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A95991	A true narrative of som [sic] remarkable-proceedings concerning the ships Samson, Salvador, and George, and several other prize-ships depending in the High Court of Admiralty; humbly presented to the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, and the Councell of State, and the Councell of Officers of his excellency the Lord Generall. / By Tho. Violet of London, gold-smith.	Violet, Thomas, fl. 1634-1662.	1653 (1653)	Wing V593; Thomason E1070_4; ESTC R208665	74,616	123

oblige mee to pray for Honors and then the Council keep 's their promiss which I faithfully had from many of them when I first undertook to make a stop of the silver claimed by the Spaniard I humbly submit all to your Honors THO. VIOLET Martii 4. 1652. For the Lord Bradshaw An Account of what hath been taken from mee Thomas Violet for which I humbly desire Reparations and satisfaction from the Parlament out of the Silver in the prize-Ships which I have staied March 4. 1652. 1. WHen I was sent to the Tower the 6 of Jan. 1643. my Mother had of my Goods Bonds and Bills in her hands taken from her at several times viz. to the value of one thousand three hundred and odd pounds besides manie of my papers and Accounts of great value and consideration to mee seized and manie of my papers were of great concernment to the Common-wealth and yet I cannot com to the knowledg who hath them but this I am sure of if there had been any thing in them that could have made against mee there had been then use made of them 2. My Mother had at another time a Privie-Seal taken from her wherein the late King acknowledged hee owed mee for my expences in the discoverie of the Transporters of Gold and Silver ninteen hundred threescore and eight pounds which money I laid out every penie out of my own purs and am ready to make this discoverie to the State upon passing of the Act against Transporters of Gold which Act hath been twice read in the last Parlament and is in the custodie of Mr Augustin Garland 3. The Committee of Essex put mee out of my possession of the Mannors of Battles and Paton-hall in Essex as appear's by their Warrants which I have to produce of which Land I had an extent to the just value of one thousand pound due to mee in 1643. and Phlip Cage Esq was in possession of the Premises for my use 4. The Committee of Shropshire seized in my Sister's hands in London three bonds due to mee in two thousand pounds for the payment of mee Thomas Violet one thousand pounds by the Ladie Waade Edmond Lenthal Esq Phillip Cage Esq Charls Mordent Esq as appear's under the hand of the said Phillip Cage Esquire 5. I had the Leases of ten several houses at the Postern in little More-fields and the Tenants owed mee when I was committed to the Tower in Arrears for Rent about one hundred pounds and for above these nine years I never received rent of them but Mr Elconhead hath received the Rent ever since 6. Som of the Silver Wier-Drawers by their unjust clamor caused my Office to bee sequestred from mee which was for the Surveying and Sealing of all Gold and Silver thred to prevent the deceit of this Nation by cours and adulterated Silver-thred wyer and spangels which at this daie is very much adulterared for want of the said Office which Office for the surveying and sealing of all Gold and Silver-thred and wyer I had from the late King for three lives and it hath cost mee neer fifteen hundred pounds to my Lord Treasurer Lord Cottington Sr John Cook and Sr John Banks before I could get the grant to pass under the great Seal of England and that Office made mee above three hundred pounds a year besides an hous rent-free 7. I had one quarter part of the Ladie Villers Farm for importation of all Forrein Gold and Silver thred hatbands or lace and Copper thred throughout England and Wales for fourteen years which cost mee a little before I was sequestred seven hundred pounds and it was worth one hundred and fiftie pounds per. an to mee 8. I had a grant from the late King under his signet to bee Master Worker of the Mint in the Tower of London which grant was taken away from mee when I had my hous seized in Jan. 1643. 9. Besides the aforesaid summ's I spent in my imprisonment in the Tower for almost four years seven hundred pounds and could never get my caus to bee heard though by my friends I presented manie petitions and I have attended the late Parlament with my petition this six years ever since I had my libertie out of the Tower to have Justice and relief in the foresaid premises and have spent on my attendance onely in following this business to get my caus heard above one thousand pounds besides I have spent all my time for above these last six years in doing several services for the State as is well known to a great manie of the Parlament and Council of State and Committee for trade upon the faithful promiss of manie members that my petition should bee granted and I have my estate restored or the value which by these particulars amount's to above a eleven thousand pounds My good services I have don is well known to your honors Sr James Harrington Sr Henrie Mildmay Mr Tho. Chalenor Col. Herbert Morley Mr Alderman Allen Mr Austin Garland and the Committee of the Mint and many other members of the Council of trade about setting the par of Exchanges and coyns Free-ports and several other great services I did the Common-wealth before ever your Honors and the Council of State engaged mee about the Silver Prizes and Goods in the Admiraltie and this hath cost mee more charge trouble and hazard for the time then ever anie business I have don The first thing that moved mee to do this service about the Prizes was the good and saftie of this Nation but had I not had your Honor's command to do it and many of the Council of State 's promise that I should have both my estate restored and a good reward for my great expence pains and hazard I should not have ventured on so knottie a business for which I go in hazard of my life daily I humbly submit the premises to your Honors Tho. Violet March 4. 