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that ft Hodu^2 Compi have approved of our alteration in the ballance of
our Gov" books ordering yi all acco\? of subordinate ffactorys be so conveniently
closed that their ballanoo may be cntorod in our genii books; our desires aro
yi hero after yoi ballance the books of your (factory either in January or Q8
much later as yo?. can yi soe they may bo sent by the last ships which como from
your port in March or Aprill & let an alphabctt be made for your Leidger as
usuall. The London was dispeeded on the 9th November for England y • Phoenix
the pm® December for Bantam the (falcon.?. Massing bird & Antelope 6ett eail
on the 13 January full laden for England on the Antelope Mi Major tooke h
passage, those ships carried from us a stock of 120,000 lbs. mei woo pray God in h
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good time conduot y? safe to oi HonnbJ® Masters as to other occurrences of the
Ffrenoh and Sharajeo &ca wo referr yo4 to our Gonli Letter to the Comp^ to
the p? Letter to Consull Launoy wib are sent open for your porusall desiring
yo® to enclose and send y?. forward by yi first good opportunity what
provisions Capt. Young hath desired are sent on ship Charles for whome wee
have at length proourod a freight though at low rates & offer 3 mi expecta­
tion no merchants have being willing to lade goods upon so small a ship so
long as there are so many great non-Jonnks whose owners court the morchi
aocept their goods at their owne bearms; so that we find freights for Persia
heareafter will scarce beare yi charge of oi ships copy Mi Clarkes commission
wee herewith send yoi. desiring yoi to secure so good a freight as you can
and returns yi ship to us & she may atten such services as shall offer at y9~
beginning of yi monsoone; The Comp® have not pleased to send us any beer
& but one pipe of Canary yi mum they sent us hath not proved very good
of two caske left us wee have sent voi one whcb we wish may be accepta^! to
yo®. Wee have viewed the gauls sent on the Advance said to be bought
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\ at Hamadan; and doe not approve them either as to quallity or price; for
the greatest part of y“ are white or yellow gauls wcb are yi worse sort; besides
they are very deare for they stand in 7 Rupi pmi Surratt besides freight and
shares to Surat; whereas we can buy here of green and best sort at 6J Rup4
& sometimes under 6 Rupi pmi, but in regard yoi advise that if yo® take the
best time to buy them in yo® can procure y" of the first crop & cheaper we
deslike that yoi would orce mere make atryall at Hamadan or elswhere in
such places where the best, soi t are to be procured at cheapest rates ; and let
y? be sent us by the first conveyance that offers; provided they may be had
at 6J Rupi pm4 all charges to Surat if yoi could send us a pcoll either by
the Charles or by the Oxindon it would doe well. The 'goods enordered by
the Compi as also by yi Agent and Counoell at Bantam to be provided by us
for Bantam and to be sent by the next ship in October are, viz.:—
Gauls of the small greenest sort m*! Surratt 20
Assaeida ml! Surat .... 120
Red earth tunns ..... 50
Licoras of the best new sort rads. 70
Almonds mds. ..... 70
70
Raisons mds. .....
4,000
Skins all or most white ....
These goods, if possible, wee desire may be sent by the Charles allowing
the ship her freight as usuall if not all by the Charles then send y=- rest,
or 60 many as yoi can procure by the Oxindon or what other news oame after
that they may be ready here to be sent away in October, for if yo% doe not
send yi before the raines j they must by a whole yeare by us; before we can
send y~ to Bantam.