Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

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justice_n	esq_n	sir_n	william_n	6,908	5	9.6167	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86720	The humble address of the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of Sir William Courten and Sir Paul Pyndar, late of London, Knights; and William Courten Esq; deceased together with their creditors and legatees, and other proprietors and adventurers with them to the East-Indies, China and Japan, faithfully represented to both Houses of Parliament, prorogued to the 26th. of January 1679.		1679 (1679)	Wing H3380AC; ESTC R230327	4,631	5

Breda as by the Original Report Signed the 29. of June 1672. ready to be produced appears XI That in pursuance of the said Report his Majesty was gratiously pleased to Order in Councel that special Instructions should be sent to the Lords Plenepotentiaries and Embassadors Treating with the French King and States General to insist upon Satisfaction and Reparations accordingly And further his Majesty reflecting upon all those circumstances he lay under in this Case sent his Letters Express under his Sign Manual to the said Lords Plenipotentiaries intimating to them that in any Treaty or Treaties which might happen to be made with the States General of the United Provinces Provision should be made for satisfaction of the said Debt and Damages farther signifying that in this Case his Majesties Care should be to protect his Subjects in their Just Rights as well as to assist them in the Recovery thereof XII That soon after in the year 1673 A separate Peace was made at London between the King and the States General whereby the Treaty at Breda was confirmed with all former Treaties excluding France in Consideration of Eight hundred thousand Patacoones to be paid to his Majesty at four yearly payments by the States General without any other notice taken of Satisfaction or Reparation for the Bona Esperanza and Henry Bona Adventura or any of the Orders Reports Instructions or Letters Patents wherein his Majesties Justice and Honour are so often repeated XIII Then several of the Proprietors and Interessed made new Applications to the King and States General on behalf of themselves and many Families of Orphans and Widdows concerned therein for some proportion of the Patacoons towards Reparation of the said Debt and Damages but answer was made them that the States of Holland and two English Ministers of State had procured the Earl of Darby Lord High Treasurer of England to move his Majesty to Assign 600000 of the Patacoones to the Prince of Orange upon accompt of an old Debt contracted in Holland by Prince Henry Frederick for the late King Charles the said Pattacoons continuing at Interest in the States Hands the other 4th part of the Pattacoons being ordered to be received by Alderman Backwel towards Repairs of Windsor Castle and other services so the Bona Esperanza and Henry Bona Adventura were left in statu que without any regard or consideration had of the Seaven Millions of pounds Sterling raised by Parliament upon account of the Subjects Reparation whereof a Months Tax of 120902 l. 15 s. 8 d. was granted to the Duke of York for his Heroick Courage and Conduct at Sea and 30000 l. to the Kings Guards or of all the Prizes taken by the Kings Ships or the Money Granted for the Princess of Orange her Dowry English Ships and Goods Condemned as Prize in the several Admiralties of Holland Zealand and Friesland in the last Warr amounted unto the vallue of three Millions and half Sterling money or of the Tenths of 1500 English Sips Dutch Prizes in the last War due to the Prince of Orange as Lord High Admiral or his other advantage of advancements by that War nor even of the vast Sums owing to the Proprietors and Interressed in this humble Address for Monies advanced and disbursed by their Ancestors towards the ordinary charge of the Crown before the year 1640. Yet all these Memorials were not sufficient Motives to the Ministers of State who kept the Kings Conscience and Treasure of the Nation to be mindful of the Honour and Interest of the King and Kingdom but suffered those Patacoons to be kept out of England which ought to have gon towards satisfaction of the Bona Esperanza and Henry Bona Adventura that have made such a sound in most parts of Christendom and will still Eccho to the Heavens untill Justice be done XIV That after several other Proprietors and persons Interessed in diverse other Actions depending at Law for many years together in the ordinary Courts of Judicature in Holland and Zealand upon obligations civil Contracts in Trade and Commerce and Bills of Exchange for several Sums of Money amounting in all to 147028 l. Sterling against Jacob Pergens of Amsterdam the Heirs and Executors of Sir Jacob Cats Sir Peter Courten Peter Boudaen David Goubard and others most of them being ready for Sentences and Determination The States of Holland against all common Right in the year 1676. sent their Express Orders to the Judges of the Inferior Courts in Amsterdam the Provincial Courts of Holland and Supreme Court of Judicature at the Hague that they should refuse to do any manner of Justice therein upon pretence that all the particular Actions of Englishmen were Extinguished and Discharged by the Treaties aforesaid under the notion of Offences Injuries Damages and Losses A Praecedent of that dangerous consequence if permitted to pass under such forced Interpretations that no Englishman can be safe in his Estate and Propertie that Trusts any Mony or Goods into the Hands of Hollanders or Zelanders Wherefore we your most humble Appealants having sought after relief in all other Courts and Councells at home and abroad without any Remedy or Effect do most humbly pray that our Rights and Properties may be assertained and preserved by judgment of Parliament and that some seasonable means may be used for their Redress and Reparations upon such several Recommendation of both Houses to his Majesty as may be consistent with the Justice of Parliament and the merits of your most greived and oppressed Appealants respective Causes William Courten Esq Grandchild and Heir of Sir William Courten Thomas Kynaston Merchant surviving Partner with Sir William Courten Gilbert Crouch Gent. one of the Executors and Assignee of Francis late Earl of Shrewsbury Sir Edward Graves Barronet Richard Harrison Esq Sir Thomas Wolstenholm Barronet George Carew Esq Administrator of Sir Paul Pindar Elisabeth Whitaker Executrix of Charles Whitaker Esq James Boeve Merchant Bazilla Lloyd Executrix of Sir Peter Vanlore Mark Fletcher Merchant Sir Thomas Davis Kt. Thomas Norton Merchant Thomas Coppin Esq on the behalf of themselves and the rest of the Proprietors and persons Interessed and concerned