Indian Antiquary Vol 61

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[ JANUARY, 1932
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gott it off for 40. I will give your Honour an account of your insense when I come back from Burratt.
Mr. Harrison is very well. I kept him to weigh goods, &o., and generally carried him with me to the merchants that he might be acquainted with them, but I could not for the hart of me keep him to writeing as I would have done. He has a great mind to be a saylor, for he is generally in the top one of the first. He had rather hand a reeff then write and syfer.
At Canton we was mightily frighten'd with the news of Monsieur Bono, hearing that he design'd to lye of Polo Auer or in the streights mouth, which made us stay a few days to go in company with the Concord, that if we had mett with him we might secure our gold at least, and did not know but by seeing Captain Newtons originall pass from the French King and the news that he could informe him of a sasation of arms might induce him to let us goe, for we had not one paper of news, neither from the Bliss nor the Concord, the first telling us that they left all at Batavia and the other brought none out.
By Mr. Raworth have sent your Honour some hams, would have sent you some geese but here being no ships to take them in, made me let it alone, designing to make it up in Surratt sheep when I come back. As for tea, I know your Honour has better then I can Eend you.
I remain with all respects Your Honours most obedient humble servant
[Copy, unsigned] December 20 (1713).
[NOTES ON DOCUMENT NO. 34.)
Islands of St. John. Chang-charan (St. John Island).
The Loyall Bliss. A Company's ship of 350 tons, commanded by Captain Robert Hudson.
Which delay made the Orvond arrive before us. For the Ormond see note (15) on document No. 32. She sailed from Madras eight days after the Amity.
The Hounghs. Houngh is Scattergood's rendering of hang or hong, a row or series of rooms. The term was applied to the “ factories" or residences of foreign merchants in the western suburbs of Canton. It is still used at the present day to indicate a mercantile firm. I am indebted to Mr. W. Perceval Yetts for this information.
Mr. Raworth. John Raworth, free merchant.
Mr. Fenwick. Edward Fenwick, supercargo of the Loyall Bliss, who subsequently married Scattergood's step-sister, Elizabeth Trenchfield.
Monsieur Bono. This must be the Monsieur Bonneau who, in January 1712/13, was reported to be in the Straits of Malacca with a squadron of ships, and to avoid whom, Capt. Harry Gough of the Company's ship Stretham was ordered to sail from China to Fort St. George via Batavia (Consultation at Fort St. George 6 July 1713).