Indian Antiquary Vol 61

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

Page 317

JULY, 1932)
THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
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[NOTE ON DOCUMENT No. 57.] (1) John Raworth and Richard Bourchior, suporcargoos of tho Aun.
The next mention of Scattergood is in February 1715 when he had reached Calicut, where he handed over a bulse (or packet) of diamonds to the Chief, Robert Adams, for transmission to William Kyffin. From Calicut Scattergood sont a letter to his wife and John Maubert, repeating what he had written to them from Malacca and adding further information.
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(Callicut, 6 Feb. 1714 15.] To Mrs. Arabella Scattergood
and Mr. John Maubert. This serves to acquaint you of my arrivall here [Calicut] the 25th last past. [Here follows a copy of the letter dated Malacca, 14 December 1714.]
The foregoing is a coppy of what I wrote you from Malacca which, with all the gold, I hope you have receiv'd a long time agoe. All your letters being carry'd away by my brother to Bombay, I can not tell what to write or how matters stand in Madrass. I took up some money at respondentia of Padre Paul de Saa, for which I was to pay him 23 per cent to the Malabar Coast by my attornies at Madrass. Therefore pray do not faile to pay him as you will find by the bond. If you have not so much money by you, take it up at interest, but by Captain Talk(') have sent you 30 shoose of gold........ .........which pray gett coyned or sell it as it will turne to the best account. Pray buy up all the dollers you can gett, for it is no matter weither I goe to China or not. If I doe not goe, I can send the money there. By Captain Talk I have sent you a large tubb of China ware.....
1 a large tubb of China ware................ which he will deliver you, and if you have 2 ps. of broad and 2 ps. of narrow ribbons by you, deliver it him for Mrs. De La Forse.(*) I have agread with Mr. Orme(3) about his forfituro. Ho has ordered his attornies to pay you four hudred Pagodas as per his inclosed letter. I in. close like wise a bill of Mr. Wake(*) for two hundred Pagodas drawn on Mr. Nanny,( ) which pray receive. I have no more to add but remain
Your most affect, husband and humble servant Callicutt
the 6th Febry. 1714 15.
P.S. I have given to Captain Talke one hundred sixty five horsanna rupees() and have desierd him to gett me 20 ps. of fine long-cloth. When he comes to you, make up the accounts and pay him the ballanoe.
[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 58.] (1) Captain John Tawke commanded the Ann (or Anne) which vessel arrived at Fort St. George from Calicut on 10 April 1716 (Fort St. George Diary). There were three ships of the name on the coast of India at this date. That under Capt. John Jones had sailed to Amoy on 29 June 1714. (See note (1) Document No. 61.)
(%) Elizabeth De La Foroe, a daughter of Scattergood's cousin, Thomas Pain, and wife of Captain De La Force.
(3) Alexander Orme. See Document No. 49, note (10). (1) William Wake, a free merchant of Fort St. George. (6) William Nanney, factor in the Company's service at Fort St. George.
(6) Mr. W. H. Moreland suggests that "horsanna' probably stands for khazána. For the use of h to represent the gutturalkh, cf. Mandy's Hismetkeare' for khidmatydr. Among the Bowrey Papers, in the accounts of the Rising Sun, 1705, is the entry: "Received of Mr. Boattergood 332 Rs. Horsan : is current Rs. 361."