2 8 CAPITALISTS CAPITALISTS 29Majesty . . . he will give her such part as shallfully satisfy her pains and good endeavours. "lThe projecting <strong>of</strong> patents and monopolies was thefavourite pursuit <strong>of</strong> fashionable people <strong>of</strong> both sexes.Ben Johnson satiriies the Projectress in the person <strong>of</strong>Lady Tailebush, <strong>of</strong> whom the Projector, Meercraftsays :. . . . . . '' She and I nowAre on a Project, for the fact, and ventingOf a new kind <strong>of</strong> fucus (paint for Ladies)To serve the Kingdom ; wherein she herselfHath travel'd specially, by the way <strong>of</strong> serviceUnto her sex, and hopes to get the monopoly,As the Reward <strong>of</strong> her Invention."2When Eitherside assures her mistressI do hearYou ha' cause madam, your suit goes on "Lady Tailebush replies :" Yes faith, there's <strong>life</strong> in't now. It is referr'dIf we once see it under the seals, wench, then,Have with 'em, for the great caroch, six horsesAnd the two coachmen, with my Ambler bare,And my three <strong>women</strong> ; we will live i' faith,The examples o' the Town, and govern it.I'll lead the fashion still." . . . . . . 9From the <strong>women</strong> who begged for monopolies whichif granted must have involved much worry and labourif they were to be made pr<strong>of</strong>itable, we pass naturallyto <strong>women</strong> who actually owned and managed businessesrequiring a considerable amount <strong>of</strong> capital. They notinfrequentlv acted as pawn-brokersand money-lenders. Thus, complaint is made that ElizabethPennell had stolen " two glazier's vices with thescrews and appurtenances " and pawned them to1 S.P.D. cccxlvi, z, Feb. ~st, 1637.a Jonson, (Ben.) The Devil is an A ss, Act 111, Scene iv.a (Ibid), Act IV., Scene ii.one Ellianor Troughton, wife <strong>of</strong> Samuel Troughtonbroker.'Richard Braithwaite tells the following story <strong>of</strong>a " Useresse" as though this occupation wereperfectly usual for <strong>women</strong>. " Wee reade in a bookeentituled the Gift <strong>of</strong> Feare, how a Religious Divinecomming to a certaine Vseresse to advise her <strong>of</strong> thestate <strong>of</strong> her soule, and instruct her in the way tosalvation at such time as she lay languishing in herbed <strong>of</strong> affliction ; told her how there were threethings by her to be necessarily performed, if ever shehoped to be saved : She must become contrite inheart . . . confesse her sins . . . . makerestitution according to her meanes whereto shee thusreplyed, Two <strong>of</strong> those first I will doe willingly : but todoe the last, I shall hold it a dzfzculty ; for should Imake restitution, what would remaine to raise my childrentheir portion ? To which the Divine answered ;Without these three you cannot be saved. Yea but,quoth shee, Doe our Learned Men and Scriptures rayro ? Yes, surely said the Divine. And I will try,(quoth shee) whether they say true or no, for I willrestore nothing.And so resolving, fearefully dyed. . . for preferring the care <strong>of</strong> her posterity,before the honour <strong>of</strong> her Maker."2The names <strong>of</strong> <strong>women</strong> <strong>of</strong>ten occur in connectionwith the shipping trade and with contracts. Somewere engaged in business with their husbands as in thecase <strong>of</strong> a fine remitted to Thomas Price and Collethis wife for shipping zoo dozen <strong>of</strong> old shoes, withintention to transport them beyond the seas contraryto a Statute (5th year Edward VI) on account <strong>of</strong> theirpo~erty.~ Others were widows like Anne Hodsallwhose husband, a London merchant, traded for many' ~iddlesex Co. Rec. Sess. Books, p. 18, 1690.Braithwaite, (Richd.), The English Gentleman, p. 300, 1641.a Overall Remembrancia, Analytical Index to, p. 519, 1 582.m.
