MRP: 13th January 1662/63, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London

13th January 1662/63, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London

BL, Add. MS. XX, XXX ff. 8-9

Editorial history
19/06/09, CSG: Completed transcription
14/12/11, CSG: Created page & posted transcription to wiki

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Suggested links

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BL, Add. MS. XX, XXX ff. 8-9

Right Worp:ll

I finding my longing expectations ffrustrated att my Arrivall into England of Enjoying XX defined happiness to see & serve you, I doo as itt is my duty att this distance humbly present my service to you in writing in hopes you are safely ?seated where you desire, & in full fruition of all the felicities you expected.

To trouble you w:th a Relation of India wilbe altogetther Impertinent presuming y:t you have to yo:e noe small trouble & discontent found y:t xxxute & Affaires of o:r Nation in soe bad a condition, but I am very glad y:t god hath directed you thither, being y:r onely pson I ever looked on as most ?proper to Rectifye business in soe destable a Confusion as xxings in India lately were xxx soe much I have Often declared so pseons y:t are Principally ?contend in them.

But as to my pticular business I must confess y:t I consulted more w:th my passion Y:n reason in Y:re ordering thereof for seeing y:e Comp:a XXXX in confirming of Mr Andrews theire President I resolved to leave India though to my loss w:ch caused mee to leave my busines in soo confuded a manner I shall not onely Advise you but Humbly Iintreat you to take y:e trouble on you to see it rectified.

M:r John Lamton being, y onely correspondent when I was in Persia no ?other by reason of his weakness & Indisposition, or Neglect I cannot easily Judge but he had not made up my Acc:t nor could he doo itt whilst I was In India, but I drew it up spe well as I could & left ye Copie thereof w:th him another of y:e same I herew:th send you, by w:ch you wille prexxx Ixxxx in his hands in Moneys goods & debts to y:e vallew of 1500:ll I ?rev:e now I have ever found plaine dealing best amongst truly honest men therefore I shall not cover my meaning w:th a pretence but Ingeniously tell you y:t since my comeing into England, I have heard many complaints y:t M:r John Lambton hath failed them in not making returnes of xxxxx had of theires in his hands, notwithstanding he promised so y:d contrary w:ch being considered togeather w:th y:e weake condition I left him in, is y:y casue I now putt this Trouble on you by Intreating you to undertake y:e charge of being my Attourney, herew:th being sent an Instrument y:t will Authorize you soe to doo, by vertue whereof I humbly Intreat you to take an Accompt from M:r Jn:e Lambton & receive into yo:e Tuition w:tsoever he hath of mine & how my desires are y:t you shal dispose thereof. I shall shortly advise you in case of M:r Lambtons Mortallitie w:ch God fforbid I left M:r Mathew Gray my Attorney & in such case, either from him of M:r Lambtons Brother, please so take an Accompt of w:ch concernes mee XXX I know will be very readie to deliver it to you.

Now since my Arrivall into England hath hapned w:t I feared in India for Collo:ll Rainsfords Br:e does soo [PRESUMABLY AS IN “SUE”] mee for w:t I delivered into y:e Comp:a Cash being y:e proceed of w:t y:e Coll:ew consigned to mee in Persia Importing about “97 04:ll [??] Ster, though y:e greatest pr of itt [AS IN “PART OF IT”] as I beleive belongs unto Tcildas [COULD “Dualdas”] and Mea ?Gosse yett lett me intreat you not to Allow or pay y:m or either of y:m any thing thereon untill y:e Comp:a doo inord:r y:e same it being soe Intend [x] [COULD BE “intend:g”] when I gave it to M:r Andrews & M:r Lambton & they gave me an Acknowledgem:t to y:t effect y:e Comp:a have bailed me to his Action, & are About to prefer á bill in Chancery against him, & become plaintifes to remove y:e Suite thither, & soe mutch att present I thought fitt to give yo:u [OR “yo:r”] Notice; more fully I shall Advise by Cap:t Millett & cap:t ffisher y:t are intend:d to you in y:e Loy:ll Merch:t & Affrican.

I doe Cordially & Gratefully Acknowledge yo:r Civillitie to me; in yo:r kind lre, & Remembrance of me when I was in India & y:e 12 Gall:s of Sack you sent me wherein I dranck yo:r health in India & doo take Occasion to rememb:r & desire it, now I am in England.

For News we have but little & I not soo well Acquainted w:th it nor soo Capable of Informing you as many yo:r better Acquaintance are who I am Assured doe give you an Acc:t of itt, Wee are at peace w:th all Nations & soo like to be onely have lost About 300: men at Tangeire, since my Arrivall to England, & here hath beene some some Plotts p:vented against his Maj:tie Adherents fo w:ch 4 are Executed : 20 others condemned & some others Lately Apprehended not yett brought to Tryall by w:ch you may see y:t Divine Vengeance is not fully Satisfied for the Effusion of soo much Innocent blood for y:e same Spiritt y:t tempted y:e former thereto doth continue to prompt theire confedirates to y:e like undertakings to theire owne confusion. Lawson is lately returned out of y:e Syraites where he hath made every Hon:ble tearmes of Peace for o:r Nation w:th y:e Turks of Algeire, Tunnice, & Tripoli, The Dutch had: 9: Shipps Intend:d for holland from Batavia, as you may proive by y:e Inclosed List of theire Carg:os, but: 3: onely are Arrived in Holland in one of w:ch is cap:t Vander Lane y:e other: 6: are wanting & are in all likelyhood lost wherein was y:e Heere Flamin, á Ship y:t since Arrived in Holland y:t came from Battavia: 3: mo:s After them & toucht at Cape Bone Esperanze but heard not of y:e wanting Shipps there w:ch Shipp brought Newes of y:e Totall loss of ?Tinvan [CSG, 23/02/09 – I presume this is Taiwan] to the Chinese, o:e Shipp y:e Concord from y:e Coast is not yett heard of, nor yett the Truro or Roy:ll Welcome but M:r Andrews may meet á Stop at S:t Helena, w:ch may detaine y:m a little longer. Good S:r present my Service to my Bro:r Goodjer, &c:a, ffreinds & Excuse my Silence to y:m by y:a conveighance w:ch fault I shall amend by y:e Next.

There is something omitt:d in y:e Acco:t betweene M:r Lambton & me on both sides though y:e Differnce will be little when y:e Acco:t is pfect:d w:ch God willing shall be suddenly effect:d & sent both to you & him by y:e Shipping in y:e meane time w:th w:th my Pray:rs for yo:r Temporall and Eternall felicitie I humbly Rest.

London Jan:y y:e 13:th
y:e 1662

Yo:r Oblig:d Freind
& Servant
Nich:o Buckeridge

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