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<HEAD>To the Supreme Authority of the NATION, The PARLIAMENT Of the Common-wealth of <HI>ENGLAND. The Humble Petition of</HI> Walter Elford <HI>of</HI> London, MERCHANT,</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SHEWETH,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THat whereas in the year 1643. the Petitioner re&s;iding as a Merchant and Factor at <HI>Smyrna,</HI> in good credit and imployments; and Sir <HI>Sackvile Crow,</HI> as Emba&s;&s;adour at <HI>Con&s;tantinople,</HI> upon fal&s;e Information of pretend|ed Trea&s;on again&s;t the late King, did clo&s;ely Impri&s;on your Petitioner thir|ty moneths, by which his &s;ufferings were very great (as may appear by the annexed Copie of his Petition to this Honourable Hou&s;e, and the Report of the Commit|tee for the Navie) to whom, among&s;t other things, the &s;ame was referred by your Honours, <HI>April</HI> 4. <HI>Anno</HI> 1648. and &s;ince by a farther Order of <HI>January</HI> 27. 1656. it was al&s;o referred by the then, Parliament, unto the &s;everal per&s;ons therein nomi|nated (as by a Copie thereof, al&s;o here annexed, may appear) But by rea&s;on of the mul|tiplicity of the Parliaments weighty <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 span"> or <HI>Turkey</HI> Company, and the &s;aid Sir <HI>Sackvile Crow,</HI> your Petitioner was put off from time to time: Which Company, and the &s;aid Sir <HI>Sackvile Crow</HI> (as your Petitioner hath heard from them&s;elves) have lately agreed, by pre&s;enting the &s;aid Sir <HI>Sackvile</HI>'s Lady with two or three thou&s;and Pounds in money (which in effect was given, <HI>even</HI> for be|traying and mi&s;chieving them more then an hundred and fifty thou&s;and Pounds:) But your Petitioner could not be permitted to attach the &s;aid moneys (though by him endea|voured) towards part of &s;atisfaction of his damages, &s;u&s;tained by the &s;aid Sir <HI>Sackvile Crow</HI>'s malitious dealings with him; By which, and al&s;o by tedious &s;uites, occa&s;ioned by his forreign fal&s;e Impri&s;onment, your &s;aid Petitioner is almo&s;t ruined.</P>
<P>Wherefore, Your &s;aid Petitioner doth mo&s;t humbly pray, That your Honours will be plea&s;ed to call to Mr. <HI>Garland</HI> (one of the Members of this Honourable Hou&s;e) for the &s;aid Report: And that the &s;aid <HI>Turkey</HI> Company may be prohibited the delivery of tho&s;e Bonds to Sir <HI>Sackvile Crow,</HI> which he Sealed to them for the performance of Articles, and the Security which he gave, not to be di&s;charged, until he (<HI>who from time to time hath not wanted Advocates</HI>) &s;hall give &s;atisfaction to your Petitioner. That your &s;aid Petitioner, after &s;o many years attendance on &s;everal Committees, may now at la&s;t have Ju&s;tice on, and Reparations from, the &s;aid Sir <HI>Sackvile Crow,</HI> as in your Wi&s;edoms &s;hall &s;eem meet,</P>
<CLOSER><SALUTE>And your Petitioner &s;hall ever pray, &amp;c.</SALUTE>
<DATELINE><DATE><HI>May</HI> 25. 1659.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Walter Elford.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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