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A87805 The knavish merchant (now turn'd warehouseman) characterized or A severe scourge, for an unjust, cruel, and unconsionable adversary / By Philadelphus Verax a cordial friend to his honest (though injuriously oppressed) aquaintance Thomas Crocker merchant. Verax, Philadelphus. 1661 (1661) Wing K677; Thomason E1088_2; ESTC R208553 3,976 8

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The Knavish MERCHANT Now turn'd Warehouseman CHARACTARIZED OR A severe Scourge for an unjust cruel and unconscionable Adversary By Philadelphus Verax a Cordial friend to his honest though injuriously oppressed acquaintance Thomas Crocker Merchant 17. 2 Sam. 23. Now when Achitophel saw his Counsel was not followed took not effect he sadled his Asse and arose and went home into his City and set his household in order and hanged himself Foelix quem faciunt aliena paricula cautum Printed The second month of the next year That Tyrants ceas't to domineer The Knavish MERCHANT now turn'd Warehouseman CHARACTARIZED TH' Accrostick of these lines if you read out In them to find a knave you need not doubt Repute and liberty while I injoy'd I met a knave at last who both destroy'd Cheated me of the one the other blasted Heap't wrongs upon me whilst my patience lasted At length I did resolve for to oppose Right against wrong and all his prancks disclose Deceiptfull Villian had I been aware No feigned friendship should have been my snare Ever here after let all men take heed Avoid him if they do intend to speed Varlets discover'd make a wise man wary Even fooles prove fearful when they once miscarry The Case In Anno 1655 Iohn Crocker English Merchant in Cadiz did by Bill of Lading which is recited verbatim in the last page consigne unto his brother Thomas Crocker Merchant amongst other goods 19 pieces of Sherry Sack all for his own proper accompt the which by their accompt of sales amounted unto neate 101. l. 1s 6d sterling which in conformity to the said Iohn's order was accordingly disposed of But so it is that one Richard Neave a pretended Signee unto Andrew Beasley a runnagate Roman Catholick through knavish ignorance did about five years last past pretend an interest in the aforesaid Wines and for them commen●ed a suite in the Court of Admiralty against one Iames Marshal of Exeter the Assigne of the said Thomas in which suite the said Neave durst not proceed to Triall as the Proctor Mr. Cheeke doth possitively affirme Notwithstanding which the said Neave with whom the said Thomas Crocker n●ver had the least dealing did about November last cause the said Thomas to be Arrested upon an action of the Case for three hundred Pounds unto which the said Thomas Crocker then procured Baile which the said Neave perceiving before the acceptance of Baile then tendred whereby to hinder him of being Bailed he being a stranger in London malitiously and on set purpose to procure his mine caused to be entered in several Persons Names unknown to the said Thomas Crocker several Actions amounting to the value of about 6000. l. a thing too too commonly practised in and about London to the horrid shame of the Government thereof by which meanes many Merchants of repute and divers others especially those of meaner capacities have been ruined and utterly undone as to expectation of all future preferments As is sufficiently apparent in this Gentlemans Tho. Crockers case who was most disgracefully Arrested taken off the publick Exchange thrown into the Loathsome Counter from whence with great expence of Money he removed himself by Habeas Corpus to the Fleet where he still remaines Prisoner But the said Neave perceiving the intent of the said Thomas Crocker to remove himself having had some notice of the same and minding nothing but perverse mischief went about to hinder his removal to which end he would have entred an Action against the said Thomas in the Lord Maiors Court to have it charged at the Counter which he knew very well would not only put the said Crocker to a longer stay in that Prison but also a great deale more extradorinary expence of Money but the causes being returned and the body gone before he could effect this design he mist his aime Such diabolical and Devilish practices as I am credibly informed are usual with the Citizens of London which the very Turks and Infidels would abhorr and punish with no less then death That by reason of such and so many great Actions no friends will become engaged for him so that in the Fleet he is inforced to remaine close Prisoner even so may the most innocent suffer if they want freinds and if such abominable Cheats be tollerated for so they are not being punished more Families will hereafter be destroied as too many already have by such practices then did the late Warr consume Whether to ruin the said Thomas Crocker by this means or not was the intent of the said Neave is out of Question or whether the said Neave did this not only upon that score but also in disobedience to his Majesties gratious pleasure is a Question That Neave could not be ignorant of what preferment Mr. Crocker was likely to have by the guift of his Royal grace the Duke of Yorke is the Question Which Question last proposed he could not but know and in knowing that he knowes that Mr. Crocker lost not only an honourable but profitable emploiment in his Majesties service beyond the Seas Now that the world may take notice of the honest intention of the said Thomas Crocker and that they may see the damnable absurdity of the said Neave let them observe this one thing viz. that the said Thomas Crocker knowing the justness of his cause not onely at the time of his first being arrested but many times since his being imprisoned hath offered to come to an Arbitration have all differences referred betwixt them offering security to stand to the Award of such Arbitrators as shall indifferently be elected and chosen one or two of each part But the said Neave being a crosse base and ill condition'd fellow refuses this proposition and contrary to his promise to Sir Iohn Colleton Knight and Barronet will not refer the differences aforesaid But now as formerly he gives only this for answer that he will declare c. If such be the lawes and practises of the Londoners God send me to live amongst Indians Turks and Iews For prevention of such hellish practises it were to be wished that there were a Court Merchant erected in England as is usual in other Countries where Trade is most encouraged which I hear for many years past in former Parliaments hath been endeavoured but hindred especially by the Lawyers such Villanies would not be practised But to corrupt offices and officers this will be but false doctrine because it will hinder the hellish grist coming to their Mill. This practise for the sake of particular gaine hath been too long used and those that are concerned will cry up their Diana old customes though never so wicked for which detestible practices if not speedyly remedied by authority God will certainly visiet who hath threatned that for three Transgressions and for four he would not turne away the punishment of Moab because they sold the needy for silver and the poor for a paire of shooes and the practise of our times