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           1685
        
      
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             To the honorable the knights, citizens and burgesses, in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of Robert Tayloe, Joseph Emerson, John Sawbridge and Edward Pearce on the behalf of themselves and other poor marriners, to the number of five hundred and upwards, who served the East-India Company in their late wars against the great mogul, and other heathen princes: and on the behalf of the widows and orphans of other marriners to the like number, that perished in the said wars.
             Tayloe, Robert. aut
             Emerson, Joseph, fl. 1685. aut
             Sawbridge, John, fl. 1685. aut
             Pearce, Edward, fl. 1685. aut
          
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           To
           the
           HONORABLE
           The
           Knights
           ,
           Citizens
           and
           Burgesses
           ,
           IN
           PARLIAMENT
           ASSEMBLED
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Humble
             Petition
             of
             Robert
             Tayloe
             ,
             Joseph
             Emerson
             ,
             John
             Sawbridge
             and
             Edward
             Pearce
             ,
             on
             the
             behalf
             of
             themselves
             and
             other
             Poor
             Marriners
             ,
             to
             the
             Number
             of
             Five
             hundred
             and
             upwards
             ,
             who
             served
             the
             East-India
             Company
             in
             their
             late
             Wars
             against
             the
             Great
             Mogul
             ,
             and
             other
             Heathen
             Princes
             :
             And
             on
             the
             behalf
             of
             the
             Widows
             and
             Orphans
             of
             other
             Marriners
             to
             the
             like
             Number
             ,
             that
             Perished
             in
             the
             said
             Wars
             .
          
        
         
           SHEWETH
           ,
        
         
           THAT
           the
           said
           Company
           ,
           in
           the
           Years
           1683
           ,
           1684
           ,
           1685
           and
           1686.
           entered
           your
           Petitioners
           and
           others
           ,
           on
           Board
           several
           of
           their
           Ships
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           in
           the
           Ships
           called
           
             The
          
           Charles
           
             the
             Second
             ,
          
           the
           
             Beauford
             ,
          
           the
           
             Cesar
             ,
          
           the
           
             Rochester
             ,
          
           and
           other
           their
           Ships
           ,
           to
           make
           direct
           Voyages
           to
           and
           from
           the
           
             East-Indies
             ,
          
           at
           very
           low
           Wages
           and
           Sallaries
           ,
           in
           a
           Merchant-like
           way
           (
           there
           being
           then
           no
           Wars
           betwixt
           this
           Crown
           and
           any
           other
           Princes
           or
           State
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           nor
           did
           your
           Petitioners
           apprehend
           any
           War
           was
           like
           to
           be
           between
           this
           Crown
           and
           any
           the
           said
           Princes
           .
        
         
           That
           in
           some
           short
           time
           after
           your
           Petitioners
           Arrival
           in
           the
           
             Indies
             ,
          
           the
           said
           Companies
           Agents
           and
           Governors
           there
           ,
           ingaged
           their
           said
           Ships
           in
           an
           Actual
           War
           against
           the
           said
           
             Great
             Mogul
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Heathen
           Princes
           ;
           and
           by
           excessive
           Tortures
           ,
           as
           Nailing
           their
           Hands
           to
           the
           Main-mast
           ,
           Whipping
           ,
           and
           washing
           their
           Wounds
           in
           Brine
           ,
           and
           other
           great
           Torments
           ,
           the
           Commanders
           of
           the
           said
           Ships
           compelled
           your
           Petitioners
           ,
           against
           their
           Wills
           ,
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           Statute
           made
           5
           
             Eliz.
             chap.
          
           5.
           to
           serve
           in
           the
           said
           Companies
           Wars
           ,
           against
           the
           said
           Heathen
           Princes
           ,
           upon
           their
           Land
           ,
           in
           Parts
           very
           remote
           from
           any
           Sea
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           Depredations
           without
           any
           Just
           Cause
           (
           as
           your
           Petitioners
           could
           understand
           )
           and
           Robbing
           the
           Subjects
           of
           the
           said
           Heathen
           Princes
           to
           a
           very
           great
           Value
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           said
           Commanders
           ,
           Agents
           and
           Governors
           ,
           finding
           the
           said
           Ill
           Usage
           of
           your
           Petitioners
           not
           to
           take
           its
           full
           Effect
           according
           to
           their
           Expectation
           ,
           the
           said
           Governors
           caused
           an
           Order
           to
           be
           made
           in
           their
           Court
           of
           Admiralty
           held
           in
           the
           said
           
