The original papers and letters, relating to the Scots Company, trading to Africa and the Indies from the memorial given in against their taking subscriptions at Hamburgh, by Paul Ricaut, His Majesty's resident there, to their last address sent up to His Majesty in December, 1699 : faithfully extracted from the Companies books.

Letters from Mr. Stevenson the Companys Agent at Hamburgh, to the Company.

Hamburgh the 4th of October.

Much honoured Lords and Gentlemen;

I Wrote to you on the 26th past, advising you of my going post to Hamburgh, in pursuance of your Orders, where I arriv'd the 2d Instant. And the Day following I waited upon the English Resi∣dent, and in the Company's Name desired to know if he had yet received his Master's Pleasure, or∣dering him no more to oppose the Transactions of the Indian and African Company of Scotland in this City; which I pressing hard, answered by his Character and Honour, he never received any Orders from his Master that mentions the said Company, since his giving in the Memorial a∣gainst them: So I have no further to add but that I am,

My Lords and Gentlemen,

Your most most faithful Servant to power,Sic-Subscribitur, Alexander Stevenson.

This was under Cover which containeth what followeth.

Much honoured Lords and Gentlemen;

BY this within-closed, you have a full Answer as to what may be expected here for ever. Since my parture from this, I am informed that

the English here did constantly assert that the Com∣pany would never be redressed, and the Delay of the same, after all your means has made an Im∣pression upon the Minds of People, that it will never be at least such as they might trust to.

Hamburgh the 18th of October.

Much honoured Lords and Gentlemen;

I Wrote to you of the 4 th current, wherein I ad∣vised you of Sir Paul Rycaut English Resident at Hamburgh's Answer given me anent your Affairs, to which refers Mr. Cresset Envoy at the Courts of Lunenburgh, being returned from waiting upon his Majesty there; I thought it my Duty to wait up∣on him, and demanded in your Names to know if his Majesty had signified his Royal Pleasure, anent removing off the stop put to the Company's Affairs in this City through the Memorial given in to the Senate against them: To which Answer he received no such Orders and was of the Judg∣ment, If the Memorial were yet to be given in it would be done. I shall not enlarge what farther past, but assure you he seems to insinuate that his private Orders from the Government of England, was to act quite contrary to your Expectations. This is all from,

To the Right Honourable the Court of Directors, &c.

My Lords and Gentlemen;

Your obedient Servant,Sic-Subscribitur Alex. Stevenson.

This was under Cover, which contained what followeth.

Much honoured Lords and Gentlemen,

BY the within-closed you have an account what relates to your Affairs with respect to have the Merchants in this City concerned: I cannot offer to speak to the Commercij about the same, but those Merchants here that are Signers in the Books of Subscriptions, are as cordial as ever were the Stop removed, they doubt not things here would take the desired effect.