To the honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses in Parliament assembled, the humble petition of George Carew, Esquire, administrator of the goods and chattles of Sr. Paul Pyndar, Knight, deceased (with his will annexed), unadministred by William Toomes

To the honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses in Parliament assembled, the humble petition of George Carew, Esquire, administrator of the goods and chattles of Sr. Paul Pyndar, Knight, deceased (with his will annexed), unadministred by William Toomes

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To the Honourable The Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses in Parliament assembled. The humble Petition of George Carew Esquire, Administrator of the Goods and Chattles of Sr. Paul Pyndar, Knight deceased, (with his Will annexed) unadministred by William Toomes, Sheweth;

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To the Honourable The Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses in Parliament assembled.
The humble Petition of George Carew Esquire, Administrator of the Goods and Chattles of Sr. Paul Pyndar, Knight deceased, (with his Will annexed) unadministred by William Toomes,
Sheweth;

THAT Sr. Iohn Wolstenholme, Sr. Paul Pyndar, Sr. Iohn Iacob, and Sr. Iohn Harrison Knights deceased, became bound in the year 1641. to severall Persons for divers great Summes of money, towards the Fine of 150000 Pound, imposed upon them by the long Parliament.

That Sr. Paul Pyndar also became bound with Sr. Nicholas Crispe, Sr. Iohn Iacob, Sr. Iob Harby, Sr. Iohn Nulls, and Sr. Iohn Harrison, upon account of the contracted Farme of the Customes in the yeare 1640, whereupon they advanced the Summe of 200000 Pound to his late Majesty, upon that Contract, which they did not injoy.

That Sr. Paul Pyndar being reduced by the late troubles, died indebted unto many Orphants and Widdows, that now wants Bread, and left William Toomes his Kinsman, sole Executor of his last Will, and Testament, who paid none of the said bebts, nor any of the Legacies given by Sr. Paul Pyndar to his Friends, or charitable uses.

That his Majesty, soon after his most happy Restauration, in contemplation of the many Services, and Sufferings of Sr. Paul Pyndar, and his Partners, in the contracted Farme, was most graciously pleased to grant the [Page] Summe of 200000 pound unto Sr. Nicolas Crispe, Sr. Iohn Iacob, and Sr. Iohn Harrison the surviving Partners, to be paid out of the Customs, (during their Farme of five yeares) to be divided amongst all the said respective Partners, their Executors and Administrators, proportionably according to the equitable interest of each Partner in the Stock.

That Sr. Paul Pyndar, was bona fide a Creditor to the Stock of 200000 pound the Summe of 35000 pound Sterling for monies advanced to his late Majesty upon the contracted Farme; Besides divers other great Summes of money (upon the Allome Farme, and the Earle of Straffords Collections upon Recusants) towards the ordinary support of the Crowne, as by Letters Pattents passed in the yeares 1638 and 1639 appears.

That at the importunity of Sr. Iohn Wolstenholme and the rest of the Persons concerned in the Fine debts (whereupon Judgments were obtained) your Petitioner was perswaded to allow the Summe of ten thousand pounds towards the discharge thereof, out of the proportionable share of the said 200000 pound due to him upon the said grant from his Majesty. Provided that 500 pound should be deposited in trust by Sr. Iohn Wolstenholme, into such hands as your Petitioner should appoint, to be disposed to some Eminent Persons in Holland, that should procure satisfaction and reparation for the two Ships Bona Esperanza and Henery Bona Adventura of London, either from the States of Holland, or the East-India Company of the Netherlands, otherwise to be refunded to your Petitioner.

That in persuance thereof Sr. Iohn Wolstenholme and your Petitioner in the yeare 1663 deposited the Summe of 300. pound into the hands of Mr. Woodrofe, Sr. George Downings Clerke, in the Tellors Office, by direction of Sr. George Downing, who promised that he would place the said money in Holland, to some Duch Minister of State, for the purposes aforesaid, and the other 200 pound your Petitioner placed with Mr. Thomas Hughes of Amsterdam, who returned the same, in the yeare following, in regard he could not prevaile with the Directors of the East-India Companie, to give satisfaction accordingly; but Sr. George Downing refuseth to returne the 300 pound with Interest for the same, although no satisfaction or reparation was gotten for the said Ships, but the money made use of to his own account, and notwithstanding he was allowed, a plentifull Salary by the King, for obeying those orders and commands, he had from his Majesty concerning those Ships.

[Page] That in your Petitioners absence in Holland, and Flanders, Sr. Nicholas Crispe got fifty thousand pounds of the 200000 pound into his hands, out of the Customs, in persuance of his Majesties grant, and refused all his life time to pay the Equitable proportion thereof, to your Petitioner, and since his death, Iohn Crispe, and Thomas Crispe, his Sons, and Executors, do also deny the payment thereof, and likewise Sr. Nicholas Crispe his Grandson and Heire; Pretending they are not responsible for the same. Although it is well known unto them, and the rest of the Partners, that your Petitioner never received one penny of the Kings money, but the 10000 pound aforesaid, which Sr. Edmond Turnor paid away towards satisfaction of the Fine debts, and that Sr. Nicholas Crispe raised himself upon the ruines of Sr. Paul Pyndars Estate.

Now for as much, as your Petitioner hath no Remedy at Law against Sr. George Downing, who stands upon his Priviledge, as a Member of Parliament, nor against the Heires and Executors of Sr. Nicholas Crispe, who made such settlements of his Estate before his death, that the Effects thereof (without the Justice of a Parliament) will remaine out of your Petitioners reach, and avoyde his Majesties grant, and most gracious intentions therein declared.

YOur Petitioner therefore most humbly prays, that he may have the order and permission of this Honourable House, to take his course at Law against Sr. George Downing, and to bring in a Bill before your Honours to make all such moneys, and Estate of Sr. Nicolas Crispe deceased, lyable to your Petitioners debt, which the said Sr. Nicholas acquired by force of his Majesties grant out of the Customs as aforesaid, resting, or intrusted, in the hands or possession of any Person or Persons whatsoever (Purchasors bona fide upon valuable Considerations, and moneys paid upon Bonds, for the contracted Farme debts excepted) and your Petitioner shall ever pray, &c.

May 12: 1675.

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To the honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses in Parliament assembled, the humble petition of George Carew, Esquire, administrator of the goods and chattles of Sr. Paul Pyndar, Knight, deceased (with his will annexed), unadministred by William Toomes

Totnes, George Carew, Earl of, 1555-1629.

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Wing C554A

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— To the honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses in Parliament assembled, the humble petition of George Carew, Esquire, administrator of the goods and chattles of Sr. Paul Pyndar, Knight, deceased (with his will annexed), unadministred by William Toomes, Totnes, George Carew, Earl of, 1555-1629..

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