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         Ford, Richard, Sir, d. 1678.
      
       
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             To the High Court of Parliament of England, Scotland, and Ireland the humble petition of Richard Ford, Nathaniel Manton, and Thomas Papillon, of London, merchants.
             Ford, Richard, Sir, d. 1678.
             Manton, Nathaniel.
             Papillon, Thomas, 1623-1702.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1654]
          
           
             Imprint from Wing.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "Decemb 1654".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
         eng
      
       
         
           Whaling -- Early works to 1800.
           Fisheries -- England -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           To
           the
           High
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
             ,
          
           and
           
             Ireland
             :
          
        
         
           The
           humble
           Petition
           of
           
             Richard
             Ford
             ,
             Nathaniel
             Manton
             ,
          
           and
           
             Thomas
             Papillon
             ,
          
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           Merchants
           .
        
         
           SHEWETH
           ,
        
         
           THat
           your
           Petitioners
           taking
           notice
           that
           the
           fishing
           Ships
           lately
           returned
           from
           
             Greenland
             ,
          
           had
           taken
           onely
           two
           Whales
           ,
           whose
           Oyle
           and
           Finnes
           are
           but
           a
           drop
           to
           that
           Ocean
           which
           the
           necessary
           occasions
           of
           this
           Common-wealth
           require
           :
           Your
           Petioners
           presumed
           that
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           would
           for
           this
           season
           suspend
           that
           Law
           which
           prohibites
           the
           Importation
           of
           those
           Commodities
           from
           Forraign
           parts
           ;
           and
           in
           confidence
           thereof
           did
           presently
           cause
           to
           be
           bought
           in
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           a
           very
           large
           quantitie
           of
           Oyle
           and
           Finnes
           ,
           earnestly
           awaiting
           the
           Resolution
           of
           this
           Honourable
           House
           thereupon
           :
           And
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           having
           an
           offer
           made
           them
           by
           one
           
             Thomas
             May
             ,
          
           Agent
           for
           Major
           
             John
             Harris
             ,
          
           of
           a
           certain
           Licence
           ,
           which
           they
           both
           pretended
           the
           said
           
             Harris
          
           had
           obtained
           from
           his
           Highness
           ,
           the
           Lord
           Protectour
           and
           his
           Honourable
           Councell
           ,
           for
           the
           free
           Importing
           of
           1500
           Tunns
           of
           Whale
           Oyle
           and
           Whale
           Finnes
           by
           him
           or
           his
           Assignes
           ,
           they
           did
           pay
           unto
           the
           said
           
             Harris
          
           900l
           .
           upon
           the
           exhibiting
           and
           assignment
           of
           the
           said
           Licence
           before
           the
           Commissioners
           of
           the
           Customes
           :
           And
           did
           thereupon
           give
           order
           to
           their
           Factors
           in
           
             Holland
             ;
          
           presently
           to
           lade
           for
           this
           Port
           of
           
             London
          
           200
           Tunns
           of
           Oyle
           ,
           and
           100
           Tunns
           of
           Whale
           Finnes
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           Port
           of
           
             Hull
          
           one
           other
           hundred
           Tunns
           of
           Whale
           Oyle
           ,
           in
           confidence
           that
           they
           should
           enjoy
           the
           benefit
           of
           the
           said
           Licence
           .
        
         
           But
           your
           Petitioners
           have
           since
           understood
           and
           are
           satisfied
           ,
           that
           the
           said
           pretended
           Licence
           was
           never
           signed
           by
           his
           Highness
           ,
           but
           forged
           by
           the
           said
           
             Harris
          
           and
           his
           complices
           ;
           and
           the
           said
           
             Harris
          
           notwithstanding
           his
           Highness
           order
           to
           apprehend
           him
           ,
           being
           fled
           and
           escaped
           with
           the
           said
           money
           ,
           your
           Petitioners
           are
           in
           apparent
           danger
           ,
           not
           onely
           to
           lose
           the
           said
           900l
           .
           which
           they
           have
           paid
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           their
           utter
           ruine
           to
           incurre
           the
           penaltie
           of
           the
           Law
           upon
           all
           that
           very
           considerable
           quantitie
           of
           
             Oyle
             ,
          
           and
           Whale
           Finnes
           aforesaid
           ,
           when
           they
           shall
           arrive
           ,
           of
           which
           they
           are
           in
           dayly
           ,
           expectation
           ,
           and
           therefore
           do
           humbly
           pray
           ,
           in
           regard
           that
           they
           cannot
           seasonably
           countermand
           their
           orders
           ,
        
         
           That
           it
           may
           please
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           to
           take
           their
           sad
           condition
           so
           farre
           into
           your
           gracious
           consideration
           ,
           as
           to
           afford
           them
           such
           relief
           and
           protection
           for
           their
           said
           goods
           against
           the
           rigor
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           as
           to
           your
           wisedomes
           shall
           be
           found
           most
           agreeable
           to
           equitie
           ,
           and
           the
           pressing
           exigencie
           of
           their
           case
           ,
           that
           they
           and
           theirs
           may
           not
           at
           once
           be
           ruined
           in
           their
           innocencie
           ,
           by
           the
           wretched
           circumvention
           of
           so
           notorious
           an
           Impostor
           .
        
         
           And
           your
           Petitioners
           shall
           ever
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
        
      
    
    

