03 07 ½ Sir Iohn Nulls is Creditor By money paid into Cash as Treasurer 115576 08 05 ½ By the Lord Goring which he received of Iohn Burch 880 00 00 By debts on his accompts resting unreceived 1914 11 8 ½ By his Divident of 54000. li 4 36 parts 6000 00 0  124371 1 2 The Lord Goring is Creditor By money paid sir Iohn Nulls treasurer 18444 4 7 By Tobacco entered Anno 1639 and charged to account but the ship miscarrying in the river no money was received for it 522 16 2 By Tobacco entered Anno 1639 and 1640 as is alleadged which belonged to the old Farmers Accompt and made good unto them 2063 2 6 By charges and sallery paid out by Master Neuett as by his accompt of particulars appeareth 400 17 02 By Tobacco debts resting on his accompts unreceived 7300 07 07 By Mr. Neuet for money resting in his hands 28937-6-5 ½ 205 18 5 ½ By his divident of 54000. li 2 35 parts 3000 00 00  31937 06 5 ½ Debts owing by sundry persons to the Accompt of the 2 years farm Anno 1639 and 1640 the 30 of July 1644.  li s d Monies delivered at Interest 23400 00 00 Debts unreceived for the Custome on Sir John Jacob accom 6249 17 8 Debts unreceived on Sir Iob Harbies accompts 4559 17 06 Debts unreceived on Sir Nicholas Crispes accompts 458 07 03 Debts unreceived on Sir Iohn Nulls accompt 1914 12 8 ½ Debts for Tobacco on the Lord Gorings accompt 7300 07 7 Contracted Farmes 1666 13 04 Edward Abbott 2499 10 08 William Curteen 363 00 00 Master Neuett for ballance of the Lord Gorings accompt of the Tobacco collection 205 18 5 ½ The Kings Majesty 300 07 10 Sir Nicholas Crispe for ballance of his accompt 621 3 8 ½ Thomas Bushell 21 16 01 William Arnold 40 00 00 Iohn Flood 35 10 11 Divided in 54000 li more then the profit amounteth unto as appeareth in Folio 1. 33 00 2 ½  49670 03 11 Ph. Burlemachi Ri. Mountney Tho. Murthwaite P. Calendrini This man is son in law unto Sir Iohn Nulls and one of the creditors Debts owing to sundry persons by the Accompt of the 2 years Farm Anno 1639 and 1640 the 30 of July 1644.  li s d To Sir Abraham Dawes for ballance his accompt folio 2 10678 06 09 To sir Iohn Iacob for ballance his accompt folio 2 2368 15 9 ½ To sir Iob Harby for ballance his accompt folio 2 7212 04 06 To the Lord Goring for Ballance his accompt fol 3 2120 00 00 To sir Iohn Nulls for ballance his accompt folio 3 350 00 08 To sir Iohn Nulls in accompt of cash 2140 16 03 To sundry persons due at interest as by the particulars entered in the next folio 24800 0 0  49670 03 11 Ph. Burlemachi Ri. Mountney Tho. Murthwaite P. Calendrini Particulars of monies owing at interest to sundry persons the 30 of July 1644. viz.   li Sir John St. John  1200 Michael Chambers 1000 Robert Gouldman 0800 Thomas Squire 1000 Edward de Pluers 0700 Ann Bourne 0500 William Topfielt 1000 Gideon de Lawne 1000 Sir Peter Wiche 2000 Josina Calfe 1000 Isaack Thornbury 0300 George Gosnold 1200 Richard Jemmett 1500 Thomas Eglesfyeld 1000 Lucas Lucie 1000 Florentine Tainturie paid 4000 Mary Droman  2000 Anthonie Mason 0500 Thomas Swinerton 0600 John Gore 0500 William Gregory 0500 Richard Cornel. Mountney 0500 Emanuell Fenton 1000  24800 THis aforegoing accompt being thus stated drawn up and certified Anno 1644 And the originall remaining in the hands of Pompey Calendrini and severall copies thereof delivered one to Sir John Iacob one to Sir Iohn Nulls and another to my self wherein I appeared to be Creditor the sum of 7212-04-0b As principal money At which time Thomas Murthwait one of the said accomptants did cast up the interest whereby it did also appear that I was Creditor the sum of 625-08-03 Sir Iohn Iacob debitor 463-05-0 Sir Iohn Nulls debitor 505-09-2 Sir Nicholas Crispe debitor 1107-04-09 so that all my said partners were debitors great sums of money for principall and interest and my self then a Creditor for eight thousand pounds or there abouts of which I could never since procure one peny neither from Sir Iohn Iacob nor Sir Iohn Nulls but on the contrary part have since paid other great sums of money being pressed thereunto by their practises in one payment 1150. li at the reqest of Sir John Nulls to One Tainturier to keep him from being arrested he then telling me I was wronged by Sir John Jacob and Sir Nicholas Crispe and that he would be a means I should be satisfied my full due which was his flattering language untill he had dreyned from me almost all my estate and then perceiving he could do no more with me by perswasions he fell down right upon me and caused me to be arrested by one Bovey to whom I was forced to pay about 700. li for â…“ part of that debt my share thereof