Minutes from 1633

[bristolloggerheads]

This clerk's handwriting is proving a little trickier. Suggestions welcome.

The merchants at Roterdam ? with :3: yeeres ? before hand
and they told the a? : they wold have it to do what we can
The proclamation to be enlarged to clay earth
a ? to be thought upon with the owners of lands for ? the earth & ? ? ?
1200 l Imprisonment

[Bookbox]

A few ideas ...

The merchants at Roterdam fournished with 3 yeeres provision before hand
and they told the Amb(assador?) they wold have it do what we can

The proclamac(i)on to be enlarged to clay earth
a course to be thought upon ^w(i)th the owners of lands^ for storing(?) the earth & (... ...) it here(?)

[horselydown86]

Perhaps:  ...for securing the earth & stay [?] it here.

[bristolloggerheads]

I can see that he had knowledge of the kings proclamation but am struggling with the second half of the middle line.

he ? a port ? and? paid no custom

he neuer carried clay from ? ^before^ but ? times from .... [is that supposed to say sundry?]

[horselydown86]

Suggestion for the first phrase:

he took a port [?] but
pd no custom

Still puzzling over that missing word.

[Bookbox]

It ought to be docket, but it would be a very small d at the beginning.

[bristolloggerheads]

thanks for the inspiration cocket (coquet)

[Bookbox]

Good to see at least one of us has a handle on the vocabulary 

[Bookbox]

he neuer carried clay from ? ^before^ but ? times from .... [is that supposed to say sundry?]

Is it ... from thence ^before^ ?

I think sundry is correct.