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PROPOSALS
HUMBLY
PRESENTED
To
his
Highness
OLIVER
Lord
Protector
of
and
to
the
High
Court
of
now
assembled
Sampson
,
Salvador
By
THO.
VIOLET
of
Prov. 11. 10.
When it goeth well with the Righteous , the City rejoiceth ; And when the Wicked perish , there is shouting . Josh. 7. 19 , 20 , 21. Luke 16. 1 , 2.
M.
DC
.
LVI
Give
mee
my
People's
hearts
,
and
wee
shall
not
need
to
ask
their
purses
:
Shee
would
not
forgive
any
Officer
that
was
an
accomptant
;
for
the
publick
monies
was
not
hers
to
give
.
That
if
the
People
should
know
that
shee
prodigally
gave
away
the
publick
Treasure
,
they
might
justly
denie
her
when
shee
had
occasion
in
Parlament
,
or
otherwaies
.
per
cent
Shee
desired
that
her
Subject's
Purses
should
bee
her
Exchequer
.
Sure
I
am
that
the
Treasure
that
cometh
from
the
Commons
to
her
Majestie
,
is
but
as
a
vapor
which
ariseth
from
the
Earth
,
and
gathereth
into
a
Cloud
,
and
stayeth
not
there
long
,
but
upon
the
same
Earth
falleth
down
again
;
And
if
som
few
drops
fall
upon
and
the
it
is
as
a
sweet
odor
of
Honor
and
Reputation
to
the
Nation
throughout
the
World
.
garda
el
Draco
garda
el
Blaco
garda
el
Draco
Mighty
Lords
the
States
Hellish
Powder
Plot
Cargasaon
:
Thirdly
Either
strike
,
or
bee
stricken
:
It
is
a
dangerous
thing
for
a
supreme
Magistrate
to
have
the
patience
to
stay
to
bee
first
striken
)
Somervill
,
Parry
,
Savage
Powder
Plot
France
,
(
Henry
Pestilent
Plague
Naples
Massanello
And
those
men
,
whomsoever
they
bee
;
that
look
to
gather
their
fruits
,
and
live
under
the
shadow
of
Your
Protection
,
and
would
bee
partakers
of
the
beneficial
Advantages
,
which
daily
must
descend
from
beeing
the
Supream
Magistrate
;
if
they
will
not
,
in
requital
of
Your
Protection
,
bee
true
and
faithfull
to
Your
and
the
Common-wealth
,
Such
men
(
I
humbly
say
)
let
them
pretend
what
Religion
they
pleas
,
(
without
God's
infinite
mercy
)
may
bring
,
both
upon
themselvs
and
the
Nation
in
general
,
great
mischiefs
,
to
the
destruction
both
of
themselvs
and
many
other
particular
persons
.
Augustine
Garland
Sweet
meat
must
have
sowr
sawce
:
Their
exemplary
punishment
will
terrifie
others
for
the
future
from
practising
such
mischiefs
against
the
Common-wealth
.
Sampson
,
Salvador
Hamburgers
,
Spaniards
perused
what
was
writ
to
him
before
hee
went
into
the
Capitol
,
hee
had
not
died
as
hee
did
.
The
Duke
of
and
many
others
(
in
all
ages
)
that
have
sleighted
information
and
intelligence
,
have
had
the
same
sad
fate
.
England
,
Scotland
That
some
factious
Cocks
,
which
crew
so
loud
in
the
Countrey
,
now
they
are
kept
out
of
the
Pit
,
may
return
home
to
their
Houses
,
Countrey
Capons
,
and
sleep
quietly
in
their
roosts
;
it
will
bee
a
happiness
both
to
themselvs
,
their
Countrey
,
their
Wives
and
Children
,
their
Friends
,
Tennants
,
Servants
and
Neighbors
(
if
they
do
so
)
;
and
their
not
doing
of
it
,
may
bring
disturbance
on
the
Nation
,
and
a
certain
ruine
upon
themselvs
,
their
Wives
and
Children
.
It
is
an
old
trick
,
Divide
and
Rule
:
and
many
that
have
had
the
power
,
will
leave
no
stone
unturned
to
get
again
into
play
;
so
they
laugh
,
they
care
not
if
the
whole
Nation
cries
.
Jerusalem
(
England
,
Scotland
For
the
effectual
Security
of
these
Nations
,
that
this
Parlament
would
bee
pleased
to
erect
a
high
Court
of
Justice
,
to
sweep
down
the
cob-webbs
,
remove
the
rubbish
,
clear
the
house
,
and
by
Justice
restrain
and
(
if
incorrigible
)
cut
off
unruly
and
violent
spirits
.
Wise
men
cut
their
coats
according
to
their
cloth
,
and
will
bee
sure
to
keep
themselvs
warm
,
before
they
buy
Lace
to
trimm
them
.
Vpon
my
knees
I
humbly
desire
your
to
put
the
Nation
in
a
posture
of
defence
,
against
home-bred
Traytors
and
forain
Force
,
and
then
bee
pleased
to
garnish
the
People
with
rich
and
stately
Priviledges
.
Security
ought
to
bee
provided
for
before
Ornament
.
The
Divisions
at
home
are
farr
more
destructive
and
dangerous
,
than
any
forain
Force
or
Invasion
can
bee
to
this
Nation
.
God
bee
thanked
,
the
Sea
is
a
hook
in
our
Enemies
nostrils
;
they
may
bee
numerous
,
but
they
are
at
a
distance
.
I
hope
this
Nation
in
one
respect
may
have
a
Property
that
hath
,
that
no
Spider
or
venemous
living
Creature
but
dies
assoon
as
it
is
put
on
ground
:
So
,
I
pray
God
,
none
of
Enemies
(
either
home-bred
Traytors
or
forain
Nations
)
that
shall
invade
us
,
but
upon
their
first
Landing
,
may
by
Gods
Assistance
finde
ground
to
bee
their
graves
,
by
the
virtue
and
valor
of
your
The
pot
goes
often
to
the
water
,
but
at
last
it
comes
broken
home
.
I
would
I
were
a
Judg
in
Israël
,
what
Justice
would
I
do
?
Wee
see
in
Fevers
,
Calentures
,
and
Lunacies
,
wise
Physitians
sometimes
bindes
the
hands
,
and
give
their
Patients
thin
and
spare
diet
;
which
,
by
the
care
and
attendance
of
the
Physitian
and
Friends
,
the
Sick
are
again
recovered
:
Surely
when
they
are
in
health
,
these
mad
men
ought
to
thank
their
Physitian
and
Friends
,
as
beeing
(
under
God
)
the
Instruments
that
gave
them
Life
and
Beeing
:
When
these
mad
men
are
well
recovered
,
they
need
not
to
bee
restrained
within
doors
,
they
need
not
to
bee
debarred
of
a
free
and
plentifull
diet
,
but
to
enjoy
all
they
have
freely
,
and
to
dispose
of
it
as
they
please
themselvs
.
some
old
Members
of
the
long
Parlament
?
A
disease
of
the
minde
,
and
an
inveterate
heart
are
not
curable
,
but
by
Gods
blessing
:
such
evil
spirits
are
not
cast
out
but
by
Praier
and
Fasting
.
How
mercifully
have
you
dealt
with
some
of
them
that
were
chosen
to
sit
in
Parlament
,
in
not
suffering
them
to
runn
upon
that
(
which
certainly
had
some
of
them
been
admitted
to
sit
in
Parlament
)
they
would
have
runn
themselves
upon
a
Rock
to
their
own
Confusion
?
in
imitation
of
the
great
God
of
Heaven
,
that
hath
said
,
and
with
long
suffering
and
patience
beareth
with
sinfull
man
,
whose
breath
is
in
his
nostrils
,
and
lighter
then
the
dust
in
the
balance
.
What
are
the
private
male-contents
of
this
Nation
in
your
hands
,
so
long
as
you
make
God
your
Shield
and
Buckler
?
Vnder
Gods
safegard
and
tuition
,
mighty
Kings
and
Common-wealths
have
not
been
able
to
resist
the
force
of
your
Armies
and
Navies
;
(
witness
,
&c.
)
that
God
that
hath
delivered
you
from
the
Bear
and
the
Lyon
,
will
deliver
you
from
these
uncircumcised
Philistins
,
if
you
put
your
trust
in
him
.
amongst
whom
your
humble
Supplicant
is
not
the
least
,
beeing
oppressed
contrary
to
Gods
Law
and
the
Laws
of
the
Nation
.
And
when
saw
that
his
counsel
was
not
followed
,
hee
sadled
his
ass
,
and
arose
and
gat
him
home
to
his
own
house
to
his
Citie
,
and
put
his
houshold
in
order
;
and
HANGED
himself
,
and
was
buried
in
the
Sepulchre
of
his
Fathers
.
England
,
Scotland
Jerusalem
,
Nehem.
England
,
Scotland
Protector
,
General
the
Emperor
of
the
Indies
the
pretious
balsom
of
his
restraining
Grace
Let
us
have
Peace
with
and
Warr
with
all
the
World
.
About
sixteen
years
ago
,
God
(
out
of
his
secret
Judgment
)
struck
the
Crown
of
with
a
dead
Palsie
on
one
side
,
by
the
revolting
of
the
their
right
heir
and
true
King
assumed
the
Crown
,
the
Duke
of
so
that
now
your
fights
but
with
one
half
of
the
King
of
as
hee
was
formerly
;
the
other
half
the
will
assist
You
in
all
his
Dominions
(
both
in
Christendom
,
East
and
West
to
destroie
the
So
that
as
God
hath
raised
your
to
this
Greatness
admirably
,
to
have
the
Soveraignity
and
Dominion
of
these
Nations
▪
so
by
this
rent
and
division
of
God
hath
facilitated
and
made
the
way
easie
for
your
to
cut
down
and
pluck
up
by
the
roots
this
barren
Tree
the
And
those
Nations
in
the
which
at
this
day
live
under
the
Tyranny
,
and
are
now
fed
with
the
chaff
and
bran
of
may
bee
(
by
the
blessing
of
God
)
fed
with
the
pure
manchet
of
the
and
at
once
bee
delivered
from
bodily
and
spiritual
slavery
.
There
was
wont
of
old
to
bee
a
saying
,
No
Fishing
like
the
Fishing
in
the
sea
;
No
service
like
a
Kings
:
so
,
I
humbly
say
,
No
Warr
like
a
Warr
with
No
service
like
a
Protectors
service
.
Spains
Indian
Winn
at
first
,
lose
at
last
Kill
him
as
dead
as
a
herring
:
By
this
means
the
Spanish
Greatness
will
go
out
like
the
snuff
of
a
Candle
,
and
all
Christendom
,
that
hath
been
disturbed
and
put
into
Garbles
,
confusions
,
and
Tumults
,
by
their
Ambition
and
Pride
,
to
the
slaughtering
and
murthering
of
millions
of
men
,
wasting
whole
Kingdomes
and
Nations
,
their
wounds
and
scarrs
lye
bleeding
at
this
day
in
several
places
.
May
it
pleas
Your
The
West
is
the
King
of
's
sting
;
as
's
strength
lay
in
his
Hair
,
so
doth
the
strength
of
the
King
of
lye
in
his
Clip
but
off
his
Trade
of
Returns
from
the
will
finde
him
as
weak
as
water
,
and
so
poor
,
that
hee
shall
not
bee
able
to
pay
for
a
or
a
You
will
hit
him
in
the
Ball
and
White
of
the
Eye
:
If
you
take
the
from
him
by
the
valour
of
Your
People
,
the
may
make
his
grinde
Sugar
Canes
in
the
and
use
them
as
was
used
in
the
Prison-hous
,
and
keep
the
so
poor
,
that
the
Hair
of
their
heads
shall
never
grow
again
to
disturb
Christendom
.
God
still
;
for
ever
keep
the
spirit
of
Vnion
in
these
Nations
in
general
,
that
every
man
in
his
Calling
may
have
a
heart
and
hand
to
build
up
our
Breaches
:
that
both
Your
and
your
People
may
as
one
man
seek
the
Individual
Prosperity
the
one
of
the
other
,
even
as
it
is
the
study
and
care
of
every
goo●
Husband
and
good
Wife
to
please
and
content
one
another
:
And
this
is
no
more
then
(
I
most
humbly
say
)
Prudence
requires
at
this
time
;
for
the
Adversaries
of
our
Peace
are
vigilant
,
and
leave
no
stone
unturned
to
break
in
upon
us
,
and
to
make
a
division
either
in
hearts
or
hands
,
at
this
conjuncture
of
time
,
may
hazard
and
disturb
the
whole
Nation
.
Abraham
,
Isaac
Mr
Kelleway
Mr
Kelleway
Mr
Kelleway
London
;
viz
▪
London
)
Mr
Theophilus
Ryley
Where
there
is
no
Law
,
there
is
no
Transgression
Had
hee
been
guilty
,
hee
should
never
needed
to
have
petitioned
the
Parlament
for
a
Trial
;
the
Parlament
would
have
granted
him
a
Trial
without
petitioning
for
it
.
One
most
Remarkable
Service
to
the
in
General
Your
Supplicant
did
,
by
the
Command
of
the
then
which
shall
,
and
ought
to
stop
the
mouths
of
every
one
,
and
all
his
Adversaries
,
that
have
,
or
shall
maliciously
traduce
him
as
a
Malignant
,
for
a
man
disaffected
to
the
or
to
the
true
happiness
of
the
in
General
Your
humble
Subject
did
this
service
when
was
in
the
It
was
no
small
hazard
,
his
venturing
to
deliver
in
a
Paper
to
the
which
Writing
was
by
the
referred
to
the
Wherein
Your
Supplicant
discovered
the
fraudulent
Practises
of
the
Embassadour
,
and
Duke
and
his
Agents
,
to
defraud
the
Parlament
of
a
Vast
Summ
of
Treasure
,
above
three
hundred
Thousand
Pounds
;
which
was
brough●
up
into
the
River
as
a
Prize
,
in
three
Ships
,
And
this
hee
did
,
at
the
same
time
,
when
the
Lord
Embassador
of
with
many
other
Agents
of
Duke
and
Licensiados
of
the
King
of
's
,
living
at
did
all
of
them
affirm
both
to
the
in
the
and
to
the
that
all
the
Lading
,
both
Silver
and
Marchandize
in
the
said
Ships
,
did
appertain
to
the
King
and
his
Subjects
,
and
none
other
.
