MRP: 14th January 1662/62, Letter from Marlborough to Sir GO, Angedeiva
14th January 1662/62, Letter from Marlborough to Sir GO, Angedeiva
BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX ff. 25-26
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05/01/09, CSG: Completed transcription
14/12/11, CSG: Created page & posted transcription
Abstract & context
Suggested links
See 5th November 1662, Letter from Marlborough to Sir GO, Swally
See 2nd January 1662/63, Letter from Marlborough to Sir GO, Swally Hole
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BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX ff. 25-26
S:r
I found trouble at mine arrivall & t seemes am Condemn:d not to part from this Coast w:thout it wee came to this place upon Sundy last in y:e afternoone where I found as good as a warr betweee Cap:t Minors,[1] & S:r Abrah:m Shipman,[2] who refused to hand any provisions landed for y:t hee meant not to stay heere, Cap:t Minors Protested before I came but was not answered at mine arrivall, How [Now?] I have Composed y:e Busynenesse Cap:t Browne[3] hath promised to informe you at large: Cap:t Minors sett saile upon y:e Wednessday following, S:r Abraham is very much taken with y:e Person you sent downe & meaneth when Cap:t ?Tinker[4] arriveth to take a farther resolution The Governor of Carwarr[5] refuseth to licence for y:e settling y:e Island if I bee not much mistaken hee expecteth a prof:t which you will safely beleeve will be hard to bee had from honrd S:r Abrah:m Complaineth of yo:r ffactor resid:t at Carwarr whether w:th reason or noo you will know in time, better than I cann for y:o prof:t informe you because I have heard but one side: I found M:r Gary[6] heere who hath promised his best assistance to S:r Abrah:m in providing of supplyes from Goa or Salsete. Cap:t Browne hath traversed all y:e Island & will thereby bee able to give you a better acc:t thereof than I can doo but best by him & all who have beene on it (unless y:e sould XXXXX) I finde it rather acceeds than fall short of expectation. S:r Abrah:m desireth y:t when Cap:t Tinker Arriveth in yo:e parts hee may bee hastened downe w:th provisions for y:e Land men. Sir Ab: Shipman hath promised mee y:t in case hee dooth not use those things you send downe hee will returne them to you, if hee doth he will send you a receiptr, Chareging y:e same upon y:e Kings acc:t w:ch I take to bee y:e effect of w:t you wishes mee to doo; since my writing Concerning this Island I have Rounded it by sea & finde it is beggest bye 1/3 than was proposed by y:e Draught. I had an ewill [or evill] wellcome a board, & as bad thanks for my sending 6: Gunns ashoare w:th men of mine owne to ?mountthan as also y:e Boates mast for a fflaggstaff. Y:e Shipp Carpenter[7] had his ?pate broke, others of my men well XXXXXXX & clapt upon y:e Garde, S:r Abrah:m Shipman was in noo fault, but rather I or Cap:t Browne for sending a Pipe of wine a shoure w:ch for y:e presnet hath made them all mad w:ch I also bee w:thout y:e helpe of wine if I should stay long heere. Cap:t Minors hath sent you a Copy of his protest[8] together w:th S:r Ab:a Answer[9] y:e busyenesse beeing pxxxx as it is I suppose there need noo great notice bee taken of it, God send you health as ?wisheth
Angedeiva[10] this Wednesday y:e 14:th January 1662:3
Yo:r affectionate serv:t
Marleburgh
Notes
- ↑ Captain Richard Minors was commander of the Leopard
- ↑ Sir Abraham Shipman was XXXX
- ↑ Captain Arnold Browne, commander of the Dunkirk, was with Marlborough and Captain Richard Minors. Captain Browne wrote to Sir George Oxenden on January 14th, 1662/63, the same day as Marlborough's letter (14th January 1662/63, Letter from Arnold Browne to Sir GO, Shipp Dunkirke Roade of Angedeiva
- ↑ Captain Tinker was also mentioned by Sir William Ryder, in his letter to Sir George Oxenden dated March 26th, 1663 (26th March 1663, Letter from William Rider to Sir GO, London) See Missing faces
- ↑ The governor of Carwar was XXXX
- ↑ Henry Gary was XXXX
- ↑ The ship's carpenter was John ?Panchy. He was one of the seven ship's officers on the Leopard, who attested and approved Captain Richard Minors' protest to Sir Abraham Shipman on December 24th, 1662 (24th December 1662, Letter from Richard Minors to Sir GO)
- ↑ The protest was delivered from Richard Minors "Cap:t of his Maj:ts shipp Leopard now ridding at anchor off y.e island of Angediva on y:e coast of India" to Sir Abraham Shipman, dated December 24th 1662. A copy of the protest was sent the same day to Sir George Oxenden. The protest was attested and approved by the officers of the Leopard, Thomas Trafford Lieutenant, Anthony Archer Master , Richard Thurston Ships mate, John Aldridge Purser , Richard Harris 2nd Mate , Richard Danson ?Gunner, John ?Panchy Carpenter (24th December 1662, Letter from Richard Minors to Sir GO)
- ↑ Sir Abraham Shipman's answer was sent to Sir George Oxenden, dated December 26th, 1662. The answer was signed and witnessed by Ab:m Shipman, Jn:o Hungerford, Jn:o Shipman, Edw:d Prise [?] [OR Prisse], Tho:s Garth [OR Gartgh], Tho:s ffoulke (sic), Roger Myddleton(26th December 1662, Letter from Abraham Shipman et al to Sir GO, a board his Majts shipp Leopard)
- ↑ Angedeiva is one of an archipelago five islands lying to the south of Goa. The Portuguese built a fort on the island to dominate shipping. The coordinates of the fort are: 14.7864°N 74.12°E
