MRP: C6/85/17 f. 1
C6/85/17 f. 1
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//14 X 6:br 1654//
//Hales//
//To the Right honoble the Lords Com:rs//
//for the great seale of England//
//XXXX Complayning sheweth unto yo:r Lord:pps yo.r Orato:r Gyles Davies of London Merchant That whereas yo:r Orato:r being heretofore resident att Gallata of Constantinople in Turkey beyond the seas as a Merchant and ffacto:r there and haveing//
//intercourse of Trade and Commerce w:th Nathaniell Barnardiston and Samuell Barnardiston of London Merchants heretofore resideing att Smyrna in Turkey aforesaid they the said Nathaniell and Samuell Barnardiston haveing//
//ioyned themselves in Company and haveing about the month of June one Thousand sixe hundred fforty sixe consigned unto yo:r Orato:r Two and Twenty Bayles of Venice paper and haveing also in or about the month of September one//
//Thousand sixe hundred fforty sixe consigned unto yo:r Orato:r at Constantinople aforesaid for their owne Accompt ??One case of Venice silkes did then by their Letter and severall other Letters and order and Comission unto yo:r Orato:r to sell the//
//said paper and silkes soe consigned unto him at the price currant for ready money w:ch said paper and silkes soe consigned yo:r Orato:r Accordingly received at Gallata of Constantinople for the Custome whereof and other charges in and a//
//bout the receivinge of the same yo.r Orato:r expended severall summes of mony soe that there is due unto yo:r Orato:r for the said charges and for pvision belonging unto yo:r Prato.r as ffacto:r for receiving & keeping of the said goods XXXXXXXXXXX//
//& innety & XXX XX XXXX being one hundred thirty ffower pounds and sixteene shillings sterling mony or thereabouts As in and by the Accompt hereunto Annexed w:ch yo:r Orato:r humbly prayeth may bee taken as parte of his bill may more at Large Appeare After the receipt of which//
//said goods soe consigned as aforesaid yo:r Orato:r did earnestly indeavo:r the sale thereof According to the said dyreccons and comission of the said Nathaniell and Samuell Barnardiston but could not Accordingly sell the same nor in any way XXXX//
//Notw:thstanding yo:r Orato:rs utmost endeavo:rs complyt w:th the said dyreccons and comission of w:ch yo:r Orato:r by his severall Letters did advise the said Nathaniell and Samuell Barnardiston whereupon the said Nathaniell and Samuell Barnardiston//
//did afterwards by their Lre give order dyreccon and comission unto yo:r Orato:r to put of or Barter the said case of Venice silkes and pap for fyne Grograine yearne and by their severall other Letters dated in or about the Twentieth day of December//
//and the ffive and Twentyth day of ffebruary one Thousand sixe hundred fforty seaven did advise yo:r Oarto:r That yf he could soe put of and barter the said goods for Grogaine yarne That they
//endeavo:r And to that end yo:r Oarto:r did by a note in writeing under his hand bearing date on or about the Nynth day of March one Thousand sixe hundred fforty seaven
//Merchant togeather w:th divers other goods belonging to yo:r said Orato:r for Grograine yarne and other comodities to bee delivered at Smyrna aforesaid But the said
//soe made as aforesaid the same never became a bargaine or contract neither was there any thing acted or done in psursuance of the said proposiccon bu the said
//in yo:r Orato:rs hands notw:thstanding the said proposicon And the truth
//to Compleat a bargaine yo:r Oarto:r did not advise the said Nathaniell
//and comission but the said Nathaniell and Samuell Barnardiston
//Orato:r further sheweth that about the tyme or after the said order
//Offended in and about the XXXXXing of divers of yo:r Orato:rs pper goods
//being ??inclinable and haveing a reall intent to be serviceable to the
//pay and silke togeather w:th other goods belonging to yo:r Orato:r
//condiionally yf they the said Nathaniell and Samuell Barnardiston
//left of yo:r Orato:rs goods yf the said Nathaniell and Samuell Barnardiston
//Smyrnan on or about the Two and Twentyth day of August one Thousand
//aforesaid since decd but did not then give and legall power unto the
//w:th or to give Allowance or satisffaccon to yo:r Orato:r for what was due to him (either for charges touching the receipt and keeping of the said goods or otherwise) from the said
//Justly did XX to him upon ballance of such Accompt betweene them But the said William ?Gough then onely demanded the said goods of yo:r Orato:r w:ch yo:r Orato:r pferred to deliver
//Orato:rs for the said Nathaniell and Samuell Barnardiston and to pay unto yo:r Oarto:r what should bee due unto him upon such Accompt and for the charges of the receiving
//said William ??Gough utterly refused do doe whereupon yo:r Orato:r did not deliver him the said goods but by his letters dated at Gallata on or about the ffifth and Twentyth
//advise the said Nathaniell and Samuell Barnardsiton then at Smyrna of the said condiconall sale of the said goods and ?w:thall did then deliver unto the said William
//Accompt of the sale of the said goods and Accompt Currant of all matters betweene yo:r Oarto:r and them yf the said Nathaniell and Samuell Barnardiston should Allow
//Nathaniell and Samuell Barnardston received and yett have the same or some other by their delivery (y:t yo:r Oarto:r had the same to pduce would more at large Appeare
//yo:r Orato:r ??dated at Smyrna on or about the Twentie eight day of September one Thousand sixe hundred fforty eight did disallow the sale whereby the same tooke noe effect
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