MRP: 25th February 1662/63, Letter from William Morton to Sir GO, Temple, London
25th February 1662/63, Letter from William Morton to Sir GO, Temple, London
BL, Add. MS., XX, XXX ff. 10-11
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BL, Add. MS., XX, XXX ff. 10-11
Hon:d S:r
Though I am but a Strang:r to you onely I know yo:r Person yett having XXXXX soo large a Character of ye:r Integrity & Justice from y:e Exch:a in London, I am bound to make this Addresse to you, for y:d ??Excessive of itt, in a case y:t concernes myselfe w:thin your Jurisdiction w:ch is thus; In y:e yeare: 1658 a sonne of mine Geo: Morton[1] was intertained in y:e Service of y:e East India Comp:a & disposed by their order for a ffacto:r in persia, & tooke his voyage thither w:th M:r W:m Garway[2] should give mee an Acco:t of my Sonns Estate at his returne into England, this M:r Buckeridge was principall in y:e Psian ffactory my Sonn was his second at his death, M:r Buckridge is Arrived here in England & I have spoken w:th him who gives me noo Satisfactory Acco:t of my Sonns Estate but pretends pt of it was lost in an Adventure at Sea, & to that end he produces a Certificate w:ch he pretends was made in y:e Indies by one Nich:o Scriven:r, such a Ship, or y:t was ever such an Adventure, or loss, by my Sonn upon y:t Shipp, I am utterly Ignow:t ?more Y:n by his base Allegation he pretends my Sonn had some Estate in ye hands of one M:r Lambton[3] & others in Surr:tt & those ?Esteamd Pts. With whome my Sonne did hold Intercourse & Corespondency, It is True y:t my Sonn held correspondency w:th M:r Lambton att Surr:tt , & by my Sonne Ord:s XXXX Agents here by my direction did send over in y:e beginning of y:e yeare: 60: or 61: some cases of Sack & Strong Waters, to y:e vallew of above 40:ll fro my Sonns use, w:ch I am Informed came to M:r Lambtons hands butt After my Sonns death those goods, & w:tsoever of my Sonns was in M:r Lambtons hands before & at Y:e time of his death I could never as yett gett an Acco:t of, though I have written to M:r Lambton last yeare to desire an Acco:t & y:t he wold please to returne mee y:e vallew of it in beste other commodities of y:e Countrey upon y:e whole matter, mine humble & earnest Suite to you is , y:t in yo:e Zeale to Justice, & in favo:r to Right, you wold please to Speake w:th M:r Andrews, & M:r Lambton on my behalfe, & y:t you please by yo:r Selfe & Minist:es about you to call M:r Lambton to Acco:t & casue him to doe mee Justice in my reasonable & Just Demands, & y:t you wold please to communicate y:e discovery to my Noble ffreind S:r Abr:a Shipman his Maj:ties of great Brittaines Commisson:er & Govern:e of Salcett w:th whom I know & presume you hold good correspondence, & I am confid:t he will Advise me of it, & if needd Require give you any Assistance he cann for y:e furthering of my desires to w:ch End I have written unto him, And if you will please to Add a further Obligation upon mee by soo much increase of yo:e Troubles as to lett mee receive a line or two from you by yo:e XXX direct:n to M:r Bennett [Binnett?] Maine at his house at y:e Black Swan w:th 2 Necks in Wattlingstreet London att y:e Next Rieturne of y:e Shipps, you shall cast a very great ingamem:t upon mee to endeavo:r a Requitall of yo:r soo high favo:r, by any Service I can doo you or any y:r Relations here, wherin I shall promise you in y:e ?word of a gen:tle, I will not be remiss, but I hope I may prove soe Successful in yo:r comm:ds as may Render mee worthy to be Registered amongst y:e Numb:er of
[LH side] Temple[4] London y;e 25:th Febr 1662
[RH side] Yo:r Affectionate ffreind & Rieall Serv:t
William Morton
Notes
- ↑ George Morton was XXXX
- ↑ William Garway was XXXX]] & theire died in y:e yeare: 1660: att Gombroone in Psia att his gooing hence I furnished him w:th a Stock of commodities of vallew about 4:&500:ll, w:t is become of y:t Stock I could never learne & am onely made Acquaint:d w:th y:e unhappie & untimely death of my Sonn taken away by a ffeave:r in y:t unhealtfull Countrey those y:t knew him both here & there, doe Assure me that he was hopefull, Able, & ffruga:ll & I am very well Assured not likely to wast his Estate, his Xwill, & Frug:ll deportm:t whilst he was here in England having given mee that confidence, & I believe you will heare soo of him there yett I cannot discover w:t became of his Estate; In y:e yeare :61: I herd a XXX [lett:r?]from M:r ??Marsin Andrews who then supplyed y:e place you now hold, whowe was pleased by his XXXX [lett:r] to promise mee y:t one M:r Buckridge[[FootNote(Nicholas Buckeridge
- ↑ John Lambton, the Surat warehouseman
- ↑ XXXXX
