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Add MS 28079
- Record Id:
- 040-002019394
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002019350
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001293.0x00032d
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 28079
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MISCELLANEOUS papers relating to matter of trade and commerce, consisting chiefly of proposals and memoirs submitted to the Privy Cotincil, the Commissioners of Customs, etc.; tempp. Chas. II.-Geo. III. Among the contents are:-
1. "A proposal for the bringing in Rhenish wines," by Thomas Sheridan; Aug. [16]78, f. 9.
2. Proposal for the encouragement of trade by "resettling the Admiralty Courts and giving them power to settle all differences concerning trade and navigation;" temp. Will. and Mary, f. 26.
3. Account of the ports and places suitable for settlement in the South Seas, addressed to Thomas [Osborne, 1st] Duke of Leeds, by Lionell Wafer; circa 1700, f. 39.
4. "The names of such noblemen and persons of honour as have been admitted in Hamburg into the Freedome of the Fellowship of Merchants Adventurers of England;" 1621-1710, ff. 59, 61.
5. Letter from Thomas Neale [M.P. for Petersfield] to the Earl of Danby, Lord High Treasurer, enclosing a scheme for the maintenance of the navy and the discharge of the King's debts; 11 Oct. 1675. With seal. f. 90.
6. Treatise on the history and importance of the English tin trade; endorsed "Mr Willett," f. 100.
7. "An expedient to prevent the fraudes and deceites in the king's eustomes," by Fabian Philippe; 17 Mar. 1665. Signed. f. 126.
8. "An expedient to make the payment of the necessary taxes and assessments of the kingdome to be more easy," etc., by Fabian Philipps, June, 1665. Signed. ff. 134, 137.
9. "A model of a bank," by Mark Lewis, f. 148.
10. "Proposalls offered for the more easy and spedy manning her Majesty's Navy Royall," by Captain Croe; temp. Anne, f. 162.
11. "A setting forth to his Majesty [Charles II.] ye Great Ritches of seas. By S[mith] W[atson], S[imon] W[atson]" and John Allington, their nephew; followed by other papers relating to fisheries, ff. 201-241.
12. Various notes, accounts, etc., relating to imports and exports temp. Geo. III., ff. 242-256. Paper. Folio.
Trade and Commerce: Memoirs and documents relating to trade and commerce: tempp. Chas. II.Geo. III.
includes:
- f. 9 Thomas Sheridan: Memorial on importing Rhenish wines: 1678.
- f. 39 Lionell Wafer: Account of ports and places suitable for settlement in the South Seas: circ. 1700.
- f. 39 South Seas: Account of ports and places suitable for settlement in, by L. Wafer: circ. 1700.
- ff. 59, 61 City of Hamburg: Admissions in Hamburg to the Freedom of the Merchants Adventurers of England: 1621-1710.
- ff. 59, 61, 63 Merchant Adventurers: Persons admitted, and bye-laws: 1621-1710.
- f. 90 Navy; England: Scheme for maintenance of: 1675.
- f. 90 Thomas Neale, MP for Petersfield and Master of the Mint: Letter to Lord Danby: 1675.
- f. 100 Tin: Treatise on the English tin trade: 17th cent.
- f. 100 Willett: Treatise on the English tin trade: 17th cent.
- ff. 126, 134, 137 Fabian Philipps: On customs and taxation: 1665.
- f. 148 Mark Lewis: Model of a bank: 17th cent.
- f. 162 Navy; England: Proposals for manning, by Capt. Croe: temp. Anne.
- f. 162 Croe, Captain: Proposals for manning the Navy: temp. Anne.
- f. 201 John Allington: Tract on fisheries: 18th cent.
- ff. 201-241 Simon Watson: Tract on fisheries: 18th cent.
- ff. 201-241 Smith Watson: Tract on fisheries: 18th cent.
- ff. 201-241 Fish and Fisheries: Tracts on fisheries: 18th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002019350
040-002019394 - Is part of:
- Add MS 28040-28095 : CORRESPONDENCE and papers of the family of Godolphin-Osborne, Dukes of Leeds; and chiefly of Thomas Osborne, Earl of…
Add MS 28079 : MISCELLANEOUS papers relating to matter of trade and commerce, consisting chiefly of proposals and memoirs submitted to the… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002019350[0029]/040-002019394
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 28040-28095
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1665
- End Date:
- 1710
- Date Range:
- 1665-1710
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Names:
- Allington, John
Croe, Captain
Lewis, Mark, of Add MS 28079
Merchant Adventurers
Navy of England
Neale, Thomas, MP for Petersfield and Master of the Mint
Philipps, Fabian, of Add MS 28079
Sheridan, Thomas, of Add MS 28079
Wafer, Lionell
Watson, Simon, of Add MS 28079
Watson, Smith, of Add MS 28079
Willett, of Add MS 28079 - Places:
- Hamburg, Germany
South Seas, South Seas