1652. These papers with som little additions I delivered to my Lord Bradshaw Sr James Harrington and Mr Allen. Here follow 's a Copie of my Petition put into the late Parlament which petition hath been depending these six years and I have delivered som hundreds at several times to the Members and could never bee heard nor I have relief or justice though I attended it daily beeing promised by several members to take the first opportunitie for my relief also a Copie of the late King's Letter which I brought to London and my answer to the honorable Committee at Gold-smith's-Hall when they examined mee about the same with the Order of my commitment to the Tower for bringing up the said Letter for peace which was before anie Law was made to the contrarie to prohibit any person to bring up a Letter of peace from the late King To the Supreme Autoritie the PARLAMENT of the COMMON-WEALTH of England The humble Petition of THO. VIOLET Sheweth THat your Petitioner with Theophilus Rilye then Scout-Master of the Citie of

A True NARRATIVE Of som remarkable-Procedings concerning the ships Samson Salvadore and George and severall other Prize-ships depending in the Admiralty humbly presented to the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England and Councell of State and the Councell of Officers of his Excellency the Lord GENERALL By THO. VIOLET of London Gold-Smith Humbly desiring them to take the same into their Consideration it being of very great concernment to the security of this Nation And further hee humbly refers himselfe to his Papers Petitions and Letters delivered to severall Members of the Councell of State wherein is discovered many Designes of Merchants and others upon fraudulent pretences to have defeated the Common-wealth of all the Silver now coyning in the Tower beeing neere foure hundred thousand pounds Also an Order of the Councell of State for removing severall obstructions in the Mint And severall Petitions and Proceedings thereupon by order of the abovesaid Committee All which are humbly presented to your Honors and to all true lovers of their Countrey who shall Reade and take notice of the same LONDON Printed in the yeere of our Lord God 1653. TO THE PARLIAMENT of the Common-wealth of ENGLAND The humble Petition of THO. VIOLET Sheweth THat your Petitioner in December last finding the Common-wealth daily deceived in severall Prizes that had beene unduly discharged in the Court of Admiraltie and else where since August last to the value of many hundred thousand pounds which frauds if continued had proved highly prejudiciall to the Common-wealth by enabling the Dutch in their mischievous practises to circumvent and eclipse the glory of this Nation and all this constantly acted by some Merchants and others by compliance with some persons in trust in the Admiraltie For prevention thereof for the future your Petitioner did about the eighth of December last deliver in writing unto the Lord Bradshawe a Paper discovering that at that present time a practise and combination was set on foote and acted against the State by severall Merchants and others who at that time combining with some publique ministers of forraigne Princes did endeavor and plot to put a blind on the Parliament and Councell of State and having the connivance and assistance of some persons in power and trust for the Common-wealth and Admiraltie contrived by fraud false pretences and claimes to get cleered out of the Admiraltie severall ships taken as prize but most espicially three rich Ships viz. the Sampson the George and the Salvador in which ships your Petitioner had certaine intelligence there was many hundred thousand pounds of Silver and Merchandize for the accompt of severall people in Amsterdam Dort and other places of the united-Provinces your Petitioner having beene imployed by the late King and his Councell for making known many secret practises of the like nature unto them your Petitioner out of his affection to the prosperitie of this Common-wealth did undertake to the Lord Bradshawe to unmaske these frauds In pursuance whereof your Petitioner knowing how much it did concerne this Common-wealth to have these abuses discovered and made known hee delivered severall Papers unto severall Members of the late Councell of State and to Doctor Walker in December and January last which did manifest by what waies and practises these abuses were daily committed which service was so acceptable to many of the Councell of State that your Petitioner had an assurance from many of them in the behalf of the Common-wealth that if your Petitioner could intitle the State to the Silver in the aforesaid ships and make it out by sufficient proofe then he should have all his Estate both reall and personall restored unto him which is under sequestration upon malicious and untrue information or the full value thereof which amounted unto the some of eleven thousand pounds to bee paid unto your Petitioner out of the Silver which your Petitioner should gaine