Letter – Ralph Grey to Thomas Partis – 10 Jun 1676

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Mr Partis

Yours of the 6 curent recd with an acct of your arrival in Brothers Letter to dover,& now your own to London, I perceive you intend to <unliver> you find you find [sic] the markett at London much Better than the Merchnts here you write not the price as it now rules, the last I had from holland was 7 Stivers, if the leaf be large & good my advice to you is to goe over, if you intend to buy a ship you may safe 1/3 part & be as good for your Trade if you goe to Norway you may save ½ in ½ in what it will cost you in England & gett her made free for £<1>00 this I leave to your serious thoughts as affairs rules now duble your price for Tobacco if you goe not yourself pray order myne to Mr Wm Peacock Jun[io]r Merchant in Amsterdam & to Mr Joseph Panell in Roterdam , what your are in disburse for the concern of 52 Hodgheads I shall order you uppe we lost last year above 3d per <lb> I made of other Tobacco I sent to Panell at Roterdam you have left 7 or 8 hodgheads behind you to <send with your dr. alson> 9 Ho[gshea]ds upon my acct & <4> per your <d.> in all 13 Hodg[ead]s.

I am sory you brought any goods home it had been better to sell them to loss than here you have taken care of my Coz Briggs alias Thorogood concern I perceive by your Brother you come down here & then we shall take your accts & consult about your Shipp which as above will be best in the King of Denmarks dominions or Stralsound their is Cheape ships but of that now at our meeting

RG