             Indies
             ,
          
           that
           your
           Petitioners
           should
           have
           (
           over
           and
           besides
           their
           low
           Wages
           )
           a
           Sixth
           part
           of
           all
           Prizes
           ,
           to
           be
           divided
           amongst
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           same
           Order
           to
           be
           published
           on
           some
           of
           the
           said
           Ships
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           affixed
           to
           the
           Main-masts
           of
           the
           same
           Ships
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           same
           more
           publick
           ,
           and
           to
           encourage
           your
           Petitioners
           to
           Fight
           for
           them
           ;
           which
           your
           Petitioners
           accordingly
           did
           .
           That
           during
           the
           said
           War
           ,
           there
           was
           taken
           ,
           by
           your
           Petitioners
           ,
           in
           Prizes
           ,
           to
           the
           value
           of
           1500000
           
             l.
          
           and
           upwards
           ,
           which
           is
           proved
           in
           the
           Court
           of
           Exchequer
           ,
           in
           a
           Suit
           there
           brought
           ,
           and
           now
           depending
           ,
           for
           their
           Majesties
           Tenths
           of
           the
           said
           Prizes
           ,
           of
           which
           260000
           
             l.
          
           belongs
           to
           your
           Petitioners
           for
           their
           Sixth
           part
           ,
           due
           to
           them
           not
           only
           by
           Contract
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           but
           Laws
           of
           Nations
           ;
           and
           so
           by
           the
           said
           Company
           confess'd
           ,
           in
           their
           Answer
           in
           the
           said
           Court
           in
           the
           said
           Suit
           ,
           and
           accordingly
           have
           paid
           some
           Marriners
           their
           Proportions
           .
        
         
           That
           whilst
           your
           Petitioners
           were
           in
           the
           
             Indies
             ,
          
           your
           Petitioners
           were
           necessitated
           to
           accept
           from
           the
           said
           Commanders
           and
           Agents
           ,
           Dollers
           at
           9
           
             s.
          
           a
           piece
           ,
           the
           prime
           Cost
           in
           
             England
          
           was
           not
           above
           4
           
             s.
          
           6
           
             d.
          
           and
           Rack
           at
           12
           
             s.
             per
          
           Gallon
           ,
           the
           prime
           Cost
           not
           above
           9
           
             d.
             per
          
           Gallon
           ,
           and
           Brandy
           at
           18
           
             s.
             per
          
           Gallon
           ,
           by
           which
           means
           all
           your
           Petitioners
           Wages
           ,
           and
           more
           ,
           was
           expended
           ,
           and
           many
           Marriners
           ,
           more
           than
           by
           the
           said
           Wars
           ,
           perished
           for
           want
           of
           such
           Commodities
           .
        
         
           That
           your
           Petitioners
           have
           applied
           themselves
           from
           time
           to
           time
           to
           the
           said
           Company
           for
           the
           said
           Share
           ,
           or
           what
           should
           appear
           due
           to
           them
           ,
           upon
           a
           Just
           Dividend
           thereof
           to
           be
           made
           ,
           and
           for
           their
           Non-performance
           thereof
           ,
           your
           Petitioners
           ,
           the
           last
           Sessions
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           were
           about
           to
           Address
           themselves
           to
           this
           Honorable
           House
           for
           Relief
           therein
           ;
           whereupon
           a
           worthy
           Member
           of
           his
           Honorable
           House
           ,
           then
           Governor
           of
           the
           said
           Company
           ,
           having
           notice
           ,
           promised
           your
           Petitioners
           Satisfaction
           if
           your
           Petitioners
           would
           forbear
           their
           said
           Address
           ;
           which
           Promise
           your
           Petitioners
           relying
           upon
           ,
           did
           accordingly
           forbear
           ,
           but
           hitherto
           cannot
           get
           any
           manner
           of
           Satisfaction
           ,
           and
           in
           want
           thereof
           ,
           are
           grown
           so
           Necessitous
           ,
           that
           many
           are
           forced
           to
           be
           relieved
           by
           their
           respective
           Parishes
           wherein
           they
           respectively
           live
           .
        
         
           And
           forasmuch
           as
           this
           Honorable
           House
           hath
           ordered
           the
           said
           Company
           to
           bring
           in
           their
           Books
           ,
           and
           a
           State
           of
           their
           Debts
           and
           Credits
           ;
           your
           said
           Poor
           Petitioners
           do
           humbly
           Hope
           and
           Pray
           ,
           that
           this
           Honorable
           House
           will
           take
           notice
           ,
           that
           your
           Petitioners
           may
           have
           Credit
           upon
           the
           said
           Companies
           Books
           for
           the
           said
           Summ
           so
           due
           and
           owing
           to
           your
           Petitioners
           ,
           in
           order
           that
           they
           may
           have
           Satisfaction
           for
           the
           same
           ,
           for
           that
           the
           said
           Prizes
           have
           been
           converted
           to
           the
           Use
           and
           Benefit
           of
           the
           said
           Company
           ;
           And
           to
           afford
           such
           further
           Relief
           to
           your
           Petitioners
           ,
           as
           to
           this
           Honorable
           House
           shall
           seem
           fit
           .
        
         
           And
           your
           Petitioners
           (
           as
           in
           Duty
           bound
           )
           shall
           ever
           Pray
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
        
      
    
     
  