being a great deal lesse after that he caused M. Squire to cast me into prison as aforesaid then he heightened the Lady Wyche now the lady Merrick her pressures against me telling her Mr. Gouldman others that if Sir Job Harby would pay his third part he would discharge his own part this done he caused one Shurland to pursue me as also Collonel Hutchinson with many others too long to be named telling to one that Sir Job Harby keepeth in his hands that which should pay the creditors unto others he saith frequently Sir Job Harby doth nothing but talk he will do nothing to others that Sir Job is a beggar with these and othâ—r slanders he would feign make the world believe that I am the cause the creditors are not paid whereas I do intreat you all to take notice that I have continually importuned him and others the partners to make up accompts but all without any successe for it being some moneths past ordered amongst us that each Farmer should bring his accompt to the book-keeper to see what every man had payed towards the satisfaction of the creditors in generall there is nothing at all done therein Onely I have drawn up mine own accompt subscribed the same and delivered it unto the bookkeeper the 3 day of Ianu. last past wherby it doth plainly appear there is due unto me for the two years accompt 12281 li 11 s 7.d and all those debts paid And for the Contracted Farmes c. with sir Paul Pyndar and others there is coming unto me for principall and interest 24530 li 6 s 11.d in all I am out of purse the sum of thirty six thousand nine hundred fifty one pounds seventeene shillings and six pence the particulars whereof appear by the said accompts transcribed here under Sir Job Harhy is Debitor to account of the two years Farmes 1639 and 1640.  li s d To Debts received since the 30. of July 1644. 1342 19
Credible performance of the joynt service would be work sufficient for such a Treasurer as intended to deal safely for himself and justly with all men that should lend their moneys The said Lord Goring taking ill my refusal seeks amongst us for one to serve his turn and at last prevailed with Mr. Nulls now Sir John to promise the said Lord his assistance conditionally to make him treasurer which the L. Goring did perform did put me from that very place which first induced me to meddle with the Farmes and this was effected the third day of Novem. 1638 at the Lord Gorings house in Tower-street At which time if I could have had my twenty thousand pounds again have bin disengaged I had withdrawn my self and bin freed of the great pressures I have since undergone but God had nor so appointed I was caught for want of judgment or foresight and therefore was author of mine own wo The said Master Nulls now sir John being so chosen treasurer and 500. li per ann. allowed him for his intended good service he being to give security for ten thousand pounds to keep exact accompts deliver them unto the Farmers at all times upon demand and to pay no considerable sums of money but by order and direction of the said Farmers or three or more of them the very same day were the receipts divided and the Lord Goring was to have the subsidy of Tobacco and impost of Currants in London and the Out ports c. The treasurer immediately after began to lay about him and under colour of being provided of money for the joynt service he taketh up at interest all the money he could Compasse that is to say thirty thousand pounds more then there was any joynt occasion to use and did make particular use thereof for the reimbursing himself of what money he had formerly lent the Lord Goring for his own sinister end as aâ—oresaid breaking the trust reposed in him and lending it without my knowledge and for ought I could ever discover without any sufficient warrant since I am sure he cannot shew my hand to any such warrant though my share was the greatest next unto the Lord Gorings neither was there left any latitude in our articles of agreement to lend any money at al much less such vast sums unto a noble man of a fortune so perplexed as his Lordship was understood to be at that time the orders themselves speaking no such language as you may discern by the copie of them drawn out of the Register Book kept by him that was secretary to the Farmers the originall by Gods providence is now in my possession and ready to be shewed unto any person that shal desire to be satisfied in that particular the dates of the said orders and the expressions do follow verbatim 18. December 1638. At the meeting at Sir Job Harbies House Present all the Farmers IT is ordered that every particular