(
May
it
pleas
Your
I
was
far
more
troubled
to
finde
out
the
frauds
of
the
Claims
to
the
Silver
in
these
Ships
,
and
to
bring
it
forth
to
bee
proved
by
good
and
Lawfull
Witnesses
,
as
I
have
here
out
of
the
to
Intitle
the
to
the
Silver
in
these
Ships
,
Then
I
shall
bee
troubled
to
finde
out
the
Frauds
and
Deceipts
of
all
the
Accomptants
in
General
of
this
if
once
bee
but
impowered
by
your
to
have
an
Inspection
on
the
Accompts
,
and
such
Rules
followed
and
executed
,
as
by
the
Laws
and
Statutes
of
this
hath
been
formerly
put
in
practice
:
and
the
whole
Charge
of
this
Discovery
will
not
stand
the
the
pound
,
to
bring
the
Monies
into
the
And
it
may
bee
so
managed
,
not
Six
pence
Charge
upon
the
Pound
.
)
in
the
Court
of
by
their
Counsel
,
pleaded
,
that
they
ought
not
to
have
the
cast
on
them
;
being
their
Ships
and
Lading
,
and
came
from
a
free
Port
,
and
were
consigned
to
Free
Ports
,
that
came
over
from
beyond
Seas
purposely
upon
this
Business
:
And
they
affirmed
solemnly
to
the
Court
of
that
there
was
no
goods
,
silver
,
or
Merchandize
aboard
all
or
any
of
the
three
Ships
that
appertained
to
the
of
the
Whereupon
,
there
was
an
Order
of
about
the
beginning
of
to
the
Judges
of
the
to
proceed
to
Judgment
,
according
to
the
Cours
of
the
Court
,
concerning
the
Ships
and
the
Exspectation
of
many
hundred
me●
was
every
day
after
to
see
the
Ships
discharged
:
and
a
day
appointed
for
sentence
.
Thereupon
,
som
of
the
late
finding
,
that
in
som
of
your
most
humble
Subject's
Writings
,
hee
had
discovered
many
secret
wayes
how
Merchants
transport
Gold
and
Silver
,
both
out
of
this
Nation
,
and
Forrein
Parts
:
and
som
of
them
conceiving
,
that
if
Your
Supplicant
were
impowered
,
and
commanded
to
find
out
the
's
Frauds
;
Hee
could
do
it
.
Whereupon
,
the
sent
for
Your
Supplicant
,
and
askt
him
,
if
hee
could
and
would
serve
the
faithfully
,
concerning
these
silver
Ships
:
And
if
hee
could
,
by
good
and
legall
Witnesses
,
disprove
the
Embassador's
Claim
to
this
Silver
,
in
the
Ships
,
(
in
the
behalf
of
the
promised
Your
Supplicant
hee
should
bee
restored
to
all
his
Estate
,
or
the
value
which
had
been
taken
from
him
,
or
the
Summe
of
Eleven
Thousand
Pounds
in
Lieu
thereof
:
and
should
have
of
the
a
good
Reward
over
and
above
.
After
,
within
two
dayes
time
Your
Supplicant
waited
on
the
Lord
and
told
them
,
hee
would
undertake
to
disprove
the
Embassador's
Claim
to
all
this
Silver
,
by
Legal
and
undeniable
Proof
:
And
would
prove
,
by
clear
Testimony
,
That
there
was
several
great
quantities
of
Silver
in
these
Ships
that
did
not
appertain
to
the
King
of
or
his
Subjects
;
but
to
the
of
the
Thereupon
the
by
their
Order
of
Ordered
Your
Subject
to
assist
,
and
bee
in
the
nature
of
a
Remembrancer
,
and
to
repair
to
Doctor
from
time
to
time
,
who
is
the
's
Advocate
for
the
prosecuting
of
these
Ships
which
accordingly
hee
did
Sampson
,
Salvador
Sampson
,
Salvador
(
Sampson
,
Salvador
The
old
Counsel
of
State
set
mee
(
your
loyal
Subject
)
to
beat
the
bush
for
them
,
but
your
Highness
caught
the
Bird
;
and
since
your
Supplicant
hath
acted
by
several
Orders
of
your
Highness's
Counsel
,
beeing
promised
by
them
a
just
and
good
Reward
,
I
do
most
humbly
implore
your
Highness
for
the
same
.
(
Sampson
,
Salvador
Pompeys
Calendrens
London
.
Which
clearly
shewed
the
Spanish
Ambassadors
Claims
to
all
this
silver
(
as
his
Masters
silver
,
and
onely
for
his
Catholick
Majestie
,
and
his
Subjects
accompt
)
to
bee
a
notortous
State
trick
,
and
forged
to
get
the
Treasure
out
of
the
States
hands
,
that
was
in
these
ships
.
and
that
the
Bills
of
Lading
now
produced
in
Court
of
Admiralty
,
were
forged
at
sea
,
when
they
heard
wee
had
warrs
with
Holland
,
and
all
the
Dutch
names
of
the
Bills
altered
.
De
Wit
De
Rutter
Highness
;
In
one
parcel
of
goods
found
a
ship-board
,
and
consigned
to
an
enemy
,
confiscates
all
the
ship
and
goods
.
In
and
in
one
barrel
of
Butter
or
a
case
of
Pistolls
consigned
but
as
a
present
to
a
friend
,
shall
confiscate
both
ship
and
goods
.
And
your
humble
Subject
hopes
,
the
same
Law
that
is
civil
for
them
beyond
the
Seas
to
judg
and
put
upon
our
Merchants
and
their
Ships
and
Merchandize
there
,
shall
not
bee
held
in
to
be
an
uncivil
Law
,
and
a
breach
of
when
it
is
but
the
same
measure
of
Justice
which
hath
been
in
this
Business
administred
to
Forrainers
here
,
which
Forrainers
administer
to
our
Merchants
beyond
the
Seas
?
And
this
is
a
known
truth
in
many
Merchants
cases
,
that
had
not
so
much
Justice
in
as
wee
have
given
to
Forrainers
here
,
even
in
these
their
silver
Ships
.
Amsterdam
)
They
were
too
well
known
Joachim
Peesler
)
Claes
Peterson
Daniel
Ferrine
Peter
Naut
Daniel
Ferrine
Wee
underwritten
do
witness
,
That
the
above
Articles
were
affirmed
to
bee
true
by
the
said
who
subscribed
the
same
in
our
presence
.
A
true
Copie
Otto
George
Otto
George
Otto
George
maketh
oath
,
That
hee
hath
declared
the
whole
substance
of
what
is
above
written
in
Dutch
to
the
said
who
affirmeth
the
same
to
bee
the
whole
truth
;
and
hee
saith
,
that
hee
hath
declared
to
him
,
the
said
the
substance
of
the
oath
hee
is
to
take
.
A
true
Copie
Joachim
Peesler
Otto
George
Otto
George
Joachim
Peesler
Jacob
Elaes
Peter
Naut
Otto
George
Claus
Peterson
Peter
Naut
Peter
Naut
Peter
Naut
Daniel
Ferrine
Wee
underwritten
do
witness
,
That
the
above
Articles
were
affirmed
to
bee
true
by
the
said
who
subscribed
the
same
in
our
presence
.
A
true
Copie
Prophet
Elias
A
true
Copy
BArnard
Claeson
The
substance
abovesaid
is
acknowledged
by
In
presence
of
us
A
true
Copy
Sampson
,
(
Otto
George
A
true
Copie
John
Perrin
Thomas
Thomason
John
Perrin
lives
at
in
Kent
,
when
hee
is
in
This
Paper
was
delivered
to
mee
of
the
Tower
;
In
the
presence
of
A
true
Copie
nights
together
several
parcels
of
silver
Prize
,
by
reason
that
most
part
of
the
Money
was
returned
for
goods
out
of
the
which
were
sent
thither
by
the
A
true
Copie
JOhn
Marshall
Sampson
,
Otto
George
William
Sharp
silver
that
was
said
to
bee
taken
away
out
of
the
said
ship
;
And
then
said
,
for
my
part
I
never
had
away
but
pieces
of
Eight
,
which
was
my
own
money
,
and
my
plate
for
my
own
table
.
T
is
true
(
said
hee
)
there
were
three
barrs
and
an
half
barr
of
silver
,
under
my
Cabbin
,
which
lay
there
after
the
had
seized
the
said
Ship
,
and
by
my
direction
,
the
Steersman
took
them
from
thence
,
to
dispose
of
them
in
some
secret
place
,
Otto
George
A
true
Copie
Humphery
Faircliffe
Ostend
:
To
whom
hee
answered
,
that
they
intended
to
lie
without
till
the
Boyers
came
from
to
fetch
away
the
Silver
:
and
then
the
Ship
being
lighter
they
could
go
into
And
hee
further
told
mee
,
that
all
the
Silver
is
goods
and
more
of
the
other
goods
,
as
Hides
.
but
they
were
to
go
for
All
this
was
spoken
and
done
on
the
day
and
year
before
named
.
made
oath
of
the
truth
of
that
which
is
contained
in
this
Paper
,
the
day
of
before
mee
A
true
Copie
stilo
novo
Hague
,
Delph
,
English
,
did
belong
to
several
A
true
Copie
United
Provinces
United
Netherlands
By
order
and
appointment
of
the
said
Lords
General
in
the
absence
of
the
Griffer
.
Vice-Admiral
de
Witte
de
Ruyter
United
Netherlands
Colledg
of
Admiralty
at
written
from
thence
the
of
the
same
moneth
;
together
with
a
Petition
,
signed
by
a
good
number
of
Merchants
of
the
same
Town
,
in
the
behalf
of
themselvs
and
others
likewise
interessed
in
the
Spanish
Trade
,
concerning
the
securitie
and
bringing
the
Ships
and
Silver
which
is
expected
out
of
Spain
;
That
the
Commander
of
the
Fleet
of
this
State
sailing
,
do
convoy
aswell
the
Ships
as
the
ships
laded
with
Silver
,
in
case
they
should
refuse
to
it
.
De
Rutter
This
agreeth
with
the
said
Register
in
the
absence
of
the
Graffer
,
Cornelius
de
Witte
Vincent
Delabarre
Thomas
Delavale
per
cent
per
cent
Samuel
Wilson
James
Wilson
new
stile
[
This
was
written
out
of
by
the
Parlaments
Agent
who
is
now
in
(
as
I
am
informed
)
;
and
,
no
doubt
,
can
give
a
reason
of
his
writing
the
same
to
the
Commissioner
for
Prize
Goods
.
]
BErnard
Clason
,
John
Perrin
Thomas
Angel
Salvador
,
Sampson
There
is
not
one
of
the
Merchants
that
are
nominated
in
the
Bills
of
Lading
in
the
Court
of
Admiralty
,
that
durst
have
owned
the
Transporting
of
Silver
out
of
for
it
is
loss
of
Life
and
Estate
in
to
Transport
Silver
(
if
you
confess
it
,
or
bee
taken
doing
it
)
And
whether
wee
had
Peace
or
Warr
with
the
Silver
had
been
all
the
For
what
silver
belonged
to
they
could
not
Claim
,
by
the
last
Articles
of
Peace
,
And
what
the
Claimed
heer
,
by
Merchants
,
would
have
all
been
denyed
in
for
no
man
there
would
confess
the
Transporting
Treasure
:
And
if
the
Bills
of
Lading
and
the
Laders
were
denyed
to
bee
true
in
had
done
their
work
And
I
most
humbly
say
,
if
I
bee
impowered
by
your
to
have
a
full
Inspection
into
the
Frauds
of
the
Accomptants
and
Treasurers
of
this
with
power
to
act
as
Remembrancer
,
And
to
have
the
same
power
(
as
Doctor
gave
mee
in
the
to
inspect
into
all
manner
of
proceedings
of
and
Accomptants
and
Frauds
of
the
as
aforesaid
,
I
will
most
humbly
undertake
(
upon
the
peril
of
my
life
)
to
bring
your
in
many
hundred
Thousand
Pounds
:
Provided
I
may
have
just
reward
and
encouragement
for
what
I
have
done
already
.
Vpon
my
humble
Petition
to
your
and
the
for
my
satisfaction
for
the
staying
the
Silver
Ships
,
The
made
this
order
ORdered
,
the
humble
petition
of
with
the
Papers
annexed
bee
referred
to
Generall
and
Colonel
to
bee
by
them
considered
of
,
And
the
fact
,
with
their
opinion
reported
to
the
ORdered
that
Mr
bee
added
to
the
to
whom
the
Petition
of
is
referred
Vpon
these
of
the
most
Honorable
I
writ
this
Letter
ensuing
Salop
,
Thomas
Violet
Counsel
of
State
Sampson
,
Salvador
,
and
George
.
Counsel
of
States
Counsel
of
States
English
States
mens
For
this
his
Justice
in
certifying
the
Truth
,
I
give
his
Honor
most
humble
thanks
.
neither
the
Lord
nor
the
Council
,
all
the
time
after
their
agreement
with
mee
,
could
pay
mee
;
neither
did
I
desire
it
,
before
it
was
due
;
for
I
was
to
bee
paid
my
monies
out
of
the
same
monies
which
were
then
aboard
the
Ships
:
Sampson
,
Salvador
Sampson
,
Salvador
Mr
Violet
Counsel
of
State
earnestly
desire
and
Entreat
Mr
Councel
of
State
Sampson
,
Salvador
This
that
hee
desires
being
just
,
I
desire
that
you
would
not
put
him
off
,
but
let
it
bee
done
forthwith
,
unto
himself
,
and
all
such
others
as
hee
under
his
hand
shall
nominate
;
for
hee
imployes
others
under
him
in
searching
into
this
business
.
Hee
will
nominate
none
but
such
as
may
bee
trusted
in
it
.
and
several
others
imploied
daily
in
the
Admiralty
about
this
Business
,
as
and
the
Registers
and
Examiners
daily
see
,
and
as
appear's
by
the
above
said
Warrant
.
