MRP: 15th June 1646, Letter from Phillip Williams to his uncle, Pisa

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15th June 1646, Letter from Phillip Williams to his uncle, Pisa

Shelf Mark: BL SLOANE MS. 3299 (ORIGINAL LETTERS, WARRANTS, ETC.)

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16/01/12, CSG: Created page






Abstract & context


Philip Williams wrote to his uncle from Pisa on June 15th 1646. The write is almost certainly Phillip Williams, an English merchant based in Livorno, who died in 1649.



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See Phillip Williams will



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Transcription


[f.169]

My most deare Uncle

It would have bin but a dutifull respect in mee to have sooner written you and acknowledged your letter by Thomas, where you are pleased to enjoy your selfe in an Ironicall expression of my ??Misadventure, and make such a comparison as is a ?candle to y:e Sunne, such as one is your nephew to S:r Kensh[XXXX] I wish you could draw them pasable, you may say my boldness keepes mee from my bisines, therefore twill bee time to tell you that M:r Collyer who came from London the 11th of May arrived Livorno yesterday, tells us the King was at Newcastle, would have given ??Lessly the towne XX as he would not take it, saying he was to wonder all again to England, nor would hee ?treat ath his Ma:tie X XXX of his partie, which (OR, ?when) here [(Or, ?hee?) came of purpose for, but letts him here at Liberty and do all here (OR, ?hee?) pleases like himselfe (they behave them selves like honest brethren.) Newark (sic) his Maj:tie hath delivered up to Collonel (sic) Poynte. When the house of Commons heard this X was w:th the Scotts (& Wed:) the letter (OR, ?latter) your bro: sends) they presently voted (OR: ?vowed) him to Warwick Castle, the house of Lds. undid that Vote with another, which was that an humble message should bee sent to his Ma:tie entreating him to make Choice of any house in England for his abode w:th his retinue, where hee should bee as much [him]selfe [CSG, 05/03/09: the "Him" is obscured by cutoff on RH side of page] (for freedome) as such ever hee was, and give them opportunity to treat with him touching a reconciliation, this was after the Citty of London had resolved (and as they will do) to present a remonstrance (no more petitions) shewing how partiocular persons in the Houses do abuse the trust they have from & for the Generall & demanding Acc:t how thir mony hath bin spent, w:th divers such queries w:ch please not the partie for Warre (sic), for they call for Peace & say [they] {CSG, 05/03/09 – "They" is cut off at RH side of page, but impute this to be the word] will have a king, where upon the Independant partie made a vote that who would not have a king, was no right Englishman, this was cheifly, becasue they could not get him to Warwick Castle & [XX]w is farther, and ?Ordinance made that whosoever disturbs his Majestie sp[XXX] son or his journy towards his Parliam:t is a traytor & shall die without [XXXX?] though it bee S:r Tho: Fairfax or Cromwell in expresse names

[f.170] [backside of the letter: text takes half the side]

From this sensibleness in the City such as are temperate men hope of much goode, and the House of L:ds begin to take upon them their ?owne; which before, they durst not do, Aldman Langham is a cheife person in this businis & stands to it w:th much resolution, thus much and som (sic) w:t else that it may bee your bro: will write uou M;r Collyer affirmse for ?truth and therefore (on his knowledge) I thought it fitt now [X] for you. M:r Ril[r]y [?Riley] is arrived, I returne his to you, & his & my service to M:r ?Croyden. & I crave leave to reste s:r

[RH SIDE]
your obliged dutifull nephew
Philip Williams

[LH SIDE, AT SAME LEVEL AS SIGNATURE]
Pisa the 15:th June 1646



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