#A brief narrative and deduction of the several remarkable cases of Sir William Courten, and Sir Paul Pyndar, Knights, and William Courten late of London Esquire, deceased their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, together with their surviving partners and adventurers with them to the East-Indies, China and Japan, and divers other parts of Asia, Europe, Africa and America : faithfully represented to both houses of Parliament.#

##Graves, Edward.## A brief narrative and deduction of the several remarkable cases of Sir William Courten, and Sir Paul Pyndar, Knights, and William Courten late of London Esquire, deceased their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, together with their surviving partners and adventurers with them to the East-Indies, China and Japan, and divers other parts of Asia, Europe, Africa and America : faithfully represented to both houses of Parliament. Graves, Edward.

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1. To the Right Honorable, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal: And to the Honorable, the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, in Parliament, Assembled.

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1. A Brief Narrative, and deduction of the several remarkable Cases of Sir William Courten, and Sir Paul Pyndar, Knights; and William Courten late of London Esquire, Deceased: Their Heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns, together with their Surviving Partners and Adventurers with them to the East-Indies, China and Iapan, and divers other parts of Asia, Europe, Africa and America: Faithfully represented to both Houses of Parliament. Reduced under four Principal Heads, viz. I. The Discovery and Plantation of Barbadoes.II. Their Vndertakings, and Expeditions to the East-India, China and Japan.III. The Denyal of Iustice upon their civil Actions depending in Holland and Zealand.IV. Their Loanes and Supplyes for the Service of the Crown, upon the Collection of Fines and Compositions out of the Popish Recusants Estates, &c.

   _ I. Barbadoes.

   _ II. East-India Expeditions.

   _ Farther Prosecutions since the 29th. of May 1660.

   _ Iustice denyed in Holland and Zealand.

   _ Further Prosecutions concerning the Bona Esperanza, &c.

   _ Loanes and Supplies for the Service of the Crown.

   _ A Brief State of the Allome-Works.

   _ Postscript. Several Weighty Considerations upon the Letters Patents for special Reprisals against the States General, and their Subjects.

2. A Copy of Letters Patents for Especial Reprisals from the King of Great Britain, (under the Great Seal of England,) against the States General, and their Subjects, Inrolled in the High Court of Chancery.

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