And
truely
my
Duty
and
Truth
bindes
mee
to
give
humble
thanks
;
for
I
ever
had
his
uttermost
Assistance
,
Advice
and
Incouragement
to
further
mee
in
this
service
;
for
hee
knew
I
needed
it
,
having
undertaken
a
knotty
work
,
and
had
great
and
mighty
Opposites
therein
,
(
even
such
as
had
great
Influence
in
the
State
and
then
Parlament
)
which
would
have
had
the
silver
then
discharged
;
and
for
my
staying
it
,
they
do
owe
mee
a
shrewd
turn
to
this
day
.
made
it
his
Business
to
keep
the
Silver
here
,
till
my
Witnesses
were
examined
.
Let
the
Judges
of
the
Admiraltie
say
what
they
pleas
,
This
was
a
great
help
and
incouragement
unto
mee
in
my
Discoveries
,
and
made
my
work
so
much
the
easier
when
I
found
his
vigilancy
and
integrity
to
improve
by
all
lawful
waies
and
means
the
Common-wealths
interest
to
this
Silver
,
that
they
should
not
bee
cousoned
of
this
great
Treasure
.
The
like
ready
assistance
to
their
power
(
in
their
several
places
)
I
must
truly
acknowledg
I
received
ever
from
the
Registers
and
Examiners
,
when
I
shewed
them
Sampson
,
Salvador
Thomas
Violet
Thomas
Violet
(
Salvador
,
George
Sampson
;
Thomas
Violet
After
som
time
spent
in
arguing
the
business
by
in
behalf
of
the
State
,
the
Judges
seeming
to
proceed
to
a
sentence
concerning
the
said
Prize
Ships
,
made
his
Protest
in
the
said
Court
of
Admiraltie
against
the
discharge
of
all
or
any
of
these
Prizes
,
declaring
hee
did
it
upon
his
own
Accompt
,
till
his
Witnesses
were
examined
in
the
behalf
of
the
State
:
And
that
the
Judges
,
if
they
should
proceed
to
the
contrary
,
should
answer
it
to
the
then
Parlament
and
Counsel
of
State
at
their
peril
.
Thomas
Violetts
JOhn
Glover
Thomas
Violet
Sampson
,
Salvador
Simon
Baldwine
Mr
Thomas
Violet
Mr
Simon
Baldwyne
Mr
Violet
Mr
Violet
And
this
Deponent
know's
manie
of
the
marks
of
the
Bills
of
Lading
of
these
Silver
Ships
,
though
they
pretend
to
belong
to
Spaniards
,
Hamburgers
and
Flaunders
,
yet
they
are
the
same
marks
as
divers
Merchants
of
give
on
their
goods
and
Merchandize
;
And
that
since
the
War
with
divers
Ships
and
their
lading
have
been
condemned
in
the
Admiraltie
,
and
made
prize
of
,
which
had
Silver
and
merchandize
aboard
them
at
the
time
of
the
condemning
,
with
the
same
markes
which
are
in
these
Ships
And
this
Deponent
further
deposeth
,
That
hee
knoweth
the
said
Mr
imployed
(
besides
Mr
several
other
people
for
the
making
these
discoveries
ever
since
And
this
Deponent
hath
been
imployed
by
the
said
Mr
in
this
business
for
almost
a
year
and
an
half
in
the
finding
out
and
searching
this
business
;
and
the
said
Mr
hath
to
his
(
this
Deponents
)
knowledg
,
expended
very
great
sums
of
monie
in
prosecution
thereof
,
to
the
value
of
above
five
hundred
pounds
,
besides
all
his
pains
,
attendance
and
hazzard
;
this
Deponent
having
heard
him
several
times
threatned
and
in
danger
of
his
life
by
several
Merchants
and
others
,
Claimers
of
the
Silver
in
these
ships
:
they
having
declared
in
this
Deponents
presence
,
That
by
the
said
protesting
in
the
Court
of
Admiraltie
against
the
discharge
of
these
Ships
and
Silver
in
the
day
the
Judges
appointed
for
discharging
the
Ships
and
Silver
,
(
And
by
his
further
prosecution
against
those
Ships
and
Silver
since
)
hee
hath
been
and
is
the
onely
cause
of
hindering
them
of
their
Silver
and
Ships
;
And
that
they
had
had
their
Silver
long
since
,
had
not
undertaken
the
prosecution
of
this
Business
.
THomas
Ley
John
Gerrel
Mr
Thomas
Violet
Sampson
,
Salvador
Mr
Violet
Mr
Violet
Thomas
Violet
Thomas
Violet
SImon
Baldwine
Mr
Thomas
Violet
Sampson
,
Salvador
Highness
▪
s
Thomas
Violet
Thomas
Violet
John
Glover
John
Glover
Simon
Baldwine
Mr
Thomas
Violet
Mr
Violet
Mr
Violet
Sampson
,
Salvador
Mr
Violet
Mr
Violet
Mr
Violets
maketh
Oath
,
That
since
the
thirteenth
of
in
his
(
this
deponents
)
prosecution
and
assisting
against
the
Ships
their
Silver
and
Lading
;
hee
having
imploied
several
persons
amongst
the
Sea-men
and
Passengers
belonging
to
these
Ships
to
get
acquainted
with
them
,
and
of
several
other
persons
,
for
the
searching
out
of
all
Records
both
in
the
Tower
and
in
the
Admiraltie
;
And
for
the
transcribing
and
printing
the
several
Transaction's
of
this
Business
for
the
State
;
this
deponent
having
for
sixteen
moneths
together
constantly
imploied
eight
several
person
,
and
somtimes
above
half
a
score
,
for
the
effectual
prosecution
of
this
service
,
many
of
them
being
constantly
with
him
(
this
deponent
)
when
hee
addressed
himself
to
Doctor
about
this
business
Mr
Thomas
Violets
Mr
Violet
This
is
a
true
Copie
,
examined
by
mee
the
Lord
nor
any
one
of
the
old
were
privately
interessed
in
this
business
,
with
agreeing
with
mee
for
the
restoring
of
my
Estate
,
or
the
summe
of
Eleven
Thousand
Pounds
,
if
I
did
disprove
the
Ambassadors
and
the
Claims
,
they
were
not
,
nor
none
of
their
relations
were
to
have
one
penny
or
farthing
benefit
by
this
agreement
.
They
did
onely
look
upon
the
greatness
of
my
service
and
the
hazzard
,
charge
and
difficulty
I
should
undergo
:
And
some
of
the
told
mee
,
If
I
did
prove
what
I
undertook
,
I
deserved
forty
thousand
Pounds
,
But
if
I
should
faile
in
what
I
had
undertaken
,
I
deserved
to
lose
my
life
:
And
that
,
if
I
would
bee
so
rash
,
to
make
a
Protest
against
the
discharge
of
the
Silver
,
and
,
when
I
had
done
,
could
not
prove
it
,
I
must
suffer
highly
for
it
,
I
had
undone
my self
if
I
did
not
prove
,
there
was
great
quantitie
of
silver
in
these
Ships
,
belonged
to
the
in
the
And
,
above
all
,
some
of
the
told
mee
themselves
,
if
I
could
not
prove
what
I
had
alledged
to
bee
true
,
I
should
bee
taken
for
an
Incendiary
(
and
so
they
would
report
mee
to
the
May
it
please
Your
In
brief
,
I
might
with
the
same
security
have
as
well
flung
my self
off
of
Steeple
,
as
to
have
missed
to
maintain
my
charge
,
and
not
have
disproved
the
The
prosecution
of
this
business
hath
been
to
my
insupportable
Charge
:
to
this
day
I
pay
Interest
for
five
hundred
Pounds
I
borrowed
,
and
laid
out
in
this
business
,
to
bring
the
in
above
Three
hundred
thousand
Pounds
,
as
appears
formerly
,
uppon
the
Oaths
of
severall
credible
Witnesses
.
Of
all
that
summe
I
have
received
as
yet
(
though
I
attended
dayly
the
but
three
Bonds
(
which
were
my
own
Bonds
)
in
two
thousand
Pounds
for
the
payment
of
one
thousand
Pounds
unto
mee
These
Bonds
being
seized
,
and
taken
out
of
my
sisters
cust●dy
in
by
the
But
I
must
ever
humbly
acknowledg
Esq
his
great
Justice
and
favour
to
mee
,
in
helping
mee
to
my
Bonds
,
even
on
those
terms
I
had
them
:
For
which
I
give
him
humble
thanks
.
Mr
Corbets
of
the
thereupon
follow
Thomas
Violet
Thomas
Violets
Thomas
Violet
John
Corbet
John
Corbet
in
deposito
That
the
In
obedience
to
the
Order
of
his
the
Lord
Protector
and
his
Counsel
of
the
Esquire
have
delivered
unto
of
London
Gold-Smith
,
three
Bonds
:
the
first
bearing
date
the
of
eight
hundred
pounds
,
for
the
payment
of
four
hundred
pounds
within
one
year
after
the
death
of
the
Lady
in
whc●h
Bond
,
the
said
Lady
Esquires
,
stand
bound
to
the
said
and
one
other
Bond
of
the
in
six
hundred
pounds
,
for
the
payment
of
three
hundred
pounds
,
within
two
years
after
the
death
of
the
said
Lady
in
which
the
Persons
aforesaid
stand
bound
to
the
said
and
one
other
Bond
(
of
the
same
date
)
of
six
hundred
pounds
,
for
the
payment
of
three
hundred
pounds
,
within
three
years
after
the
death
of
the
said
Lady
in
which
Bond
,
the
Persons
aforesaid
also
stand
bound
to
the
said
The
summ
of
forty
pounds
being
paid
by
the
said
according
to
the
said
Order
Ann
Waad
May
1643.
Th.
Violet
Counsel
of
State
Highnes
▪
s
Counsel
And
your
having
disposed
of
all
this
great
treasure
by
the
hands
of
Sr
's
Lieutennant
of
the
Tower
;
who
hath
been
honorably
pleased
solemnly
severall
times
upon
your
Supplicants
humble
suit
,
to
promise
mee
,
if
ever
hee
had
a
fit
opportunity
to
acquaint
your
of
the
great
charges
,
pains
and
attendance
I
had
been
at
in
this
business
:
and
that
hee
would
faithfully
and
effectually
do
it
;
and
present
how
seasonably
both
for
the
and
your
I
stayed
that
silver
in
the
Ships
Van
Trumpe
Sampson
,
Salvador
referred
this
Petition
to
the
consideration
of
the
to
expedite
the
business
,
by
Mr
Thomas
Violet
And
had
the
Claimers
had
the
Kings
licence
to
transport
the
Silver
,
that
licence
would
have
been
pleaded
in
the
Admiralty
:
and
this
is
a
certain
truth
,
No
man
in
will
make
a
confession
to
hang
himself
;
if
they
did
,
they
would
bee
accompted
mad
merchants
;
so
that
all
this
Silver
would
have
proved
prize
to
your
Highness
,
bad
wee
not
had
a
Warr
with
Mr
Joachim
Peesler
Jacob
Eleares
I
also
most
humbly
presented
the
insupportable
charge
and
expence
,
the
continuall
hazzard
of
my
life
,
and
the
envy
I
had
by
my
staying
this
Silver
.
The
right
honorable
Committee
were
well
pleased
with
the
accompt
and
my self
gave
them
touching
this
Business
And
Major
General
commanded
mee
to
make
my
Petition
,
and
to
set
down
my
humble
desires
,
and
hee
would
see
that
I
should
receive
satisfaction
and
incouragement
for
this
service
.
Sampson
,
Salvador
The
tree
is
known
by
his
fruit
:
Thomas
Violet
Sampson
,
Salvador
Twenty
four
Thousand
pounds
Peter
Fountain
Sr
Henry
Mildemay
Mr
Elconhead
Mr
Philip
Cage
Thomas
Violet
Anne
Waad
,
Edmond
Lenthal
,
Phillip
Cage
Charles
Mordent
John
Corbet
Councel
of
State
Little
Moor-fields
Mr
Elconhead
I
had
the
Office
of
sealing
and
surveying
of
all
gold
and
silver
Thread
and
Wyer
:
which
prevented
the
making
of
all
sleight
and
adulterate
gold
and
silver
Thread
,
and
Wyer
,
granted
to
mee
under
the
Great
Seal
,
for
three
Lives
,
from
the
late
King
;
which
Office
cost
mee
Fifteen
hundred
Pounds
(
to
the
Lord
Treasurer
Secretary
of
State
,
and
Sr.
the
late
Kings
Attourney
.
The
necessity
of
keeping
up
that
Office
,
to
prevent
the
dayly
Cosennages
and
frauds
of
divers
Silkmen
,
Wyerdrawers
and
Refiners
in
their
making
Cours
,
sleight
and
deceitfull
Gold
and
Silver
Wyer
and
Toread
:
I
shall
at
the
later
end
of
this
book
shew
at
large
;
having
about
three
hundred
Assayes
of
adulterate
and
cours
gold
and
silver
Wyer
,
Thread
,
Spangles
,
Oes
,
all
made
and
sold
contrary
to
the
Lawes
and
Statutes
.
These
Assayes
are
in
my
custody
,
under
the
Hand
and
Attestation
of
Mr
Assay-master
of
Goldsmiths
Hall
;
and
the
several
Silkmens
names
and
shops
,
and
dayes
of
the
Moneth
in
which
they
sold
this
cours
,
adulterate
gold
and
silver
Thread
and
Lace
,
Spangles
,
Wyer
,
to
the
great
deceipt
of
the
in
generall
And
,
upon
the
Discovery
of
these
notorious
Cheats
,
the
late
King
and
his
Counsel
appointed
mee
of
the
said
Manufacture
.
