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'''March 1665/66, Letter from John Mascall to Sir GO, London'''
  
 
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See [[MRP: 20th March 1662/63, Letter from John Mascall to Sir GO, London|20th March 1662/63, Letter from John Mascall to Sir GO, London]]
 
See [[MRP: 20th March 1662/63, Letter from John Mascall to Sir GO, London|20th March 1662/63, Letter from John Mascall to Sir GO, London]]
  
 
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TRANSCRIPTION COMPLETED, WEDNESDAY 3RD JUNE 2009
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Honnoured S:r
 
Honnoured S:r
  
Your most gratefull Letters of January 1664 (sic) p Loy:ll Merch:t and of the 6:th march 1664 (sic) p shipp London came Safe to my hands, the relation yo:w made me in y:e former of y:e State wherein yo:w found y:e Comp:as affaires by Ill mannagem:t before your arrivall there, I being that yeare off from the Committee, yet did commiserate y:e Same to Some that were in, and indeed Since youre taking the gouvernm:t there upon yo:w they have found experimently the Bennefitt thereof by those grand advantages that they have reaped by yo:r mannadgm:t and as I am now and Doo find the Comm:t very much Satisfied in what yo:w have Done in y:e tract (sic) of their affaires & allthough pticula:r Residings [?] are not distinctly separated to know exactly the gaine or Loss of each Prsidency (sic), yet yo:rs is evident, to be well mannaged, & to greatest advantage, & could wish it could be said the like of the other Prsidencys, God be blessed our last shipps disposed by yo:r Selfe from Surratt are Safely come into the River Thames & allmost unladen, their Cargos p[xxxx] gives great Contentment to all y:e adventurers, But S:r as yo:w will have heard from all hands, It pleased the Allmighty to powre (sic) forth his Anger upon the Citty in a very Sadd manner, that in y:e space of 50 days from the 14:th Aug:st till the 3:d October there was in o:r Mortallity Bills 50 thous:d people, that were buried of the plague & other Diseases, be God in this last mo:th of Janu:ry
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Your most gratefull Letters of January 1664 (sic) p ''Loy:ll Merch:t'' and of the 6:th march 1664 (sic) p shipp ''London'' came Safe to my hands, the relation yo:w made me in y:e former of y:e State wherein yo:w found y:e Comp:as affaires by Ill mannagem:t before your arrivall there, I being that yeare off from the Committee, yet did commiserate y:e Same to Some that were in, and indeed Since youre taking the gouvernm:t there upon yo:w they have found experimently the Bennefitt thereof by those grand advantages that they have reaped by yo:r mannadgm:t and as I am now and Doo find the Comm:t very much Satisfied in what yo:w have Done in y:e tract (sic) of their affaires & allthough pticula:r Residings [?] are not distinctly separated to know exactly the gaine or Loss of each Prsidency (sic), yet yo:rs is evident, to be well mannaged, & to greatest advantage, & could wish it could be said the like of the other Prsidencys, God be blessed our last shipps disposed by yo:r Selfe from [[MRP: Surat| Surratt]] are Safely come into the [[MRP: The River of Thames| River Thames]] & allmost unladen, their Cargos p[xxxx] gives great Contentment to all y:e adventurers, But S:r as yo:w will have heard from all hands, It pleased the Allmighty to powre (sic) forth his Anger upon the Citty in a very Sadd manner, that in y:e space of 50 days from the 14:th Aug:st till the 3:d October there was in o:r Mortallity Bills 50 thous:d people, that were buried of the plague & other Diseases, be God in this last mo:th of Janu:ry
  
