Letter – Michael Blackett to Charles Banks – 24 Mar 1677

Messrs Charles and James Bankes 				Ditto

S[i]rs

      My last to you was of the 16th present to w[hi]ch Referrs you, Since have delivered your Planck, and as monies comes In, I desire your order, how you please I should dispose pf the same ~

      noe hopes of any Customers for your Timber att 14d a foot ~

      This is my advice, Pray S[i]rs take it In good part ~

      I am now w[i]th yours of the 27th present, with bills for £300:=:= w[hi]ch have first forward to procure the needfull, and am very glad you are att last satisfied of your Error, as alsoe for the advantagious  Exch[ange]: have Credited your acc[oun]t according to your draught upon mee viz 331S:7d and debited you £18:15S: being the advance of the Exch[ange]: tis a very good one that you should expect benefitt by the exch[ange], when the money is mine, but that is not all I have wanted my mon[e]y allmost 8/mo[nths] however shall Reckon but 6/mo[nths] To you at 6p[er]c[e]nt is £9:= Exch[ange] att 34:18 £ fl: 15:13:6, w[hi]ch have alsoe put to your debitt

      you say you have had little use of my mon[e]y, To w[hi]ch I answer had you known it to have been mine, doe believe you would have kept it ready to have answered my occations, but since it Remained as your owne In all probability you used it accordingly, were it my Case should not <scruple> itt and soe I remain

      MB