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31st March 1663, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London

BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX ff. 70-73

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Abstract & context


Nicholas Buckeridge wrote to Sir George Oxenden in a letter dated March 31st, 1663, sent from London.

In the letter XXXX

Nicholas Buckeridge was already in the East Indies in 1656. William Buckeridge provided security for Nicholas Buckeridge at the renewal of his appointment by the EEIC, as recorded in the Court Books of the EEIC, April 25th, 1656. Nicholas Buckeridge was appointed number two in Persia in January 1658, under William Garway, who was agent.[1] Prior to that he had been worked as a supercargo on a ship to Bantam, and had got caught up in hostilities with the Dutch as a result of the Anglo-Dutch war.[2]


Suggested links


See 12th January 1662/63, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London
See 13th January 1662/63, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London
See Late March 1662/63, Letter of attorney from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO
See 4th April 1663, Letter from Edmund Buckeridge to Sir GO
See 4th April 1663, Power of Attorney from Edmund Buckeridge to Sir GO
See March 1665/66, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO
See March 1665/66, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO_Letter2
See March 1665/66, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO_Letter3
See 26th December 1666, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London
See 16th April 1667, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London
See 7th August 1667, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London
See 10th October 1667, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London


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[BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX ff. 70-73]

[f.70]

Right Worp:ll

The ffirst thing y:t presents its selfe to my memory since my last is to acquaint you y:d Issue of M:r Rainsfords[3] businesse w:ch is y:t I have by y:d honorable Comp:a favour & assistance procured an iniunition in Chancery to stopp his proceedings at law & may take out a comition to examine wittnesses in India & heere if I shall

[f.71]

advise you more fully in an other plause [I think this means "place" though written "plause"] of this lre.

I have a request to prefer to you from M:r Jn:e Proude[[FootNote(Captain John Proude (alias Prowde) (b. ?, d. ?1681) was probably a mariner of Limehouse (G.W. Hill, W.H. Frere (eds.), Memorials of Stepney parish that is to say the vestry minutes from 1579 to 1662 (Guilford, 1890-91), p. 203, fn. 4, for short profile of Captain Prowd of Limehouse.) He appears frequently in EEIC Court Minutes, 1655-1659. For example, he was to oversee the EEIC almsmen in Poplar ('A Court of Committees for the New General Stock, February 2, 1659' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 174), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 310). In the late 1670s he was "Surveyor of Shipping" for the EEIC, on an annual salary of £80 (Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1677-1679 (Oxford, 1938), p. 41). He was also Master of Trinity House in ?1677-1678 (XXXX). See possibly PROB 11/368 North 142-189 Will of John Prowd, Mariner of Stepney, Middlesex 03 December 1681]] & my selfe to rend yo:r favour in y:e ffurthering & furnishing of y:e Island S:t Hellena annually for provisions on y:e Hono: Compa:a Acco:t w:th a butt of Goa Azzarke & Such a proporton of wheate & lamp Oyle as you shall think fitting for them for XXXX [?fire] Etc:a they can suply themselves w:th by Exchange other grane for it out of y:e shipping but if you could supply y:m w:th A Slave or two that could teach them how to plant rice it would bee a very great kindnesse to them as happily you may send them plenty of such if you take a Malabar yo:r goodnesse will bee further manifested to y:m if you please to send them such India goods, for these may bee of very great concernemen:t to them in y:e future alsoo y:e seed of ?Bengon ?Trey & such rootes, plants, & hearbs, as India affords; alsoo some psian sheepe Eus & Rams of w:ch specie if you supply them plentifully you may y:e more freely furnish yo:r selfe w:th part of them when you come for England

M:r Rainsford is at last a weary of his sute & hath beene w:th y:e Comp:a offering to allow w:t his Brother[4] was indebted to them as alsoo to Dealdas & Golso[5] if they will give him y:t rest but y:e Comp:a will not doo any thing w:th him till y:e Shipps come home, & they rec:e theire Bookes of Acco:ts; in y:e meane tyme I intreate you y:t you would bee pleased to acquaint Dealdas & Gosse, y:t theire buyenesse is like to succeed well; but pray part w:th no money to them till y:e Comp:a inorder itt for they must allow y:e Comp:a the charges they have beene at in law, & will bee much oblidged to them for theire helpe & favour in theire busynesse