)
I
caused
all
the
abuses
to
bee
laid
aside
:
I
Indicted
som
offenders
,
imprisoned
som
,
caused
others
to
stand
in
the
Pillory
,
and
made
many
of
them
that
wrought
adulterate
cours
silver
run
away
out
of
By
which
means
I
angred
many
cheating
Wyer-drawers
,
Silkmen
and
Refiners
:
and
the
late
Kings
setled
such
Rules
and
Orders
,
during
that
Regulation
,
the
Manufacture
was
all
made
of
good
silver
,
and
the
Coin
and
Bullion
of
this
Nation
preserved
;
and
your
Supplicant
was
bound
,
to
the
late
King
,
to
warrant
all
the
Manufactures
either
of
gold
or
silver
,
Wyer
or
Thread
which
hee
sealed
,
or
surveyed
in
the
Office
,
to
bee
good
silver
,
and
to
make
it
good
to
any
party
grieved
in
the
Nation
;
as
appears
by
my
Patent
under
the
Great
Seal
of
Sampson
Salvador
Sampson
,
Salvador
to
the
City
of
By
his
[
I
do
most
humbly
desire
the
Common
Council
of
the
Citie
of
to
certifie
your
if
ever
(
amongst
all
their
Records
,
since
the
foundation
of
their
City
)
they
finde
such
a
sad
President
as
mine
is
;
And
whether
that
any
Messenger
from
any
former
King
of
suffered
the
loss
of
his
Estate
(
to
his
damage
above
eleven
thousand
pounds
)
for
bringing
them
or
any
their
Ancestors
the
like
Letter
as
I
did
from
the
late
KING
.
And
at
that
time
there
was
sent
and
came
from
the
Writs
weekly
under
the
Great
Seal
of
without
any
Countermand
:
My
hard
usage
After-ages
will
hardly
beleev
,
had
I
not
Printed
it
to
Posterity
.
]
Mr
Theophilus
Ryley
David
Watkins
David
Watkins
Sampson
,
Salvador
I
do
most
humbly
implore
your
Highness
,
that
I
may
have
such
Justice
by
your
Highness
goodness
and
benignity
,
as
I
may
have
cause
never
to
repent
of
my
being
faithfull
to
your
Highness
and
the
Commonwealths
Interest
in
this
particular
,
concerning
the
Silver
Ships
,
their
Silver
and
Lading
.
THe
exact
looking
back
into
the
Accompts
of
this
which
,
upon
my
bended
knees
,
I
here
humbly
have
desired
a
strict
inspection
into
,
by
approbation
and
authority
of
and
strict
Laws
to
bee
made
,
without
favour
or
affection
(
the
prosecution
of
this
great
business
to
bee
left
to
uninteressed
men
to
doe
Justice
.
)
BLESSED
PARLAMENT
to
make
up
many
of
their
broken
kindreds
and
friends
decayed
fortunes
.
This
mischief
was
practised
uppon
the
old
Officers
of
the
Customes
;
And
by
the
ignorance
and
insolency
of
many
of
these
new
Commissioners
and
Officers
the
Revenues
of
the
Customs
have
been
much
abated
,
and
the
Dudley
Avery
Many
of
their
dark
actions
have
been
brought
to
light
;
some
of
them
(
for
their
bad
practises
and
insolencies
to
Marchants
)
being
generally
cursed
and
hated
in
the
City
of
and
in
all
the
Sea
Ports
'
of
this
May
it
pleas
your
it
caused
a
general
joy
amongst
all
good
Marchants
and
honest
men
in
when
these
men
were
questioned
.
And
when
they
were
made
to
restore
great
summs
which
thy
had
fraudulently
deceived
the
of
:
It
pleased
all
good
men
.
Parlament
;
For
th●se
that
have
been
just
in
their
Trust
,
this
humble
Petition
will
make
no
impression
on
them
:
It
will
only
concern
,
vex
and
griev
the
and
such
as
have
cozened
your
Highness
and
the
Common-wealth
But
for
such
as
are
just
persons
in
their
Trust
,
in
their
publick
Accompts
and
Payments
,
that
have
none
of
the
Common-wealths
Blood
and
Sinews
(
Money
)
converted
to
their
private
ends
;
nor
have
made
themselvs
and
their
families
rich
by
fraud
in
these
troublesom
Times
and
common
Calamities
;
there
are
many
such
just
men
(
no
doubt
)
in
all
these
Offices
;
for
these
Gentlemen
(
no
doubt
)
it
will
pleas
them
:
This
search
and
inquisition
(
the
strickter
it
is
)
will
pleas
good
men
most
,
for
it
will
purge
the
dross
from
the
gold
;
it
will
clear
honest
mens
credits
;
it
will
separate
the
sheep
from
the
goats
;
it
will
vindicate
them
and
their
posteritie
,
that
when
so
many
of
their
Callings
and
Mysteries
(
when
Inquisition
was
made
)
were
found
guilty
of
fraud
and
cheating
the
State
and
Common-wealth
,
they
discharged
their
Trust
with
a
good
conscience
faithfully
and
truly
.
And
I
hope
all
this
number
of
Committe-men
will
bee
on
my
side
,
for
to
have
a
strict
Inspection
into
their
Accompts
,
according
,
to
former
Presidents
of
Parlament
,
and
by
the
Laws
of
the
Land
hath
been
formerly
done
.
This
stricktly
and
impartially
to
bee
done
(
upon
the
oaths
of
able
and
discreet
persons
)
in
every
Parish
in
will
lay
the
axe
to
the
root
of
the
Tree
,
and
grubb
up
by
the
roots
unjust
Committee-men
and
Treasurers
,
and
all
such
as
have
defrauded
your
Highness
and
the
Common-wealth
:
And
this
will
bring
your
Highness
in
millions
of
money
and
ease
the
publick
Taxes
.
Therefore
upon
my
knees
I
most
humbly
begg
your
's
and
the
gracious
and
favorable
Countenance
and
Protection
of
these
my
true
and
loyal
Endeavours
for
the
Service
of
your
and
this
(
In
which
my
most
humble
request
,
I
was
and
am
farr
from
charging
all
Treasurers
,
Committee
men
,
Sequestrators
,
Excize-men
,
Commissioners
of
the
Customs
,
to
bee
all
fals
and
unjust
Stewards
;
I
humbly
say
,
I
was
and
am
far
from
that
:
by
knowing
just
and
unbyassed
men
,
such
as
will
make
it
their
whole
Business
to
inspect
into
the
Frauds
,
and
present
your
with
the
Truth
(
without
respect
of
persons
)
and
how
they
finde
each
mans
Actions
;
That
so
your
(
in
imitation
of
the
great
Judg
of
Heaven
and
Earth
,
whose
Deputy
you
are
here
over
us
)
may
render
to
every
one
according
to
his
works
.
the
Babylonish
Garment
,
●●●ilver
,
nor
the
Wedg
of
Gold
.
They
may
bee
served
as
the
Unjust
Steward
was
in
the
Gospel
and
Give
an
Accompt
of
thy
Stewardship
,
for
thou
mayest
bee
no
longer
Steward
:
Gold-smiths
Hall
,
Drury
,
Worcester
,
And
that
your
would
bee
pleased
to
keep
a
carefull
eye
on
this
business
,
and
to
command
of
your
Commissioners
for
this
great
business
,
an
exact
and
true
accompt
(
without
all
favor
)
or
affection
of
all
the
several
frauds
and
misdemeanors
against
your
and
the
Common
wealth
,
which
they
shall
finde
proved
unto
them
,
and
all
the
severall
names
of
the
offenders
,
and
their
particular
frauds
and
offences
,
which
shall
or
may
bee
proved
to
your
Commissioners
concerning
all
the
premisses
And
if
the
Commissioners
say
they
did
not
know
it
,
nor
could
apprehend
the
same
;
then
,
I
must
humbly
say
,
they
are
ignorant
,
and
not
fit
for
their
trust
and
places
.
For
they
ought
all
of
them
to
have
an
equal
inspection
every
week
,
what
summs
of
money
came
in
for
your
accompt
,
and
what
is
issued
out
.
And
I
must
humbly
say
,
they
receiv
their
pention
for
that
end
,
and
not
to
stand
as
Cyphers
in
their
Office
.
The
reason
why
they
did
not
proceed
,
will
on
examination
bee
clearly
discovered
.
[
Amongst
the
names
of
many
Worthy
Persons
,
I
most
humbly
presented
unto
your
that
(
to
my
particular
knowledg
,
if
they
were
impowered
)
could
make
great
Discoveries
unto
your
of
the
Frauds
of
the
Accomptants
of
the
Nation
,
concerning
the
publick
Treasure
.
Your
took
especial
and
particular
notice
of
one
,
namely
,
Esquire
,
and
your
commanded
mee
to
finde
him
out
,
and
that
you
would
signifie
your
pleasure
to
him
what
you
would
have
done
in
this
Business
;
which
I
did
accordingly
]
MAy
it
pleas
your
Highness
Will
.
Jervis
William
Jervis
Thomas
Violet
If
your
bee
pleased
to
read
the
Act
,
it
is
made
for
the
redress
and
punishment
of
all
the
deceipts
and
fraudes
of
these
present
times
.
The
wisdom
of
that
Parlament
found
this
a
Cordiall
,
to
enrich
the
King
,
and
ease
the
people
in
generall
of
great
outrages
and
oppressions
,
and
insupportable
charges
(
the
very
words
of
the
Statute
)
;
and
the
Parlament
was
so
carefull
to
have
all
persons
brought
to
punishment
,
that
had
defrauded
the
King
and
Realm
,
that
they
made
it
a
and
loss
of
any
mans
Estate
and
imprisonment
(
of
what
degree
soever
)
that
perswaded
or
gave
Counsell
unto
the
King
to
have
the
said
Law
defeated
;
and
for
the
second
offence
,
to
move
the
King
to
do
contrary
to
this
Act
,
hee
shall
lose
his
life
and
member
,
as
appears
by
the
said
Act.
&c.
William
Arch
Bishop
of
Canterbury
,
and
Alexander
Arch
Bishop
of
York
,
his
dear
Uncles
●dmond
duke
of
York
,
and
Thomas
duke
of
Glocester
,
the
honorble
Fathers
in
GOD
,
William
Bishop
of
Winchester
,
Thomas
Bushop
of
Exeter
,
and
Nicolas
Abbott
of
waltham
,
and
his
wellbeloved
and
Faithfull
Richard
Earl
of
Arundell
,
John
Lord
of
Cobham
,
Sir
Richard
le
Scrope
&
John
Devoreux
,
The
Statute
of
God
bee
thanked
,
wee
have
a
wise
and
victorious
Protector
,
and
a
provident
and
frugal
Counsel
,
and
provident
Officers
and
Ministers
under
them
:
Unjust
Steward
I
most
humbly
say
,
that
if
there
bee
any
against
the
discovery
of
these
Abuses
,
your
Highness
will
(
upon
examination
finde
them
parties
or
near
of
affinity
to
them
that
have
cozened
your
Highness
and
the
Common-wealth
.
Mr
Kelleway
Here
followeth
the
Copy
of
the
Writing
I
delivered
in
to
your
Highness's
That
whosoever
eats
the
Kings
goos
,
the
feathers
at
one
time
or
other
will
stick
in
his
throat
:
My
humble
are
these
following
Councel
of
State
Parlament
,
Counsel
of
State
States
Prize
and
when
this
sorting
,
picking
,
garbling
,
is
one
,
to
reserve
a
quantity
more
or
less
of
this
sorted
,
picked
,
and
garbled
Merchandize
,
for
the
Commissioners
themselves
,
either
one
or
more
of
them
,
viz.
(
And
one
hundred
Tunns
of
this
Wines
,
being
picked
out
of
the
choicest
and
principall
of
the
whole
Parcell
,
is
reserved
for
a
Commissioner
or
Commissioners
for
the
sale
of
Prize
goods
,
and
these
Commissioners
shall
pretend
this
small
Parcell
of
Tunns
of
Wines
is
not
worth
the
trouble
to
make
a
new
Sale
by
the
Candle
:
And
thereupon
these
Commissioners
or
Sub-commissioners
(
being
intrusted
to
sell
these
Wines
by
the
State
,
having
a
Fee
Sallary
for
the
same
)
do
,
contrary
to
their
Trust
,
either
by
themselves
in
their
own
name
or
names
,
or
get
friends
,
and
use
the
names
of
others
to
buy
the
said
Tunns
of
Wines
,
but
so
that
still
the
Commissioners
have
the
profit
of
the
said
Wines
so
sold
,
when
in
truth
this
Tunns
of
Wines
,
picked
and
sorted
out
of
Tunns
,
was
realy
worth
,
in
the
Market
,
as
much
as
the
Tunns
sold
publiquely
by
the
Candle
for
the
Tunn
,
and
sometimes
more
:
And
some
of
the
Commiseioners
for
Prize
goods
have
bought
for
their
own
uses
the
Hundred
Tunnes
of
the
choisest
and
pick'd
Wines
at
the
rate
of
the
Tunne
,
and
sometimes
more
,
which
Wines
have
been
by
the
said
Commissioners
sold
to
the
Vintners
and
others
at
a
Tunn
ready
money
,
when
the
State
hath
had
but
allowed
and
put
down
on
their
Accompt
.
This
demonstration
serves
for
all
their
Wines
,
Sugars
,
Tobaccoes
,
Silks
,
Linnens
,
Salt
,
Civet
,
Bezer-stones
,
Pearls
,
Jewels
,
Wools
,
Oyles
,
Fruit
and
Spice
,
and
all
other
Commodities
brought
in
any
the
States
Prizes
.
And
whether
these
Commissioners
(
being
intrusted
to
sell
the
States
Goods
at
the
best
rate
)
could
underhand
buy
these
Goods
themselvs
,
after
they
have
been
picked
and
sorted
,
or
go
partners
with
any
that
did
buy
,
and
that
much
under
the
true
value
,
as
will
bee
found
upon
examination
by
my
discovery
.
and
to
bee
ordered
to
deliver
in
upon
their
several
oaths
a
just
and
true
accompt
of
all
the
Merchandise
,
Jewels
,
Diamonds
,
Pearls
,
Civet
,
Beazar-stones
,
that
have
come
into
their
custody
,
and
what
Prize
Ships
or
Goods
they
sold
and
had
a
share
in
themselvs
,
I
humbly
pray
your
Honors
,
to
take
notice
that
the
Commissioners
for
Prize
goods
alwaies
have
had
a
great
fee
and
allowance
setled
on
every
one
of
them
for
their
pains
and
trouble
;
and
therefore
I
conceiv
they
are
obliged
to
deliver
in
an
exact
and
just
accompt
upon
oath
in
writing
of
all
the
several
ships
and
merchandise
to
his
(
viz.
