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CCXVII. Lord Keeper Williams. Decree in Chancery, Bargrave
versus Sir Thomas Smythe et al.
February 19, 1622

State Papers C. O. 1, Volume II, No. 4, II
Document in Public Record Office, London
List of Records No. 302

Mercurii Decimo nono die ffebruarii Anno Regni Jacobi Regℯ decim[o]
nono Inter Johem̃ Bargraue qtem Thomã Smithe Miɫ. Johem̃ Wolsten-
holme miɫ Rob̴tum Johnson Aldermañ London Will͠im Canning et
Will͠mũ Essington Defendtℯ

My lord keeper
Mr Justice Jones
Sr Robert Riche
Sr Edward Leeche

fforasmuch as vpon the heareing and longe debateing of the matter this
p̢sent daie in the p̢sence of the p̱ties and of the Councell learned on both


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p̱tes, ffor and touching the Bond of 800li in question against wch the pɫ
prayeth releefe, and alsoe touching the pltes wronges and losses by him
receaued by the defendtℯ meanes as he conceaueth, ffor wch hee demaundeth
satisfacc̃on and dam̃ages by his said Bill: Itt appeareth yt the Virginia
Companie here in London about Januarie 1618 graunted a pattent vnto
Captaine Martine ffor him and his assignes free Traffique on the Baye
and Riuers in those p̱tes of Virginia, wch belonge vnto the said Companie;
wherevppon the said pɫ. as assignee of the said Captaine Martine, and
relyeing vppon the said Pattent, dyd to his greate chardges furnishe a
Pynnace Called the Edwyne of London, with men and wares of good
valew fytt for the said plantac̃on, and sent the same wth the said Captaine
Martin into Virginia, Where beinge arriued in May 15° Jac̃ Regℯ, The
said Pynnace as is affirmed, was by ye then Gouernor of Virginia denyed,
debarred, and hindered of the ffree Trade neither was shee suffered to
trade in anie thinge but by the allowance and warrant of the said gouernor
vpon paine of death, by means of a booke of lawes imprinted and there
remayneinge, and of private ɫeres wrytt by tenne of the Megazine Com-
panie vnto the said gouernor, which Megazine Companie was then newlie
erected by the Virginia Companie and whereof the said Sr Tho: Smith,
Sr John Wolstenholme and Alderman Johnson are the principall in aduen-
turing in the said Megazine or ioynt stock, wch ɫeres were to this effect,
that the goũnor should not suffer the Tobacco and Sassafrasse to come
over in private handℯ but by the Megazine for the good of the Companie;
By meanes whereof the said pɫ. as hee affirmeth, not onely lost the benefitt
of his free trade, but alsoe his said shipp was inforced to staye there about
13teene monethes to his extraordinarie greate Chardge and damadge; and
in thend because the Megazine came not ouer as was expected, the pɫ had
leaue to retorne his said shipp to carrie newse to the Companie of the
estate of the Collonie and was suffered to haue some trade. In wch said
Pynnace the pɫ. brought over a matter of 3100li waight of Tobacco for
himselfe and about 5000li waight belonging to the said Companie and
the passengers; And ye said Pynnace rydeing in the Riuer here, yt appear-
eth that there was offered 8s the pound for the Tobaccoes therein, and
soone after the said pɫtℯ Tobacco seized in the Custome house for Custome
as the pɫ affirmeth where non [none] was due, hee being one of the Companie;
But the def̃tes affirme that it was seized by the ffarmors wthout theire

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privytie onely to take notice of the Certaine quantytie, To thend they
might haue a defaulcac̃on in theire ffarme from the Kingℯ Matie of vjd for
everie pound (his Matie haueing graunted to ye said Companie power to
trade for a time wthout paieing anie Custome for the good of the sayd
Plantac̃on. And albeit the said pɫ. was free of the said Companie, and
that Sr John Wolstenholme is both a ffarmer and one of the Companie,
Whereby hee might haue taken notice of the said pɫ; yet the said pɫ.
Could not haue his Tobacco againe vntill hee brought a Certifycate from
the said Sr Tho: Smithe wch hee Could not p̳cure vntill hee vnderwrytt to
giue 100li to the vse of the said Companie, By meanes whereof the pɫs said
Tobacco was detained in the Custom House aboute three weekes, dureinge
wch time the pɫ feareing that the price of Tobacco might fall, and Con-
ceaueing that the best Course for the houlding vpp of the said price was
to buy the said Companie and passengers Tobacco; Hee the said pɫ.
bought 1700li waight of the said Companies Tobacco at the rate of 8s
the pound, and paid about 100li in hand and vnderwrytt for the rest, and
alsoe bought about 4000li waight of the said passengers, and there being
alsoe then shortlie after a Megazine shipp come ouer wth 20000li waight of
Tobacco or thereaboutℯ, the said pɫ likewise bought a 1100li[292] waight
thereof of the Companie at the rate of 5s 3d the pound and had 14teene
daies giuen him to put in securitye for the same, wherevpon 4300li waight
of Tobacco of the pɫ. was deposyted as securitie for the same, and some
of the Companie were appointed to sell the said 1100li[292] waight for the pɫ.
But the pɫ. not being able to gett sale of his said Tobaccoes, and haueing
then two shipps rideing in the Riuer, readie to goe over againe, and lying
heare at his greate Chardge for want of monies to furnishe the same, hee
the said pɫ wth the Consent of the said defts and some others of the Com-
panie prsent retorned the said 11000li[292] waight vnto ye said Company, wth
this speciall agreemt that the said pɫ. shoulde giue 150li vnto the said
Companie in Considerac̃on thereof, And if the said Tobacco should bee
sould for more then 5s the pounde, then the said pɫ. was to haue the increase
of benifitt, but if vnder 5s the pound, then hee the said pɫ was to loose his
said 150li and reste satisfied; ffor wch purpose the same was to bee sould,
and a noate was made and subscrybed vnder the pɫ. hand, and the said
pɫ. about ye same time entered into the said bond of 800li vnto the said

