Indian Antiquary Vol 62

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
[ JULY, 1933
the things, except the tea sent by Mr. Newman, came safe to hand. When the private sale for the tea comes on, will take care of it.
Mr. Wilkinson tells me the white and red taffatys are safe ashore, but thinks it not safe as yet to remove 'em. The rest of the things under his care he was obliged to send to the warehouse. We have comply'd with your bill of exchange drawn payable to him for five hundred pounds.
I have received the white flowered damask from Mr. Dubois ; the tea shall be taken care off.
Mr. Talbot has deliver'd me the blew and white taffety for your daughter Betty. Captain Soulgard has promis'd me his care of the silk night gowns sent by Atkins, Shuffeild and himself, but at present its dangerous to run 'em over from Ostend. I suppose, as the things sent by Mr. Mountney are directed to Mr. Chamberlayne, he'll take care of 'em, as also your chints bed from Mr. Remswincle. The 10 ps. of yellow bed damask by Mr. Pomroy are safe in the possession of a friend of mine. It cost him 8 guineas to have 'em safe deliver'd, which I'll pay and debt your account for it. Mr. Godfrey has promis'd to take care of the things under his charge.
Captain Newton was oblig'd to send the 10 ps. of crimson damask with the rest of his silks to the Companys warehouse. Mr. Massey has promis'd his care of the 12 ps. of paunches.
Mr. Fazackerly has deliver'd my sister Fenwick the 2 pt. of silk you sent her and will take care of the tea when sold at the sale.
I have given you a particular account of the several things you sent to England (2) The adventures we have concern'd you in are five hundred pounds at 35 pr et. respondentia with Mr. Horsmonden on ship Macclesfeild, and five hundred on the Stanhope with Captain Pitt at the same premium. We have comply'd with your orders in holding a sixteenth with Captain Small.(3)
[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 141.) (1) Trenchfield is alluding to the Court's instructions to the shipe for Canton in 1722. These were addressed to James Naish and six others, constituting them a "standing Council for managing our affairs in China, and to act in the same manner as any other Chief and Council at our Settlements abroad." On this arrangement Dr. Morse remarks (The E.I. Co. trading to China, vol. I, p. 171):
"As had now become customary, they did not receive commission, but were incited to epecial efforts by having : (a) allowances of the result from trading with a portion of the Company's stock; (b) per mission to carry out a sum in foreign silver and invest it in gold; and (c) privilege of separate adventures in goods both ways,' in varying proportions. Their orders against Intorloping Competitors' were even more stringent than before ; and, under the authority of an Act of Parliament recently passed, they were directed to seize the persons of any of his Majesty's Subjects found trading or going to the East Indies under foreign Commissions or Colours."
(3) These were the various goods sont home by Scattergood in November 1720. See p. 226 and docu. ment No. 131.
(3) See p. 236 for this transaction.
Trenchfield followed his letter with a statement of accounts between Scattergood and himself, showing that there was due to the attorneys a sum of £334. 14. 2.
Other accounts extant for 1721 are those recording payments and receipts at Malacca throughout the year. They record transactions with Chan Younqua, the "captain Chinaman," Heer Hermanns, the Dutch Governor of Malacca and João de Mattos, supercargo of the Jerusalem. There are besides accounts with the owners of the Bonita and with her