to the Common-wealth out of the aforesaid prize-ships which by your Petitioners painfull endeavors and to his great and vast expence was then accordingly stayed and proofe made to entitle the State to all the Silver which is now coyning in the Tower Notwithstanding the strong combinations and designes of some in the Court of Admiraltie and some other great ones in power to defraud the Common-wealth as was intimated by Master James Stanieres letter and in truth your Petitioner hath run as great hazard of being ruined both in his estate and person for his protesting in the behalfe of the Commonwealth against the discharge of these ships and Silver which had then without your Petitioners protest in Court beene all discharged and at that time the Dutch had such a party even in the Councel of State that by som of them your petitioner was discouraged to proceed in this busines by which means the merchants were encouraged to claime as is well known to many hundreds of Merchants in London insomuch as your petitioner was enforced in the face of the Court to charge ten severall Merchants who were then all in the Court of Admiraltie for fraudulent practises in laboring to discharge the said Ships and your petitioner did then declare to the Judges in the Court of Admiraltie that if they did discharge the said Ships and Silver upon any pretence of any Merchants or other persons whomsoever before your petitioners witnesses were examined they did not Judge but give away the Common-wealths Treasure and that your petitioner did appeale to the Parliament against their proceedings to discharge the Silver which did so exasperate the Judges in the Admiraltie that they complained to the Councell of State against your petitioner for endeavoring to stay the Silver and said ships and upon full examination of the businesse before the Committee of forraigne-affaires these ships were notwithstanding ordered to be staid and your petitioner ordered to prosecute with all expedition and vigilance in the behalfe of the Common-wealth for entitling the State to it which he hath done accordingly Your Petitioner therefore humbly prayes your Honors to bee pleased to consider the greatnesse of your petitioners service in staying the Treasure in December last and discovering the frauds of some in the Admiraltie at such time when the Hollander was domaniering in the Downes and how much it did weaken them and disappoint their occasions and what an advantage it is to the Common-wealth to have the State accomodated with neere foure hundred thousand pounds of the enemies Treasure in this conjuncture of time for your petitioners doing thereof hee hath contracted the malice of many hundred Merchants In consideration of all which Services your Petitioner humbly prayes his Sequestration may bee discharged and his estate both reall and personall restored unto him or the true value thereof paid him as was promised your Petitioner upon his undertaking this businesse or that your Honors would take such Order for your Petitioners reliefe in the Premises as by your grave Wisedomes shall bee thought agreeable to Justice And as in duty bound

no doubt will leave no stone unroled to prevent us in that particular if great care be not taken in this businesse All the Premisses considered I humbly desire your Honor that the Councel of State may know of these my most humble propositions and take such Order in it as the greatnesse of the cause requires for the safety and benefit of the Common-wealth all which I humbly submit to your Honors great wisdome and remaine My Lord your humble servant THO. VIOLET Decemb. 8. 1652. Monday the 13. of December 1652. At the Councel of State at White-hall ORDERED That Master Thomas Violet doe assist in the behalfe of the Common-wealth in the prosecution of this present Suit in the high Court of Admiralty against the ships Samson Salvador and George And that hee doe repaire to Doctor Walker Advocate for the Common-wealth and acquaint him from time to time what hee hath to offer on the behalfe of the Publique in Reference to the said Ships Ex. John Thurloe Cleark of the Councel A Breviat of severall Papers delivered to Doctor Walker severall of the Committee of Forraigne affaires since tht 13. of December 1652. to the 27. of January 1652. according to an Order of the Councel of State of the 13 of December last concerning severall prize-ships and the silver and merchandize therein with a Letter to Doctor Walker the 29. of January 1652. concerning all the Premisses Dr. WALKER My service presented SIR the Bullion Money and Merchandize at present under question in the ships Sampson Salvador and George depending in the Admiralty is of so great and considerable a value and of so high concernment in president and other relation to the Common-wealth and most of it so probable to prove lawfull prize if timely and duly prosecuted and the passengers in the said ships and other witnesses I have presented to Master Bud to be examined it behoves the State as I humbly conceive not to suffer these ships to passe as many ships of great value since the warre with the Netherlands have done to the unspeakable dammage of this Nation it being no new thing for the Hollanders in time of warre to saile under the colours and names and with the cockets of Hamborough or some other of the Hanse-townes for they did it all the while they had warres with Spayne nor for the ships of the Hance-townes Ostenders and Dunkirkers to bee transporters of Dutch goods through our Seas from and to all parts of Christendome