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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[NOVEMBER, 1908.
The Totall of Interest to Sept. 18th 1677 he computes and charges Rupees 3676; which appearing & litigious matter such as will require judiciall determination between the Executors or Administrators of said Mr Ambrose Salasbnry deceased and Mr. Chamberlaine and wee not being qualified or invested with any Authority to act in matters of such a Nature must referr Mr Chamberlaine to the Agent and Councell for advice or decision of the case, Tuat Councell being the onely constituted Court of Judicature for our Nation in these parts of India.67
Consultation, Metchlepatam 3d January, 1677-8." In England, Salisbury's affairs again occupied the attention of the Court in 1678.
"At a Court of Committees holdlen 14 August 1678.... Mr. Letten and Mr Sambrooke are desired to examine the account of Mr Ambrose Salusbury deceased and to report the same."
" At a Court of Committees holden 27 November 1678.... Mrs Susan Salisburie petitioning the Court that the account of her Brother, Ambrose Salisburie, late Factor at Mesulapatam may be stated and that a finall end may be made thereof, she being willing to acquiesce in sach determination as the Court shall please to make therein, It is ordered that it be referred to Mr Sambrooke and Colonel Clerke to examine the account and to adjust the same between the Company and the Petitioner as they in their Judgement shall finde to be equall and to report the same unto the Court."
In addition to the above resolution, the Court wrote as follows in their "Generall" to the Agent and Council at Fort St. George :
Para. 71.- Wee are desired by severall of the Relations of our deceased Factors to write unto you on their behalf for your looking after the recovery of what may be due unto them from any one in the Countrey, and also upon Accompt of their Inventory, and in particular by the Freinds of Mr Ambrose Salisbury and Mr John Crandon. Therefore, wee would have you to use your utmost endeavour therein, and to see what due unto them be duely paid into our Cash. And wee cannot but much blame Mr Mainwaring and the rest of our Factors at Metchlepatam for being omissive herein, for wee doe finde by their Order according to the Originall Note under their hands (Copy of which wee sent you herewith) That Mr John Carpenter did Anno 1675 pay unto Henry Croone Colborne the Summ o: 111 Pags. which wee doe not finde brought into the Credit of the Suid John Crandon in our generall Books, and wee doe also finde in the Consultation Book of Metchlepatam that £110 188. 61. was paid into our Cash for Accompt of Mr Ambrose Salisbury which is also Omitted to be brought by them into our Metchlepatam Bookes, both which aru much to the prejudice of their Relations here. Wee would therefore have you for the future to bring into our Cash and Generall Bookes whatever you receive belonging to deceased persons at the time when received, and if there be any Debts owing by them in the Conntrey, wbich to you shall appear to be justly due to any one thero (regard being had to any debt or claime in the first place that wee may have upon them that then, out of what you sball have received for their Accompt, you doe discharge the same, and by your next Books send us their Accompts rightly stated, that soe wee may pay the Ballance unto their Relations here; but after you have sent us their Accompts, you are not after that to pay any further Debts out of their Creditts to any one in the Countrey, and in particuler, woe are desired by the Relations of Mr Salisbury and Mr Crandon to order you to recover in what due unto them and bring it into our Cash, with wee reguire you to doe with all care and diligence....
London, 3rd January, 1678-9."
GT Factory Records, Kasulipatam, Vol. 2
Court Vinutes, Vol. 31, fol. 58.
Court Minutes, Vol. 81, fol. 20, Letter Book, Yol. 6, p.8% .
