The life of Dr. George Abbot, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, reprinted with some additions and corrections from the Biographia Britannica; with his character, ... a description of the hospital, which he erected and endowed ... To which are added the lives of his two brothers, Dr. Robert Abbot, ... and Sir Morris Abbot,:
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- The life of Dr. George Abbot, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, reprinted with some additions and corrections from the Biographia Britannica; with his character, ... a description of the hospital, which he erected and endowed ... To which are added the lives of his two brothers, Dr. Robert Abbot, ... and Sir Morris Abbot,:
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THE LIFE OF Sir MORRIS ABBOT.
MORRIS ABBOT, the youngest son of Mr. Maurice Abbot, of Guildford, and brother to Robert and George beforementioned, was bred up to trade, and became an eminent merchant in the city of London, but was more remarkably distin∣guished, by his applying himself to the direction of the affairs of the East-India company, and his ear∣nest attention to whatever might promote the exten∣sive commerce of this nation, or strengthen her fo∣reign colonies.
In this quality, we find him one of the commissi∣oners employed in the negotiation and conclusion of a treaty with the Dutch East-India company, by which the Molucca Islands, and the commerce to them, is declared to be two thirds belonging to the Dutch East-India company, and one to the English.
This treaty was concluded at London, on the seventh of July, 1019, and ratified by King James, the sixteenth of the same month, and is as remarka∣ble a transaction as any in that reign.
It was in consequence of this treaty, and in order to recover the goods of some English merchants, that Sir Dudley Diggs, and Morris Abbot, were sent over into Holland, in the succeeding year, 1620, but with what success does not appear.
He was afterwards one of the farmers of the customs, as appears from a commission granted in 1623, to him and to many other persons, for administ∣ering
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the oaths to such persons, as should either de∣sire to pass the seas from this kingdom, or to enter it from foreign countries.
In the succeeding year, 1624, he was appointed one of the council, for settling and establishing the colony of Virginia, with very full powers for the government of that colony, as by that commission appears.
On the accession of King Charles I, to the throne, Mr. Abbot was the first person upon whom he con∣ferred the honour of knighthood, and so great was his interest at that time in the city, that we find him chosen to the first parliament called in that King's reign, viz. in 1625, in conjunction with Sir Thomas Middleton, Sir Heneage Finch, and Mr. Robert Bateman.
In 1627, he was one of the Sheriffs of London, with Henry Garway; Sir Cuthbert Hacket, being then Mayor.
About the year 1635, he erected the monument to the memory of his brother the Archbishop, in his native town of Guildford.
In 1638 he was Lord-Mayor of the city of Lond∣on; on which account ••here was published by Sir T. Heywood, a description of his solemn entry.
On the tenth of January, 1640, he departed this life. No farther particulars are to be met with, ex∣cept that he was a great lover and encourager of trade, as well as fortunate therein.
He had a son whose name was George, fellow of Merton college in Oxford, and who took the degree of Bachelor of Law in 1630.