especially Spayne Nay many times the better to countenance their ship or ships shall be built in Holland and formerly sold to some friend or correspondent in Hamborough Emden Lubeck Dunkirk Ostend or the like and for the better colour called the Lion or Dove c. of som of the aforesaid places when really and actually it belongs to Holland or Zealand and for instance whereof one of the ships now in question stiles it self by the name of the Hamborough of Hamborough and is certainly known and will be proved to belong to Rotterdam and so no question will many more of the ships under arest prove to belong to some towne of Holland and the united Provinces when strictly and duly examined Nor is it any new practise for publique Ministrs of other States to make use of their function and Masters Roabe to befriend the subject of their Allies in case of the like nature of clayming Treasure and Merchandize wherein the native trade as in this may be concerned or were it not but for the advantage of salvage in such cases conived at and many times by the instructions of their superiors allowed to publique ministers as perquisites of their imployments they many times gaining more by such avenies then by their constant salaries I have often heard sir Lewis Dives say that when he lived in Spayne with his father in law the earle of Bristoll and the Lord Cottington they did doe the same for the Dutch in Spayne as is now offered for the Dutch in England And I beleeve there are some forraigne Princes agents in England at this time that understand to make their particular profit in this conjuncture of time as well if not better then eyther the earle of Bristoll or the lord Cottington did in Spayne and upon this ground and for this end it is more then probable that some publique agents appeare in this present question in the Admiralty not that eyther their Master or his subjects in all likelyhood are otherwise concerned nor he or they warranted therein but only for their particular profit Sir this is not a common cause and I see you take it so by your care you keepe your word you bid me find proofe and you will hold the ships and silver let some of the Judges talke what they please you will discharge your trust Sir the state of Spayne is rarely known to have sent or transported any bars of silver or coyne on their owne or other ships whatsoever to the prejudice of their Mint that being most absolute contrary to their lawes which makes transporting money death without the Kings originall Licence had the Merchants one they would have shewed it before now True it is often stoln away by the Dutch which is done without the Kings warrant bills of store or publique allowance and so you will finde this is and thereby the more lyable to question and upon strict examination it will be cleerely proved prize if the Dutch should cozen us of this money now they are ranting in the Downes the Commonwealth would suffer extraordinarily Therefore all persons that claime this silver I humbly conceive ought to be prest to declare specially and particularly whether he or they pretend the money or bullion or any part of it to be the King of Spaynes peculiar Treasure or his subjects and if so he or they ought to shew some speciall and authentique Warrant or Order of his or their Masters or Officers for it Registred in the ports of Spayne and also to prove that by authentique witnesses by some of his Masters subjects at the place or Port of S. Lucar or Cadiz and attested here by like originall bills from the officers of the Customes in Spayne which bills of lading correspondent and their authentique duplicats with letters of consignement suteable the Pursers bookes of entries with all the particular and respective marks agreeing with the bills of lading bills of store and letters of consignement and all the markes of the bars and bags duly Registred either for the King of Spayne or his particular subjects If they cannot spell and speake all this perfectly justly and truly at the Port of saint Lucar or Cadiz they may faile of their ends for all their confident clayming and the like might every Merchant pretender doe or fail of his Nor can the Articles of the old League supposing it to be renued and confirmed by this Common-wealth excuse the ships Sampson Salvador and George under question from a search as

London by order of the Honorable Hous of Co. the 6. of Januarie 1643. was committed prisoner to the Tower where your Petitioner remained almost four years the said Rilye beeing discharg'd out of the Tower within a year from the time of his commitment his Estate never sequestred or taken away your Petitioner having acted nothing in that business without the approbation of the said Theophilus Rilye And your Petitioner had a Pass to go to Oxford by the Lord General Essex and an Order from the then-Hous of Commons and the Committee of both England and Scotland were by your Petitioner's appointment made acquainted that your Petitioner was within few daies to bring up a Letter from the late King to the Citie for peace which your Petitioner desired Sir David Watkins to acquaint the Parlament with before ever your Petitioner went to Oxford My humble suit is therefore that Sr David Watkins and Mr Rilye may bee examined of the truth of this Your Petitioner acted nothing in this business but by Order and what the Parlament or som prime Members knew of and did consent to the doing of it That during the time of your Petitioner's restraint your Petitioners Estate was by the Committees of Essex Salop Middlesex and