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NOVEMBER, 1908.]
SOME ANGLO-INDIAN WORTHIES.
hands by the Honorable Company, which I Refer to your Consideration, and that you send effect[s] with speed to preferre the Honorable Companys intrest and preserve them from damage, Promiseing by Gods permission puntuall complyance. And had you given me effects when you delivered your Merchants, I should have provided the Amount of Twenty Thousand Pagothaes upon the same termes, which is all at present from Your humble Servaut, AMBROSE SALISBURY.45
Petepole 2d. September 1675."
With the despatch of this imperious letter, Salisbury's temper cooled, and, as usual, after his occasional outbursts of self-assertion, he became compunctious and quickly changed his tone. His next two letters are humbly apologetic.
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"Mr Matthew Mainwaring &ca. Commissioners, Honored freinds, I acknowledge my error in pressing you for an Investment since you contracted with your Merchants and crave your pardon, knowing the Agent and Councell referre all the affaires off these parts to your disposure, therefore wish I had not given them any trouble, and question not the Honorable Companyes advantage in delivery off your mony to your Merchants. But should your occasion require the amount off the sum expressed, pagothaes 10000, in fine goodes, should not doubt its procurery, But of the other sorts not any. The Account you desire off the Factoryes debts &ca, shall bring with mee, which hope more satisfactory then to send it, With my servis, subscribe, Your reall freind and servant, AMBROSE SALISBURY.48
Petepole, 12th September, 1675."
"Mr Matthew Mainwaring &ca. Cmmissioners. Honored freinds, I last night paid Palankeen boyes with purpose to set out this morning but am unfit for travell in the reines, haveing taken cold thirefore herein send you the Account off debts and remaines belonging to this Factory as you enorder. The debts great part belonged to your Factory and part returned from the King and about 200 pagothaes in Mr Daniells time, which only belong to this Factory. If you shall please to send 1300 pagothaes, I will send you 80 Corge off Sallampores at 15 and 17 pagothae per Corge [score] the price I give, which doubt not to your good likeing which being the needfull, I Remaine, Your reall freind and Servant, AMBROSE SALISBURY, 47
Petepole, the 13 September, 1675."
The Council at Masulipatam paid no heed to Salisbury's demands for money for an investment and they were equally impervious to his threats. Of his apology they took no notice. On the 14th September, Salisbury again asserted his claims to equal advantages with the rest of the Company's
servants.
Mr Matthew Mainewaring &ca. Councell, Honored freinds, I omitted to acquaint you the Honorable Compaynes house was Robd and four pewter panns and the rest of Copper and Brasse household stuffe carried away. When I heard of it, which was many months after, acquainted the Governor, and the persons being found, was beat and kept in Irons some time, but not confessing, was Released, since one dead and the other run away. You are pleased to Present ill my proposeall concerning cloth Investment which should not have made had I any allowance from you, therefore You have noe reason to bee displeased Since you all have from the Honorable Company sufficient allowance, I will oblige myselfe, may I have the allowance that you have, that my servis shall bee faithfull and as proffitable to the Honorable Company as any person in their servis, May I have Investments. It shall appear I have given a small matter in part for the Cloth expressed in my last, which iff you accept not, pray advise. If you will promise my Sallery and allowance due to mee and allow mee according to my time and right and send mee mony for 8000 peices of
48 Factory Records, Masuliyatam, Vol. 10.
45 Factory Records, Masulipatam, Vol. 10. 47 Factory Records, Masulipatam, Vol. 10.