)
John
Doe
(
These
Commissioners
have
also
a
great
Fee
and
Sallary
for
their
pains
,
and
more
then
that
they
cannot
lawfully
expect
nor
contract
with
to
make
an
abatement
of
the
said
Debt
of
but
(
as
I
humbly
conceiv
)
by
making
such
a
bargain
for
their
private
profit
,
by
installing
a
publick
Debt
,
and
to
put
the
profit
up
to
their
particular
use
,
they
are
lyable
to
a
Fine
to
his
as
I
have
proved
unto
you
in
a
president
done
by
Act
of
Parlament
in
the
Seconds
time
(
as
appears
by
the
Records
;
)
Commissions
were
granted
to
finde
out
that
very
offence
,
besides
to
bee
liable
and
make
good
all
such
summs
of
money
,
and
dammages
for
forbearance
,
as
shall
bee
proved
they
have
craftily
and
fraudulently
concealed
and
kept
the
same
money
from
his
Highness
.
)
John
Does
John
Does
John
Doe
John
Doe
John
Does
Whether
this
is
not
a
fraudulent
Act
of
any
Treasurer
,
Commissioner
of
the
Excize
,
Custom-hous
,
and
Drury-hous
,
or
any
other
publick
Treasurer
of
the
Nation
,
and
every
such
Treasurer
punishable
,
if
hee
deliver
in
unto
the
State
the
full
summ
of
when
in
truth
hee
hath
paid
poor
or
the
sum
necessity
compelled
him
to
take
Whether
you
have
power
by
your
Commission
to
send
for
or
any
other
person
that
can
discover
unto
you
the
truth
,
John
Doe
John
Doe
John
Doe
Whether
all
such
interest
money
(
received
by
any
Commissioner
,
as
aforesaid
)
ought
not
all
to
bee
accompted
for
by
every
Treasurer
upon
oath
:
and
whether
a
fifth
part
of
the
said
discovery
shall
bee
paid
to
the
Discoverer
?
Whether
the
Treasurers
for
Charitable
uses
(
as
Redemption
for
Slaves
,
Plymouth
Duties
for
redee●●ng
of
Captives
from
&c.
Collections
for
the
Relief
of
and
all
other
Charitable
Uses
of
that
nature
)
bee
within
the
cognizance
of
your
Commission
;
and
that
a
fifth
part
shall
bee
allowed
to
any
person
that
can
and
will
make
discovery
in
whose
hands
any
summ
of
money
is
collected
,
as
aforesaid
,
and
not
truly
accompted
for
,
to
his
Whereas
several
Lands
have
been
illegally
and
unduely
sold
some
before
a
survey
or
particular
returned
)
contrary
to
the
Commissioners
instructions
;
And
also
by
their
Commission
,
no
Lands
ought
to
be
sold
till
a
certain
set
number
of
Commissioners
were
met
together
;
which
number
made
them
a
Committee
:
and
under
that
Committee
the
said
persons
could
not
legally
act
as
Commissioners
,
nor
had
a
lesser
number
then
was
appointed
them
by
their
Commission
power
to
sell
Lands
or
Gods
appertaining
to
the
Common-wealth
,
and
the
Commissioners
to
take
a
Corporal
Oath
before
they
could
act
as
Commissioners
,
not
to
act
contrary
to
their
Directions
and
Rules
set
them
:
notwithstanding
the
aforesaid
Rules
and
Instructions
appointed
unto
the
Commissioners
and
Trustees
by
the
Parlament
and
his
Highness
,
and
contrary
to
their
Oaths
,
several
great
quantities
of
Lands
have
been
sold
by
some
few
of
the
Commissioners
privately
,
(
before
the
said
Commissioners
number
was
full
,
or
the
Trustees
fully
impowered
to
sell
any
Lands
appertaining
to
the
State
,
)
for
many
dayes
,
meeting
,
and
contracting
for
Lands
and
Houses
,
when
there
were
not
so
many
Commissioners
met
together
,
as
to
enable
them
legally
to
bee
a
Committee
,
according
to
their
Commission
,
and
Instructions
thereupon
.
My
bumble
is
,
to
know
So
that
many
thousand
pounds
yearly
of
Delinquents
Estates
have
been
sold
in
reversion
,
which
ought
to
have
been
sold
in
possession
.
And
great
and
vast
summs
of
mony
have
been
reprised
by
some
Commissioners
,
and
the
Contracters
,
contrary
to
their
Trust
,
have
received
seueral
summs
of
money
indirectly
,
of
several
persons
,
for
their
actings
,
as
aforesaid
to
the
great
prejudice
of
the
I
humbly
crave
your
Opinions
,
Whether
all
the
aforesaid
frauds
,
or
any
of
the
said
misdemeanors
are
within
Cognizance
of
your
Commission
;
And
the
Discoverers
to
have
a
Fifth
part
for
all
Summs
of
mony
that
shall
bee
caused
to
bee
brought
in
to
the
Exchequer
upon
these
Discoveries
proposed
in
this
Article
.
and
crave
your
Orders
and
Directions
thereupon
,
it
tending
to
,
and
being
highly
for
his
's
service
,
to
have
all
the
aforesaid
Frauds
strictly
examined
,
and
found
out
.
I
shall
,
and
do
attend
this
business
;
and
when
I
shall
receive
your
Commands
or
Directions
how
I
shall
steer
my self
in
the
Prosecution
of
this
business
:
And
know
from
you
,
whether
all
these
Discoveries
are
within
the
Verge
of
your
Commission
:
That
then
the
Discoverers
of
all
or
any
the
offenses
aforesaid
shall
have
one
full
Fifth
part
for
his
Discovery
,
of
all
summs
of
money
due
unto
his
and
unlawfully
detained
,
as
aforesaid
I
shall
(
upon
yours
Honors
answer
unto
mee
)
put
in
several
Claims
to
all
these
several
Branches
aforesaid
.
I
have
thought
it
convenient
to
conceal
their
name
,
and
not
print
them
;
but
to
print
the
Summs
by
the
Numbers
,
and
leav
a
space
for
the
names
.
Argier
,
Tunis
,
Tripolis
State
,
And
that
all
persons
which
stand
in
Contempt
may
by
your
warrant
bee
Attached
.
High
Court
Anno
Dom.
cap
▪
Eliz.
cap.
Eliz.
cap.
Eliz
cap.
Eliz.
cap.
May
it
please
your
I
could
name
them
by
scores
,
but
that
I
forbear
at
present
,
till
Justice
do
personally
single
them
out
;
for
in
every
County
,
City
,
Corporation
,
and
almost
in
every
Parish
in
there
is
very
few
Parishes
in
the
without
some
of
these
Unjust
Stewards
,
Committee-men
,
Sequestrators
,
and
Treasurers
.
I
most
humbly
beseech
Almighty
God
,
to
put
it
into
Your
's
and
the
hearts
,
to
say
particularly
to
every
unjust
Treasurer
,
Committee-man
,
Sequestrator
,
Excise-man
,
Commissioner
of
the
Customes
,
Commissioner
and
Trustee
for
the
Sale
of
Delinquents
Estates
,
Treasurer
for
the
publique
Plate
,
and
every
other
person
that
shall
bee
proved
to
have
the
publick
monies
in
his
hands
,
as
was
said
to
the
unjust
Steward
in
the
Gospel
,
and
the
Parlament
may
see
,
by
the
former
recited
Laws
and
Statutes
,
what
care
all
former
ages
had
to
see
the
Kings
Debts
and
Rents
duely
paid
and
accompted
for
;
and
that
no
fraud
should
bee
put
upon
them
,
their
Heirs
or
Successors
.
To
prevent
all
frauds
,
most
excellent
Waies
and
Rules
were
setled
in
the
Court
of
Exchequer
,
in
all
Kings
Reigns
,
by
the
great
care
of
many
Ages
:
And
the
Sages
of
the
Law
know
,
there
was
not
a
more
exact
method
in
the
world
,
then
the
Court
of
Exchequer
was
,
for
the
just
accompting
and
paying
the
Kings
Dues
.
I
have
heard
my
Lord
say
in
the
Exchequer
Chamber
,
That
no
Prince
in
Christendom
had
the
like
exact
way
,
as
the
King
of
had
,
by
the
course
of
the
Exchequer
,
if
the
Rules
set
down
by
the
Court
bee
by
the
under-Officers
duely
executed
:
so
that
whatsoever
summ
comes
in
there
,
(
bee
it
a
million
of
money
)
must
bee
duely
paid
and
accompted
for
,
or
else
hee
could
finde
it
upon
the
foot
of
the
accompt
,
if
ever
it
came
in
charge
into
the
Pipe
.
And
if
the
course
of
the
Exchequer
had
not
been
disturbed
,
and
the
payments
of
the
publick
money
thrust
out
of
the
old
Channel
,
it
had
been
impossible
to
have
had
so
many
Treasurers
cozen
the
Common-wealth
so
grosly
and
shamefully
as
they
have
done
.
And
in
order
and
pursuance
of
calling
all
Accomptants
to
a
just
,
true
and
strickt
Accompt
,
your
Supplicant
most
humbly
presents
these
ensuing
Proposals
to
your
and
the
Parlaments
view
and
consideration
;
and
humbly
prayeth
,
that
the
same
may
bee
put
in
strickt
execution
,
with
such
alterations
and
additions
as
your
and
the
Parlament
shall
conceive
fittest
for
the
good
of
the
Nation
in
general
,
to
ease
the
people
of
their
Taxes
.
For
,
God
defend
that
the
generalitie
of
the
people
should
contribute
their
monies
,
and
pay
it
to
Treasurers
that
shall
make
themselves
great
(
and
their
private
posterities
after
them
)
out
of
what
they
have
cozened
and
defrauded
the
Common-wealth
of
.
Therefore
I
humbly
petition
your
and
the
Parlament
And
this
all
Juries
in
every
Parish
shall
swear
to
do
(
without
favor
or
affection
)
and
that
some
considerable
penaltie
may
bee
inflicted
on
such
Juries
or
the
Parties
offending
amongst
them
,
that
shall
wilfully
perjure
themselvs
in
wilfull
making
false
Returns
,
and
in
wilfull
concealing
any
frauds
to
the
prejudice
of
the
Common-wealth
,
through
their
connivance
or
willfulness
,
when
the
Evidence
for
the
State
hath
by
good
and
legal
witnesses
sworn
the
fact
positively
and
clearly
;
and
yet
the
Jury
will
not
make
their
Returns
according
to
their
Evidence
,
to
set
a
penalty
upon
all
Offenders
of
this
nature
.
Argier
,
Tunis
,
Tripolis
Quietus
est
Westminster
.
The
Whole
Premises
,
upon
my
knees
,
I
humble
tender
at
Your
and
the
feet
,
and
implore
your
gracious
and
benigne
Acceptance
of
your
Supplicant's
loyal
endeavor
,
for
Your
and
the
Millan
,
Venice
(
such
as
are
honest
,
and
would
not
adulterate
their
Lace
,
Ribbons
,
Spangles
,
&c.
in
this
manufacture
)
And
bee
greatly
advantagious
to
the
wearers
,
The
Coyn
and
Bullion
of
this
Nation
will
bee
preserved
,
and
your
Revenue
much
increased
To
consider
,
Whether
it
bee
fit
(
at
this
conjuncture
of
time
)
to
continue
the
making
of
this
manufacture
here
in
If
they
conceive
the
manufacture
still
may
bee
made
here
for
the
relief
and
imployment
of
the
Poor
,
That
then
the
Committee
of
Trade
bee
Ordered
by
your
to
set
down
such
Rules
and
Waies
,
as
they
in
their
Judgments
shall
think
fit
,
to
prevent
all
former
Frauds
and
Abuses
put
upon
the
Coyn
of
this
Nation
:
And
that
asmuch
Excize
may
bee
laid
on
the
Silver
Wyer
and
Thread
,
as
is
paid
to
your
and
the
Common-wealth
in
the
Custom-house
,
if
the
Silver
Thread
were
imported
from
beyond
Seas
into
this
Nation
,
And
many
of
the
then
were
for
the
total
putting
down
of
the
making
and
wearing
this
Manufacture
here
in
as
causing
an
excessive
Expence
to
all
Sorts
and
Conditions
of
people
,
as
being
a
Vanitie
that
the
Nation
might
well
bee
without
:
Thomas
Violet
Committee
for
Trade
The
honorable
Committee
for
Trade
have
given
the
wyerdrawers
and
Refiners
several
dayes
for
the
propounding
of
wayes
for
regulating
of
the
said
Trade
,
and
to
prevent
the
abuses
by-past
,
and
to
preserve
the
Coin
and
treasure
of
the
Nation
.
Hen.
7th
Upon
this
Petition
his
Majestie
granted
this
following
Reference
This
Petition
I
have
readie
to
bee
produced
.
John
Bankes
Hereupon
the
Refiners
Alderman
and
Alderman
&c.
seeing
themsellves
exposed
to
the
Law
(
by
the
information
of
some
of
the
Wardens
and
Company
of
the
Goldsmiths
informing
against
them
,
and
Mr
Attournie
General
by
Order
of
the
King
and
Lords
prosecuting
them
in
the
Starr
Chamber
,
for
high
Crimes
and
Misdemeanors
,
)
the
Refiners
and
Alderman
&c.
Petition
the
late
King
in
for
his
grace
and
mercy
;
and
making
their
humble
Application
to
the
then
Attournie
general
and
Sr
Secretary
of
State
,
and
to
Sr
and
several
others
,
whom
they
paid
and
gratified
with
great
sums
of
money
to
get
their
pardons
,
I
being
privy
thereunto
,
and
desired
and
requested
by
them
to
use
all
my
endeavors
to
keep
Sr
off
from
being
indighted
upon
high
Crimes
and
Offenses
,
which
Alderman
was
charged
with
by
Sr
and
some
of
the
Wardens
of
the
Company
of
Goldsmiths
,
which
I
did
by
Secretary
power
:
and
I
did
assist
them
to
get
their
Pardons
,
and
spent
my
money
,
and
used
all
my
endeavors
and
interest
freely
;
And
at
the
earnest
entreatie
of
Alderman
who
with
many
tears
besought
mee
to
do
it
for
Gods
sake
.