 
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Not above 2 or 300 p week of all Diseases , as likewise yo:w ill have heard y:e warr broken out twixt England & Holland, which as to point of trade as it hath much Dammaged them in all their trades, So it hath á little Straightned our trade for all the ptes of Europe, the resentment of the Contagion (sic) and warr doth Damp the expectations of the Sales eith:r of East India or European commodities for y:e pres:t & we now point Blanck [TBC] w:th á Breath [xx:th ffrance, they taking the pte of the Dutch & seazed (sic) some ships of our nation & wee understand they turne adventurers for India, upon all which condiserations our Comm:tee will make but Small adventures forth of England this yeare and onely this shipp the Returne Cap:t Stanton is dispeeded (sic) your ptes this Season wee are in hope our King s Maj:ties grand preparations for this Spring may reduce the Hollanders to better tearmes before the Summer doo passe over notwithstanding the French Kings Zeale in countenancing their Quarrell by his now Declaring warr ag:st o:r nation, S:r I am herewith  to render yo:w mine & my Wifes thankes for you token sent by Cap:t Bowen which was punctually deivered accoring to your Direction, your Dearre Sister and my good freind M:rs Dalyson came to London some few dayes Since , upon her arrivall sent to have a time to vissitt her, but heard she was very ill, yett upon her desires I went to see her and found her very weake in her bede (sic) where she was pleased to aske my oppinion, concerning the Dispeeding some effects to yo:w (which by reason of the great danger of the passadge in this time of warr) my advice was y:t shee might governe her Selfe in the largeness of  the adventure, according to y:e example of the Comp:a who doo not adventureabove 1/3 pte of what they would have done had it been times of peace, I acquainted her likewise,, that one M:r Broomfield w:te had been recommended to the Comp:a in your genn:ll Surratt Letter to be admitted into their Service was amply Debated, which had this Issue, Whereas on Sunday, petitions of other psons y:t had dormerly been presented to obtaine y:e favour of admission to their Service, an order was made possitive to admitt none into their Imployment till they saw the Success of this yeares warr, now y:e recommendation for M:r Broomfields admission had it been granted had thwarted (sic) this order, But such was y:e Comp:s respect to S:r George Oxinden as that they intended Kinsman M:r Broomfield & yje pther pson Recommended to be admitted in first place when they Seatle (sic) any in their Service in that nature
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Not above 2 or 300 p week of all Diseases , as likewise yo:w ill have heard y:e warr broken out twixt England & Holland, which as to point of trade as it hath much Dammaged them in all their trades, So it hath á little Straightned our trade for all the ptes of Europe, the resentment of the Contagion and warr doth Damp the expectations of the Sales eith:r of East India or European commodities for y:e pres:t & we now point Blanck [TBC] w:th á Breath [xx:th ffrance, they taking the pte of the Dutch & seazed some ships of our nation & wee understand they turne adventurers for India, upon all which condiserations our Comm:tee will make but Small adventures forth of England this yeare and onely this shipp the Returne Cap:t Stanton is dispeeded (sic) your ptes this Season wee are in hope our King s Maj:ties grand preparations for this Spring may reduce the Hollanders to better tearmes before the Summer doo passe over notwithstanding the French Kings Zeale in countenancing their Quarrell by his now Declaring warr ag:st o:r nation, S:r I am herewith  to render yo:w mine & my Wifes thankes for you token sent by Cap:t Bowen which was punctually deivered accoring to your Direction, your Dearre Sister and my good freind M:rs Dalyson came to London some few dayes Since, upon her arrivall sent to have a time to vissitt her, but heard she was very ill, yett upon her desires I went to see her and found her very weake in her bede where she was pleased to aske my oppinion, concerning the Dispeeding some effects to yo:w (which by reason of the great danger of the passadge in this time of warr) my advice was y:t shee might governe her Selfe in the largeness of  the adventure, according to y:e example of the Comp:a who doo not adventure above 1/3 pte of what they would have done had it been times of peace, I acquainted her likewise, that one M:r Broomfield w:te had been recommended to the Comp:a in your genn:ll Surratt Letter to be admitted into their Service was amply Debated, which had this Issue, Whereas on Sunday, petitions of other psons y:t had dormerly been presented to obtaine y:e favour of admission to their Service, an order was made possitive to admitt none into their Imployment till they saw the Success of this yeares warr, now y:e recommendation for M:r Broomfields admission had it been granted had thwarted this order, But such was y:e Comp:s respect to S:r George Oxinden as that they intended Kinsman M:r Broomfield & yje pther pson Recommended to be admitted in first place when they Seatle (sic) any in their Service in that nature
  