receiver shall produce a particular of the state of his accompt and of the money remaining in cash and bonds taken once every Month in London and the Out-ports and that his Cash-Book and bonds shall be ready upon all occasions for the Treasurer or any of the Farmers to oversee And that every particular receiver shal pay what shal so remain in cash to the Treasurer within four dayes after the Treasurer shal call for the same That all and every the Farmers shall see the Books of the Treasurer aswell for his Cash as for any thing else that shall concern the service That in case any of the receivers shall fail to make payment of such money remaining in his hands within four dayes aforesaid and shall not pay the same within four dayes more next after that then upon notice given of such default made by the treasurer to the other Farmers it is ordered that the other Farmers shall sequester the receipt of such failing receiver from him And the said receipt shal be disposed of as shall be thought good by the other Farmers or the Major part of them then resident at the Custom-House or City And the Treasurer is likewise ordered that at the same time of his calling for money from the receiptâ— he shall generally and equally call for the same from all the receipts without Exception And it is further ordered that the money being so brought in to the Treasurer that he shall pay proportionally to every one of the Farmers as to himself an equall and proportionable part of their advanced money untill the sum of one hundred thousand pounds being repaid to them which sum they have advanced to his Majesty c. Which was the substance of what passed at that meeting Another meeting Vndecimo Aprilis 1639. At Master Burlamachis It is orderd that the severall receivers shall deliver in to the Treasurer at the end of every quarter a particular note of his receipts his several payments made in that quarter And the severall debts made in their receipts and the persons from whom they are due that every such receiver may clear with the Treasurer and perfect his account And if any receiver under any of the Farmers shall give credit to any considerable sum without the consent of the Farmers or three or more of them in whose receipt it falls shall be answerable for the same Another meeting 27 Die Junii 1639. It is this day agreed between the Lord Goring on the one part and the other Farmers of his Majesties Customes on the other part that the Lord Goring shall Farm the whole Subsidie and Custome of the Tobacco in the Port of Loddon and out-ports for three years from Christmas last 1638 for which the Lord Goring is to pay yearly during the said term to the other Farmers the sum of nineteen thousand pounds whiih rent of 19000. li is to be paid as it is now received and paid by Master Thomas Nevet by ready money and security taken Another meeting The second July 1639. It is ordered that there shall be a draught presently made of an assignment of the subsidy customs of Tobacco's from the other Farmers to the Lord Goring at above said rent of nineteen thousand pounds per annum which rent is to be payd quarterly by even and equall portions by the said Lord Goring c. Vicesimo quarto die July 1639. Ordered a Warrant after Another meeting present Sir Abraham Dawes Sir John Jacob Mr. Crispe Mr. Nulls Mr. Nulls VVHereas it is this day ordered by the farmers that the sum of ten thousand six hundred and seventeen pounds fourteen shillings and six pence remaining in cash your hands shall be divided among them upon accompt viz. to the Lord Goring the sum of seaven hundred ninety nine pounds seventeen shillings and seven pence to Sir Abraham Dawes for himself and the assignment from the Lord Goring two thousand one hundred thirty nine pounds two shillings and five pence to Sir John Jacob for himself and the
assignment from the Lord Goring two thousand three hundred sixty nine pounds nineteen shillings to Sir Job Harby the sum of two thousand two hundred and twelve pounds and two pence to Master Crispe the sum of nineteen hundred and seventeen pounds and two pence And to Master Nulls the sum of eleven hundred seventy nine pounds fifteen shillings two pence which severall sums we pray you to pay to every Farmer accordingly for which this order together with their severall acquittances shall be your discharge Another meeting being the last which was entred into the Register-Book The 15 October 1639. At Mr. Burlamachis House all the Farmers present WHereas the Lord Goring offered nineteene thousand pounds yearly for the Custome of Tobacco It is now agreed between all the