Retourning to my owne busynesse & beginning wheare I left of in my last whose coppie I send heere w:th to w:ch I intreate you to bee referred & as I then promised, I have as much as I can certified y:e Acco:t betwixt M:r Lambton[6] & mee & intrusted allthings I know or remember y:t were ommitted on either side when y:t acco:t was made soo y:t I hope theare will bee no obstruction to y:e State of my busyenesse w:th M:r Lambton I have heere w:th sent you Copie my lre to him to w:ch I humbly intreate you, bee referred; w:t you receavefrom M:r Lambton for my acc:t in moneyes I humble intreate you to retourne mee for England by these shipps if you can conveniently, or in my absence to my Brother Edm:d Burkeridge[7]

[f.72]

in rough Dyamonds, thereon being dound profitt & little trouble or danger to bee exported but if you think it will be more advantageous you may make retourne in any other commoditie, & if it should happen you cannot conveniently effect it wholely by these shipping pray please to doo it by y:e next y:t cometh y:e like ffavour I humblie pray of you for my Brother Edmond Burkeridge who dooth intreate y:e like kindnesse of you as I doo to rlease his acco:t w:th M:r Jn:e Lambton & make retourne thereof so soone as you can

By Shipp Loyall Merch:t I send 7 [?] prolls [??] of severall goods pticularized in y:e inclosed invoyce & consigned to you whereof I allso intreate you to take y:e Charge & Trouble & to cause them to bee recvd on shoare at y:e Marine[8] & thoruro [??] shipped of a gaine by yo:r order & consigned to M:r Cradock[9] or whome you think fitt in Persia, to bee sent up to Spahaune & there sold & retournes y:ere (sic) of to bee made to you in y:e best sort of [XXXcoda] Pussam Silke, I hopes y:e XXXX & XXXX will yeild (sic) very good profitt though it may belong before I have retournes thereof

I heare M:r Jn:e South[10] is still in Siam & doo therefore probablie continue [?] hee hath not rleased my acco:t w:th M:r Jn:e Lambton in such case I humblie intreate you to doo it w:th him & y:t you may bee acquainted how businesse is betwixt us I have sent yo:e here inclosed my lre:s to him open , w:ch please after you have pused [sic] it either to give or send to him all y:e writeings betwixt M:r South[11] & mee I left w:th M:r Lambton who will deliver them to you send [OR save] this one Bill which gooth hereinclosed to w:ch I humbly (sic) refer you

When I went to Psia I left w:th Persotumdas[12] & Gonildas[13] some Chyna ware y:e whereof y:e perticulars heerew:th I say(w:ch Singa ?Sa[14] knowes) I could not gett any thing of them for it, wanting both time & opportunity to looke after it, when I was last in India but left it w:th M:r Lambton to doo & defized M:r Cradocke to assiste him if it bee not recovered by them good S:r doo it for mee & favour not y:e villaines in y:e least for they have abused me basely as Singa Sa well knowes in Tym XXXX carryed w:th mee to Persia

Please to acquaint Bimgee[15] y:t I cannot persuade M:r Skinner[16] to anything in reason for I have not recvd one penny from him, but disbursed many in law allready & I hope are long to have a good Issue of y:e Businesse & y:e next yeare to bee able to give you a godo acco:t of it, till when I desire his & others patience therein concerned lett mee alsoo intreate you to acquaint Moan Parracks[17] Brother y:t I cannot receave any thing for his 2 halfe surles [?] of mare [??] but am very Confident I shall before this time twelve month bring Major Taylor to a faire acco:t for it to his satisfaction till when I intreate his patience also

Perusering y:e Troubles I have putt you to makes mee ashamed y:t I should trespas soo much upon yo:r goodnes, but having soo great experience & assurance of yo:e favour I am Incoradged heere to & though I am not soo ambitious as to thinke I shall deserve yo:r favours yett will I allways endeavour to acknowledge my selfe thankfull for y:m

