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James Newman ( - fl. 1645)

Bargrave in his diary mentions seeing him in Paris in 1645. Relevant locations: Visited Paris, Île-de-France
Visited Rome, Italy
Relationships: James Newman was a associate or acquaintance (general) of John Bargrave (1610-1680)

Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "A part of my journal of France. anno 1645," Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives CCA-U11/8, Canterbury Cathedral
References in Documents:
Bargrave's Travel Diary (Canterbury Cathedral CCA U11/8)

From thence we went abowt 8 in the morning 29. andand came to Bouais abowt 2 in the after noone Bouais Au limage StSt. Christopher. there wee dined, and then walked into the Cathedrall, wchwhich is not large but neate. there being the whole historie of our sauior the most exquisitely cut in MosaickReleaue worke that euer I saw or cann see. This towne is faire and large wthwith 3 draw bridges and clapp gates. I met 2 fryers abegging wthwith linnen wallets ouer theire sholders. I asked thēthem whether thay cold speake Latine, but thay answered mee in French. So I cold not talke wthwith them. Heare the Germans our Companions and I had a greate difference. So farr that thay thretned to be my death before I came to Paris, One saying as farr as I cold vnderstand Sacrament, Ich doe Àat Hunsfoot [  ]sleigen an weyg Parees, caling mee skellū and hunsfoot, often, which I not bearing returnd them Rogue and Raskall; Thay were 8 Germans, but onely one of them was the cause, and maintainer of the quarrell, the other being more temperate and discreet, excepting some times in passion. This one wchwhich was so violent (thay all spake latine other wise wee had not vnderstood one another.) Dutch, French, Latine, and English striuing who shold haue the better of it.) he told mee that he was a noble mans sonn In Germanie and that being lately in England (this and 3 more of them came in the boate with vs frōfrom Douer) onely as a traueler to see it, and the Maior (Consul Londinensis was his word) of London and other officers had used himhim basely, hauing taken frōfrom him (omnes euis [ ] catholicas) his bookes, beads, crosses, and the like, but now thay had mee there thay wold make mee know that I was not in England often saying Quid faciemus cum illo, vpon wchwhich I [           ] told thēthem that thay shold know thay were not in Germany, and that I had hands and a weapon as well as he wchwhich was so violent; and because he had threatned to be my death on the way to Paris, I desird him to goe single wthwith mee and end the quarrell there. Wchwhich his companions perceiving, thay tooke him frōfrom his violence, and desiring to know my affections in the difference that was betweene the King and his subiects, I told them my I was of no party, but by my Oathes I was bound to be obedient to my Souereign and all the iourny after thay were my very good freinds, and Tres humble Seruiturs but I had an ey to the shauers pistolles. TilliaAfter dinner we tooke horse and came abowt 9 at night to Tillia some 13 leagues frōfrom Paris a smale Country village we lodgd Au Croix blanchblanche. wee saw neurneuer a vineyard vntil wee came to Bauois, but there abowt thousands of acres are planted wthwith vines. Frōfrom that towne 30. Beaumont. we tooke horse abowt 4 in the morning and came to Beaumont abowt 11 Au grosse teste (or Sarasans heade) where wee dined This is This is no very greate towne, but hath a very faire riuer that runneth by it, ouer wchhich we went vp on a stone bridge: Abowt 2 wee tooke horse, and coming neerer Paris wee finde abundance of vineyards and a very plentifull Country. wee stayd abowt 4 howres at Beaumont wchhich being the last stage, the custome is after dinner to haue a plate for a gathering for the messengers man, to whome wee did contribut each man one liuer. (1s-6d) Then wee came to StSt. Denis. StSt. Denis where the custome is that those which were neuer at Paris before shold pay all that the Companie caleth for, via moderet manner, wchhich cost vs but 8 [  ][  ]sols a man. [  ] (ie. 8 pence) Abowt 5 at night wee came to Paris. Paris, alighted Au Croix de Fert Rue Sntt. Martin (at the Iron Cross in Stt. Martins streete) but (being directed by young Mrr. Skinner) went to the signe Au Ville Du Venice in the Foburgh of Stt. Germins, where the first man I met wthith was Mrr. James Newman, whoe saluted mee by my name: he was then lately come frōom Rome and the other parts of Italie.