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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[NOVEMBER, 1908.
old custome to serve the King first occasioned Mr Jearsey to procure that Phirmand. Wee would gladly understand what encouragement you would or expect to receive from us. Wee would, if wee knew how, give you all Immaginable for our Imployers Interest, having herewith sent you 30 Rashboots [ rajputs, i. e., soldiers or guards], But wee desire you to use that mediation with you that noe complaints are made to the prejudice of the Honble. Company. Wee have paid them M. MAINWARING; GEO. one months pay Pr. each at 4 Rupees Pr. month CHAMBERLAINE.11
Metchlepatam, 18th January 1672-3."
"Mr Ambrose Salusbury, Wee wish wee could any wayes remedy those dayly affronts and cheats put upon you By those knavish salt Peeter Men, occasioned partly, as you seeme to suggest by a Mutiny the Bramine he designed therby to engrosse the whole Imployment to himselfe. Wee cannot remember that hee was ever yet Imployed in that Businesse, But upon the Recommendations of Mr Fleetwood. However, to divert him from those his unwarrantable proceedings, wee have now wrote him to advertize him by way of charge that wee are fully informed he hath endeavoured & is the person that hath ruined the Companys Affairs Under your Managery, from whom wee expect satisfaction unlesse hee presently desists from his practices & becomes instrumentall to Bring those people to a faire complyance. Wee did yesterday omitt to advise you that the Companies positive orders were for their whole Fleete to keepe Company, and therefore not to be seperated, otherwise a shippe might have Beene spared to have taken in the Salt Peeter. Last night arrived the two boats who could not proceede for Madderas without anchors. Wee have gave them leave to returne to you to supply themselves, & soe to proceede. This day wee had given money in hand for two Boats more to come to you. Not mentioning any want of them in yours of the 16th., received this day, wee have received the money Backe & discharged them. Your Rashboots were dispeeded last night, M. MAINWARING; GEO. CHAMBERLAINE.
Metchlepatam, 19th Jan. 1672-3.13
P. S.-Herewith wee send you a hundred and fifty pagodas for your occasions."
"Mr Richard Mohun and Councell, Esteemed Freinds, I answered your two letters of the 18th about three howers since, and now is returned some of the People employed in the Peeter business and have narrowly escaped with some money. The Peeter men take all they can light on and keep a good number people and have some of Mahmud Anmis [Mahammad Amin's] servants with them. I assure you the danger and trouble I have past in this business exceedeth my expression, and had I not bene more then ordinary carefull the Honble. Company would not have a Candy of Peeter for theire money, but you are something displeased with mee after all my Care and trouble which hope you will bee soe freindly to consider with Charitable thoughts. If the Honble. Company deale in this Comodity in these parts and imploy the same Persons they will have greater losses. I advised you in the other above named to send mee Rasbootes for it must [be that] Mauhd. Anmis letter nust free the Peeter (sic). With kind respects, I remaine Your assured Freind, AMBROSE SALUSBURY.
Pettepollee, January the 20th, 1672-3.
Mr. Mohun enordered mee to send what Cloth procureable to the Fort, but upon Mr Fleetwoods and Mr Hattons information of a great danger of the Dutch which I did not apprehend therefore [delayed] sending the Goods. Pray immediately advise in itt. I hear you are now sending boates of Goods. Id. A. S." 13
11 Factory Records, Masulipatam, Vol. 6.
13 Factory Records, Masulipatam, Vol. 9.
12 Factory Records, Masulipatam, Vol. 6.