I
having
a
little
before
made
my
peace
,
and
paid
to
the
King
two
thousand
Pounds
for
my
pardon
for
Transporting
Gold
and
Silver
,
and
by
that
means
being
intimately
acquainted
with
Sr
then
Principal
Secretary
of
State
,
and
Mr
Attourney
General
and
Sr
Clark
of
the
Counsel
:
I
could
,
and
did
get
,
for
Alderman
and
Alderman
great
favour
of
them
.
I
managed
their
business
so
amongst
them
,
that
the
edg
of
Justice
was
blunted
,
and
Sr
Commission
revoked
,
and
all
his
endeavors
to
undoe
Alderman
and
Alderman
I
disappointed
by
the
power
of
the
aforesaid
persons
.
But
I
never
would
accept
or
take
of
Alderman
or
Alderman
(
for
my
expenses
and
pains
)
one
farthing
,
though
they
often
times
then
offered
mee
their
pretended
great
acknowledgments
:
And
this
I
do
say
is
true
,
as
I
shall
answer
before
God
,
I
did
it
freely
upon
the
account
of
Frendship
I
bare
unto
Alderman
Guild
Hall
Guild
Hall
.
And
much
adoe
then
they
had
to
get
their
Pardons
:
for
when
their
pardons
were
at
the
Signet
Office
,
Sr
got
the
King
to
stop
their
pardons
.
And
this
Sr
the
Secretary
of
State
told
me
,
That
Sr
had
presented
to
the
late
king
,
how
grosly
both
Alderman
and
Alderman
had
abused
the
Commonwealth
,
contrary
to
the
Law
,
and
how
they
had
surprised
the
King
in
getting
their
Pardons
,
and
that
they
deserved
to
bee
made
exemplar
.
I
was
well
acquainted
(
for
I
had
paid
for
it
)
what
the
meaning
of
such
a
message
was
,
to
bee
sent
by
me
to
Alderman
and
Alderman
And
I
did
believ
that
they
had
not
come
up
to
a
full
price
,
nor
paid
so
much
as
was
expected
;
and
I
knew
that
was
the
main
stop
of
their
Pardons
.
William
Beecher
(
viz.
Gibbs
,
Henry
Patrickson
,
Daniel
Stalworthy
,
William
Haward
,
Richard
Gibbs
,
Thomas
Nowel
Walter
Hill
Mr
Footer
,
Mr
Symonds
(
Gibbs
Thomas
Joles
,
Robert
Patrickson
,
Laurence
Whalley
,
Nathanaēl
Seabourn
,
The
Refiners
(
Alderman
and
Alderman
to
avoid
the
punishment
which
might
justly
have
been
imposed
on
them
by
the
Parlament
,
according
to
the
Statute
of
concerning
Monopolies
.
When
they
saw
they
could
hold
their
Monopoly
no
longer
,
and
that
the
Parlament
was
called
,
they
petition
to
have
their
Pattent
of
dissolved
,
as
if
it
had
been
put
on
them
by
force
and
against
their
wills
,
alledging
,
That
they
were
sued
in
the
and
that
(
to
avoid
a
sentence
there
,
being
terrified
by
the
example
of
the
and
the
they
accepted
of
beeing
his
Majesties
Agents
.
When
the
truth
was
,
they
accepted
of
being
the
Kings
Agents
for
the
sole
refining
and
vending
of
One
hundred
thousand
pounds
silver
a
year
for
this
Manufacture
,
out
of
a
covetous
desire
to
enrich
themselvs
,
and
unjustly
did
exclude
all
Goldsmiths
and
Wyer-drawers
that
had
served
their
time
to
the
Trade
;
and
by
their
undertaking
this
Monopoly
,
they
got
their
Pardons
under
the
great
Seal
of
for
many
great
,
as
may
appear
upon
view
of
their
Pardons
.
That
if
it
had
cost
them
ten
times
as
much
,
hee
would
not
allow
one
penny
;
for
hee
had
Ordered
Alderman
and
Alderman
to
have
their
Pardon
,
and
that
in
that
hee
had
given
them
Ten
thousand
pounds
.
Little
Brittain
George
Binion
John
Wollaston
Thomas
Violet
Henry
Mldemay
Alexander
Jackson
I
do
verily
believ
,
There
was
never
a
fuller
or
clearer
Discoverie
of
Frauds
and
Cheatings
in
the
world
,
then
was
discovered
at
that
time
:
For
Mr
the
Assay-master
of
Goldsmiths
Hall
hath
Reported
everie
particular
Assay
by
it self
,
and
Master
and
Mr
have
set
down
the
dayes
of
the
moneth
and
the
year
,
the
Silkmen
and
Wyerdrawers
shopps
,
and
their
names
,
where
they
bought
this
cours
adulterate
Silver
Thread
and
Spangles
,
and
that
they
bought
it
and
paid
for
good
silver
,
I
have
both
the
original
Certificates
ready
to
be
produced
.
TRialls
made
by
me
(
sworn
Assay-master
of
the
Right
Worshipfull
the
for
his
Majesties
service
)
of
certain
Quills
of
gold
and
silver
Thread
,
Spangles
,
Plait
,
and
Wyer
for
and
by
the
apointment
of
the
Right
Worshipfull
Sr
Knight
,
as
followeth
,
being
first
burnt
and
melted
,
and
assayed
,
brought
by
Sr
to
Goldsmiths
Hall
.
The
particular
Originall
Reports
I
have
readie
to
produce
to
the
Counsell
of
Trade
,
wherin
they
will
see
the
great
Cheats
put
upon
the
Nation
by
some
Refiners
,
Wyerdrawers
,
and
Silkmen
.
These
are
the
severall
Assayes
of
the
silver
Spangles
,
plaited
Wyer
,
and
silver
Thread
,
made
and
Reported
by
mee
They
being
all
under
Starling
and
against
the
Laws
of
the
Kingdom
.
Some
part
of
these
Assayes
I
made
by
the
appointment
of
Sr
Knight
,
in
the
year
and
some
part
of
which
falsified
and
defective
silver
Thread
,
flatted
Wyer
,
and
Spangles
were
brought
to
mee
by
Mr
in
the
year
Tho.
Violet
Mr
Jackson
(
which
caused
Alderman
secretly
to
hate
mee
mortally
)
And
hee
caused
mee
to
bee
clapt
up
(
by
his
incensing
some
members
of
Parlament
against
mee
)
in
the
Tower
,
in
when
hee
was
Lord
Major
of
And
the
Parlament
kept
mee
close
prisoner
there
Nine
hundred
twentie
eight
daies
;
and
Fourteen
Moneths
more
,
in
which
I
had
libertie
to
go
at
large
in
the
Tower
;
upon
the
pretence
I
was
a
Malignant
,
when
the
truth
was
,
Alderman
Mr
Andrew
Palmer
Mr
Henry
Cogan
Whereupon
the
King
was
wonderfull
angry
with
them
,
(
they
beeing
his
Officers
in
the
Mint
,
)
that
they
would
suffer
such
a
thing
,
and
not
acquaint
him
or
his
Counsel
with
it
;
And
asked
,
If
my
Lord
Treasurer
,
or
Lord
or
the
Lords
of
his
Counsel
allowed
him
to
have
such
Fees
and
allowances
,
or
knew
that
made
such
Gaines
in
the
Mint
,
by
being
Melter
of
the
Gold
and
Silver
.
They
told
his
Majestie
,
No
;
they
did
believe
none
of
them
knew
it
,
nor
any
others
but
the
Officers
of
the
Mint
;
for
that
it
was
a
mysterie
and
few
did
know
it
:
Thereupon
,
the
King
swor●
his
Officers
of
his
Mint
must
either
bee
Knaves
or
Foo●s
,
to
let
such
an
one
as
Alderman
gull
him
of
three
thousand
pounds
a
year
,
and
to
give
such
a
Place
of
Profit
to
any
,
without
his
consent
or
the
consent
of
his
Privy
Counsell
,
or
any
of
his
great
Officers
.
And
then
the
King
solemnly
protested
.
He
would
have
an
accompt
&
satisfaction
for
this
Business
;
And
that
hee
would
not
allow
Alderman
Thirty
thousand
pounds
for
that
hee
could
have
done
for
One
thousand
pounds
.
This
was
about
ten
daies
before
the
King
went
and
had
hee
ever
came
again
in
peace
,
(
in
my
conscience
)
this
business
had
been
called
to
a
strickt
accompt
:
and
the
King
thereupon
gave
mee
the
place
of
Master
of
the
Mint
,
and
to
have
the
fee
of
five
hundred
pounds
a
year
,
And
that
I
should
execute
place
,
of
melter
without
any
fee
upon
account
of
the
Masters
fee
and
no
more
:
I
was
to
melt
the
Gold
and
Silver
upon
oath
,
not
to
have
any
benefit
but
only
my
fee
of
five
hundred
pound
a
year
,
as
master
worker
of
the
Mint
:
came
to
hear
of
this
business
afterwards
,
(
in
all
likelyhood
)
by
Mr.
or
Mr.
and
this
was
the
true
cause
of
Sr
getting
mee
to
bee
sent
to
the
Tower
,
when
hee
was
Lord
Maior
of
London
.
But
in
the
mean
time
,
what
mischief
the
Common-wealth
hath
gotten
by
not
passing
the
Act
against
the
transporting
of
Gold
The
like
mischief
will
suddenly
fall
by
suffering
Goldsmiths
to
bee
the
publick
Cashiers
,
they
by
that
means
,
cull
and
melt
down
the
heavy
monies
of
the
Nation
,
And
when
all
is
culled
and
melted
down
and
transported
,
(
as
I
have
often
times
said
)
then
there
will
bee
a
proposition
for
the
raising
of
Silver
,
to
the
unspeakable
damage
of
all
Landed
Gentlemen
,
and
the
Nation
in
generall
will
bee
impoverished
so
much
as
you
rais
Gold
or
Silver
.
This
mischief
hath
com
by
suffering
Goldsmiths
to
becom
exchangers
of
Gold
and
Silver
and
fortaign
Coyns
,
whereas
that
doth
only
Properly
by
the
Law
of
the
Nation
belong
to
your
Highness
,
And
till
an
exchange
bee
set
up
by
your
Highness
,
(
and
the
Goldsmiths
upon
great
penalties
restrained
only
to
their
working
of
Plate
and
gold
Rings
and
Iewels
and
selling
them
,
)
It
is
a
thing
impossible
to
prevent
the
transporting
of
Gold
and
Silver
,
as
I
have
formerly
shewed
;
which
the
Counsell
for
Trade
will
finde
upon
examination
to
bee
true
To
which
I
humbly
refer
my self
.
IN
the
month
of
an
Indenture
was
sealed
between
the
late
King
on
the
one
part
,
and
Alderman
and
Alderman
Refiners
and
parters
of
Gold
and
Silver
,
on
the
other
part
.
That
the
late
King
did
by
his
Proclamacion
,
declare
his
will
and
pleasure
,
to
bee
for
the
time
to
com
,
that
none
of
the
Coyns
,
or
Plate
of
this
kingdom
should
bee
spent
in
the
making
of
Gold
,
or
Silver
thread
,
wyer
,
purles
,
plate
oas
spangles
&c.
but
of
such
Silver
only
as
should
bee
supplied
from
farrain
Parts
,
by
such
persons
as
his
Majesty
should
thereunto
appoint
.
And
that
none
of
the
currant
Gold
and
Silver
Coyns
of
this
Realm
,
should
hereafter
bee
moulten
down
by
any
Refiner
Goldsmith
,
or
other
person
,
And
that
all
gold
and
silver
whatsoever
,
which
hereafter
should
bee
imployed
,
used
,
or
spent
about
this
Manufacture
,
should
bee
refined
prepared
and
disgrossed
,
only
by
such
persons
,
as
his
Majestie
should
assigne
in
that
behalf
,
And
should
be
by
them
sold
and
delivered
,
(
and
by
no
other
)
to
all
and
every
persons
which
should
work
the
same
.
His
Majestie
having
had
experience
of
the
Abilities
,
and
Skill
of
the
said
Here
the
Refiners
in
this
Monopoly
are
called
his
Majesties
Agents
.
They
ma●e
such
a
bargain
with
the
King
,
that
Cap.
Williams
offered
to
furnish
the
silver
l.
a
year
cheaper
(
and
to
put
in
security
of
for
performance
)
then
the
said
Monopolists
did
force
the●
Wyer-drawers
,
to
pay
:
for
all
other
Persons
,
but
the
Kings
Agents
,
were
prohibited
to
sel
silver
for
this
Manufacture
,
as
appears
by
their
Indenture
under
the
great
Seal
.
This
Monopoly
is
flat
against
the
Letter
of
the
Law
Jac.
chap.
Agents
appointed
by
his
majestie
,
hath
since
the
aforesaid
regulation
,
sould
all
the
aforesaid
Silver
and
Gold
,
for
the
aforesaid
manufactures
)
And
in
further
pursuance
and
execution
of
his
majesties
intention
hath
appointed
constituted
and
made
for
him
&
his
heires
and
successors
,
and
did
by
the
said
Indenture
appoint
constitute
&
make
the
aforesaid
and
the
survyvors
of
them
,
The
Agents
,
I
beseech
you
Note
,
Alderman
Wollaston
,
and
Alderman
Gibbs
have
1●
shares
of
3●
a
full
half
of
the
Trade
of
all
the
Rest
of
the
Refiners
,
who
all
of
them
had
great
houses
,
wives
,
and
families
to
maintain
:
And
they
two
,
for
their
particular
,
sold
their
silver
for
above
a
thousand
pound
a
year
dearer
then
it
was
offered
by
several
people
to
furnish
the
workers
.
And
Alderman
and
Alderman
had
both
of
them
their
pardons
for
abuses
practised
by
them
in
their
Trades
:
so
that
this
Monopolie
did
their
work
every
way
.
but
,
had
the
Law
been
followed
against
them
,
for
abuses
don
by
them
in
their
Trade
,
they
had
been
undone
.
John
Wollaston
William
Gibbs
Henry
Patrickson
Daniel
stallworthie
shall
have
the
●efining
and
selling
of
two
parts
,
and
one
quarter
part
.
shall
have
the
refining
and
selling
of
three
parts
of
the
said
Thirty
two
parts
.
shall
have
the
providing
,
refining
,
and
selling
of
two
parts
and
a
quarter
of
the
said
Thirty
two
parts
.