 
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I allsoe acquainted M:rs Dallyson that one M:r Guibon Goddard (sic) that was at Surratt w:th yo:w had á  ffreind by name M:r W:m Gosilin (sic) of London that did pack up in á BoxN:o 1: á pcell of gould & silver Lace  & by his Letter consigned them to y:e said M:r Guibon Goddard which werre  contneighed [??] by M:rs Dalysons directions aboard  the shipp London Cap:t Bowen Commander to be dispatched of for acco:t of the Said M:r Will:m Gosilin (sic) to y:e amo:t of as p Invoyce enclosed 108:ll 12:s:6:d: stocke and hearing that the said M:r Goddard is dead I was desired to enquire of M:rs Dalyson touching the Success of the Same and shee desires me to acquaint yo:w y:t indeed she did cause y:e Said Box N;O: 1 w:th those laces to be laden aboard the London and that the Same Shipp Shee understands was deliverd at Surratt to M:r Streynsham  Masters, M:r Goddard being deceased, But by these Shipps London &c:a came no Returnes nor acco:tt now SLr because of your good Sisters indisposition I would not give her y:e trouble to write yo:w of this matter; but have taken the Bouldnesse my selfe and by her Direction to Intreat yo:w to enquire into the promisses to gett M:r Trensham [should be Streynsham but is written “Trensham” (sic)] Master to delliver yo:w the proceed to be Sent home to mee, In such commodities y:t are free as in your wisedome may seeme most meet, S:r I assure yo:w the freind for whome I trouble yo:w in this matter is soo neare as the favours will be as done to my Selfe which I must acknowledge S:r I have á small Designe to send yo:w for my acco:tt  to Invest in Dymonds, or other free goods, but being Disappointed by being out of towne w:th my ffamily missed of my Aime in y:e speaking w:th the Cap:t soo omitt it till next opportunity do Salute yo:w Remayning
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I allsoe acquainted M:rs Dallyson that one M:r Guibon Goddard (sic) that was at Surratt w:th yo:w had á  ffreind by name M:r W:m Gosilin (sic) of London that did pack up in á BoxN:o 1: á pcell of gould & silver Lace  & by his Letter consigned them to y:e said M:r Guibon Goddard which werre  contneighed [??] by M:rs Dalysons directions aboard  the shipp London Cap:t Bowen Commander to be dispatched of for acco:t of the Said M:r Will:m Gosilin (sic) to y:e amo:t of as p Invoyce enclosed 108:ll 12:s:6:d: stocke and hearing that the said M:r Goddard is dead I was desired to enquire of M:rs Dalyson touching the Success of the Same and shee desires me to acquaint yo:w y:t indeed she did cause y:e Said Box N;O: 1 w:th those laces to be laden aboard the London and that the Same Shipp Shee understands was deliverd at Surratt to M:r Streynsham  Masters, M:r Goddard being deceased, But by these Shipps ''London'' &c:a came no Returnes nor acco:tt now SLr because of your good Sisters indisposition I would not give her y:e trouble to write yo:w of this matter; but have taken the Bouldnesse my selfe and by her Direction to Intreat yo:w to enquire into the promisses to gett M:r Trensham [should be Streynsham but is written “Trensham” (sic)] Master to delliver yo:w the proceed to be Sent home to mee, In such commodities y:t are free as in your wisedome may seeme most meet, S:r I assure yo:w the freind for whome I trouble yo:w in this matter is soo neare as the favours will be as done to my Selfe which I must acknowledge S:r I have á small Designe to send yo:w for my acco:tt  to Invest in Dymonds, or other free goods, but being Disappointed by being out of towne w:th my ffamily missed of my Aime in y:e speaking w:th the Cap:t soo omitt it till next opportunity do Salute yo:w Remayning
  
 
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Time dead which he Judgeth is y:e cause of the no returne made , Now the said Will:m Gostlin desires that the said goodes may be disposed of upon as good an Acco:tt as may be made of them *& the returnes to be Sent by the next Shipping which comes for Londonn, in what goodes Shall be thought most fitting and an Acco:t thereof to be given by the first unto his very good friend (sic) M:r John Mascall of London merch:t
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Time dead which he Judgeth is y:e cause of the no returne made, Now the said Will:m Gostlin desires that the said goodes may be disposed of upon as good an Acco:tt as may be made of them *& the returnes to be Sent by the next Shipping which comes for Londonn, in what goodes Shall be thought most fitting and an Acco:t thereof to be given by the first unto his very good friend (sic) M:r John Mascall of London merch:t
  
 
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London 23:th March 1665/6
 
London 23:th March 1665/6
  
S:r Ship Returne was retayn’d wind Bound till now in the Downes
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S:r Ship ''Returne'' was retayn’d wind Bound till now in the [[MRP: The Downs| Downes]]
  
