Difference between revisions of "MRP: 17th March 1662/63, Letter from George Willoughby to Sir GO, London"
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| − | Thomas Tyte appears to be brother-in-law of George Willoughby. George Willoughby | + | Thomas Tyte appears to be brother-in-law of George Willoughby. George Willoughby was a cousin for Christopher Willoughby |
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(2) Look at family origins and commercial activities of the Willoughby family. Are the Bristol and London merchants linked to the Derbyshire family, which had links to Barbados? | (2) Look at family origins and commercial activities of the Willoughby family. Are the Bristol and London merchants linked to the Derbyshire family, which had links to Barbados? | ||
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London y:e 17:th March 1662/3 | London y:e 17:th March 1662/3 | ||
| − | My Cozen M:r Christopher Willoughby being soe much yo:r Serv:t [hath?] given mee y:e confidence to trouble you , humbly desiring you to doe me y:e ffavour to cause to be received out of y:e Shipp ''Loy:ll Merch:t'' Nicholas Millet M:r one Chest containing: 4500: p:rs q/q [o/o?] marked as in y:e G:W no 2 ?Mesgl as alsoo another chesr out of y:e ''Affrican'' Rob:t ffisher M:r y:t 2,000 p:rs q£/q when Recd, I humbly Desired you to Send y:e Chest N:o 2:q:t 2,500: p:rs q£/q to Goa by y:e first opportunity Either by Sea or Land and consigne it to Manuell dias da pas, in absence to Joao: [Joad:?] de Prado, in Absence of both to Diego de Fonsica Silva, in ansence of all to ffernd: Peres de Paredes, in Goa as you may see by y:e direction of y:e lre [shorthand I assume for letter] Inclosed for them, & y:e other Chest N:o 1: q:t 2,000 pr:s q£/q, I humbly desire you to buy all in Diamonds of y:e Sorts as here Inclosed I appoint in a Memorandum & y:t you would doe me y:e ffavo:r to send them by y:e ffirst Shipps homeward bound Consignening them to me & in my absence to my Cozen Christop:r Willoughby | + | My Cozen M:r Christopher Willoughby being soe much yo:r Serv:t [hath?] given mee y:e confidence to trouble you, humbly desiring you to doe me y:e ffavour to cause to be received out of y:e Shipp ''Loy:ll Merch:t'' Nicholas Millet M:r one Chest containing: 4500: p:rs q/q [o/o?] marked as in y:e G:W no 2 ?Mesgl as alsoo another chesr out of y:e ''Affrican'' Rob:t ffisher M:r y:t 2,000 p:rs q£/q when Recd, I humbly Desired you to Send y:e Chest N:o 2:q:t 2,500: p:rs q£/q to Goa by y:e first opportunity Either by Sea or Land and consigne it to Manuell dias da pas, in absence to Joao: [Joad:?] de Prado, in Absence of both to Diego de Fonsica Silva, in ansence of all to ffernd: Peres de Paredes, in Goa as you may see by y:e direction of y:e lre [shorthand I assume for letter] Inclosed for them, & y:e other Chest N:o 1: q:t 2,000 pr:s q£/q, I humbly desire you to buy all in Diamonds of y:e Sorts as here Inclosed I appoint in a Memorandum & y:t you would doe me y:e ffavo:r to send them by y:e ffirst Shipps homeward bound Consignening them to me & in my absence to my Cozen Christop:r Willoughby |
To those men of Goa I have ordered them to send to you some Diamonds for me, Soo y:t I request you when you receive any thing from them to be pleased to Send it by y:e first Shipps to mee in my Absence to my Cozen Christopher Willoughby, & as for y:e one ?prell & y:d other you may please to charge y:e Commission w:ch is usuall in yo:r Prs [??], & if in ought I can Serve you gere be Assured S:r you will find me to be | To those men of Goa I have ordered them to send to you some Diamonds for me, Soo y:t I request you when you receive any thing from them to be pleased to Send it by y:e first Shipps to mee in my Absence to my Cozen Christopher Willoughby, & as for y:e one ?prell & y:d other you may please to charge y:e Commission w:ch is usuall in yo:r Prs [??], & if in ought I can Serve you gere be Assured S:r you will find me to be | ||
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George Willoughby | George Willoughby | ||