Farmers that the L. Goring shall have the same for eighteen thousand pounds per annum some reasons being alledged for the abatement and Mr. Nulls is to be the Lord Gorings security by the consent and approbation of all the Farmers and is to have all the Lord Gorings receipts of Custom and Impost of Tobacco as also of Currants AFter this order no register was kept of any more meetings all indeed being done without order and without Conscience for the then Sir John Nulls the Treasurer being also collectour for the Northern Ports wherin Dover was comprehended and having griped the Lord Gorings collections of Tobacco and Impost of Currants into his own hands he continued reimbursing himself of what he had unwarrantably lent as aforesaid to the said Lord Goring and connived with Sir Abraham Dawes Sir John Jacob to receive the sum of nine thousand pounds between them in ready money as part of the Lord Gorings supposed profits whereas he best knew there were no profits at all the said profits being swallowed up in debts resting still unpayd and the greatest part of the said bad debts being by himself made witnesse his keeping the Tobacco in kinde also divers bonds for subsidie of Tobacco to the value of seven thousand three hundred pounds and his placing to accompt that exorbitant unjust unwarrantable parcell of twenty three thousand four hundred pounds lent at interest which sum of money was double asmuch as all the supposed profits belonging to the Lord Goring for his eight shares could amount unto moreover he winked at Sir Nicholas Crispe to keep ready money in his hands to the value of nine thousand pounds and also took unto himself six thousand pounds likewise in ready money whereas if he had performed his trust faithfully as he was obliged under his hand and seal so to do he should have given a proportionable share of ready money and a proportionable part of debts unto each Farmer according to his share and not all the ready money to himself and his confederates and to leave me who at the first had advanced the greatest share of the ready money almost nothing but bad debts keeping those very debts also in his own possession onely when this contrivance was made between them for a division they perceiving I had not in good and bad debts so much by two thousand and odd hundred pounds in my hands as to make my division equall with theirs they caused Sir John Jacob to give me a slight note of his hand for 2212. li 4. s 6. d instead of so much ready money which should have been payd me the 30 of Septem. 1641 from which very day there was due unto me as so much ready money short of my division the full sum of seven thousand two hundred and twelve pounds four shillings and six pence with interest for the same ever since whereof I could never procure one peny in payment from the said Sir John Jacob nor from the Treasurer Sir John Nulls notwithstanding all the reasons I could give nor all the solicitations I could make All I could possibly effect three years after when Sir Abraham Dawes was dead and Sir Nicholas Crispe was gone was to obtain a warrant from Sir John Jacob Sir John Nulls and my self unto Burlamachis to Calandrini and other accomptants to peruse all the books and to examine and settle the said accompts according to their best skill and understanding and to report the same unto us with what expedition they could which they performed in the year 1644. and made the report thereof under their hands in manner and form following the Copy of which accompt is here set down verbatim Mr. Burlemachi WE are resolved for several Reasons us thereunton moving to have the Books of the Great and Petty Farmes for the years 1639 and 1640 Audited and have appointed Mr. Richard Mountney and Mr. Thomas Murthwaite to take it in hand with all convenient speed These are therefore to desire you to give them or either of them free access unto the said Books and all other Papers accounts and particulars belonging to the said Farmes and for so doing this shall be your Warrant This 22. of May 1644. And that you or Calendrini be assisting to them and do order or certifie what shall be amisse and deliver under all your hands how every thing doth stand J. Jacob Job Harby John Nulls Right worshipfull IN pursuance of your order of the 22 of May 1644. We have drawn up the accompts of the Farmes Anno 1639 and 1640 wherin we have by what we could gather out of the Books writings produced unto us set down the true state of those accompts to the 30 of July 1644. As by the said accompt hereunto annexed may appear In the first place is drawen out the Generall