 
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Revision as of 23:22, January 5, 2012

March 1665/66, Letter from John Mascall to Sir GO, London

Editorial history

03/06/09, CSG: Completed transcription






Abstract & context



Suggested links


See 20th March 1662/63, Letter from John Mascall to Sir GO, London



To do




Transcription


[f.36]

Honnoured S:r

Your most gratefull Letters of January 1664 (sic) p Loy:ll Merch:t and of the 6:th march 1664 (sic) p shipp London came Safe to my hands, the relation yo:w made me in y:e former of y:e State wherein yo:w found y:e Comp:as affaires by Ill mannagem:t before your arrivall there, I being that yeare off from the Committee, yet did commiserate y:e Same to Some that were in, and indeed Since youre taking the gouvernm:t there upon yo:w they have found experimently the Bennefitt thereof by those grand advantages that they have reaped by yo:r mannadgm:t and as I am now and Doo find the Comm:t very much Satisfied in what yo:w have Done in y:e tract (sic) of their affaires & allthough pticula:r Residings [?] are not distinctly separated to know exactly the gaine or Loss of each Prsidency (sic), yet yo:rs is evident, to be well mannaged, & to greatest advantage, & could wish it could be said the like of the other Prsidencys, God be blessed our last shipps disposed by yo:r Selfe from Surratt are Safely come into the River Thames & allmost unladen, their Cargos p[xxxx] gives great Contentment to all y:e adventurers, But S:r as yo:w will have heard from all hands, It pleased the Allmighty to powre (sic) forth his Anger upon the Citty in a very Sadd manner, that in y:e space of 50 days from the 14:th Aug:st till the 3:d October there was in o:r Mortallity Bills 50 thous:d people, that were buried of the plague & other Diseases, be God in this last mo:th of Janu:ry

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Not above 2 or 300 p week of all Diseases , as likewise yo:w ill have heard y:e warr broken out twixt England & Holland, which as to point of trade as it hath much Dammaged them in all their trades, So it hath á little Straightned our trade for all the ptes of Europe, the resentment of the Contagion and warr doth Damp the expectations of the Sales eith:r of East India or European commodities for y:e pres:t & we now point Blanck [TBC] w:th á Breath [xx:th ffrance, they taking the pte of the Dutch & seazed some ships of our nation & wee understand they turne adventurers for India, upon all which condiserations our Comm:tee will make but Small adventures forth of England this yeare and onely this shipp the Returne Cap:t Stanton is dispeeded (sic) your ptes this Season wee are in hope our King s Maj:ties grand preparations for this Spring may reduce the Hollanders to better tearmes before the Summer doo passe over notwithstanding the French Kings Zeale in countenancing their Quarrell by his now Declaring warr ag:st o:r nation, S:r I am herewith to render yo:w mine & my Wifes thankes for you token sent by Cap:t Bowen which was punctually deivered accoring to your Direction, your Dearre Sister and my good freind M:rs Dalyson came to London some few dayes Since, upon her arrivall sent to have a time to vissitt her, but heard she was very ill, yett upon her desires I went to see her and found her very weake in her bede where she was pleased to aske my oppinion, concerning the Dispeeding some effects to yo:w (which by reason of the great danger of the passadge in this time of warr) my advice was y:t shee might governe her Selfe in the largeness of the adventure, according to y:e example of the Comp:a who doo not adventure above 1/3 pte of what they would have done had it been times of peace, I acquainted her likewise, that one M:r Broomfield w:te had been recommended to the Comp:a in your genn:ll Surratt Letter to be admitted into their Service was amply Debated, which had this Issue, Whereas on Sunday, petitions of other psons y:t had dormerly been presented to obtaine y:e favour of admission to their Service, an order was made possitive to admitt none into their Imployment till they saw the Success of this yeares warr, now y:e recommendation for M:r Broomfields admission had it been granted had thwarted this order, But such was y:e Comp:s respect to S:r George Oxinden as that they intended Kinsman M:r Broomfield & yje pther pson Recommended to be admitted in first place when they Seatle (sic) any in their Service in that nature

