663, Letter from Humfry Gyffard to Sir GO, London
See April 1667, Letter from Humphry Gyffard to Sir GO

See 30th November 1663, Letter from Phillip Giffard to Sir GO, Carwar


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Transcription


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[BL, Add. MS. XX, XXX f. 63]

[f.63]

Hono:d S:r

Being your Wor:p was pleased to pardon my presumption & mistake in my desire of yo:r Wor:ps subscription to my [XXXXX] lre from y:e rest of his relations & freinds heere of y:e Comp:a & Comittee & y:t you were pleased to offer of yo:r noblenesse to in[sert] some w:t in yo:r pticuler lres

In favour to my Sonne[1] & gave mee order to give you á hint of w:t I did desire, I presume thus to declare y:e utmost of my ambition is, y:t In consideration Phil was first designed & appointed by y:e Comittee heere, to reside at Surratt & being sent at his first Arrivall to Rajapore hee behaved himselfe Comendabley in y:e Comp:a Service, & hath there sufferdd soo many months imprisonm:t[2] & other losse of all hee had S:r Geo: & y:e Counclls at Sur:t would bee pleased to have y:t regard to him in his preferm:t as in theire Judgm:t may bee consistent w:th his abilities & merritt & y:e Comp:a Service or w:t part here of yo:r Wor:ps thinke fitt, and here in I had not presumed on yo:r Worp:ll & his other ffreinds but y:t it hath cost mee his portion, in settingh him forth & inconstant suplies His salary at first being but 10:ll o ann: & I have 5: I have 5 Children more to pvid for & haveing beene an Infortunate Merch:t & now á poore Goalor[3] am not able to spare w:t at present hee wants, for his preservaall & advancem:t w:ch I humbly submitt to yo:r Worp:s Consideration, goodnesse; & Charity & subscribe & oblidge my selfe

Worp:ll S:r


Yo:r Humble Servant
Humphry Gyffard

PC: 19:th March 1662:


Notes

  1. ↑ Humphrey Giffard's son, Phillip Giffard (b. ?. d. ?), had been in the East Indies since the late 1650s
  2. ↑ Phillip Giffard was taken prisoner by Marati forces in XXX, and held at XXXX. He was freed in XXXX
  3. ↑ Humphrey Giffard was the Keeper of the Poultry Compter, one of the two Compters in London. EXPAND

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