The English Factories in India, 1668-1669, Volume 13 |
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accompt advised appointed arrived Aungier Balasore bales Bantam Bengal Blake Bombay brought Calicut Cannanore Capt captain charge Cheife Coast Company Company's customes dated dispatched Dutch endeavour England English factors Factory Records fitt fleet formerly fortifications Foxcroft French further Gary George Gerald Aungier give given Gombroon Goodier Governour Grigby hee hath Honour hope India instructions intended island January Jearsey John Karwar King lading late letter Lord Arlington Madras Majesties Masulipatam matter maund merchants Nabob November Oxenden pagodas peeces pepper Persia persons port Portugall Portuguese present President and Council procure promised quantity Rajah received request rupees saltpetre servants Sevagy severall shipps ships Sir Edward Winter Sir Gervase Lucas soldiers Streynsham Master supply Surat taken thereof thither Toldervy tons towne trade tyme uppon vessel volume wee desire wee doe wherein wilbee yett Young Zamorin zerafins
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Page 41 - Majesties privy scale to be publiquely read ; at which the officers and soldiers for the generality were well pleased that His Majestie had disposed the island to the Honourable Company, to whome they owned obedience. After which we caused the Companies commission (in parchment) to the President and Council, together...
Page 135 - Ever since the flight of the Bannians the trade of Surat hath suffered great obstruction ; and 'tis the opinion of many wise men that it will prove of fatal consequence, to the utter ruin of it in case the King (ie, Aurangzib) doth not take some effectual healing order for the making of this breach. For most of the sheroffs and moneyed men doe think of calling (in ?) their stocks and (according to the custome of this country) burying the greatest...
Page 58 - And if any shall object they may not have that shape, or be soe profitable for stowage of goods, as our English shipps are, we answera that these carpenters are growne soe expert and masters of their art that here are many Indian vessails that in shape exceed those that come, either out of England or Holland (Emj.
Page 21 - ... layes by all her Jewells and ornaments, but breakes her ivory braceletts, which are 8 or 10 uppon each wrist ; and soe did the whole kindred, mourning certain dayes, and then were again supply ed with new from the deceaseds kindred ; which superstition was soe universall that it caused a vast expense of teeth. But they of late are become wiser and make silver in their stead, which att funeralls they lay by for a tyme and then putt them on again ; and this is now become soe generall that little...
Page 194 - Last night came to this towne 6 French men from Golchondah, they at present lodge in the house where Mr Jearsey formerly lived. This day they viewed the house that was the Danes' factory, but rejected it as not having sufficient accommodation, (it was new built this yeare by the owner, and is much better then it was when Mr Sambrooke was here[)]. They have since treated about a stately house built but 2 years since by the shabander. They have not as yet given or received any visit. Only the second...
Page 135 - In the interim the people in Surat suffered great want, for, the Bannians having bound themselves under severe penalties not to open any of their shops without order from their Mahager...
Page 41 - At our landing we were mett by Governour Gary etc. officers, who, at the head of their severall companies military drawne up by the sea side, received us with very much respect and ceremony, and soe accompanyed us into the fort ; where Governour Gary caused all the soldiers to make their approach toward us in military order, first being by the chiefe officers commanded to lay downe their armes and to march towards us without them, yet in decent ranke.
Page 21 - It is a hopefull port, and the people have soe great affection for us that, uppon assurance we will deale with them and supplye them with commodityes, they will never suffer the Dutch to have any footing among them. It lying uppon the mayne, we are informed, by a merchant that is well acquainted with the countrey, there may be a great trade driven and very profitable, when once the inland merchants shall finde they may be yearly furnished with goods proper to them.
Page 214 - Chubdars [mace-bearers], as well as Villany of the other officers) as others who may in the interiour endowments of judgement and discretion come short of him ; therefore, after the departure of the Shipps, wee shall according as the state of our business stands...
Page 135 - Companies prosperity, they took their leaves. And on the 23rd and 24th all the heads of the Bannian families, of what condition soever, departed the towne, to the number of 8,000, leaving their wives and children in Surat under charge of their brothers or next of kinn. At this the Cozzy rages, charging the...