And
shall
have
the
providing
and
furnishing
,
refining
and
selling
three
parts
of
the
said
Thirty
two
parts
.
William
Haward
William
Haward
Old
Windsor
William
Morse
William
Hawards
Mr
Morse
,
Mr
Mantle
Mr
Rhodes
Mr
Rhodes
Kings
Bench
Old
Baily
Old
Ford
Shoreditch
,
White
Chappell
,
Goodmans
Fields
,
Russia
)
Old
Bayly
Old
Bayly
(
The
value
yearly
out
of
Silkmens
shops
in
when
it
was
made
into
Lace
and
Ribbins
,
Spangles
,
Oes
amounted
to
above
Two
Hundred
thousand
pounds
a
year
Starling
,
as
I
have
calculated
it
by
my
Accompts
;
for
it
all
passed
my
Seal
and
Survey
,
either
by
mee
or
my
Deputies
,
such
as
I
was
to
answer
to
the
Commonwealth
for
the
true
performance
of
their
Places
,
and
gave
Securitie
in
the
Exchequer
for
their
just
performance
.
)
Alexander
Jackson
John
Wollaston
,
William
Gibbs
,
Henry
Patrickson
,
Daniel
Stallworthy
,
William
Haward
,
Richard
Gibbs
,
Thomas
Nowel
,
Walter
Hill
And
that
without
any
accompt
to
bee
made
for
the
same
to
his
Majestie
his
Heirs
or
Successors
.
The
Penaltie
for
Exchange
of
Gold
and
Silver
.
Eliz.
cap.
John
Wollaston
,
William
Gibbs
John
Wollaston
,
William
Gibbs
,
Henry
Patrickson
,
Daniel
Stallworthy
,
William
Haward
,
Richard
Gibbs
,
Thomas
Nowell
,
Walter
H●ll
Anno
Dom.
I
have
the
Copie
of
this
Monopoly
of
the
Refiners
at
large
,
sworn
and
attested
;
ready
to
bee
produced
,
if
required
.
John
Wollaston
William
Gibbs
Jac.
cap.
I
have
left
with
the
honorable
Committee
for
Trade
,
(
in
several
humble
Proposals
for
the
just
and
due
regulation
of
this
Trade
of
Refining
and
Gold
and
Silver-wyer-drawing
.
If
they
bee
put
in
execution
,
the
Manufacture
will
bee
again
justly
and
truly
made
,
the
Coyn
and
Bullion
of
the
Nation
preserved
,
and
your
Revenue
augmented
:
But
,
as
the
Manufacture
of
Gold
and
Silver
Thread
,
is
now
made
,
the
wearers
thereof
are
many
of
them
cozened
,
and
the
Coyns
and
Plate
of
the
Nation
melted
(
to
the
great
dammage
of
the
Nation
)
and
every
day
new
Cheats
are
invented
,
to
deceive
the
Wearers
by
Wheels
or
Engines
.
Therefore
I
most
humbly
pray
for
either
a
due
Regulation
of
Gold
and
Silver
Thread
and
Wyer
,
or
the
making
to
bee
put
down
in
especially
at
this
time
now
wee
have
a
Warr
with
strictly
to
look
that
none
of
the
Coyns
of
the
Nation
,
or
Plate
,
bee
melted
down
for
any
of
these
Manufactures
.
Alexander
Jackson
which
was
thirteen
penny
weight
worse
then
the
Standard
;
And
weekly
(
upon
strict
examination
)
it
will
bee
found
that
great
quantities
of
course
silver
hath
been
made
into
these
Manufactures
.
This
Silver
(
as
I
am
informed
)
belongs
to
a
Refiner
,
and
it
is
both
contrary
to
the
Law
and
a
breach
of
his
Oath
to
prepare
any
such
Silver
for
any
Manufacture
.
I
have
many
Assayes
under
Mr
hand
(
the
Assay-master
of
Goldsmiths-hall
)
where
four
ounces
of
Copper
hath
been
mixed
and
put
into
eight
ounces
of
Silver
,
and
sold
for
good
Silver
(
by
some
Silkmen
and
Wyer-drawers
)
,
to
the
intolerable
deceipt
of
the
Wearers
of
gold
and
silver
Lace
.
And
whereas
all
persons
should
make
gold
and
silver
Thread
to
hold
six
ounces
Silver
to
three
ounces
of
Silk
,
it
hath
been
ordinary
,
and
at
this
day
is
made
,
to
six
ounces
of
Silk
but
three
ounces
of
Silver
;
the
Silk
many
times
heavy
died
;
the
Wearers
many
of
them
are
cozened
,
and
their
garments
spoyled
:
And
many
other
Cheats
and
frauds
I
could
particularize
.
They
ordered
mee
to
bee
Surveyer
and
Sealer
of
all
these
manufactures
,
for
three
lives
,
under
the
Great
Seal
of
And
to
have
and
receiv
to
my
own
use
One
Halfpenny
the
Ounce
for
Wyer
,
and
Pence
the
pound
for
all
gold
and
silver
I
Sealed
and
Surveyed
:
And
prohibited
all
persons
to
put
to
Sale
before
it
was
warranted
by
the
Seal
of
my
Office
,
being
the
Without
my
Fees
which
were
allowed
mee
under
the
great
Seal
of
I
could
not
bee
at
the
Charge
of
searching
and
Sealing
;
and
without
my
Sealing
and
Surveying
I
cannot
warrant
this
Manufacture
of
gold
and
silver
Thread
and
Wyer
to
bee
good
,
and
truely
made
,
both
for
the
fineness
of
the
silver
and
a
due
proportion
of
silver
to
a
due
proportion
of
silk
:
and
without
this
Regulation
,
everie
workman
is
left
to
do
what
hee
list
,
both
for
the
fineness
of
the
silver
,
and
the
due
proportion
of
silver
to
silk
.
And
at
this
day
(
for
want
of
my
Office
)
many
frauds
and
deceipts
are
put
on
the
Nation
and
all
them
that
wear
this
Manufacture
,
which
I
am
bound
to
prevent
,
or
make
good
the
Damage
to
the
Nation
,
or
to
any
that
shall
bee
deceived
:
And
of
the
justice
and
Equity
of
this
I
conceiv
there
can
bee
no
dispute
.
May
it
pleas
your
Highness
Timothy
Emans
Mr
Eman
For
Mr
selling
the
heavy
shillings
halfcrowns
and
sixpenses
to
other
Refiners
and
Silver-smiths
in
Kinde
without
melting
,
would
not
bear
the
waste
of
melting
Mr
's
English
money
into
Ingotts
But
Alderman
finding
my
Masters
Silver
a
farthing
in
five
shillings
courser
then
other
Goldsmiths
in
Silver
was
,
who
melted
down
their
heavie
monies
.
Mr
Alderman
one
day
asked
mee
seriously
about
it
;
I
told
him
,
my
Master
had
given
mee
order
to
put
in
so
much
Copper
as
would
bear
the
waste
of
the
silver
;
and
that
I
did
believ
,
I
had
put
in
and
mixed
as
much
Copper
into
his
Ingots
,
by
my
Masters
order
and
for
his
Profit
,
at
severall
times
,
within
Four
years
,
for
which
Alderman
had
paid
for
to
my
Master
after
the
price
of
good
Silver
,
as
came
to
above
One
Hundred
and
Fortie
Pounds
Starling
.
Mr
Emans
The
true
reason
wherefore
Alderman
forbare
to
Arrest
Mr
was
,
hee
durst
not
have
done
it
if
hee
had
cozened
him
of
ten
times
as
much
;
for
if
Alderman
and
Mr
had
gone
to
Law
about
this
matter
,
the
whole
business
of
both
their
unlawfull
actions
in
this
Caus
would
have
been
made
known
to
the
world
,
and
both
Mr
and
Mr
would
have
been
undone
.
Mr
could
have
given
Mr
satisfaction
for
this
wrong
well
enough
,
if
hee
had
had
a
minde
to
have
done
it
,
for
Mr
had
then
a
better
Estate
then
Alderman
and
both
of
them
(
by
this
act
)
had
forfeited
their
Estates
to
the
King
,
it
being
against
the
Laws
of
this
Nation
to
melt
the
currant
Coines
.
This
was
done
in
the
year
And
had
I
spake
but
one
word
of
this
business
to
Sr
Mr
Attorney
General
,
or
unto
the
late
King
(
as
I
had
oftentimes
oportunity
to
have
done
it
,
being
then
imploied
by
the
late
King
in
several
businesses
by
his
particular
Command
;
which
,
had
I
done
it
before
the
said
Alderman
had
had
his
Pardon
,
Alderman
had
been
for
ever
spoiled
for
being
an
Alderman
;
hee
might
have
had
a
Jack-line
about
his
neck
,
sooner
then
a
Gold
Chain
,
Alderman
having
by
this
act
forfeited
all
their
Estates
to
the
late
King
.
I
have
presented
this
Business
many
times
to
the
who
made
many
Orders
and
References
for
passing
an
Act
against
melting
of
the
Currant
Silver
Coins
of
the
Nation
,
and
against
the
Transporting
of
Gold
and
Silver
.
But
it
was
not
finished
.
give
them
raw
Silk
,
and
if
they
did
not
make
one
pound
weight
so
many
ounces
more
then
it
ought
to
weigh
,
being
justly
dyed
,
the
Silkmen
would
abate
it
out
of
their
wages
for
dying
:
Mr
Violet
Tho.
Violet
THere was several persons desired the Counsel of Trade , that Thomas Violet ( who was formerly imploied in the Regulation of this Manufacture , and knoweth the way of discovering all the Frauds in this manufacture ) may have the Place of surveying and searching for all course and adulterate Silver in thread and wyer , and to seal all good Gold and Silver-thread . The said Thomas Violet from time to time to search with the Wardens and Assistants of the Companie of Goldwyerdrawers , or by himself and his Officers , for all course Silver that is wrought in this Manufacture to the deceipt of the Nation . And that the said Thomas Violet may have such allowance for the executing of the said Office , as may enable him to defray the necessary charges for the strict search and due regulation of this manufacture ; for it cannot bee well done without a great deal of charges .
If your Honors trust the management of this Manufacture only to the Wyerdrawers , without naming and appointing a sworn Surveyer & Sealer of this Manufacture , one who is no Trader in these Commodities , ( the Business to bee carried on singly by the Wyer-drawers ) will never do your work to have a just Reformation : For everie Master-wyer-drawer will winck one at another , and they will by that means ( under colour of Reformation ) cozen the Nation by a Law , as was done in the dying of Silk : when the Silkmen had the Regulation , all such persons the Company envied , were found out and punished ; in the mean time , the Governers , Masters and Assistants they cheated and cozened the Nation more then ever it was before , and no man durst say , Black was their Eye .
The like Abuses and greater will bee practised , if the management of the manufacture of Gold and Silver wyer bee wholly left to the Refiners and Wyerdrawers , without a third person which is no Trader , either Refiner or Wyerdrawer , and therefore not interessed by benefit to bee corrupted by making the manufacture sleight or deceiptfull : And this wee can say , If there bee any Refiner or Wyerdrawer angrie with Mr Violet , it is because he would not suffer them to cozen the Common-wealth , but cut and defaced all sleight Gold and Silver thread . And hee tied all the workmen to make good and just Gold and Silver thread , such as was justly covered with a due proportion of Silver , to a due proportion of Silk , that would last twice as long to the wearer as the sleight wheel-work .
For whereas Thomas Violet by himself and his Officers caused the Gold-wyer-drawers to work all their Silver thread ( from 1635 to 1640. ) six ounces Silver at the least to three ounces of Silk to all Needle work , and five ounces Silver to three ounces of Silk for the sleightest silver Thread ; and any silver Thread that was under this size and proportion of Silver and Silk , the said Thomas Violet was authorized to burn it or deface it , which many times when hee found it hee did deface it . And this made some of the Wyer-drawers angrie with him , whereas it was their own faults to work sleight silver and to come within his danger ; Thomas Violet did but his duty to deface their course and sleight silver Thread .
But this wee can affirm , during the time Tho. Violet had the Office , hee caused all the Silver Thread to bee made of good Silver ; and there was never ( for the generalitie ) so good Silver Thread made for the use of the Nation before Mr Violet's Regulation , or since , as was during all the time hee had the Regulation by his Office . If Tho. Violet were impowered to make his Searches at this day , ( as hee did formerly ) hee would ( no doubt ) finde manie Thousand Pounds of cours Silver Thread in London , and Silver Thread which is as bad as cours Silver .
wee pray your Honors to mark what wee say . whereas ( by a just Regulation ) six ounces of silver and three ounces of true died silk is the t●ue proportion for the just making of silver thread : There is now ( since all this Manufacture is run into disorder , and made without a Rule ) Gold and Silver spun upon heavie died silk , and ordinarily Gold and Silver thread made , three ounces Silver to six ounces Silk , and Four Ounces Silver to Five Ounces Silk .
And this Silver so unjustly wrought and spun , to the deceipt of the Wearers , is made and mixed in their Silver Laces , and other manufactures , and sold to the Wearers by the ounce for good Silver thread , whereby the Wearers are cozened half in half ; and of this sort of Silver thread there is sold in Silkmens shops many thousand pounds a year ; and this Silver thread made upon the Wheels so slight and thin the Silver is spun , that it will not abide on the silk during the weaving and making the Lace , and the Tailors will declare to you , while they are soing the Lace on the Garment the Silver will shed and fall off the Silk , and when it comes to the weather , a Fogg or Rain , the wet gets into the Silk , and then the Silk swells and breaks the silver ( the Plate being so thinly made that it flies off ; and when it is dirtie , rub the Lace and you wiil leav nothing but silk : This , all that wear it , can tell you . And in this manner is many 1000 pounds a year Bruised , Cracked , and rubbed away : whereas , if the Silver was all justlie and trulie made with a due plait , and a due proportion of silver and Silk , the Lace would laste as long again , the Silver Lace would make as much again as it now doth ; and Twenty thousand pounds a year in Silver would return to the melting Pot which by this slight making is brushed off , and wasted , and comes to bee blown in the dirt . the Goldsmiths can tell you gold and silver Lace justly made , will make you three shillings the ounce , and three shillings and sixpence the ounce to burn ; your slight Wheel-work will not make above one shilling or eighteen pence an ounce .
