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B12245 The course of the tare of cloth in Holland Company of Merchant Adventurers of England. 1627 (1627) STC 5875; ESTC S114530 3,668 2

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and_o in_o this_o state_n the_o tare_n cause_n remain_v to_o this_o day_n and_o the_o merchant_n adventurer_n allow_v for_o tare_n at_o the_o least_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n a_o year_n and_o yet_o further_o the_o remedy_n provide_v for_o they_o by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n 4._o jacobi_fw-la in_o stead_n of_o their_o old_a remedy_n by_o certificate_n be_v now_o by_o a_o new_a act_n of_o this_o last_o parliament_n take_v away_o the_o penalty_n for_o defect_n of_o cloth_n be_v all_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o searcher_n but_o no_o recompense_n leave_v to_o the_o party_n damnify_v to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsel_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o merchant_n adventurer_n of_o england_n most_o humble_o show_v that_o upon_o complaint_n heretofore_o make_v by_o the_o petitioner_n of_o the_o great_a wrong_n and_o damage_n sustain_v by_o they_o and_o the_o very_a trade_n of_o this_o land_n as_o well_o by_o the_o unjust_a tare_a and_o abatement_n make_v by_o the_o merchant_n of_o holland_n and_o other_o the_o unite_a province_n under_o colour_n of_o defect_n of_o the_o cloth_n sell_v they_o by_o the_o petitioner_n as_o also_o by_o the_o immoderate_a imposition_n levy_v by_o the_o lord_n state_n general_a upon_o english_a cloth_n yet_o leave_v the_o cloth_n of_o their_o own_o country_n free_a of_o the_o same_o it_o please_v this_o honourable_a board_n by_o their_o letter_n date_v in_o february_n anno_fw-la 1624._o to_o recommend_v the_o cause_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n carleton_n than_o ambassador_n resident_a with_o the_o say_a lord_n state_n for_o his_o late_a majesty_n of_o bless_a memory_n to_o be_v by_o his_o lordship_n negotiate_v with_o the_o say_a lord_n state_n in_o his_o say_a majesty_n name_n and_o due_a redress_n demand_v wherein_o after_o his_o lordship_n have_v according_o make_v very_o good_a entrance_n it_o please_v his_o majesty_n that_o be_v now_o to_o commit_v the_o second_n thereof_o unto_o the_o most_o honourable_a the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n when_o his_o grace_n go_v ambassador_n extraordinary_a to_o the_o say_a lord_n state_n with_o who_o also_o his_o grace_n deal_v effectual_o herein_o as_o the_o shortness_n of_o the_o time_n will_v then_o permit_v but_o both_o his_o grace_n and_o the_o say_a lord_n carleton_n return_v before_o the_o cause_n can_v be_v bring_v to_o a_o end_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o delay_n use_v by_o the_o dutch_a party_n and_o his_o majesty_n have_v sithence_o until_o now_o have_v no_o ambassador_n there_o the_o petitioners_z for_o the_o interim_n by_o mediation_n of_o your_o lordship_n obtain_v his_o majesty_n royal_a letter_n to_o the_o say_a lord_n state_n to_o accept_v of_o the_o person_n of_o mr._n misselden_n deputy_n governor_n of_o the_o company_n of_o merchant_n adventurer_n reside_v at_o delfe_n in_o holland_n for_o the_o solicitation_n of_o the_o say_a cause_n wherein_o he_o have_v since_o according_o travail_v but_o as_o yet_o without_o effect_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o grievance_n of_o tare_n have_v rather_o increase_v then_o otherwise_o the_o company_n at_o delfe_n have_v make_v a_o exact_a inquiry_n &_o collection_n of_o such_o sum_n as_o have_v be_v abate_v the_o last_o year_n in_o this_o kind_n whereof_o they_o find_v the_o total_a to_o be_v above_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n from_o decemb_v 1625_o to_o decemb._n 1626._o now_o forasmuch_o as_o this_o grievance_n of_o tare_n and_o the_o other_o of_o imposition_n be_v such_o as_o without_o redress_n will_v utter_o disable_v the_o petitioner_n to_o continue_v their_o trade_n and_o for_o that_o they_o understand_v that_o his_o majesty_n have_v resolve_v short_o to_o send_v over_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n carleton_n aforesaid_a as_o ambassador_n extraordinary_a to_o the_o say_a lord_n state_n the_o petitioner_n humble_a suit_n be_v that_o it_o will_v please_v your_o good_a lordship_n to_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o his_o majesty_n that_o the_o say_v cause_n of_o tare_n and_o imposition_n may_v be_v commit_v and_o give_v in_o charge_n to_o the_o say_a lord_n carleton_n to_o be_v now_o by_o his_o lordship_n resume_v and_o pursue_v to_o a_o effectual_a remedy_n and_o conclusion_n and_o the_o say_a mr._n misselden_n that_o have_v solicit_v the_o say_a cause_n in_o the_o interim_n as_o aforesaid_a shall_v attend_v his_o lordship_n with_o full_a information_n as_o well_o of_o that_o which_o have_v pass_v in_o his_o lordship_n absence_n as_o with_o whatsoever_o else_o shall_v be_v requisite_a on_o the_o merchant_n part_n and_o the_o petitioner_n shall_v daily_o pray_v
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