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15th October 1667, Letter from William Ryder to Sir GO, London

BL, MS. XX,XXXX, ff. 34-36

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[BL, MS. XX,XXXX, ff. 34-36]

[f. 34]

[LH SIDE]
Right Worp:ll & my Worthy ffriend

[RH SIDE]
London 15th October 1667

I conforme y:e proceding lines to bee Coppy of my last p:via Aleppo sense w:ch is Come yo:es of y:e 24:th of Novemb 1666 p: shipp Returne who thanks bee to God is Gott safe to us & delivered; y:e ??comp:a & s:t George are also nye y:e River they ware in y:e ??goace [OR goare?] 2 dayes past & I hoope they may gett over this day, wee have A Court of salles on Thursday y:e 9:th present so our next [shipps is crossed out] y:t may tell yo:w how our suratt goods goe of w:ch will bee by y:e shipps y:t may dept towards yo:w after Christmaste so y:e Comp:a have thought fitt to send Cap:t Barker in y:e nimble Pinke w:th hopes y:t shee may arrive w:th yo:w somtime in March & bring yo:w an Earnest of w:t y:e Comp:a Intends yo:w y:e Ensewing spring

& I cannot excuse myselfe that by this optewnity I send yo:w not a tast of good liquer w:ch I understand yo:e good Brother S:r He:n Oxinden suplyes now & I shall remem:r p y:e shipps – yo:e brother is often on y:e Exchange & in towne ffriquently about yo:e business, M:r Masters y:t was w:th Capt Bowing I shall take Care of y:t he may XXXXate to yo:w upon one of y:e Surartt shipps w:ch are not yett Apointed ffor though y:e Comp:a have ffraighted severall shipps yett they have not yett, resolved to w:ch ports they shall goe

I am sory y:t y:e xxxx perles prove so bad & doe hope yo:w may ffind out some way to dispose of y:m I shall hardly gett any from theme

[f. 35]

in time to goe to yo:w by y:e next ships I thanke yo:e rare & good resolution y:t yo:w will end w:th Benidasse & send me a release of y:e debt & also A lre of Atorny to recover heare w:t I can w:ch will Amount to lettle

Poore Jeremy having run out doth now indever to gett Imployment in his Ma:tes service , & if any shipp of his Ma:ties Comes out for Bombay itt is posable wee may gett him in or one of y:m

so pray send a release from Benedas of y:e Debts as were as y:t lre of Atorney – Expressing y:t he hath had satisfaction from me for y:e said debt of y:e ffalkner whose estate was remited by M:r Reminton unto y:e deceased J. BlackmanFootNote(Captain Jeremy Blacman, d. 1665, if y:e wine I sent proved well I pray let me know y:t I may gett more from y:e same hand honest Drayten at y:e great James at Bishopsgatestreet

Our good friend honest S:r Willm Battin^[1] dyed last night, God Almighty fitt us all for y:e howver, I am Crazie & cannot bee Long after him, having not yet recovered from y:t Could w:ch I tooke at Gravesend in Jewly & August, The Aggett hafts & beads w:ch yo:w sent by Cap:t Millet on Acc:t in ?3/3:d I doe still keepe y:e warehouse. I have sence S:r George Smiths death^[2] shewed y:m & have bin offered but 100.ll starling for y:m all, thow they Cost me 3 times as much & Could I gett 150 ll ffor y:m they should goe The Amber sould well & Could procure a pcell of good muske ??ingraine such as yo:w & President BlackmanFootNote(Captain Jeremy Blacman was President of the English East India Company in Suart, XXXX-XXXX sent in his time it would yeld (sic) good mony marke it w:te y:e owne marke G.O. & Consigne it to me as for yoew owne acc:t & give ye Comp:a a hint of it in yo:e lre I hoope – you will ffind itt to Answer yo Expectation in Case make returns if y:e pearls sent out on ye Returne in y:t Comodity

And now y:t wee hoped on Tusday next to hae had a very hopefull sall of our Comp:as goods this day hath brought of 9 ships Arrivall in Holand of y:e Comp:as, w:ch hath even dashed all our hoopes, our thoughts were to be obtained 6:8 9: ??p:ll for our pep & y:e Dutie [OR Dutre] now bringing 12 C: baggs, wee cabbot now hope to have above halfe y:t monye & other goods will also fall som w:t in proportion

I shall say nothing to yo:w about Amber but shall ?Consern w:th S:r Hen:y about itt & happely yo:w may have a pcell by y:e ships in y:e spring & some false stones yo:w shall also have as in Copy

But send uo:e returnes in Amber Greace & muske for Diamonds if not well bought will yeld litle I Could wish yo:w might finde some good oportunity to recover our Damages of ?Saffage y:n I might have hopes of y:e granada shells & w:tever is ours shall

[f. 36]

be recovered I desire may be own halfe for yo:w prop Acc:t & y:e otherhalfe mine I have or shall buy of M:r Conyers, The Royall Comp:a are still in there kneews but not w:thout hopes Of A Joyfull resurrect: of w:ch more here after – I pray remember to bee as kinde as yo:w Cann to my ffreinds sonn M:r Portman, Myselfe & Wife w:th sonn & Dagter middletonn [CHECK] Acknowledg yo:e kind remembrance of us & Return our dew respects, y:e Poore of trenety house pray for yo:e, & soe doth hee dayly who desires to Aprove himselfe

[RH SIDE]
S:r yo:e most Cordiall ffreind & humble
Servant whilst

1. ↑ Sir William Batten
2. ↑ Sir George Smith died XXX. See XXXX