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I allsoe acquainted M:rs Dallyson that one M:r Guibon Goddard (sic) that was at Surratt w:th yo:w had á ffreind by name M:r W:m Gosilin (sic) of London that did pack up in á BoxN:o 1: á pcell of gould & silver Lace & by his Letter consigned them to y:e said M:r Guibon Goddard which werre contneighed [??] by M:rs Dalysons directions aboard the shipp London Cap:t Bowen Commander to be dispatched of for acco:t of the Said M:r Will:m Gosilin (sic) to y:e amo:t of as p Invoyce enclosed 108:ll 12:s:6:d: stocke and hearing that the said M:r Goddard is dead I was desired to enquire of M:rs Dalyson touching the Success of the Same and shee desires me to acquaint yo:w y:t indeed she did cause y:e Said Box N;O: 1 w:th those laces to be laden aboard the London and that the Same Shipp Shee understands was deliverd at Surratt to M:r Streynsham Masters, M:r Goddard being deceased, But by these Shipps London &c:a came no Returnes nor acco:tt now SLr because of your good Sisters indisposition I would not give her y:e trouble to write yo:w of this matter; but have taken the Bouldnesse my selfe and by her Direction to Intreat yo:w to enquire into the promisses to gett M:r Trensham [should be Streynsham but is written “Trensham” (sic)] Master to delliver yo:w the proceed to be Sent home to mee, In such commodities y:t are free as in your wisedome may seeme most meet, S:r I assure yo:w the freind for whome I trouble yo:w in this matter is soo neare as the favours will be as done to my Selfe which I must acknowledge S:r I have á small Designe to send yo:w for my acco:tt to Invest in Dymonds, or other free goods, but being Disappointed by being out of towne w:th my ffamily missed of my Aime in y:e speaking w:th the Cap:t soo omitt it till next opportunity do Salute yo:w Remayning

S:r
Yo:r assured to command


London the 6:th March 1665/6

S:r Inclosed I send yo:w Mr: Goslins Memorriall of the pticulers of the goodes

Honnoured S:r There was sent by Will:m Gostlin (sic) of London a pcell of gould & Silver Lace & one peece of Silke Lace amounting to 102:ll 12:s 6:d unto Guiben Goddard in the M:th of march Anno:o 1663: p the Shipp London bound for Surratt of which there hath been no returne made nor Acco:tt yett given to him, onely he understands that the said Guiben Goddard is since that

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Time dead which he Judgeth is y:e cause of the no returne made, Now the said Will:m Gostlin desires that the said goodes may be disposed of upon as good an Acco:tt as may be made of them *& the returnes to be Sent by the next Shipping which comes for Londonn, in what goodes Shall be thought most fitting and an Acco:t thereof to be given by the first unto his very good friend (sic) M:r John Mascall of London merch:t

Will:m Gostlin

London Februa:ry 7:th 1665

March y:e 5:th 1663
Goodes sent to Guiben Goddard from Will:m Gostlin at y:e Catt in Paternoster Rowe London
N:o Yds ll. s. D.
1: 13: at 18: s p yd 11: 14: 00
2: 19: at 16 s p yd 15: 04: 00
3: 16: at 13s p yd 10:08:00
4: 17: at 9s. P yd 07: 13: 00
5: 11: at 7s p yd 03: 17: 00
6: 41 at 5s 6d p yed 11: 5: 06
7: 25: at 5s p yd 06: 5:00
8: 47: at 4s p yd 07:08: 00
9: 40: at 3s 6d p yd 07: 00 00
10: 186: at 3s: p yd 27:18:00
ll.: 108: 12: 6 [TOTAL]

Honnoured S:r

I gave yo:w acc:o by mine of the 7:th of March instant of such matt:es as was then Occurant (sic), and at present, this Serves to acquaint yo:w of the Sadd tidings of the Death of your Deare Sister M:rs Dallyson, I was by the Invitation of S:r Hen:y Oxinden (sic) attendant on her to her grave , the last office we’could pforme to o:r Deceased freind, But this I am to condole w:th yo:w , hose (sic) loss & withall to desire yo:w to consolate (sic) yo:r Self as to her that she is gone to á bott (sic): [o:r?] habitation then this troubkesome terrestiall Vale (sic), the Lord of heaven fitt is all for oure change to his Divine & heavenly protection & guidance do heartily Committ & Rest

S:r Yo:r assured Freind & Serv:t
John Mascall

London 23:th March 1665/6

S:r Ship Returne was retayn’d wind Bound till now in the Downes



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