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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[NOVEMBER, 1908.
4 Fort St. George, Thursday, the 4th March, 1679-80. At a Consultation ... Mr Nathaniel Cholmley having presented a paper to the Agent and Councell Dated this day, wherein be requests the payment of 800 Rupees out of the Estate of Mr Ambrose Salusbury Deceased brought into the Companys Cash as being owing to him upon Boud, It is thought fit to give him for answear that when all Mr Salusburys Debts are knowne, some of the Creditors not having yet made demands of theirs, It will be taken into consideration to satisfie them all as far as the Estate will goe." 75
Stroyosham Master, the then Agent at Fort St. George, referred to Masulipatam for information as to Mr. Cholmley's claim. Christopher Hatton replied on the 5th May, 1680, as follows:-- " In your Generall of the 22 April, you are pleased to say that altho' I have not seen any accounts between Mr Salusbury deceased and other persons, yet that I may have some other collateral knowledge of debts or demands between them, whereof you are pleased to desire an account. I do remember that Mr Nathaniell Cholmley severall times signified onto me that Mr Ambrose Salusbury owed him money on Bond or bill and if my memory fail me not, that Mr Ambrose Salusbury in bis lifetime did own himself indebted to said Mr Cholmley but made delays of payment upon some bad markett a parcell of Thea of his found in England, that Mr Cholmley has severall times since Mr Salasbury's death made demands for his debt of the Commissioners and myselfe I doe very well remember." 70
Cholmley's claim was settled the same month.
" Fort St. George, Thursday, 27 May, 1680. At a Consultation ... Upon reading Mr Nathaniel Cholmlegs second request for the payment of a Bond of Mr Ambrose- Salasburys to him for 809 Rupees due the 1st March 1666 [1667], after perusall of the Honourable Companys order in their letter of 3d January 1678 [1679] and Mr Christopher Hattons Letter of the 5th received the 17th instant, It is Resolved and ordered to pay the said Bond at the rate of 319 Rupees per 100 Pagos, as the Rupees of Mr Salisburys were sold the last yeare is Pagos. 250.25 which summe is ordered to be charged to Mr Salisburys Account in the Companys Bookes." 77
Nothing more is recorded with regard to George Chamberlaine's claim against Salisbury's estate. The next reference to the deceased factor's accounts is in September 1680, when, on the 11th of the month, Messrs. Field, Colebourne and Wales wrote from Masulipatam to Streynsham, Master at Fort St. George, “Henry Croon Colebourne... hath sent copies of the account of Mr Ambrose Salusbary ... soe far as passed thro his hands whereby you will see that the money was paid into the Honble. Company's Cash, and as to Mr Salusbury, he had nothing left save a parcell of old letters, his books being left at Mr Mohun's house sealed up when he departed this life."78
The last allusion to Salisbury in the "Factory Records" is in the "Fort St George Gener all to the Company" of the 20th December, 1680. In para, 75, the Council wrote, “ Munies paid to Mr Salusburies Administrix was before paid into Companys Cash and therefore sball deliver up Mr Mainwarings bond."70
In February 1682, probably in consequence of the statement from Fort St. George, the Court of Committees, on the 22nd of the month, once more gave an order for two of their number "to state the accompt of Mr Salisbury and to report the same."80 Then Salisbury finally disappears from the pages of the Company's records, having made far more stir after his decease than he ever did in his life.
Factory Records, Port St. Georje, Vol. 2. •1 Factory Recorila, Port St. George, Vol. 2.
Factory Records, Miscellaneous, Vol. 8a.
56 Factory Records, Port St. George, Vol. 28. TM Factory Recordo, Port St. George, Vol. 28. 10 Court Mixuter, Vol. 33, fol. 194.
