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Calendar of 8tat« William Burt, Robert Wader Death of Sir Dadmure Cotton on 28rd (P) in tho city of
papers, 1626—29 and Robert Loftus to the Kaghin after only presenting King Jamo'a lotter to tho Shah.
(East India), Ea»t India Company, 22nd His extreme want in thing* befitting his dignity. Death of
S 782 October 1628. Sir Robert Shirloy also in extreme want.
Bruce’s Annals, Agent and Couneil at Ispahan Shah Saji renews the Company's• privileges, but vnluablo • Far man
Volnma I, page and at Gombroon, to thn present* (worth about £1,600; had to bo given him annually. printed on
810. . Court, 26th September and Shah's reply to King Charles’* lottor ; 20,000 tomans worth page 393 of
10th October 1631. of silk* had to bo bought by tho Company from tho Shah. l e 11 e r s
Rebellion in Persia and plunder by a Georgian Princo affcotod received by
silk trade, no stock of silk kept by Shah ns by Shah Abbas. the E. I.
Largo diffusion of silk over Turkey and Russia. Gombroon Co., Vol.
becomes a largo dep6t lor silk. Moiety of Gombroon customs VI and
560 tom bub. Dutoh incur displeaauro of Shah. repri n t e d
as Appen­
Page 314 Agent and Council at Gom­ The project of inducing merchants to bring silk to Gombroon dix C.
broon, to tbo Court, 21st fail*, as the goods purloined are on transit. Want of funds and
October 1632, and 23rd M*rch cloth to meet liabilities on purchuses, especially Maalipatam
1632-1633. cloth for which muoh demand. Tho English against their
wish obliged to co-oporato with the Khan oft Shiraz against
the Portuguese at Maakat, or othorwiso tho Dutch would.
Agents to avoid similar embarrassment ask for powers to
occupy a place, where they could retreat in an emorgeucy.
Pago 321 Agent and Council at Ispahan, Trade in Persia practicable only by contracts with the
to tbo Court, 20.th Juno and King ; privato individuals laving noithor credit nor boiug
26th September 1638. trust woithy. Largo quantities of silk carried into Turkey,
notwithstanding pbirmaunds, moiety of Gombroon customs
242 tomans.
Pago 325 . Agent and Council at Ispahan, Shah given up to dissipation and little prospeot of his protec­
to the Court, 23rd May and tion. The Dutch offer high prices ana profuse bribes. Tho
13tb October, and 24th Nov­ Persians, it is feared, would insist on cash payments, as
ember 1634. Indian cloths not much in favour. Moioty of Gombr oon
customs 342 tomsns. Proposal to give up tho claim and
accept an specified allowance.
Pago 330 Tho Court, to Agont* and Council No encouragement to bo given to interlopers from England.
in Peraia, 26th May 1636.
Page 334 • President and Counoil to the Truce between the Portuguese and the English concluded at
Court, 29th January 1636— Goa. Convention between English President of Surat and
1636. Portuguese Viceroy on 20ih January 1635-36 on basis of
Copy of Convention between the treaty between England and Spaitfof Septomber 1630. New
English and ' Portuguese at experiment of sending a pinnace, with a small investcmenl
Goa, 20th January 1635— to florr«^(under Turkey). On account of uncertainty of the
1636. Persian King's phirmaunds, proposal to try and securo
Persian silk in Persian ports by sale of Indian and English
goods.
Page 342 Agent and Council at Ispahan, Mr • Gibson, Agent at Ispahan, however succeeded in renewing
to the Court, 22nd January contract with the Shah for 3 years and for Qhilan silks.
1635-36.
Page 351-352 Agent and Council, Gombroon, Mr. Gibson died, and It was found from bis books that he had
18th July, 5th Ootober and applied Company’s money to his own profit and lent £12,000
13th January 1637-38. to Dutch, enabling them to bear down English trade; neces­
sity of a reliable Agent felt. The Dutch, however, indebted
to Armenian merchants to tho amount of £100,000 and
export of silk by them stopped until debt discharged.
President Mothwald returns to Europe, nnd the new Presi­
dent Mr. Fremlin stops at Gombroon on bis way, roports
Persian trade not rightly understood, broad cloth better
sold at Surat than Gombroon, purchase of silks on ready co6t
system more profitable. Proposes new set of regulations.
Page 358 • Agent and Council at Ispahan, Customa at Gombroon incnuaidorablo from the low state of
♦o the Conrt, 21»t and 12th trade and from collusion between the English Commandors,
November 1638. Factors on share and Persian officers (which Agent suspected)
Ettaroan Dawlat Vizir favourably disponed but Shaw*
bandar inimical to tho English. King Charles' letter and
pictures of English Royal family presented to tho Shah, which
produced good effect nnd secured new contract for silk, and a
phirmauna to recover debts duo under an old contract.
Page 366 Agent and Council at Ispahan, Effect of the new Regulations introduced by the new President
to the Court, 3rd December at Surat and his orders to sell offfurniture at Ispahan and
1639 and 28th February concentrate trade at Combroon began to be felt. Persian
1639—40. Government rot likely to enter into a new contract. Customs
at Gombroon had annually decreased from fraudulent dealings
of Sh&w-bander and from misunderstanding betwoon tho
Shah and the Great Mogul, who had prohibited bis subjects
from trading to that port.
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