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>'»sue of lie book or Nature of dooaments Rixiiie.
Tolone of (bo or pspcw. 8umm»rj.
Beoonlf.
The terms agreed to by tho Khan of Shiraz. The first .was
approved. For tho second, tho castle should be equally
po-8»-ssed by both till tho King's pleasure wore known. Tho
third grantod, provided only, that tho Kind's and Duke's
goods from India should also pass Custom free. To the
fourth, they made reservation of tho two principal Captains,
Kav From, Captain of Kishim Castle, and Simon do Mela,
Captain of tho Castle of Orinnz, till tho King’s pleasure
known. Other artiolos ngreod on, and ordored also, that no
chango of religion should bo admitted on oither sido ; and
charges of powder and shot to bo divided. Tho Duko and
Master Bell signed, and presently the English goods were
laden on tho Duke’s own camels on hire cost, which before
no money could procuro.
Porch as: his Pil- Relation of tho Ormuz bueine&s
grimoB, Volumo II, gathered from Monox’s
page 1793. journey.
Brace's Annals, Accost of occurrences iu
Volumo I, page Persjn. 1621-1632. King of
236b Persia's phirmaund to the and the city and castlo taken on 22nd April 1622. The 1 ” *y ?
English in 1622. surrender was made to tho English and tho Portuguese Com- i . ® '
mander Ruv Froro and tho principal officers wero sent | pages,
prisoners to Surat. Tho English recoived portion of plunder, * g,v0T
t
grant of the moioty of tho Gombroon customs, treaty of 1615 I 1 p ?0C°U°.
made by Mr. Connock was ronowod, phirmaund f granted by ® 0
the Shah allowing tho English to purchase whatever quantity !^re 01
of Persian silks they might think proper in any part of Persia j
aud bring tho goods to Ispahan without paying duties. T K®Pri
dix BPP
Page 240. . Several papers in East India Claim of King and Duke of Buckingham (Lord Admiral by
officos. right of his office) former to a proportion and latter to TJth of
tho prize money taken at Ormuz and elsowhoro from Portu* !
gueso. The Company resist tho latter claim as they had
acted not nnder letters of raorgne from Lord Admiral, but
on the charter. Evidence taken and prize money ascertained
at £100,000 but not taking into acoonnt tha cost and losses
of the Company, Claims compounded by paying tho Crown
and the Duke £10,000 each.
FOURTH PERIOD, 1023—29 -ESTABLI8H-
ME NT OF FACTORY AT GOMBROON-SIR
DODMURE COTTON'S MISSION.
Page 243 Agent and Factors at Ippahan Letters from King James presented to the Shah with presents.
to the Court, 23rd October Shah’s phirmaund allowing freedom of trade, exemption
1623. from duties, and free passage through the country of Lar.
Conference between the Shah and Agent. Permission given
to Companv to occupy two houses at Oombroon, bot not to
build a house, lest they should turn it into a castle. An
Agent allowed to remain at Ispahan to negotiate
business; silk purohasod to bo allowed froo of duty into
Ispahan, but proposal as to paying \ of tho price in money
and $ in English goods rejected. Plunder taken at Ormuz
sold by captors at Gombroon, castles of Ormuz, Kishon and
Gombroon fortified by the Persians for protection of ships.
The Dutch intcrforeuoo and presents to King, bat without
effect and prejudice against the English.
Page 253 . Letters from Sir Robert Shorley Sir Robert Sherley in England proposes a commercial treaty
in 1624 nnd Company's between England and Persia on the basis of the English
answer, dated 20th August supplying materials to the Persians to construct armed vessels
1624. to proteot trade, tonnage to the Persians to transport silks to
England, givo them vessels on hire. The Company opposed
because the oharcctcr of tho Persian Government shifting and
naval support of the English might bo turned against them­
selves ; Persian credit low and any mutual transactions of
furnishing tonnage or leuding ships on hire inpraoticable.
Page 361 . The Agent at Ispahan to tho Tho Persian trade at low webb, exorbitant prices demanded bv
Court, 28th August 1624, tho Persian merchants for silks and other native goods. The
Consultations of Mr. Kerridge, Agent and Counoil at Ispahan resolve to wind up. The Kin"
and othor Commissioners at intervenes and oilers to present them with two out of even
Gombroon, 1st January 1624 100 loads of silk and purchase all the Company’s cloth. The
—25, tbe Factors at Surat to Agcnov resolve to wait orders of the Court. At Gombroon
Court, 16th November 162-1. only 350 tomans yet received os moiety of custom*. Com-
mission consisting of Mr. Kerridgo aud other principal
merchants sent to Gombroon to report on expediency of
oHtaySfg” d'880lvin8 1>#r#ian tra(le- Commission in favour