Provincial Court Proceedings, 1660. 411

New Port on Road Hand the 23^th of Aug. 59. :

M Daniell Hutt you being Marchant of the Pinke Adventure being
now bound to Virginia, and there being shippd by me William
Brenton, and there to loade and dispose of the said Pinke Adventure,
The Charge amounting to the sume of Six hundred fforty Six pounds
Ten shillings and Six pence as appeares by speciall bills of percells
Invoices and ingagements due in Virginia, My Order and advice is
that you endevour to loade in Virginia with good Leefe Tobacco and
send her to the Manadas and there order or Consigne the said
Tobacco to such person or psons as you can best confide in for my
advance if you cannot come your Selfe, But in Case you be dis-
couradged to come to Manhades you may come or send it to me at
New Port, And Because the Pinke is too small for my imployment
if you can I desire you would endevour the Saile of her, And if you
can meete with one in her steede. In all your transactions both in
sayles and retourne, and in the disposeing of the Pinke, and in
buying another all to bee imployed to and for my use I leeue it to
your mannadging, desiring you to informe me by all Conveniences
of the transactions of your business I did wright to M^r Edward
Prescott, and did referr him to yourselfe in my behalfe, about loading
some parte of his Vessell with Tobacco for Hambrough. If you
doe any thing in it agree upⁿ what tearmes both for the freight to
Hambrough and home, and what part or pcell of goods shalbe myne
upon the retourne of the vessell to be deliuered at Newporte on Road
Hand Remember me kindly to my Cosen Prescott I aduised him I had
left the mannadging of my buisness to you, and if you see what I
write to him you may be better informed of my proposalls, Thus
desiring you euerlasting welfare I remaine
Your loueing freind and imployer
William Brenton

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P. C. R.
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This day being the 23^th of ffebruary came Capⁿ Thomas Corn-
waleys on behalfe of M^r John Abington and desired the ensuing
might be recorded vizt.

from Bristoll 30^th of August 1660

M^r Abington and loueing freind I kindly salute you &c. S^r Not
hearing from you by any of the London Ships w^ch came from Vir-
ginia I thought good to write a few lynes to you, giueing you an
accompt of the ffower hogsheds of Tobacco w^ch I brought ouer for
you, I haue sould them at the best rate I could and haue receiued the

Re Abington

sume of twelue pounds w^ch is all due to you, Custome and Excise
.... and paid, but not hearing from you how to dispose of it I
thought good to lett the moneys remaine in my hands, and not to
send it to you before I haue receiued further Orders from you, how

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