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SUMMARY OF EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE EAST INDIA COMPANY’S CONNECTION WITH
PERSIA AND THE PERSIAN GULF.

NOTE.—Communications and consultations printed in the Selections are indicated with Roman numerals.
Hunt of lb* book or Nature of document* BllUBU.
Volamo of the or fapera. Summer;.
Reoorde.

THE FIRST PERIOD, 1600-1613.
PREPARATORY.
Calendar of Stato Coramandmont of Shah of Oponing bis country and dominions to all Christain pcoplo to
papers (East Abbaa, King of Persia, 1509 repair and traffic without disturbance or molestation, all
Indies) 161:1— (P) procured probably by Sir merchandise being admittod froo of " inquisition.” Providing
1616, sootion 261. Anthony Shorley. also that if a Christiau merchant dio, no part of his goods will
bo taken and th© Governor shall bo answerable for thorn “ to
tbo next Christian merchants of his nation, and thoeo having
power of tho Slmli's dues and customs shall recoivo nothing
nor dnro speak for any roooipt from any Christian merchant.”
Calendar of State Robert Shorley to hi* brother Complaints of tho Shah’s cruelty towards the Armenian
paper. (East Sir Anthony Siivrloy, 22nd Christ i .na and of tho sourvy treatment towards himself. His
Iudies), 1618- May IG05. life in danger. Great preparations for war against tho Turks.
1616, seotion 811.
Bhirley • Brothers,
paga 66.

Calendar of Stato King of Porsia to tho King of Deputes Robert Sborloy as his onroy—proposes that con­
papers (East England. fidential minister* may pass between the two kingdoms for
indies), 1613- confirming and establishing friendship, eto. Tho Shah is
1616, section 891. ready with a powerful army to wipe ofT tho Turkish Empire
and Lopes to bring tho confines of tbo Porsian and Christian
Shirley Brothers, kingdoms together.
page 60.
Calendar of 8tate Thomas Bays to Salisbury, 10th Arrives at Babylon In August 1809. Dofeat of the Turks by
napers (East Juno 1609 (Ispahan). the Persians. King of Persia had taken Barbeio from the
Indies), 1613 — Portugals six years previously. He invested Ormuz *'the
1616, section 416. koy to tho East Indies.” The Portugals buy peace by promis­
ing 600 tomans yearly to Persia. Efforts of Sir Anthony
The Sh e r1e y Shorley to divert the course of silk trade from tho Aleppo
Brothers, page 69. route to Ormuz. Two Carmelite friars sent to Persia by tne
Popo to convort tbo Armenians to Catholicism.
The Calendar of Cottingham to Salisbury, 6tb Failure of Robort Sherley’s Mission at Madrid. He proposes
Btate papers January 1611 (Madrid). to prooeed to England. The effect of his propositions would
(East Indies), be to open two of the best ports in tho world to the English
1613—1616, sec­ East India traders.
tion 603.
Bhorloy Brothers,
page 74.

Calendar of State Earl of Northampton* to Robert 8horley leaves England for Persia, without having
(East
CSS). 1618- Rochester, September 1612. effected anything. His dutiful demeanour to the King ana
his noble oarriago make great impression.
1616, section 619.
8eotion 744 . Robert Sherley to the East Urges the Company to settle a faotory at “ Guadea " (Gwadur P),
India Company, 28th Septem­ whioh although not in Persia, is under a tributary.
ber 1613 (Guadea).
Letters received by Thomas Aldoworth to the East Aldeworth bad made diligent enquiry concerning the state of
the East India India Company (Amadvar), Persia and after oonferenoo wiih many that came from thence,
Company. Volume 9th Novemoor 1613. ho found thero was a seaport town called Bareyn (Bahrein) ’
I, 1602-1618, whereunto a ship of 2 or 3 hundred tons might oomo, and he
page 802. understood that country speut muoh cloth, for the Venetians
brought it overland and so carried with them all aorta of
Persian silks, which trado was, os it were, offered to the Eng­
lish and surely Aldeworth thought they would be able in short
time to vent muoh doth m Surat.
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