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3. Should our Secret Committee for the timo being send any instructions
or directions to tho Agent, or any other persons they are to be carefully observed
by whoever they are directed to. The Gentlemen of that Committee for the
present Season are Roger Drake, Peter Godfrey, Oristopher Burrow, John
Payno and Jones Raymond Esquires.
4s. Being determined to send as early as possible the full amount of yours
as woll a9 the Bussorah indonts, We now consign to you on the Hector as large
a part thereof as sho can carry, the remainder if there shall be any will be sent
to Bombay to bo forwarded from thence by such conveyance as the Governor
and Council shall think fit. The several Goods provided in consequence of the
said indents are about three hundred and sixty five Bales of Broad Cloth,
three cases of embossed Cloth in carpets, three hundred and fifty bales of
long ells, forty bales shalloons, twenty two bales Canable, two Cases of sattins
and two eases of tabbies for Gombroon and for Bussorah about two Hundred
bales of broad cloth and one hundred and fifty bales of long ells. Upon
comparing this account therefore with tho 1lectors Invoice you will know
what may be expected by the way of Bombay.
5. We shall depend upon your utmost Diligent in disposing of the said
Consignments and to the best advantage and your constant care and attention
to take every favourable opportunity for encouraging and promoting this
advantage as well as national branch of our commerce and iu particular by
getting tho best information you can whether any, and what further channels
can be found out for extending the import of woolen goods into Persia or the
neighbouring country to the Persian Gulph and by communicating the same
as well as to the President and Council of Bombay.
6. It being observed that some sorts of medley Cloth are more liable to
mildew than others you must seud it for our information, patterns of such
as you find more particularly uuder that circumstance.
7. You must be careful to transmit to us by every opportunities au exaot
list of remains of every article woolen goods, with their value, as likewise your
indent as an early information of these particulars are extremely material for
making the necessary provision of goods for your markets.
8. We observe there is an unusual quantity of drab remaining for which
no reason is given, you must be very particular in regard to the woolen Trade,
and by every conveyance acquaint us, if there are any objections made to the
Quality, Colours or any other particulars, whioh We shall endevour to prevent.
9. The three Bales of drab now sent havo been made as near as possible
to that which the Dutch send both in quality and list, let us know by the first
opportunity how it is approved of.
10. Send by this ship a quarter of a yard with the List on of the drab
imported by the Dutch the best sort you can procure, and let us know the
price.
11. We have sent a few. horse cloths, carpets and cushions of imbost
doth of different colours and sizes ; when you have shewn them to the mer­
chants, let us know whether they are approved of, and whatf^objeotions if any,
and what quantity of each sort you think will sell.
12. The Makers of the sattins and tabbies having put their names to
each parcel, you must take due notice thereof and give us the necessary in­
formation whioh are best liked.