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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
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[NOVEMBER, 1908.
You may also please to take into consideration my Sallary,-12 yeares, two yeares allowance, Servants dyet, &ca, and nearest 70 pa. repayres of the Factory, all which Referre to your Charity and my two Journyes to Metchlepatam, being sent for, pågothaes 23:81a., there being noe person in the Honorable Companyes servis but hath allowance only my selfe. By the bearer pray Remit what you please, being in want of money for my expence, Not else at present, remaine, Your humble Servant, AMBROSE SALISBURY.41
Petepole, the 28th August, 1675."
The Council at Masulipatam sent a cart reply to Salisbury's list of complaints. If he could provide suitable goods, they woull pay for them. Meanwhile, he was ordered to draw up an account of the effects of the Company then remaining in his han ls. The question of salary and allowance was ignored.
"Mr Ambrose Salusbury, Sir, Wee are Debtors to yours of the 28th ulto. anà assure you to the best of judgements wee have in all things consulted the Honble. Company's advantage, which did out of our money to [? obey] our Instructions for goods they would contract with us for, which wee tooke [ P look ) upon to be much the Securors [ ? securest] way. You now talke of aud [an] Investment. You cann make up in Sallampores to the amol 16 of pas. 10000, But when you were heare you told us you could procure none of that sort, and wee believe you are now mistaken. If in time you send in any of Lengths, Bredths and goodness you Speake of, there amount shall be punctually paid you, which is all wee have at present, But to deliver [ ? desire ] you Pr. first opportunity to remitt us an account of remaines of that Factory, as debts, house moveables, &c. ... M. MAINWARING &ca.13
Metchlepatam, 7th Sept. 1675."
To this letter Salisbury retorted that he was better qualified to undertake the Company's investments than many who had been preferred before him, and that if 1,000 pagodas Were delivered to him, he would engage to make a profitable use of them.
"Mr Matthew Maineioaring Gea. Councell, Worthy freinds, You were pleased to order my comeing to Receive directions for an Investment for the Honorable Company, But at my arrivall acquainted mee that you had given orders to your merchants for said goods, and that you have yet Remaineing great part of the Honorable Companyes stock. Since you are not certaine of the Investment that may bee made about Neglawanch as also towards Gingerlee, and that if the stock you have sent to them parts should not bee fully disposed of, It will prejudice the Honorable Company, and much the more if its not to bee done by the Fort, time being short to compleat that work for the timely Retorne of the Honorable Companyes Shipping. Therefore, I conceive, since you have part off the Estate by you and are certaine of the Investment of that sent abroad, You will doe well to Consult your Honorable Companyes advantage. For, should part of that money bee brought againe and haveing yet part of the Stock by you, If the Fort not able to supply the defect, I wish you to Judge how great a damage the Honorable Company will sustaine by your neglect of time for its Investment.
That the Honorable Company may know how much they have suffered by preferring persons that have not had knowledge of their Service before mee, I hereby engage myselfe to make them a timely Investment of Tenne thousand pagothas in. Sallampores of full dementions, which being Borted and vallaed at the price your Merchants Receive, I will allow Five Per Cent, which being Five hundred Pa. is worth your observance and I presume, if denyed, will be Required at your
61 Factory Records, Manulipatam, Vol. 10.
11 Factory Records, Masulipatam, Vol. 6. 45 Nagalwangha in Goloonda, where the Dutch had a factory. * The ojaat line between the Godavari ostuary and the Jagannath Pagoda.