London sequestred and taken away Your Petitioner's Estate in Essex beeing by Order of Parment granted unto certain persons through whose informations your Petitioner was sequestred who since the grant and obtaining thereof have never made good their allegations or informations or anie part thereof although by several Orders of the honorable Committee of Essex and Salop in pursuance of an Order of the honorable the Barons of the Exchecquer they have been required to make good their charge against your Petitioner as by the said Orders may appear neither hath your Petitioner during the time of his said imprisonment nor since though to the uttermost of his power endeavored daily and solicited at the Hous-doors been hitherto able to obtain a hearing of his caus whereby all your Petitioner's Estate hath for this nine years last past been out of your petitioner's hands to his utter ruine without the relief of this honorable Hous Your Petitioner humbly praieth that the said sequestration may bee taken off and that all Lands Bonds Bills Leases Moneys Goods Debts Offices Extents Writings and Evidences of what nature soever in whose custodie the same or any part thereof is beeing and remaining maie bee restored to your Petitioner And that a just account may bee given Your Petitioner of the profits received ever since the sequestration by such person or persons who have received the same Your Petitioner humbly praieth this the rather for that hee ever since his enlargement out of the Tower hath don many good and faithful services for the Common-wealth to the best of his skill and power as is known as well to the honorable Council of State as to several honorable Members of this honorable Hous And Your Petitioner shall praie c. THO. VIOLET A Copie of the late King's Letter to the Lord Major and Aldermen of the Citie of London Charls Rex TRustie and well-beloved wee greet you well when wee remember the many Acts of Grace and Favor Wee and our Roial Predecessors have conferred upon that our Citie of London and the many examples of dutie and loialtie for which that Citie hath been likewise famous Wee are willing to believ notwithstanding the great defection wee have found in that place that all men are not so degenerated from their affection to Us and to the peace of the Kingdom as to desire a continuance of the miserie they now feel and therefore beeing informed that there is a desire of som principal persons of that Citie to present a Petition to us which may tend to the better procuring a good understanding between Us and that our Citie whereby the peace of the whole Kingdom may bee procured Wee have thought fit to let you know that wee are ready to receiv any such Petition and the persons who shall bee appointed to present the same to us shall have a safe conduct and you shall assure all our good subjects of that our Citie whose hearts are touched with any sens of dutie to Us or love to the Religion and Laws established in the quiet and peaceable fruition whereof they and their Ancestors have enjoied so great happiness that wee have neither passed any Act nor made any profession or protestation for the maintenance and defence of the true Protestant Religion and the Liberties of the Subject which wee will not most strictly and religioussy observ and for the which wee will bee alwaies ready to give them any securitie can bee desired and of these Our gracious Letters Wee exspect a speedy answer from you and so Wee bid you farewel By his Majestie 's Command George Digbie Given at our Court at Oxford on the 19th year of Our Reign 26th Decemb. 1653. Upon the bringing up to London of the aforesaid Letter I Tho. Violet of London Gold-smith was examined before an honorable Committee of Parlament at Gold smith's Hall Januarie 3 1643 where I made the Committee acquainted that I had acted nothing but by order of Mr Theophilus Riley Scout-master of the Citie of London who was autorized by Ordinance of both Houses of Parlament and by Act of the Common-Council of the Citie of London to hold intelligence in any of the King's quarters and that the said Theophilus Riley by virtue of his place did procure my Pass from the Hous of Commons to go to Oxford the 25 December 1643 as will appear by the Journal-books in the Hous of Commons and that my Lord General Essex did give mee a Pass to go to Oxford the 27 of Decemb. by Sr Arthur Haslerig's and Sr David Watkin's means both which Warrants were procured for Mee Tho. Violet by Theophilus Riley Scout-master and one of the Militia of the Citie of London and the parties aforesaid and that the said Theophilus Riley and I Tho. Violet and Sr David Watkins had made several Members of Parlament and Committee of both Nations acquainted with the Letter before ever wee sent it to Oxford to have the King Sign it and wee had their approbation for doing the same and I Tho. Violet did plead justification for my doing thereof before the said Committee having the Warrant and approbation of the Common-wealth's Scout-master Moreover I declared that there was not then at the time of my bringing up of the late King's Letter beeing the 2d of Januarie 1643 any Order or Ordinance to forbid mee or any other person to bring up a Letter of Peace from the late King besides I told the Committee that by God's Law where there is no Law there can bee no transgression and my bringing the late King's Letter up to London before a law made to shew mee my Rule to walk by I beeing the King's Servant I humbly conceived could bee no offence whereupon the honorable Committee