Heereinclosed I send a receipt for 7 [OR 9?] Prolls [OR Brolls] w:chare mentioned in y:e Invoyce marked as in marg:t & therein is more one Proll [OR Broll] of Drinking glasses directed to you where off (sic) I XXXX yo:r acceptance, more another receipt for 2: XXXX Clarett one G:O: & one J:L: of y:t G:O: I humbly intreate yo:r acceptance, y:e other J:L: is M:r Lambton & some other friends w:ch pray cause to bee delivered to M:r Lambton, they are all shipp:d on board y:e Loy:ll March:t by Cap:T Milletts[18] order though y:e receipts are given by some of his officers, I feare I shall forgett something y:t will cause mee to write you another lettr to you but least I should lett slipp pr pass by a good opportunity of sending these I hasten to a period & w:th y:e Duo [?] tender of my reall & ready service to yo:e acceptance my hearty prayers for yo:r health & prosperity I humblie Rest

[LH side]
London March y:e 31:th XX: 1663

[RH side]
Yo:r Oblidged gratefull
Ffreind & servant
Nich:e Buckeridge


Notes

EEIC, 1650-1654


The following factors to be continued at Surat : Thomas Merry as President, at 300/. per annum for a year after the arrival of the ships to be dispeeded thither in March ; Edward Pearse, accountant, his salary to be increased from loo/. to aoo/. per annum ; George Oxenden, his salary to be increased from 40/. to 100/. per annum ; both these on condition that they abstain from private trade ; Anthony Clitherowe, Henry Young, John Adler, and Nicholas Buckeridge. To be continued at Ahmadabad : Anthony Smith and Isaac {should be Isaiah] Joyce. At Agra : Richard Davidge and Thomas Andrews. At Lucknow, William Jesson and John Burnell. At 'Sinda' or 'Tuttha'[Tatta] : John Spiller, Nicholas Scrivener, Henry Garry, Richard Newland, Thomas Reynardson, Charles Milward, Daniel Elder, and William Weale. In Persia : George Tash, John Lewis, Thomas Best, and John Goodyeare. The following to return home : John Bradbent, Philip Wylde, Francis Hamersly, Thomas Cogan, Thomas Cooke, and Rivett Walwin."[19]


EEIC, 1655-1659


"[March 12, 1656] The Court, after considering what factors to continue at Surat, Persia, and the subordinate factories and reading a list of those now there, nominates William Weale, Henry Revington, Matthew Andrews, Nicholas Buckeridge, John Lambton, Walter Gollipher, William Terrywitt, and Edward Swinglehurst, seven of whom only are to remain"[20]

"[April 25, 1656] The following securities are accepted ; Thomas Tomblings for Walter Gollipher and Edward Swinglehurst, William Buckeridge for Nicholas Buckeridge, and Paul French for Henry Revington ; each security is directed to seal a bond of 500/. penalty."[21]

"The Assada Merchant, sailing from Surat before the Dutch had begun war with Bantam, arrived at that place, discharged her lading and was freighted for Camboja ; on returning from thence a Dutch ship was lost coming over the bar and the company of the Assada Merchant saved eight of her men, took them to Bantam, and sent them aboard a Dutch ship. In return for this act of courtesy the Dutch fired three guns at them and commanded the merchant, Nicholas Buckeridge, to go aboard the Dutch admiral ; they then ordered them to go to Batavia and would not permit them to land the goods brought from Camboja or to fetch any provided for other markets in India, to the great loss of the English Company and of other proprietors in the said ship."[22]

"[January 12-13, 1658] In Persia : William Garway to be Agent, Nicholas Buckeridge second, John Hoddesden third, George Moreton fourth, William Jennings fifth, and Peter Samwayes sixth."[23]


EEIC, 1677-1679


"Thomas Lewes, Paymaster of the Mariners, 30/. ; William Moses, Solicitor, 20/. ; Captain John Prowd, Surveyor of Shipping, 80/. ; Thomas Clayton, doorkeeper, 40/. ; Michael Prescot, Surveyor of Private Trade, 20/. ..."[24]

