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S:r under ye date above written your honnowd Sister & myself Gritt ] yow by way of [[MRP: Marseilles| Marcellia]] under ye East India Comp:a r??evert, which XXXXXX ye Comp:a are informed was robbed between [[MRP: Paris| Paris]] & that place whire [?] unhappy XXXXXX causeth mee to send these few lynes together with a Letter from M:rs Dallyson,<ref>Elizabeth Dallison, Sir George Oxenden's sister and his London agent</ref> The peace between us & holland is concluded many report not soo happy to ye Comp:a as was expected S:r Jn:e Holtz<ref>Sir John ?Holtz was XXXX.  See [[MRP: Missing faces|Missing faces]]</ref> [Stolz??] dyed ye day soo xxx Doct:r Cawder [Camden?] Bishop of Worcester<ref>Almost certainly Dr. Gawden (b. 1605, d. 23 May 1662), Bishop of Worcester (1662), translated from Exeter</ref> and a friend M:r ?Limbree<ref>Mr. Limbree was XXXX.  See [[MRP: Missing faces|Missing faces]]</ref> I canot write to any other but your self being the Post is upon depture [CHECK] I Committ yow to God XXXX over
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S:r under ye date above written your honnowd Sister & myself Gritt yow by way of [[MRP: Marseilles| Marcellia]] under ye East India Comp:a r??evert, which XXXXXX ye Comp:a are informed was robbed between [[MRP: Paris| Paris]] & that place whire [?] unhappy XXXXXX causeth mee to send these few lynes together with a Letter from M:rs Dallyson,<ref>Elizabeth Dallison, Sir George Oxenden's sister and his London agent</ref> The peace between us & holland is concluded many report not soo happy to ye Comp:a as was expected S:r Jn:e Holtz<ref>Sir John ?Holtz was XXXX.  See [[MRP: Missing faces|Missing faces]]</ref> [Stolz??] dyed ye day soo xxx Doct:r Cawder [?Gauden] Bishop of Worcester<ref>Almost certainly Dr. Gauden (b. 1605, d. 1662), Bishop of Worcester (1662), translated from Exeter.  Richard Smyth reported: "Septm. 19. Dr. John Gauden, Bp. of Worcester, late of Exeter, died" (Henry Ellis (ed.), ''The obituary of Richard Smyth'' (London, 1849), p. 56).  The date of death given by Richard Smyth is not, however, consistent with the date given of Sir George Smith's letter</ref> and a friend M:r ?Limbree<ref>Mr. Limbree was XXXX.  See [[MRP: Missing faces|Missing faces]]</ref> I canot write to any other but your self being the Post is upon depture [CHECK] I Committ yow to God XXXX over
  
 
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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===John Limbery===
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"30 November 1637
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450. On behalf of Nathaniel Withers
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— John Limbery of Ratcliffe, co. Middlesex, mariner, aged 36. ... That Sweet has no share in the ''Swann'' or her forthcoming voyage, John Slaney of London, merchant, being sole owner.....
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...Witness was master of the ''Swann'', and on his last voyage from Spain he brought fifteen or sixteen barrels of tobacco, worth between £500 and £600, which were laded by Nicholas Johnson, Sweet's factor, to William Watson, resident in Amsterdam.  Witness received £600 or £700 for the same, with which he paid Sweet's debts, vizt to XXXX
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... (fol.XXXX
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XXXX"<ref>Dorothy Olivia Shilton, Richard Holsworth, ''High Court of Admiralty examinations (ms. vol. 53) 1637-1638'' (?London, 1932), p. 199</ref>
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==Possible primary sources==
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'''TNA'''
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C 5/396/182 Withers v. Limbrey 1654
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PROB 11/194 Rivers 111-157 Will of Edward Limbrey, Merchant of Charmouth, Dorset 31 December 1645
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PROB 11/228 XXXX Will of Elizabeth Limbrey, Widow of Dartmouth, Devon 03 June 1653

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25th August 1662, Letter from Sir George Smith to Sir GO, Letter 2

BL, Add. MS. XX, XXXX f. 1

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14/12/11, CSG: Created page & posted transcription to wiki




Abstract & context



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See biographical profile Sir George Smith
See Sir George Smith will

See 25th August 1662, Letter from Sir George Smith to Sir GO, London
See 26th March 1663, Letter from George Smith & William Rider, London
See 26th March 1663, Letter from George Smith & William Rider, London, Letter 2
See 19th May 1663, Letter from Sir George Smith to Sir GO, London
See 10th July 1663, Letter from Sir George Smith, Jonathan Dawes & Daniell Pennington, London
See 10th August 1663, Letter from Sir George Smith to Sir GO, London
See 10th August 1663, Letter from Sir George Smith to Sir GO
See 19th April 1667, Letter from Sir George Smith to Sir GO, London


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[BL, Add. MS. XX, XXXX f. 1]

S:r under ye date above written your honnowd Sister & myself Gritt yow by way of Marcellia under ye East India Comp:a r??evert, which XXXXXX ye Comp:a are informed was robbed between Paris & that place whire [?] unhappy XXXXXX causeth mee to send these few lynes together with a Letter from M:rs Dallyson,[1] The peace between us & holland is concluded many report not soo happy to ye Comp:a as was expected S:r Jn:e Holtz[2] [Stolz??] dyed ye day soo xxx Doct:r Cawder [?Gauden] Bishop of Worcester[3] and a friend M:r ?Limbree[4] I canot write to any other but your self being the Post is upon depture [CHECK] I Committ yow to God XXXX over

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Adj 25:th September 1662

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S:r Yo:e truly afectionate friend & Servt
Geo: Smith


Notes

John Limbery


"30 November 1637
450. On behalf of Nathaniel Withers
— John Limbery of Ratcliffe, co. Middlesex, mariner, aged 36. ... That Sweet has no share in the Swann or her forthcoming voyage, John Slaney of London, merchant, being sole owner.....
...Witness was master of the Swann, and on his last voyage from Spain he brought fifteen or sixteen barrels of tobacco, worth between £500 and £600, which were laded by Nicholas Johnson, Sweet's factor, to William Watson, resident in Amsterdam. Witness received £600 or £700 for the same, with which he paid Sweet's debts, vizt to XXXX
... (fol.XXXX
XXXX"[5]


Possible primary sources


TNA

C 5/396/182 Withers v. Limbrey 1654

PROB 11/194 Rivers 111-157 Will of Edward Limbrey, Merchant of Charmouth, Dorset 31 December 1645

PROB 11/228 XXXX Will of Elizabeth Limbrey, Widow of Dartmouth, Devon 03 June 1653
  1. ↑ Elizabeth Dallison, Sir George Oxenden's sister and his London agent
  2. ↑ Sir John ?Holtz was XXXX. See Missing faces
  3. ↑ Almost certainly Dr. Gauden (b. 1605, d. 1662), Bishop of Worcester (1662), translated from Exeter. Richard Smyth reported: "Septm. 19. Dr. John Gauden, Bp. of Worcester, late of Exeter, died" (Henry Ellis (ed.), The obituary of Richard Smyth (London, 1849), p. 56). The date of death given by Richard Smyth is not, however, consistent with the date given of Sir George Smith's letter
  4. ↑ Mr. Limbree was XXXX. See Missing faces
  5. ↑ Dorothy Olivia Shilton, Richard Holsworth, High Court of Admiralty examinations (ms. vol. 53) 1637-1638 (?London, 1932), p. 199

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