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Wee obscrvo what Mr. Child writes touching the ship Advance’s arrivall: ^
the disposall of her goods and the Cnans designo to take the ship for the king E«.giwb .hip for^d
of Persia’s service to w£ we answer that as to the sale of the Compi goods we guua approved.
approvo thereof we indifferently well sold wishing yo» had cleared of the
romaines of the Chinn roots and long pepper. We like well also y‘. yoi aid
not comply with the Caans unronsonablo request of the ship to carry guns
or soldiers; for it would have turned much to the Comp.* detrimn.? in he
demurrage, w'i wo question whether over the Caan would have satisfied fr
it. The goods yo" returned will be acceptable to the Agent and Councell
at Bantam, but wo wish you had supplyed y” with the skins they desired; in
regard they want them much for their Japon designe & our desire is that
you would not faile to send the quantity of skins required either by this ship
Charles or by the Oxindon; that they may be ready here to be sent by the
6hip w'r the Comp* have ordered us to dispeed from hence to Bantam in October
next you have done well to receive from Mr. Gibbon & Mr. Willoughby the
Consolago due on their goods you might also have forced Capt. Bennett
to pay his duty for the Comp* orders it to be taken there and not here, it
seems Mr. Enerard in the Metchlep* ship & others hath also over persuaded
you to spare y ® but we doe not like your proceedings therein for the Honn^*
Comp* orders must not be countermanded or opposed by any particular mens
interests & therefore we againe mind you to receive & demand oonsolage
on all Eng£ goods whatsoever y* are landed in Port & give notice to y.® Corny,
of all persons whomsoever who refuge to pay it; that they may take care to
see themselves satisfaied.
Mr. Gibbon, & Mr. Willoughby have complained in Council to us of Complaints of ill
against Mr.
some hard usage they reed, from Mr. Child during their stay there & have child,
also declared that Mr. Child in some discouse spoke somewhh slightly &
disrespectfully of the EIonu^L0 Comp.*. These matters, if true, are of evill con­
sequence such as we judge it our dutys to take cognisa^2 of; shall not pass
o^-censure thereon; wo will hear what Mr. Child hath to say in his owne
vindication hoping he hath bin more prudently just and faith full to our
Bonn^ Masters reputation & interest then this information hath presented
him to be; It having pleased God to restore Capt. Young in some measure
to his health he now takes his passage on this ship Charles to your port to
take charge of the Compt affairs as second to Mr. Rolt to whome we hope he
will- be very useful assistant; and for that you write the merchants are
generally discourage by y* molestation they receive from the Caan & the
Sbawbunder w!r we also are much sensible of from y?: complaints of the
merchants in gen“ v/°* come hither we desire you effectually to represent to
y?r sa: Cann & Sbawbunder as also to the King & Ettamon Dowlett the very
destructive consequences of such proceedings assuring y£ yi HonnM? Comp*-
will resent as injurious to themselves & if they continue therein will not faile
to doe y™ selves right in suoh a way as will not be pleasing Honn^® or safe

Woe have already advised yol the HonnMs Comp % order that
on Capt.
Young’s arrivall Mr. Child doe repaire to Surat; whom we shall
expect
accordingly by this ship Charles or else by the Oxindon in case he
gett ready to returne by this ship. cannot
Wee have received your books of Anno: but have not time
«8 yet to
xamine y", but by the Bussora ships shall give you opinions thereon
& for