Holroyd, Joseph (Cloth Factor) and Saml. Hill (clothier), _Letter Bks. of_, pp. 18-25. In 1630 Margrett Greeneway, widow of Thos. Greeneway, baker, begged leave to finish carrying out a contract made by her husband notwithstanding the present restraint on the bringing of corn to London. The contract was to supply the East India Company with biscuit. Margrett Greeneway petitions to bring five hundred quarters of wheat to London—some are already bought and she asks for leave to buy the rest. The petition was granted.[46] Footnote 46: _C.R._, 3rd December, 1630. A Petition of “Emanuell Fynche, Wm. Lewis Merchantes and Anne Webber Widow on the behalfe of themselves and others owners of the shipp called the _Benediction_” was presented to the Privy Council stating that the ship had been seized and detained by the French and kept at Dieppe where it was deteriorating. They asked to be allowed to sell her there.[47] The name of another woman ship-owner occurs in a case at Grimsby brought against Christopher Claton who “In the behalfe of his Mother An Alford, wid., hath bought one wessell of Raffe of one Laurence Lamkey of Odwell in the kingdome of Norway, upon wᶜʰ private bargane there appeares a breach of the priviledges of this Corporation.”[48] Footnote 47: _S.P.D._ ccxxxvi., 45, 12th, April, 1633. Footnote 48: _Hist. MSS. Com._, 14 Rep., VIII., p. 284, 1655. In 1636 upon the Petition of Susanna Angell “widowe, and Eliz. her daughter (an orphan) of the cittie of London humbly praying that they might by their Lordshipps warrant bee permitted to land 14 barrels of powder now arrived as also 38 barrells which is daily expected in the _Fortune_ they paying custome and to sell the same within the kingdome or otherwise to give leave to transport it back againe into Holland from whence it came” the Officers of the customs were ordered to permit the Petitioners to export the powder.[49] Footnote 49: _S.P.D._ ccxcii., 24, March 23, 1636/7., _Proceedings of Gunpowder Commissioners_. Women’s names appear also in lists of contractors to the Army and Navy. Elizabeth Bennett and Thomas Berry contracted with the Commissioners to supply one hundred suits of apparel for the soldiers at Plymouth.[50] Footnote 50: _S.P.D._ xx., 62, Feb. 9th, 1626. Cuthbert Farlowe, Elizabeth Harper Widowe, Edward Sheldon and John Davis, “poore Tradesmen of London” petition “to be paid the £180 yet unpaid of their accounts” for furnishing the seamen for Rochelle with clothes and shoes “att the rates of ready money.”[51] Footnote 51: _S.P.D._ cxcvii., 64, July, 1631. A warrant was issued “to pay to Alice Bearden £100 for certain cutworks furnished to the Queen for her own wearing.”[52] Footnote 52: _S.P.D._, clix., 27th Jan. 1630.