To the most honourable assembly of knights, citizens, and burgesses of the House of Parliament the humble petition of the adventurers in the ship called the Pearle.
Pearle (Ship)
1621
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To the most honourable assembly of knights, citizens, and burgesses of the House of Parliament the humble petition of the adventurers in the ship called the Pearle.
Pearle (Ship)
England and Wales. Parliament.
1 broadside.
s.n.,
[London :
1621?]
A complaint that they have been deprived of their goods or the value thereof since April 1615.--Cf. (2nd ed.)
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To
the
most
Honourable
Assembly
of
Knights
,
Citizens
,
and
Burgesses
of
the
House
of
Parliament
.
The
humble
Petition
of
the
Aduenturers
in
the
Ship
called
the
Pearle
.
HVmbly
shewing
:
That
Shee
departed
out
of
the
Port
of
London
in
Nouember
1611.
and
returned
two
yeeres
after
laden
with
goods
,
to
the
value
of
20000.li.
Vpon
the
26.
of
Nouember
1613.
before
the
goods
came
to
London
,
Morris
,
one
of
the
Aduenturers
,
was
sent
for
before
diuers
of
the
Lords
of
his
Maiesties
Councell
,
Who
deliuered
that
the
Spanish
Embassador
had
made
a
great
Complaint
to
his
Maiestie
,
that
the
Pearle
had
beene
in
the
East
Indies
,
and
rob'd
the
King
of
Spaines
Subiects
,
desiring
therefore
that
the
goods
might
be
sequestred
into
his
Maiesties
Custodie
(
as
indifferent
betweene
the
Embassador
,
and
the
Aduenturers
,
vntill
the
point
of
Piracie
was
tryed
.
Morris
answered
he
neuer
was
Pirate
,
but
a
Merchant
,
and
had
paid
the
King
many
Thousands
for
Custome
and
Impost
;
and
yet
if
he
were
,
the
Law
of
England
was
,
that
giuing
securitie
,
he
was
to
possesse
the
goods
vntill
the
Law
had
tryed
the
Title
;
but
this
would
not
be
granted
.
But
their
Lordships
ordered
that
the
goods
should
be
put
into
Ware-houses
(
the
weights
and
contents
first
taken
by
Morris
)
vnder
three
locks
,
whereof
his
Maiesty
had
one
key
committed
to
Sir
Lionel
Cranfield
and
Sir
Arthur
Ingram
;
the
Embassador
another
key
;
and
Morris
a
third
key
:
and
if
by
Law
they
appertained
to
him
,
God
forbid
(
said
the
Earle
of
Northampton
)
but
they
should
haue
them
.
Afterwards
the
cause
was
brought
into
the
Admirall
Court
,
and
in
Aprill
1614.
after
seuerall
daies
of
hearing
of
the
same
,
before
Sir
Daniel
Donn
,
knight
;
and
Doctor
Treuor
doctors
of
the
Laws
,
chiefe
Iudges
of
the
said
Court
(
in
the
presence
of
Master
Manning
Proctor
for
the
Embassador
,
and
Francis
Fowler
Sollicitor
for
his
Lordship
,
and
of
Iames
Ireland
Proctor
for
Morris
)
It
was
vpon
the
21.
of
the
said
Month
of
Aprill
ordered
,
that
the
goods
so
sequestred
,
should
be
prized
,
and
sold
by
the
publique
Officers
of
his
Maiesties
Exchequer
,
or
by
any
other
that
were
able
at
the
full
value
with
all
Celeritie
that
might
be
,
and
the
moneis
arising
thereof
to
be
sequestred
,
and
safe
kept
in
the
hands
of
Sir
Lionel
Cranfield
,
and
Sir
Arthur
Ingram
Knights
,
they
giuing
fit
caution
to
pay
the
moneis
to
the
true
proprietors
.
But
vpon
the
23.
of
the
said
Month
of
Aprill
1614.
Sir
Arthur
Ingram
came
before
the
said
Iudges
,
and
altogether
refused
,
both
for
himselfe
,
and
Sir
Lionel
Cranfield
,
to
giue
any
caution
for
the
said
moneis
,
as
they
had
ordered
them
to
doe
:
Whereupon
the
Iudges
the
same
day
ordered
,
that
the
said
goods
should
be
by
Sir
Lionel
Cranfield
and
Sir
Arthur
Ingram
,
prized
,
and
sold
to
such
as
would
giue
most
for
the
same
;
And
that
the
moneis
thereof
accruing
,
should
be
deposited
in
safe
keeping
in
his
Maiesties
Receipt
at
Westminster
,
for
whom
right
had
.