| − | P:S: I have paid y:d M:es [could it be short hand for Master?] for their fraight & Inclose ?yoos the Bills of Ladeing, The Inclosed lre [short hand for letter] is from my Brother Tho: Tyte who presents his Services to you | + | P:S: I have paid y:d M:es [could it be short hand for Master?] for their fraight & Inclose ?yoos the Bills of Ladeing, The Inclosed lre [short hand for letter] is from my Brother Tho: Tyte<ref>The London merchant Thomas Tyte also mentioned that his was the brother-in-law of George Willoughby in his letter to Sir George Oxenden. See [[MRP: 21st March 1662/63, Letter from Thomas Tyte to Sir GO, London|21st March 1662/63, Letter from Thomas Tyte to Sir GO, London]]</ref> who presents his Services to you |
[CHECK IF THE BILLS OF LADING ARE IN THE OTHER VOLUMES OF OXENDEN CORRESPONDENCE?] | [CHECK IF THE BILLS OF LADING ARE IN THE OTHER VOLUMES OF OXENDEN CORRESPONDENCE?] | ||
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===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
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| + | "Upon reading the petition of George Willoughby, administrator of his brother Robert and his uncle George Willoughby, the Court at first consents to his examining, in the presence of any two Committees, the accounts of their estates ; but on understanding from Mr. Acton that this may prove prejudicial to Jeremy Sambrooke, who is concerned, the Governor and Deputy are entreated to endeavour to reconcile Willoughby and Sambrooke and thus effect a peaceable conclusion."<ref>'A Court of Committees for the New General Stock, October 22, 1658' (''Court Book'', vol. xxiv,, p. 143) in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), ''A calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659'' (Oxford, 1916), p. 291</ref> | ||
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'''TNA''' | '''TNA''' | ||
| − | PROB 11/177 Lee 52-114 Will of George Willoughby, Merchant of London | + | PROB 11/177 Lee 52-114 Will of George Willoughby, Merchant of London 04 June 1695 |
| − | PROB 11/258 Berkeley 313-362 Will of Robert Willoughby or Wiloughby of Funchal, Island of Madeira | + | PROB 11/258 Berkeley 313-362 Will of Robert Willoughby or Wiloughby of Funchal, Island of Madeira 21 October 1656 |
PROB 11/341 Pye 1-52 Will of John Willoughby, Merchant of Bristol, Gloucestershire 15 March 1673 | PROB 11/341 Pye 1-52 Will of John Willoughby, Merchant of Bristol, Gloucestershire 15 March 1673 | ||
PROB 11/343 Pye 119-167 Will of The Right Honorable William Lord Willoughby of Parham 27 November 1673 | PROB 11/343 Pye 119-167 Will of The Right Honorable William Lord Willoughby of Parham 27 November 1673 | ||
PROB 11/343 Pye 119-167 Sentence of The Honorable William Lord Willoughby of Parham of Island of Barbados 02 December 1673 | PROB 11/343 Pye 119-167 Sentence of The Honorable William Lord Willoughby of Parham of Island of Barbados 02 December 1673 | ||
| + | PROB 11/426 Irby 85-124 Will of Sir George Willoughby of Bishopstone, Wiltshire 04 June 1695 | ||
Revision as of 18:43, December 26, 2011
Contents
17th March 1662/63, Letter from George Willoughby to Sir GO, London
BL, MS. XX,XXX ff. 23-24
Editorial history
14/12/11, CSG: Created page & posted transcription to wiki
Abstract & context
Thomas Tyte appears to be brother-in-law of George Willoughby. George Willoughby was a cousin for Christopher Willoughby
Suggested links
See 24th March 1662/63, Letter from Christopher Willoughby to Sir GO, London
See 24th March 1662/63, Letter from Christopher Willoughby to Sir GO, London, Letter 2
See March 1662/63, Letter from Christopher Willoughby to Sir GO
See 6th March 1665/66, Letter from Christopher Willoughby, XXXX
See March 1665/66, Letter from George Willoughby to Sir GO
See 15th April 1667, Letter from George Willoughby to Sir GO, London
See April 1667, Letter from Christopher Willoughby to Sir GO
See 11th August 1667, Letter from Christopher Willoughby to Sir GO, Bishopton
See October 1667, Letter from Christopher Willoughby to Sir GO
See October 1667, Letter from Robert Bowen to Sir GO
To do
(1) Check transcription against physical manuscript at BL & add foliation
(2) Look at family origins and commercial activities of the Willoughby family. Are the Bristol and London merchants linked to the Derbyshire family, which had links to Barbados?