accompt of the Great and Petty Farmes both for the charge thereof and the profits accruing thereby next an abstract of his Majesties accompt and the accompt of the severall Farmors interressed therein And lastly an accompt or Ballance what is owing either to any of the Farmors for the foot of their accompts or at interst to other men in al amounting to the sum of 49670 l 3 s 11. d with the accompt of the debts owing by several men for satisfaction of the said sum Upon all which accompts you may please to take notice that there is entered de Bene esse for the better stating thereof 2986.l 15 s 10.d for three parcels on the Lord Gorings accompt of Tobacco and 150. li demanded by Sir John Jacob for charges as by the generall acompt in Folio 1. appeareth Also there is past to the credit of Sir Job Harby 4559 li 17 s 6.d for debt in his hands according to particulars now produced which in former calculations we finde was set down but at 1596. li 14 s Moreover we are informed that there hath been severall Grograines received by Sir Job Harby and Sir John Nulls of Mr. Edward Abbott in part of his debt for wch they are to give an accompt All which we humbly leave to your considerations Ph. Burlemachi Ri. Mountney Tho. Murthwaite P. Calendrini The Generall accompt of the Great and
petty Farmes for the years 1639 and 1640. conteining the totall charge of the said two years Farmes with the Debitor  li s d To the Kings Majesty for the rent of the great Farm two years Ann. 1639 1640 at 172500 li per annum amounts to 345000 00 00 To the Kings Majesty for rent of the Petty Farm for the said two years at 72500 li per ann. amounts to 145000 00 00 To sundry charges paid out for the said two years Farm as by the particulars in the Books appeareth 74536 15 11 To interest paid out and allowed sundry men for this accompt to the 30 of July 1644 as by the Books appeareth 37619 03 10 For abatements made by the Auditors viz. 27 li 01.08 paid Richard Dean of Plimouth and 5 li 8s 4d in other particulars 32 10 00 More for the following parcels pretended to be due to the L. Goring and Sir John Jacob but as yet are not entered into the books because they are not fully agreed upon by the Farmers for present being here set down de bene esse for the clearing of the accompts  li s d  To the L. Goring for custom of Tobacco entred in Anno 1639 and placed to his accompt but in regard the ship miscarried in the river no money was received for the same being 522 16 2 2986-15-10 More for Tobacco entred in the year 1639 1640 and brought to the generall collection but as is alledged did belong to the old farmors accompt 2063 02 6 More for charges and sallary paid out by Master Neuett as by his accompt 400 17 2 To Sir John Jacob for charges in the Ports demanded by him 150 00 0  605325 05 07  Rest to Ballance Gayned by this acompt as appeareth 53966 19 09 ½ Summa 659292 05 04 ½ 54000 00 00 divided 53966 00 00 profit R. 33 00 02 ½ divided too much whole profits accruing therby Collected from the Books of accompts and other writings kept for the said busines and drawn up to the 30 of Iuly 1644. viz. Creditor  li s d By the totall of the Entries or Collections of Customes for the great Farm Anno 1639 as by the accom appeareth 225771 04 05 By the totall collections of the Customes on the Petty Farm Anno 1639 as by the accompt appeareth amounts to 79227 04 3 ½ By the totall Collections for the Customes for the Great Farm Anno 1640 as by the accò it appeareth amounts to 221914 1 6 ½ By the total collections of Customes for the Petty Farm Anno 1640 as by the accompt appeareth amounts to 89927 18 02 ½ By the Kings Majesty for Interest and defalcations Anno 1639 viz. For Interest allowed Anno 1639 16255 06 08 For defalcations allowed on the Great Farm 2168 19 7 For defalcations allowed on the Petty Farm 5709 1 3  24133 07 06 By the Kings Majesty for interest and defalcations Anno 1640 viz. For Interest allowed on the Great F. 1640 6703 04 00 For defalcations on the said Farm 1418 05 03 For Interest allowed on the Petty Farm 5493 10 00 For defalcations upon the said Farm 4703 10 02  18318 09 05 Summa 659292 05 04 ½ The Kings Majesty is Debitor  li s d To money Paid at severall times upon account of the rent for the years 1639 and 1640 447881 03 03 For defalcations and interest allowed by the Auditors for the year 1639 24133 07 06 For defalcations and interest certified by the Auditors to be due for the year 1640 18318 09 05  490333 00 02 Sir Abraham Dawes is Debitor For the totall of his collection all debts and monies received by others taken off as by the accompt