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                                     factory receives largo stock. The Portuguese expelled from
     Bruoo’s  Annals,  From tbo 8urat Proddonoy, to   War between Mogul and tbo King of Poreiu ends. The Dutch
      Volume I, page*   tho Court, 24th Ootober and   Maskat by tho Arabs and could not resist the .Dutch in
      468-461     21st February 1060—61.  Persian Golf. Thus Dutch prepoudoranco increases.
                 From Agont and Counoil,   Gombroon customs very deficient.
                  Gombroon, to tho Court, 21st
                  Fobruary 1050—61.
                 Agent and Counoil, Surat, to  Tho Dutoh preponderant increases. They send a fleet, 11 ships,
     Psge 401
                  tho Court, 8th April and 30th   to Gombroon. The English trado on the decline both from
                  Ootobor 1061 anu 10th Janu­  scarcity ol monoy and imports; a proportion ot goods sent to
                  ary 1061—62.        Ispahan by 2 caravans and the Court’s orders exeouted of
                                      estimating nil the quick and dead stock by appraisomont and
                                      carrying tho amount to the credit of the united stook. Gom­
                                      broon customs share 760 tomans. Tlie agency recommend
                                      the oxamplo of the Dutch should be followed by sending a
                                      strong fleet.
     Page 473   .  Surat Preiidency, to tho Court,   War between England and Holland an<f Europe.
                  26th November 1063 and
                  18th January 1063—54.  Before the intellogouco of this reached the Gulf, tho Dutch
                                      with their fieot of 16 sail and goods worth 40,760 tomans,
                 Agents and Counoils st (apbabau  purohase a large proportion of Persian produce, bat tncy are
                  and Gombroon to the Conn,   refused their demand for the same ptivileges us the English
                  4th April. 0th Mac, 18th   at Gombroon. The English domnnd that tho Datoh should
                  August and 30th September   be mado the moiety of the Gombroon customs due to tho
                  1053.               Company, though thoy wero exempted from that dae to the
                                      King.
                                     After the intelligence of the war reached. Great apprehensions
                                      entertained that tho Dutoh would oapturo the English vessels.
                                      The Dutch propose to the Portuguese to corabiuo therefore
                                      to 6weep away tho English from the gulf, bat the latter
                                      refuse to comply ; Gombroon customs moioty=8QU tomans.
                                      The Company’s goods in Persia valued at £40,000.
     Page 462   .  Agent and Factors at Gom­  A Dutch fleet captures the Company’s ships Roebuck and
                  broon to the Court, 4th April   Launeret off Jask, and soon aftorwards the Blessing, and
                  and 16th May 1653.  drove the Supply on shore, where she was totally lost. Fears
                                      entertained that these defeats would dam ago British prestige
                 Agents and Factors At Ispahan,   in Persia. Soon, however, nowsoomes of the English viotory
                  to the Court, 8th August   over the Dutoh off Portland and raises the f hopes of the
                  1663.               Footers. Orders sent to tho agont at Basrah to bring away
                                      tho
                                      ‘ goods from the factory, as a Dutch attack was appre­
                                      hended. Presents made to the Gombroon Shah-bu-nder to pay
                                      the moiety of customs ; 720 tomaos recovered. No articles
                                      for prosents to the King. Proposal, to purchase silk ready
                                      cash and abandon tho costly practice of making contracts with
                                      the King.
    Page 493   .  Agent at Gombroon to the   Tho intelligence of the conclusion of peace between Holland
                  Court, 9th April 1664.  and England not having yet reached the Gulf and with the
                                      Dutch fleot shutting up the navigation of the Gulf and the
                 Agent at Ispahan, to tbs Court,   convulsions in the country, trade in the Gulf et a stand still,
                  8th September 1654.  so that the Agents were almost driven to the necessity of
                                      sending the silks purchased by way of Aleppo.
                         VI.
    Secretariat or 8urat  Charles Nil ward and Antho.   Death of Mr. Weals, the Company's chief in Persia, without
      Inward Book No.   Daniell (Chief and Council   making a will. Iuventory of bis estate made.
      llA of 1066-  at Gombroon), to tho Chief
      1701.       and Council at Surat,
                  (6hirat), 7th November 1656.
                         VII.
         Do.     Charles Milward and Antho.  Death of Thomas Revnardroo, a Factor at Bundar Abbas
                  Daniell, to the Chief and   without making a will. Journey of the Factors from Ispahaii
                  Council at Surat, (Gombroon)  to Gombroon.           r
                  29th November 1656.
                        VIII.
         Do.     Augustion Swallow, to the   Detail, connected Reynerdson’s death end funeral, and the
                  Chief in Council at Surat,
                  (Gombroon) 29th November   mSciug the frTnve ntor7°   Passion of his good, and
                  1656.
    Brace's Annals,   Surat Presidency to the Court,
     Volume I, page   28th January 1666—57,
     624.
                                      in the Indies had been given by Cromwell, that »>,«
                                      East India Company had been dissolved   London
                                      a.* ..free mlhlntrtki.^.Th.p.rA     ?
                                                    with th. Com,£r.nd   me0t
                                      privileges n«d lapsed.         grants oi
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