Indian Antiquary Vol 43

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 82

THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[MAY, 1914.
The forementioned goods is all packed in 26 balles laden on 4 Cartes and was dispeeded hence under the conduct of 10 servants the 4th presant, whoe by agreement are to bee with you in Agra within 30 dayes, to saye by the second November. The transporte bence of the goods to Agra hathe cost us (somethinge more then the ordinarye freight hence, to saye] 25 2 rups. the Jehanger maund.20 Theye contayne in all 81 maunds, for which we have paid the Carters here 153 rups, and have delivered them our bills on you for 8 rups. more, which wee intreate you paye them, if theye arive with you within theire tyme lymited, otherwise detayne it, for theye not acomplishinge with us accordinge to agreement theye are to have but 19 rups.27 the maunde, the price now cut [reduced] of the Caravan which goeth in 40 dayes. Of theire performance wae praye advize us, that accordinglye, if theye faile, wee maye have redresse here from the owners and theire suertyes.
The balle of silke no. G. consisteth of Girde, Cattawaye and shekesty, which wee send you purposlye to sell in Agra. The rest is all for England, of which ther is a small bale of sleave silke (packed up with the cannister of Lignome alloes], 28 drest from the Cuttaway and shekestye and dyed into severall Colleres, a sample wherof wee send you by this bearer and is all Cuttaway, save the skeyne of watchet (pale blue] which is shekestye. The crimson is died in Lack and all the rest of the Colleres Carrarye [karâri, fast, ingrain). After your perusiall, if you please, you maye send it with the goods to Surrat for theire view.
Wee have delivered into the hand of our servant Dyalla [Dyâlâ] 15 rups. to defraye the charge of the goods on the waye, wherof wee charge you. Wee had sent Abdel Caryme ['Abdu'l-Karim] with the Cartes but that hee is lefte sicke at Lackhoure, where Mr. Parker hath bine since his cominge and invested about 1000 rups, there amongst the weavers in white clothe; also 25 ps. browne (as from the loome) wee have sent to Surrat for samples. [Packt up with the rawe Ambertyes have wee sent 8 peeces Camsukes [kam-sûkha, unfinished cloth]whited onlye without starch and 10 ps, with starch, all provided at Lackhoure]. 29
Wee have paid our servants which went with the goods 47 rups. per pce. [?apiece] for theire Journye. Wee entreat you retorne Dyalla with the newes of theire arivall, and when you conceave them to a proche neare, send out one to meetė them......
Wee expecte no more monye for this yeare past, for a tymlye dispatche hath left us somthinge in Cash which, with the proceed of our goods, wee purpose to begine our provisone in the rawe clothe of Lackhoure in the ensuinge yeare ... The silke wound of [off] you will perceave to falle out in price as formerlye advized and by us expected, For its future provision wee shall not bee over hastye, onlye worke out our monye delivered the silkewinders, wherin their can bee no losse but gayne in its present sayle here ...Here hath bine nothinge as yet efected save investments ... Wee intreate you deliver Abdell Carymes wyfe 4 rups. more ... With our goods wee have sent a cupell of pratlinge birds called mynnas [mainá], which wee have bought to bee sent to the Company, and intreate you carre maye bee taken for theire convayence to Surratt. At the foote of our Invoyce you will perceave theire cost, [also a muster (sample) of Lignome alloes of which here is quantitye, and cost 1 rups, the seare of 33 pices weight].
25 added from the letter to Surat.
26 The Jahangfrf man, the royal man, was rather heavier than the commercial 'maunu, and weighed 62Iba, in Mundy's time. See Travels, ed. Temple, II. 237.
17 The letter to Surat says they were to forfeit of their freight if they exceeded the limited time, a added from the letter to Surat.