appeareth 122783 06 04 To Sir Job Harby due him 6639 10 00 R. Rest due to him for ballance 10678 06 09  140101 03 04 Sir John Jacob is Debitor For the totall of his collection in London and the out Ports 98743 13 11 ½ R. Resteth due to him for Ballance 2368 15 09 ½  101112 09 09 Sir Job Harby is Debitor For the totall of his Wine collection 102667 13 08 R. Resteth due to him for Ballance 7212 04 06  109879 18 02 The kings Majestie is Creditor  li s d By Rent of the Great Farm for the years 1639 and 1640 at 172500. li per annum 345000 0 0 By Rent of the Petty Farm for the years 1639 and 1640 72500. li per annum 145000 0 0 By a small difference in the auditors account Anno 1639  2 4 By abatement made by the Auditors Anno 1640 for Richard Dean of Plimouth 27 li 1s 8.d and in other parcells 5-8-4 in all 32 10 0 R. Resting due by his Maj. for the ballance of this accom 300-07-10 beside 500 li allowed by the Auditors as paid Master Smithsby which is to be made good to the said Smithsby when it shall be received from his Majesty 300 07 10  490333 00 02 Sir Abraham Dawes is Creditor By moneys paid Sir John Nulls treasurer 115665 03 4 By the remainder of his stock not taken out 10936 00 0 By his divident of 54000 li viz. 6 35 part for his own share and 3 35 parts for the Lord Goring at 1500. per share 13500 00 00  140101 03 04 Sir John Jacob is Creditor By moneys paid to Sir John Nulls treasurer 84212 12 01 By charges in the ports paid out 150 00 00 By debts unreceived in London and the ports 6249 17 08 By his Divident of 54000 li profit viz 4 35 parts for his own share and 4 36 parts for the Lord Goring 10500 00 00  101112 09 09 Sir Job Harby is Creditor By money paid Sir John Nulls treasurer 87430 10 08 By Sir Abraham Dawes due by him 6639 10 00 By debts resting in his hands unreceived 4559 17 06 By his Divident of 54000. li 7½35 parts is 11250 00 00  109879 18 02 Sir Nicholas Crispe is Debitor For the totall of his collection in London 67027 09 06 For the totall of his collection in the ports 52865 15 9 ½ For the East India Company 6153 18 04  126047 03 07 ½ Sir John Nulls is Debitor For the totall of his severall collections 121021 00 06 To Sir Nicholas Crispe received of him 3000 00 00 R. Resteth due to him for ballance 350 00 08  124371 01 02 The Lord Goring is Debitor For the totall of the Tobacco collection 28937 06 05 ½ To Sir John Nulls that he received of John Burch 880 00 00 R. Resteth due to him for ballance 2120 00 00  31937 06 05 ½ Sir Nicholas Crispe is Creditor  li s d By money paid sir Iohn Nulls treasurer 112217 12 08 By sir Iohn Nulls payd him 3000 00 00 By debts resting on his collection unreceived 458 07 03 By his divident of 54000. li 6 ½35 parts 9750 00 00 R. Resteth owing by him for ballance 621 3 8 ½  125047
the breach wider We have had words more then enough already and all to no purpose It is action must do our work that is to set down justly in writing the true state of this accompts which may most easily be effected in a few dayes nay in a few hours by the Treasurer and by him that kept the book of accompts and have had sufficient sallary for their pains if their wills be sutable to their abilities the ground-work lying readily before them in their own custodie so as if they two will spend together but half so much time as we have usually and fruitlessely spent at any one of our meetings there may be more done in that short space then we have done in all our impertinent and confused conferences And whereas that inconsiderate order of the 30 of September 1641. is Conceived to thwart those deeds under our hands and seals for the equal division of principal and profit upon the Farmes groundlessely inferring that the division then made was as well upon the stock as upon the supposed gain It doth contrarily and plainly appeare that at the time when this order was made none of you there had one peny of principal stock remaining undivided each of you having had his whole principal before onely Sir Abraham dawes was a Crediror my self for so many wine Merchants bonds as were then known to be desperate and were left in my hands as part of my principal how ever that very order so much insisted upon doth speake plainly that the said division should be equally made and that who hath more then his proportion should pay presently unto the other that should come short so that every thing might be justly stated and cleared and withal that if the remainder of the stock should not come in to satisfie the debts every one should rateablâ— repay so much of the said division as should discharge the same Which taken for granted