(3) Follow up names of George Willoughby's Portuguesese contacts in Goa
Transcription
This transcription has been completed , but requires checking
[BL, MS. XX,XXX ff. 23-24]
Hon:d S:r
London y:e 17:th March 1662/3
My Cozen M:r Christopher Willoughby being soe much yo:r Serv:t [hath?] given mee y:e confidence to trouble you, humbly desiring you to doe me y:e ffavour to cause to be received out of y:e Shipp Loy:ll Merch:t Nicholas Millet M:r one Chest containing: 4500: p:rs q/q [o/o?] marked as in y:e G:W no 2 ?Mesgl as alsoo another chesr out of y:e Affrican Rob:t ffisher M:r y:t 2,000 p:rs q£/q when Recd, I humbly Desired you to Send y:e Chest N:o 2:q:t 2,500: p:rs q£/q to Goa by y:e first opportunity Either by Sea or Land and consigne it to Manuell dias da pas, in absence to Joao: [Joad:?] de Prado, in Absence of both to Diego de Fonsica Silva, in ansence of all to ffernd: Peres de Paredes, in Goa as you may see by y:e direction of y:e lre [shorthand I assume for letter] Inclosed for them, & y:e other Chest N:o 1: q:t 2,000 pr:s q£/q, I humbly desire you to buy all in Diamonds of y:e Sorts as here Inclosed I appoint in a Memorandum & y:t you would doe me y:e ffavo:r to send them by y:e ffirst Shipps homeward bound Consignening them to me & in my absence to my Cozen Christop:r Willoughby
To those men of Goa I have ordered them to send to you some Diamonds for me, Soo y:t I request you when you receive any thing from them to be pleased to Send it by y:e first Shipps to mee in my Absence to my Cozen Christopher Willoughby, & as for y:e one ?prell & y:d other you may please to charge y:e Commission w:ch is usuall in yo:r Prs [??], & if in ought I can Serve you gere be Assured S:r you will find me to be
[RH side] Yo:r very humble Servant
George Willoughby
P:S: I have paid y:d M:es [could it be short hand for Master?] for their fraight & Inclose ?yoos the Bills of Ladeing, The Inclosed lre [short hand for letter] is from my Brother Tho: Tyte[1] who presents his Services to you
[CHECK IF THE BILLS OF LADING ARE IN THE OTHER VOLUMES OF OXENDEN CORRESPONDENCE?]
Notes
"East Indies"
"Upon reading the petition of George Willoughby, administrator of his brother Robert and his uncle George Willoughby, the Court at first consents to his examining, in the presence of any two Committees, the accounts of their estates ; but on understanding from Mr. Acton that this may prove prejudicial to Jeremy Sambrooke, who is concerned, the Governor and Deputy are entreated to endeavour to reconcile Willoughby and Sambrooke and thus effect a peaceable conclusion."[2]
Possible primary sources
TNA
PROB 11/177 Lee 52-114 Will of George Willoughby, Merchant of London 04 June 1695
PROB 11/258 Berkeley 313-362 Will of Robert Willoughby or Wiloughby of Funchal, Island of Madeira 21 October 1656
PROB 11/341 Pye 1-52 Will of John Willoughby, Merchant of Bristol, Gloucestershire 15 March 1673
PROB 11/343 Pye 119-167 Will of The Right Honorable William Lord Willoughby of Parham 27 November 1673
PROB 11/343 Pye 119-167 Sentence of The Honorable William Lord Willoughby of Parham of Island of Barbados 02 December 1673
- ↑ The London merchant Thomas Tyte also mentioned that his was the brother-in-law of George Willoughby in his letter to Sir George Oxenden. See 21st March 1662/63, Letter from Thomas Tyte to Sir GO, London
- ↑ 'A Court of Committees for the New General Stock, October 22, 1658' (Court Book, vol. xxiv,, p. 143) in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 291
