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attorney_n have_v not_o proceed_v thereupon_o that_o 125000_o l._n and_o upward_o be_v just_o due_a and_o owe_v to_o the_o estate_n of_o sir_n william_n courten_n and_o sir_n paul_n pyndar_n by_o the_o heir_n and_o executor_n of_o peter_n boudaen_n jacob_n pergen_v and_o david_n goubert_n merchant_n of_o holland_n upon_o particular_a account_n in_o trade_n bill_n of_o exchange_n and_o obligation_n no_o way_n relate_v to_o the_o letter_n of_o reprisal_n for_o which_o they_o have_v be_v sue_v in_o the_o ordinary_a court_n of_o judicature_n in_o amsterdam_n and_o middleburgh_n but_o the_o magistrate_n there_o deny_v justice_n to_o the_o prosecutor_n 1678_o ann._n 1678_o that_o sir_n paul_n pyndar_n have_v lend_v and_o advance_v the_o sum_n of_o 80000_o l._n and_o upward_o before_o the_o year_n 1640._o which_o be_v to_o have_v be_v repay_v to_o he_o out_o of_o the_o fine_n and_o composition_n of_o papist_n convict_v and_o other_o assignment_n which_o be_v legal_o vest_v in_o the_o say_v richard_n powel_n and_o nath._n hill_n gentleman_n they_o do_v for_o the_o obtain_n thereof_o exhibit_v their_o humble_a petition_n to_o your_o majesty_n in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n 1678_o which_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o lord_n commissioner_n of_o your_o treasury_n where_o it_o still_o depend_v that_o the_o say_v william_n courten_n grandchild_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n william_n courten_n decease_a charles_n earl_n of_o shrewsbuâ—y_n george_n carew_n esq_n administrator_n of_o the_o good_n and_o chattel_n of_o sir_n william_n courten_n and_o sir_n paul_n pyndar_n knt._n decease_a with_o their_o will_n annex_v richard_n powell_n esq_n thomas_n townsend_n thomas_n coppin_n esquire_n richard_n cresset_n and_o robert_n alyeway_n gent._n and_o thomas_n coleman_n esq_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o themselves_o and_o other_o interest_v in_o the_o premise_n do_v most_o humble_o propose_v that_o in_o consideration_n your_o majesty_n shall_v be_v gracious_o please_v to_o grant_v as_o much_o as_o in_o your_o majesty_n lie_v the_o say_a duty_n of_o 4_o and_o ½_n per_fw-mi cent_z arise_v