The Wyerdrawers and Refiners have good reason to crie Tho. Violet down to the Parlament and Counsel of State ; for they know hee will hold their noses to the grind stone ( as hee did formerly ) and make them to make good work , if hee bee restored to his Office which hee formerly had . The Refiner hee will have an eie on , that hee melt not , nor caus to be melted any of the currant Coins or Plate of the Nation , but onely Forrain Bullion imported for this Manufacture ; and this was strictly looked to whilest Tho. Violet had his Office ; and the Refiners by their Indenture with the King Covenanted to do so , and not to melt the currant Coin or Plate of the Nation for any of these Manufactures .
The Wyerdrawers will do any thing rather then to bee tied up to have their Silver Thread sealed . They know , then they must work it all good silver , and a due proportion of silver to a due proportion of true died silk It is not the Fee that they are to pay is that that sticks with them , for that is a trifle in comparison ; it is , they shall bee constraind to make all good Silver Thread with a due proportion of silver : this is the Yoke they would fain fling off themselves .
And if your Honors do not hold them to this , to Seal their silver on Scanes , they will cheat the Nation as much as ever they did . The Wyerdrawers ( in the Twentieth year of King James had a Corporation , their Charter was to punish offenders , suppress underhand Workers , and all irregular persons whatsoever : And this Charter was granted with ample Power unto the Governors , Assistants , and Commonaltie to make Warrants under the Common Seal of the Governor , unto all such persons as they should think fit : and they did depute and authorize one Henry Crompton , amongst many others , ( the Thirtieth of July , 16. 3. ( to enter any Hous , Shop , Seller , Warehous , Ship or ships within England and Wales , and to search and Assay all silver and gold Thread &c. that should bee wrought by any person or persons not being free of the said Company and allowed to work as aforesaid : and to seize all base and counterfeit cours Silver Thread , and carry away the same , and to detain and keep it as forfeited to the use of the King All these Powers they had granted them : but for want of appointing a Sworn Officer to see the Governer Assistants and Commonalty do their dutie ; and to punish Offenders impartially .
Upon
the
examination
of
the
severall
miscarriages
and
frauds
in
the
Execution
of
that
Power
,
the
whole
Proceedings
was
damned
in
as
a
power
that
was
ill
and
Illegally
managed
,
under
specious
pretences
of
their
Reformation
of
Abuses
,
they
got
to
bee
in
a
capacitie
to
cozen
the
State
And
there
was
an
end
of
this
The
Proceedings
of
all
the
miscariages
of
the
Governors
and
Assistants
of
the
Refiners
and
Wyerdrawers
was
at
large
Painted
out
in
as
tending
onely
to
get
a
Licence
for
some
particular
men
to
Cozen
the
Commonwealth
,
and
all
others
to
bee
punished
.
My
Lord
told
the
Refiners
and
Wyerdrawers
Therefore
if
ever
you
would
settle
this
Manufacture
,
put
a
sure
Officer
to
see
the
Companie
of
Refiners
and
Wyerdrawers
to
do
their
Dutie
,
and
to
wake
good
Gold
and
Silver
Wyer
and
Thread
justly
and
truely
;
as
was
formerly
when
had
his
Office
.
The
Refiners
and
Wyerdrawers
are
angry
with
him
onely
becaus
hee
executed
his
place
strictly
,
and
would
not
let
them
Cozen
the
Commonwealth
as
they
had
formerly
done
.
The workmen desire that the workmasters of this manufacture may bee restrained , and for the future may not ( as they do ) force the workmen ( for their private gain ) to make their work sleightly and adulterate : That there may bee a sworn Surveyer and Assayer appointed ; one that is neither Workmaster nor workman , but an indifferent conscionable man between them both ; that may Survey and Assay all work made , and to bee made ; and may set Rules and Orders between the workmasters & workmen , that so the work-masters may not caus the workmen to make base , sleight and adulterate work , for the workmasters private gain .
And that the Workmen may not bee so beaten down in their Prices , that they cannot make a livelihood ; that the Surveyor may appoint the Assaymaster , who may trie and make Assayes of all work made into Silver and Gold thread , wyer , Purles , Spangles , &c. that so the manufacture may bee made of fine silver , not under Starling , but as much better as every Trader pleaseth .
That Tho. Violet ( who was formerlie imployed in the Regulation of this Manufacture , and knoweth the way of discovering all these Frauds and Deceits in the making and working of this manufacture ) may bee Surveyor and Searcher to seiz on all cours and adulterate silver , in wyer and thread &c. and for all sleight work : And that your Honors set Rules and Orders for the punishing the offenders ; and that all gold and silver Wyer &c. may bee well and justlie made : And that Tho. Violet may have such a Fee allowed him for his service and pains taken therein , as may support his Charges , and recompence him for his service , care , and pains to bee taken therein , and for his warranting to the Nation that all the silver shall be justly made , and that strict penalties , should bee put and laid uppon all work-masters , that give their work men cours adulterate Silver to work , to draw Gold or Silver wyer , and that all workmasters bee forbidden to caus the workmen , to draw their silver to such extraordinary sizes for slightness , that when it is twisted on the Silk it is so thin , it cannot bee made servisable to the wearers , but with the wind or Rain , drops of the wearers Garments ; I wished these men to put to their hands to theis last aforesaid proposals , which for the present they refused , telling mee , I knew these things to bee true , aswell as themselves ; The reason why for the present they would not set to their hands was , They would see first , whether there was an Intention , of the Parlament , or Counsell for Trade , really to reform these abuses , and to see good Silver lace , spangles &c. should bee wrought and made in the Nation , and to punish strictly the offendors ; when they were once assured of that , they would discover the whole bottom of the workmasters knavery and oppression , and how many of them deceiv the Common-wealth ; But if they should bee seen to discover these abuses , before they were assured the Parlament would reform them , by their discovery , they should bee undon ; for som of their workmasters would bee starke mad with them ; And that som of them have been threatned by their work masters ( the master-wyer-drawers ) never to bee set on work by any of the master-wyer-drawers , if ever they petition against , or discover any the frauds of their workmasters , in these Manufactures .
The like tyranous threatning , many of the Master wyer drawers , have used to the women spinners to terrifie them from speaking the trueth : So that many of these workemen to the master wyer-drawers , and also the women spyners of gold and silver thread , are in a sad condition every way ; They must worke cours deceipfull gold and silver thread and wyer , and must not , nor dare discover it , uppon pain of being undon , by som of their cruell Work masters Som of them with tears in their eys have told mee , they were forced to worke their Work Masters , cours and deceiptfull silver wyer and thread , ( contrary to their consent ) to get bread ; And that their Masters have so pestred the trade formerly , with taking a multitude of apprentices , for private and present gain , that now , not one half of the Journiemen , can get work to put bread in their heads : That the Journymen , stand in more aw ( many of them ) and fear , to displeas their Workmasters , then their apprentices doe ; And this is the true reason , so much bad sleight silver thread is made .
If one man will not work at , such sizes , and such price ( that the Silver shall run such a length , that many of the Workmen even draw their eyes out of their heads ; ) So that when the Silver com's to bee put on the Silke , it is in a manner , as thin as a gilt on a bay leaf , the wind wil blow the Silver away of the silk : and then the wheele-men and hand spinners , must agree with som of these workmasters , as the Silkmen did with the Dyers , they must make one pound of raw Silk , weigh , two pound , when it com's from dying ; so the Master wyer-drawers will , and at this day do , force many of their Worke-men to make Silver , three ounces Silver to cover six ounces of silk and fovr ounces silver to cover five ounces of Silke , and this is sold for good silver thread by the Master wyer drawers and Silkemen , so that the wearers are Cozened many times half in half , And this makes Knaves against a regulation , For they can get more by selling ten pounds worth of this sleight and deceitfull Silver Lace , then they can do by selling fourty pounds worth of good silver Lace : this is the true reason , wherefore they would have no Sealer , but would have the Regulation of this business left amongst the Refiners and Wyer-drawers themselvs .
My
most
humble
Petition
to
your
Highness
and
the
Parlament
is
,
For
the
speedy
passing
the
Act
against
Transporters
of
&
against
the
Cullers
,
and
melters
down
of
the
heavy
Coyns
of
this
Nation
,
and
such
as
buy
above
the
price
of
the
Mynt
.
Augustin
Garlands
Ordered
that
attend
Master
Attourney
General
with
this
order
of
the
Committee
,
and
also
the
Committee
of
Parlament
for
drawing
the
General
pardon
to
have
these
offences
excepted
.
I
did
attend
the
Committee
of
Parlament
and
Master
Attourney
General
with
this
abovesaid
order
,
and
they
did
insert
the
exception
in
the
General
pardon
,
and
so
none
of
these
offenders
are
pardoned
:
the
offenders
are
liable
to
the
Law
at
this
day
.
THe
Committees
names
Lord
or
any
two
of
them
,
Sir
had
the
Chaire
for
this
Committee
,
hee
writes
to
mee
this
Letter
,
BEeing
informed
of
your
abillity
and
readiness
to
make
tender
of
such
proposals
as
may
bee
for
the
service
of
the
Common-wealth
,
I
thought
fit
to
desire
you
that
I
may
speak
with
you
to
morrow
in
the
afternoon
,
being
Tuesday
about
two
a
Clock
,
at
which
time
you
shall
finde
mee
at
my
lodgings
in
the
Stone
Gallery
in
James
Harrington
Thomas
Challoner
Holland
France
Flanders
France
and
Holland
James
Harrington
Thomas
Violet
An
order
of
Parlament
That
the
Committee
of
the
navie
consider
of
som
effectual
cours
to
prevent
the
Transportatim
of
Bullion
,
and
to
report
what
they
have
don
,
to
the
hous
.
The
Committee
of
the
Navy
,
direct
their
order
to
the
Commissioners
and
officers
of
the
Customs
and
particularly
to
then
head
Searcher
,
and
they
were
all
desired
to
consider
of
som
cours
to
prevent
the
Transportation
of
Bullion
out
of
the
nation
.
In
All
the
Commissioners
with
the
chief
officers
of
the
Custom-house
set
down
several
waies
for
the
prevention
of
the
Transporting
of
Gold
and
Silver
,
which
the
Marchants
by
all
secret
means
do
daily
Transport
.
The
Committee
of
the
Navy
by
their
order
of
the
third
of
directed
their
order
to
the
officers
of
the
Mint
,
to
certifie
their
opinions
,
what
waies
&
courses
were
to
bee
taken
for
preventing
the
Transporting
of
Gold
&
Silver
out
of
the
nation
.
The
officers
of
the
Mint
,
after
great
consultation
and
consideration
,
having
taken
good
advice
;
(
som
of
them
having
had
long
experience
viz.
were
the
fitter
to
give
advice
)
first
the
officers
of
the
Mint
upon
their
certificate
desire
that
all
the
Transporters
of
Gold
and
Silver
,
and
such
as
have
melted
down
the
currant
Coyn
of
the
nation
,
may
bee
brought
to
justice
to
Deterr
others
from
acting
the
like
abuses
for
the
future
.
Secondly
,
that
according
to
the
president
of
the
statute
of
A
Commission
bee
granted
to
make
enquirie
through
the
nation
after
all
such
as
had
conveyed
the
moneys
of
England
out
of
the
nation
,
and
of
all
such
as
culd
out
and
melted
the
heavy
currant
money
,
Touching
the
exchange
of
Gold
and
silver
to
bee
put
in
execution
,
that
whosoever
gives
more
for
Gold
or
Silver
then
it
is
or
shall
bee
declared
,
shall
make
fine
at
pleasure
of
the
State
,
To
conclude
they
say
in
their
Certificate
,
that
the
Mint
cannot
bee
imployed
,
nor
the
Transporting
treasure
stopped
,
if
som
cours
were
not
speedily
taken
to
discover
these
great
abuses
,
and
already
all
the
Gold
is
Transported
out
of
the
nation
,
and
the
Silver
followeth
apace
,
and
this
is
the
Certificate
of
all
the
chief
officers
of
the
Mint
.
Thomas
Violet
Augustin
Garlands
May
it
pleas
Your
Highness
May
it
please
your
THere
was
about
twenty
milions
of
gold
and
silver
,
coyned
in
the
Tower
,
from
the
year
as
will
●ppear
by
the
Mynt
books
,
upon
a
calculation
(
which
can
quickly
finde
out
to
a
penny
)
and
all
this
gold
is
already
transported
,
the
currant
silver
coyns
all
culled
and
the
heaviest
transported
or
melted
to
make
gold
and
silver
lace
,
and
that
monies
which
remains
is
clipped
and
light
.
And
these
mischiefs
have
been
acted
by
perticuler
persons
and
will
every
day
increas
,
without
some
speedy
and
timely
remedy
bee
had
,
to
find
out
the
Offendors
.
The
currant
Silver
coyns
of
the
Nation
have
been
greatly
spent
,
in
making
the
manufacture
of
gold
and
silver
wyer
,
thread
&c.
formerly
in
the
years
,
from
1624
,
to
1630.
There
beeing
then
a
war
with
Spain
,
Starling
silver
was
sold
,
by
the
Goldsmiths
for
five
shilling
and
three
pence
and
five
shilling
and
four
pence
,
the
ounce
,
Now
the
money
in
the
Tower
is
coyned
at
five
and
a
pence
,
So
that
all
but
the
clipped
and
verie
light
mony
was
melted
down
,
to
make
plate
and
gold
and
Silver
wyer
and
thread
.
And
this
was
known
to
bee
the
generall
practice
,
of
almost
all
the
Goldsmiths
and
Refiners
in
London
.
I
most
humbly
say
.
There
is
never
an
honest
Goldsmith
in
London
,
that
will
have
the
face
to
deny
this
to
bee
a
trueth
,
Silver
was
then
so
scarce
that
in
payment
of
a
thousand
pounds
you
should
receiv
nine
hundred
pounds
in
gold
,
and
then
in
1629.
men
were
troubled
to
get
silver
monie
for
gold
,
Silver
was
so
scarce
:
The
East
India
company
bought
up
in
those
years
,
Spanish
monie
and
dollers
and
gave
four
shilling
10
pence
a
peice
for
them
,
which
is
five
pence
in
a
peice
of
Eight
more
then
they
will
make
in
the
Mint
.