30 CAPITALISTS CAPITALISTS 3'years to the Canary Islands, the greatest part <strong>of</strong> hisestate being there. He could not recover it in his <strong>life</strong>timeowing to the war with Spain and therefore his wifewas left in great distress with four children. Herestate in the Canary Islands is likely to be confiscated,there being no means <strong>of</strong> recovering it thenceexcept by importing wines, and it would be necessaryto take pipe-staves over there to make casks tobring back the wines. She begs the council therefore" in commiseration <strong>of</strong> her distressed estate togrant a licence to her and her assignes to lade oneship here with woollen commodities for Ireland,To lade Pipe staves in Ireland (notwithstanding theprohibition) and to send the same to the CanaryIslands."'Joseph Holroyd employed a woman as his shippingagent ; in a letter dated I 706 he writes re certain goodsfor Holland : that these " I presume must be markedas usual and forward to Madam Brown at Hull. . .and he informs Madam Hannah Browne, that " Byorders <strong>of</strong> Mr. John Whittle I have sent you one packeand have 2 packes more to send as und'. You are t<strong>of</strong>ollow Mr. Whittle's directions in shipping."2In 1630 Margrett Greeneway, widow <strong>of</strong> Thos.Greeneway, baker, begged leave to finish carrying outa contract made by her husband notwithstanding thepresent restraint on the bringing <strong>of</strong> corn to London.The contract was to supply the East India Companywith biscuit. Margrett Greeneway petitions to bringfive hundred quarters <strong>of</strong> wheat to London-some arealready bought and she asks for leave to buy the rest.The petition was granted."A Petition <strong>of</strong> " Emanuell Fynche, Wm. LewisMerchantes and Anne Webber Widow on the behalfe' Council Register, 8th August, 1628.P Holroyd, Joseph (Cloth Factor) and Saml. Hill (clothier), Letter Bks. <strong>of</strong>, pp. 18-25.' C.R., 3rd December, 163~9,<strong>of</strong> themselves and others owners <strong>of</strong> the shipp called theBenediction was presented to the Privy Councilstating that the ship had been seized and detained bythe French and kept at Dieppe where it was deteriorating.They asked to be allowed to sell her there.'The name <strong>of</strong> another woman ship-owner occursin a case at Grimsby brought against ChristopherClaton who " In the behalfe <strong>of</strong> his Mother An Alford,wid.,hath bought one wessell <strong>of</strong> Raffe <strong>of</strong> one LaurenceLamkey <strong>of</strong> Odwell in the kingdome <strong>of</strong> Norway, uponW" private bargane there appeares a breach <strong>of</strong> thepriviledges <strong>of</strong> this Corporation."'In 1636 upon the Petition <strong>of</strong> Susanna Angel1" widowe, and Eliz. her daughter (an orphan) <strong>of</strong> thecittie <strong>of</strong> London humbly praying that they might bytheir Lordshipps warrant bee permitted to land 14barrels <strong>of</strong> powder now arrived as also 38 barrells which isdaily expected in the Fortune they paying customeand to sell the same within the kingdome or otherwiseto give leave to transport it back againe into Hollandfrom whence it came " the Officers <strong>of</strong> the customs wereordered to permit the Petitioners to export thepo~der.~Women's names appear also in lists <strong>of</strong> contractorsto the Army and Navy. Elizabeth Bennett andThomas Berry contracted with the Commissionersto supply one hundred suits <strong>of</strong> apparel for the soldiersat Plymouth.*Cuthbert Farlowe, Elizabeth Harper Widowe, EdwardSheldon and John Davis," pooreTradesmen <strong>of</strong> London "petition " to be paid the L180 yet unpaid <strong>of</strong> theiraccounts for furnishing the seamen for Rochelle withclothes and shoes " att the rates <strong>of</strong> ready money."j' S.P.D. ccxxxvi., 4j, ~tth, April, 1633.' Hist. MSS. Corn., 14 Rep., VIII., p. 284, 1655.' S.P.D. ccxcii., 24. March 23, 1636/7., Proceedings <strong>of</strong>Gunpowder Commissioners.S.P.D. xx., 62, Feb. gth, 1626.S.P.D. cxcvii., 64, July, 1631.
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