MRP: 13th May 1663, Letter from Gamaliel Nightingale & Mun Browne to Sir GO, Aleppo

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13th May 1663, Letter from Gamaliel Nightingale & Mun Browne to Sir GO, Aleppo

BL, Add. MS. XX, XXX ff. 107-108

Editorial history

29/05/09, CSG: Completed transcription
04/12/11, CSG: Created page & pasted transcription to wiki






Abstract & context


Gamaliel Nightingale was Sir George Smith's factor in Aleppo



Suggested links


See Gamaliel Nightingale will
See Mun Browne will

See 20th August 1663, Letter from Gamaliel Nightingale to Sir GO, Aleppo

See Aleppo



To do


(1) Check transcription against physical manuscript at BL


Transcription


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[BL, Add. MS. XX, XXX ff. 107-108]

[f.107]

Rightt Worp:ll

After tender of my Best service to any of yo:e Comands y:e Inclosed from S:r Geo: Smith came recomended to mee yesterday to forward to yo:r Worp:s Hands, in y:e absence of M:r Gam:a Nightingale who tooke his passage on y:e great Eagle our Genrall Shipp for Eng:d which departed 50: Dayes since; By this tyme wish her well neare home, I am glad of y:e opportunity, (tho á stranger) to accquaint yo:r Worp:e notwithstanding M:r Nightingales departure you may rest confident of an humble & ffaithfull serv:t here, wishing my selfe soo fortunate, to shew y:t in effort, w:ch I heere putt in writeing.

Our Consull Lanoy under whose packett I intend these, now in hast sends newes wee yesterday heard from Xdome in breife; y:e Pirates of Algeir have Broken their peace made w:th our gratious King, & Taken 30: sayle o:r Merch:t Shipps (noo less from y:e Dutch,) But his Majesty; (as well said, fflemings) hath a ffleete a Broad w:ch hope will soo Curb said Pirates this ensueing summer, y:t feare, not theire obedience or Complyance w:th theire Last Articles, may for y:e future oblidge theire Conformity, otherwise there will bee but small encouradgm:t to drive y:e Lev:t trade By lres of y:e 20:th March, from England have advice, & tis y:e Comon talke, & writeing of all, a great probability of warre w:th y:e Dutch, for y:e affront doe to his Maj:tis Shipps in India besides other reasons to fall out w:th them what y:e soone will bee after y:e Parliament have

[f. 109]

Concluded, yiu shall hereafter have more punctuall advice, at pres:t our Consull writes you more at Large of all pticulars, to whome Crave you to be referred, togeather to y:e enclosed newest newes Bookes by mee, with yo:r increase of honnor & happinesse remaine.

Allepo y:e 13:th May 1663

Y:o serv:t at Comand
Gam:a Nightingale, Mun: Browne



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