there was due to me seven thousand two hundred and odd pounds aâ— appeareth by the accompts drawn up and subscribed by your own accomptants in July 1644. All the debts paid there remaining in the treasurers hands a great part of the Tobacco and never yet accomâ—ted for Now Gentlemen having thus far really and truely related the state of our unhappy partnership I do leave it to your selves to choose whether you will accompt from the vâ—râ— bâ—ginning of our undertaking the Customes or to take â—he me from those accompts drawn up in 1644. In one 〈◊〉 which two wayes I do beseech you in such manner to 〈◊〉 â—holâ— accounts as may stand with the discharge of your own consciencess and the clearing of your integrities to the world without which no inventions nor protractions can clear you neither before God nor man I do now call to minde a speech used unto me by one of you upon the Exchange at our very first entrance into this to me fatal negotiation id est That the old farmers would be too hard for us and I do also remember my own reply with which I shall conclude this scrole that we would be too hard for them my intent being to do nothing but what should become an honest man This was my tenent at the first and God willing shall be whilest breath is in my body Onely this I adde that without some settlement of the accompts between us I shall not be capable to assist you at all neither in payment of the old debts nor with any supply towards the procuring of satisfaction for the great debt due unto us from the late King but if you will please to order the just liquidation of the said accompts though my condition be the poorest amongst you I shall hope to finde friends so as to satisfie my full proportion of what sum soever shall be concluded between the creditors aswell for the two years as the contracted farmes So wishing friendship and praying God to direct you and me for the best I take leave and rest March the 13. 1649. 50. At your service Job Harby J. H. The way to settle this accompt justly and equally is to appoint Mr. Calendrini to make a new estimate of profit and losse and then to divide as well the good as the bad matter equally according to each mans proportion and then there can be no wrong to any man but to give all the money unto one and all the bad debts to another is most abominable injustice ANd not withstanding all these passages the truth whereof I shal make good upon my life they will do nothing but backbite me and daily slander me to the Creditors others with such other provocations that I being but a worme made of flesh and blood can no longer disgest nor forbear the publishing of this my last refuge wanting any other means to support me in this great bitter afflictional which particulars Comprehended in as short a compass as my declining Genius could contract them I do conclude with my hearty requests unto all those I am indebted unto for these partable accompts of the farmes As followeth That you will seriosly observe these particulars as followeth 1. That the debts owing unto you for the two years farmes is but 20000. li at the most secondly that the very same accompt oweth me twelve thousand pounds thirdly that for some of those debts by the Art of Sir John Nulls I have lain prisoner three years and a half fourthly that the said Sir John Nulls as treasurer did take up at interest and lent more of these monyes without any sufficient warrant then would have paid all these debts unto you and me and moreover doth keep in his hands bonds and security to a far greater value although he be tyed in equity and by the Farmers joynt order with his own consent to be the Lord Gorings security and had the receipts of Tobacco and Currants for his indemnity he having lost nothing by the said Farmes but hath clearly gained thereby 7 or 8000. li And is best able to pay the said debts fiftly Sir John Jacob doth owe me upon that score 2200. li with interest ever since Janna 1641 and never payd me one peny principal nor interest howbeit these two persons have made it all their work to keepe me prisoner 3 ½ years for those very debts which properly belong to themselves In tender Consideration of the premises and for that all my said partners in the two years farmes are gainers and my self onely a great loser you will please that I may be no further prosecuted for those debts belonging thereunto but that I may be set at liberty to joyn with you as a Creditor in the pursuit of those two persons afore-named who do wrongfully keep our means from us and yet have visible estates sufficient to pay The April 1650 Job Harby FINIS