That
in
Aprill
1615.
the
said
cause
receiued
finall
hearing
before
the
Right
Honourable
Sir
Iulius
Casar
,
Knight
;
Sir
Daniel
Donn
,
Knight
,
chiefe
Iudge
of
the
Admirall
Court
;
Sir
Iohn
Crooke
,
Knight
;
and
diuers
others
his
Maiesties
Iudges
of
the
Admiraltie
of
England
:
where
the
point
of
Piracie
was
legally
acquitted
,
and
discharged
by
Proclamation
.
Since
which
,
they
haue
often
attended
the
Lord
Embassador
of
Spain
,
that
as
he
was
the
Author
of
this
their
misfortune
,
so
he
would
be
pleased
to
get
them
restitutiò„
of
their
said
goods
,
or
the
moneis
they
were
sold
for
,
with
such
damages
as
they
haue
sustained
for
want
thereof
:
from
whom
,
they
haue
receiued
many
faire
and
hopefull
answers
,
and
in
truth
neuer
went
from
his
Lordship
vnsatisfied
with
strong
assurance
to
effect
their
request
within
some
short
time
after
:
And
in
these
hopes
they
haue
spent
many
Moneths
,
but
yet
no
reliefe
thereby
,
but
they
,
their
Wiues
and
Children
still
suffred
to
languish
in
great
miserie
;
besides
diuers
others
to
whom
they
are
indebted
,
are
also
like
to
be
vndone
,
for
that
the
Petitioners
are
not
able
to
giue
them
satisfaction
,
by
reason
their
goods
are
kept
from
them
as
aforesaid
.
That
they
haue
likewise
diuers
other
waies
endeuoured
to
haue
restitution
of
their
goods
,
or
the
true
value
thereof
,
but
neuer
could
obtaine
the
same
,
nor
certainely
vnderstand
how
they
haue
beene
disposed
.
THerefore
the
humble
Suite
of
the
Complainants
is
,
That
this
Honourable
House
will
be
pleased
to
take
into
their
considerations
these
Points
following
,
as
well
for
the
reliefe
of
the
Complainants
,
in
restitution
of
their
goods
,
or
the
true
value
,
with
such
further
damages
,
as
they
haue
sustained
for
want
thereof
,
as
for
the
generall
good
of
the
People
.
Whether
the
goods
were
sold
to
the
full
value
,
and
according
to
the
true
intent
of
the
Order
in
the
Admirall
Court.
Whether
the
moneis
they
were
sold
for
,
were
deposited
in
his
Maiesties
Receipt
at
Westminster
,
or
what
is
became
of
them
.
And
whether
it
be
not
a
iust
grieuance
to
the
Common-wealth
,
That
vpon
complaint
,
and
suggestion
of
Piracie
by
any
Forraigne
Princes
Minister
,
the
Subiects
,
by
strong
hand
,
and
powerfull
proceedings
,
should
be
kept
from
their
goods
,
and
the
moneis
they
were
sold
for
,
after
the
Point
of
Piracie
legally
cleared
,
and
acquitted
by
Proclamation
,
as
the
Complainants
haue
beene
euer
since
Aprill
1615.
And
if
these
,
or
any
of
them
shall
in
the
high
Wisedome
of
this
Honourable
Court
be
found
to
be
grieuances
â–ª
Then
,
the
Complainants
humbly
pray
,
that
they
may
be
relieued
therein
,
as
the
Iustice
of
their
cause
shall
require
.
Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
Notes for div A09209-e10
Heerein
the
Petitioner
was
debarred
of
the
benefit
of
the
Law
,
as
he
conceiues
.
The
key
of
the
Ware-house
Morris
had
,
yet
the
locks
were
broken
open
,
the
goods
carried
away
,
and
sold
without
his
priuitie
.
Of
these
goods
,
to
the
value
of
2600.
li.
were
deliuered
to
the
Spanish
Embassador
,
who
was
to
giue
securitie
to
pay
them
to
the
Proprietors
,
if
the
suggestion
of
the
Piracie
made
by
his
Lordship
was
acquitted
,
but
yet
they
neither
haue
the
money
,
nor
the
securitie
.
That
after
the
Piracy
acquitted
,
so
much
of
the
goods
as
came
to
2800.
li.
or
thereabouts
,
were
sold
,
and
the
moneis
disposed
of
without
their
consents
.