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whereas we did declare hee had left the Company nothing, wee now finde the contrary, for hee bath left a horse which was the Gift of Juber Beague some tyme since in lieu of the Present bee made him." On the 5th August, there is the following remark, Mr Jearseys month is not yet expired though well nigh, and Mr Chamberlaine is still with him to help perfect those Books soe long in arrears to the which wee wish a happy Conclusion, wee have hitherto given him all Civill respect, and hee in requitall hath plaid as a sneaking dirty trick, in that hee dispatched his Pattamar for the Fort the 10th July without giveing us the least notice, which will give us cause for the future to suspect him." On the 6th August, the departure of the Consent under the charge of “George White, Xerohant" is noted.
Joarsey did not keep his promise and produce his accounts. According to Smithson, who was ordered to examine the Masulipatam books in Dec, 1669, Jearsey plainly confessed that there were none, and that there had bin none kept since the departure of Mr Buokeridge" but there were * memorialls and Dyaries in Loose papers which were sufficient whereby to make up the bookes." On the 26th Sept. Mohun wrote to Fort St. George, “Mr Jearsey to this day hath given us noe farther satisfaction then what we have formely advised you which was onely in words, insoemach that we are now apt to thinck his performance will be at latter lames, hee is now extreemly ill of the Goute, and doe expect shall continge soe for some tyme, it being accustomary to him when that distomper seizes him." In Nov. Jearsey was warned that his estate would be seized to meet the Company's claims. In reply he wrote a violent letter to the Masulipatam Council. Although Mohun declared that this letter "rather deserves our contempt or Scorne than a civill responce" he commented on it at length and justified his action because "you have soe long delayed to give satisfaction to that trust imposed in you... if you suffer in your reputation or else, blame yourselfe and not as that you have not better complyed haveing had tyme enough, as six yeares and more before our arrivall and five months since which added togeather will undoubtedly cause any rationall man to conclude that it was sufficient to perfect any accounts... "
On the 15th Dec. 1670, Mohun wrote to the Fort that, as Jearsey still continued obdurate, and as the Council at Masulipatam had reason to think that he intended to convert his estate into diamonds and thus evade the claims opon him, they had seized a hundred bags of sugar belonging to him, and also his ship Martin with her cargo. Mohun stated that Jearsey had been informed of the seisure and had been requested to send someone to see his goods weighed, but had insolently refused. By the 28th Dec, some of Jearsey's accounts had been received -- "Mr Jearsey's Books which wee now send you, desire if possible the copies of them may bee taken to goe home with these whippe .... Tee still proceed to secure what of Mr. Jearsey's wee can lite on ..." In pursuance of this policy, on the 29th Dec, orders were given to stop Jearney's Ship Diamond at Narsapar. On the 20th Jan. 1671, Mohun informed the Agent at Fort St. George that Jesraey's ship Ruby was at Pulicat where it could be seised. Mohon adds, "He (Jearsey] has been jugling with Some Eminont Moores here to make over to them his Shipping and goods abroad .. Whereby you will see his good meaneing whether it be not high time to put in Execution the Honble. Company's orders relating to him and his Estate, for whilst be Continues here he doth nothing but study Mischeite both to theires and the nations Interest, and Seduce the Companys Servants, some whereof by theire Continuall resort thither one would thinke mistooke the Factory, aor is it possible to make any Discovery of what fraud or Debts, prices, Expences wee are as you Show come to search into whilst he resides here, daunting and fooling the timerous People with the fond Chimeras of his fertile braino ... resolved in Councell to require the said Mr Wm. Jearsey to prepare to depart hence for the Fort in six dayes together with his kinsman Mr John Joarsey, whome be was pleased to withold from emberkeing on the Zant for the Fort and soe for England in contempt of the orders and authority of the honble, Company." From this extract it is easy to see
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