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VolatM of tbo Summary. Buun.
Record!. or pspen.
Tho Embaisy of Sir Thomas Roo, to Sir Thoma* Roo says that he was not so drsirous of command over Com*
Sir Thomas Roe Smytho (Ahmadvar), liltli panj's sorvants as to prooure himself trouble and envy.
to India, page February 16I7(—18). "Master Ktnridgo was sufficient.......I have stared Master
498. Kerridge in tlio country and am thereby obliged to
promote ihe Company's recompense which he pretends. I
most say truth his pain is very great and bis parts not
ordinary ; only ho loves dominion, and you shall see by ^mv
coureos with him and all others, I will not rob him of it.1'
Tho privilege,.obtained byConnork are very good, but the
port and tho ground to proceed in the trade are yet unoertain.
Roo arks for " means to supply it " for " the neglect of me
last year" makes him unwilling to be too forward; Master
Kcrridgo resents Roo'a opening Connock's letter to his address
whioh was necessary for being timely informed of tbe events.
Bruce's Annals,Yol. I, Letter from- Mr. Monos, Throo phinnaands from tho Persian King (1) providing for
page 206. Factor at Ispahan, to the paymont of English goods in money ; (2) directing the 8ultao
Court, 18th April 1618. of Minao to return tho goods detained from the English ; and
Co opy of tu troaty betweon the {8) seouring safe conduot to tbe English in all their
King of England and 8ophi commercial proceedings, also a troaty reported to have been
of Persia, 14th June 1618. conoludcd (Pj whioh providod for tho following privileges
(a) Perpetual friendship between England and Persia, and
Ambaaiadors to reside at respective Courts.
(&) Persian Governors to allow tbe English to land goods
and to foruisb shipping with provisions at market
rates;
(c) The English to enjoy freedom of religion and to be
allowed to wear arms.
(<£) Tho English Ambassador to be accommodated at a
house at Ispahan and to employ Poroian servants,
with power to judge English according to their own
laws to appoint Consuls at Persian ports his drago­
man having equal privileges with English subjects.
(e) The English allowed to bury their dead, the property
of deceased to be delivered to English Ambassador
or Consul, and orphans by English women or
Armonians to bo placed under guardianship of
Ambassador or Consul.
(/) Disputes botw«*on Englishmen, Armenians and Jews
to be decided by Cadi in presence of Ambassador or
Consul, no Englishman to be imprisoned for debt.
(y) Tbe Englieh might attack Portuguese, when the
latter obstruct their trade..
(A) Tho English to have liberty of export and import
trade of all kinds without payment of duties or
customs.
(0 the English to be paid in money for their goods.
(j) Cimtxaot for exportation of silk by sea.
N.B.—It appears from a minute made at He India Office
that Shah Abbas refused to sign this so-called
treaty and that he only confirmed the farman
granted to Connock [see note on page 171 of
Calendar of State Papers 1617-21"],
Page 214 . Letter from the Agent and Presentation of King Jsmes* letter to the Shah, who reoeives
Factor*' at Ispahan). 16th them kindly- and promises protection to tbe English'; Shah'
Ooiober 1619. design to recover Ormuz; presents to tbo Shah; permission
to establish factory at Gombroon solicited, that port being
nearer Ispahan than Jask.
Calendar of State Thomas Barken, to 8it Thoma* Acknowledges receipt of instructions appointing him Chief
Papers, East Roe, April 1818. Manager in Persia in oa6e of Connock's decease; gives a
Indies, 1617—21, sketoh of the Persian Mission’s proceedings nnder Connock
§ 339.
sinoe their departure from Jask; reiterate* his- charges
against Connock and defends his own conduot; deaths of
Pley, Connock and I racye, on 4th, 24th, and 27th Docember
1617, falsely attributed to his poisoning them ; lays stress
on Connock's needless fear of tbe Spanish Ambassador;
" Connock lived an atheist and died a Papist", prospects
of trado.in Persia.
Calendar of State ••••••»
Papers, East Loan givon by tbe East India Company to tbe Russian
Indies, 1017. Emperor- Attempt to open a passage for trade with Persia
*1. Prefaoe. pages by way of the Volga ends in failure.
«—lxvi.