"...Aston, Keeper of the Pepper Warehouse, 80/. ;David Aston, assistant, 30/. ; Thomas Spriggs, Husband, 200/. ; Francis Thomson, assistant, 100/. ; George Papillon, Keeper of the Blue Warehouse, 160/. ; and for setting up the candle, 10/. ; Thomas Lewis, Paymaster of the Mariners, 30/. ; William Moses, Solicitor, 20/. ; Captain John Prowd, Surveyor, 80/. ; Robert Johnson, Doorkeeper, 40/. ; Michael Prescot, Surveyor of ..."[25]


Possible primary sources

TNA


PROB 11/233 Alchin 1-50 Will of Thomas Prowd or Prowde, Mariner of Stepney, Middlesex 27 February 1654
PROB 11/258 Berkeley 312-362 Will of Richard Prowd, Merchant of Stepney, Middlesex 27 October 1656

PROB 11/368 North 142-189 Will of John Prowd, Mariner of Stepney, Middlesex 03 December 1681
  1. ↑ 'A Court of Committees for the New General Stock, January 12-13, 1658' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 51), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 212
  2. ↑ 'Collections taken from several persons and letters LATELY returned FROM INDIA CONCERNING SEVERAL ABUSES AND INDIGNITIES PUT UPON THE ENGLISH NATION BY THE DUTCH, PRESENTED TO HiS HIGHNESS, SEPTEMBER 9, 1657'] (Public Record Office : C. O. vol. viii, no. 55), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 164
  3. ↑ Mr. Rainsford was XXXX
  4. ↑ The brother of Mr. Rainsford was XXXX
  5. ↑ Dealdas and Golso were XXXX. See Missing faces
  6. ↑ John Lambton was XXX
  7. ↑ Edmund Buckeridge was Nicholas Buckeridge's brother. He also wrote to Sir George Oxenden (4th April 1663, Letter from Edmund Buckeridge to Sir GO; 4th April 1663, Power of Attorney from Edmund Buckeridge to Sir GO
  8. ↑ Swally Marine
  9. ↑ ?Richard or ?Mathew Craddocke XXXX
  10. ↑ John South was XXXX. See Missing faces
  11. ↑ Thomas Chambrelan mentions a deceased Mr. South in a letter to Sir George Oxenden. See 8th March 1665/66, Letter from Thomas Chambrelan to Sir GO, Putney
  12. ↑ Persotumdas was XXXX. See Missing faces
  13. ↑ Gonildas was XXXX. See Missing faces
  14. ↑ Singa ?Sa was XXXX. See Missing faces
  15. ↑ Bimgee was XXXX. See Missing faces
  16. ↑ Mr. Skinner was XXXX. See Missing faces
  17. ↑ Moan Parrack and his brother were XXXX. See Missing faces
  18. ↑ Check this is not N. Millettt
  19. ↑ 'A Court of Committees for the Fourth Joint Stock, February 25, 1650 (Court Book, vol. xx, p. 494), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1650-1654 (Oxford, 1913), pp. 23-24
  20. ↑ 'A Court of Committees for the United Joint Stock, March 12, 1656 (Court Book, vol. xxiii, p. 502), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 92
  21. ↑ 'A Court of Committees for the United Joint Stock, April 25, 1656 (Court Book, vol. xxiii, p. 513), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 98
  22. ↑ 'Collections taken from several persons and letters LATELY returned FROM INDIA CONCERNING SEVERAL ABUSES AND INDIGNITIES PUT UPON THE ENGLISH NATION BY THE DUTCH, PRESENTED TO HiS HIGHNESS, SEPTEMBER 9, 1657'] (Public Record Office : C. O. vol. viii, no. 55), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 164
  23. ↑ 'A Court of Committees for the New General Stock, January 12-13, 1658' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 51), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 212
  24. ↑ Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1677-1679 (Oxford, 1938), p. 41
  25. ↑ Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1677-1679 (Oxford, 1938), p. 177

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