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deftℯ Sr Tho: Smith and Sr John Wolstenholme to the vse of the said
Companie before hee Could haue his 4300li waight deliũ[d] for the paiemt
of the said 150li and of the 100li soe vnderwrytt for vpon ye deliue[rie] of
ye pɫ. Tobacco out of ye Customhouse aforesaid, and alsoe for ye paiemt of
ye monies vnpaide for the first bargaine of 1700li waight of Tobacco;
Shortlie after ye retorning[293] of ye bargaine of ye said 11000li[294] waight as
aforesaid (vizt) wthin two daies ye said deftℯ sould ye said Tobacco amongst
thẽselues at 4s 9d the pound and 4.3. monethes daies of paiemt wherein ye
said defte Johnson was for p̱te thereof both a seller and buyer, wch sale
the pl' Conceaueth to bee vniust
, and affirmeth yt by meanes of ye defts
sincking of the price of Tobacco §and§ the detaineing of his Tobacco, the
pɫ soe lost his markett as yt hee was inforced to sell͠ his 4300li waight of
Tob9 soe deposyted as aforesaid vnto him yt kept ye same but at the rate
of 5s 3d ye pound, and alsoe sould ye rest of his Tobacco at ye same rate;
Howbeit yt the said pɫ. was to pay after ye rate of 8s ye pound, both to
ye deftℯ & Company for the sayd bargaine of 1700li waight, and alsoe for
ye said passengers Tob9 as aforesaid; ffor all wch wrongs and losses ye
demaundeth satisfacc̃on & dam̃agℯ from ye said deftℯ wth whome hee
therefore dealt as ye principall of ye said Megazine Company; Wherevpon
ye right Hoble ye Lo: Keep̱ (being now assisted by Mr Justice Jones doth
declare yt the said pɫ. hath greate cause of Complaint, but doth not see
yt those losses cann be repaired by those deftℯ for yt wrought in Virginia
in regard yt Sr Tho: Smith and ye rest of the def̴tes are not here to bee
charged as private men (they being ioyned wth ye Companie, and their
actℯ & doeingℯ in ye name & for ye benifitt of ye Company, and therefore
his Lop cannot releeve ye pɫ. touching those geñall wrongℯ in ye Corte of
equity, ye same being matter appertaineing to ye estate and more fitt to bee
Complained of at the Councell Table, vnto wch Course his lop leaueth ye
pl
'. But as touching ye said bond of 800li, fforasmuch as his lop suspecteth
yt ye seisure of ye pɫ Tobacco aforesaid was by Connyvancie or p̳curemt
of ye Companie, Howbeit it doth not plainely appeare they were ye cause,
& his lop seeth no reason ye said Companie should reape benifitt by ye said
staye made whereby ye price of Tob9 was sunck, neither can his lop here in
equity make ye pɫ. a gainer of his 11000li[295] waight aforesaid vpon a Conceipt
of gaine, there being no monye paid for ye same but onely a bargaine in

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word
, and on ye other p̱te his lop thincks not fytt ye pɫ. should bee a looser
and pay money out of his purse for yt hee could not make nor receaue by
meanes of the p̳ceedingℯ aforesaid, Therefore it is thought meete and soe
ordered and decreed by his lop (being assisted as aforesaid) yt the said
pɫ. shalbee allowed and dischardged of the said 150li and 100li soe vnder-
wrytten as aforesaid, and yt the pɫ. shall onely paie after ye rate of 5s 3d
ye pound for his bargaine of 1700li waight of Tobacco soe bought as afore-
said at 8s ye pounde for soe much as is yet vnpaide for: and yt Sr Robert
Rich kt one of ye Mars of this Corte shall take ye accoumpt touching ye
said bargaine of 1700li waight, what is already paid for ye same by ye
said pɫ. and what ye resydue vnpayed for amounteth vnto after ye rate of
5s 3d ye pound as aforesaid and allowed by waye of defaulcac̃on, ye said
150li and 100li aforesaid, and what hath beene alreadye receaued, and
then the resydue remayninge vnpaied and appeareing by his report soe
to be made shalbee forthwith paied by the said pɫ. unto the def̴tes to the
vse of the said Companie, and thereupon the said bonde of 800li shalbee
forthwth deliũed vpp and Cancelled, and the said noate giuen by the
said pɫ. vpon the retorneing back of the said 11000li[296] waight aforesaid
shalbee then alsoe deliuered vnto the said pɫ.
The booke of
lawes priudic̃all to
the pɫ.
§by this sale ye
pɫ. lost 19000li
fowre shillings§
§this bargaine was
in wryting§
§he ought to pay
for ye whole 1700li
waight after 5s.
3d ye pound.§

[Indorsed:] Captaine Bargraves Decree. Virginia April & May 1622.[301]

 
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As cover to Nos. 4 and 4 I, as well as 4 II, in C. O. 1, vol. II.