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8UMMA.RV.
•wssus Nature of duoaraeot* Humroarj. BSMASSS.
Booordi. or ptporo.
tho state of hostilities, trade at Gombroon oould bo carried
The Faotors at Ispahan, to tho In
Bruoo's Annals, on a limited BCftle: provision woe made of varioas kind* of
Volume II, peg* General and Council at Bom gnns, nod English clothe (had they been of proper oolours
607. bay, 10th October 1687. and qualities) might havo boon disposed of 1,000 half pieces
annually; bat as the Armenians had brought doth from
Turkey in exchango for silk, it was inferrod that auk
could bo prooured more ftdvantagoou6ly by bartor for cloth,
than by monoy.
Page 618 • Tho Court, to the General and Encouragement! were' to be held out to the Armenians to
Counoil of Uombay, 11th settle in Bombay, by offering them protection, and a profit
April, lot May, 26th July, able market, and allowing them to send their goods in Com-
27th August, 8th Ootobor, panv's shipping. [Note— Armenians at this time oarried on
6th Decombor 168*, lltli trade in India on their own funds and oredit and travelled
January. 15th February and largely.] The Armenians being also principal merchants in
19th March 1688 89. Persia, similar encouragements were to be held out to them
to bring silks and C&rmania wool to Bombay, to be *ent to
Europe, as part of tbe Company’s investment, by whiob
means they would receive greater profits than by sending
Persian produoe, through Turkey to Aleppo. This system
was expected to create a largo stoolc ready to be shipped to
Europe and arrive to pre-occupy the market, before tbe
Dutch imports ooald depress the market.
Tbe Agent at Gombroon, to the Every exortion mode to obtain exclusive trade of silk, by
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Court, 9tb October 1688, and bartering broadcloth for it, imitating the ^ Dntoh practice of
10th May 1689. oxohanging tho finer spices for silk. Similar method bring
tried in oaso of Carmania wool, thereby hoping to dispose of
2,000 pieces «>f English broadcloth. The Dutch were
rivalling the English in tbe market by imports of Indian
goods, but they were not respected much by the Persians
and tho English hope to check their trade in Carmania wool.
Page 645 . Agent at Gombroon, to the English trade oheoked by appearance of an English pirate'
Court, 80th November and vessel in tbe Gulf, the crew of whiob had ^plundered the
7th December 1689. Portuguese factory at Cong. The Company’s ship Ccesar
sent to capture it, returned unsuccessful; Persian Govern
ment refused to stipulate customs.
Bruce’s Annals, The Court, to the Gombroon The war between tbe Company and the Mogul did not affect
Volume III, page Ageuoy, 3rd Ootobor 1690 und the Persian trade to the extent feared; English superiority
89. 18th February 1690—91. at sea, the Persians expected, would secure tho ultimate
victory. Carmania wool and Persian silks to be purchased
by barter for English cloths. Demand to be made for
arrears of Gombroon customs. The Armenians to be
allowed to load their goods on the Company’s ships-, pur
chase to be made of whatever quantity of wool and silks as
coold be obtained with a proportion of warm seeds, rhuburb,
lapis lazuli, and surplus stock to be eeot to Bombay.
Page 96. Letters from the Agent and Though the Dutch had made a common cause with the English
Council at Gombroon, to the in Europe, their opposition to the East India Company's trade
Court, 21st Juno and 20th in the East continued; after the war between the Company
October 1690, and 10th and and the Mogul had ended, the Persian Government, though
27th March 1690-91. admitting the Company's right to the moiety of Gombroon
customs, pleaded that daring tbe late war trade bad been
diverted to Cong (a Portuguese port) and the ouatoms had
deoreased at Gombroon ; The agent fearing that the Persian
Government demand compensation as a set off agaiust the
moietv of customs, rought only the payment of the arrears
and obtained from tbe Shah-bandar promise to pay one year's
onstoms aud the remainder when it might be practicable;
the Agoot received 1,996 chequins and again 1,600 more,
thongh two years’ customs were still due. Arrival of a Dutch
Ambassador on Persia, who represented the English situation
in a very unfavourable light, that the Stad-holder of the
States General, now ruled over England, that their phir-
maud for Surat trade was a poor grant, etc. He sought the
monopoly of the wool aud silk trade. A^ent proposes that
the Company should obtain a letter from His Majesty to the
8hah ana send it with suitable presents to refate the lies.
Page 107 The Court, to the Agent and The Agent to use every endeavour to prevent the Dutoh
Council in Persia, 13th May, Ambassador obtaining exclusive monopoly of Persian wool
25th September 1691, and and silk trade and to exteud the British trade. If the
29th February 1691-92. Armenians engross the silk trade, they were to be allowed
to transport tho silks to Europe in English bottoms. 8a1e of
broadoloths should be pushed through the Armenians; 3,000
pieces of broadolotb were imported at this time to Persia.
Their sale to he extended by selling them more oheaply.
Page 117 . Agent Gladman, to the Court, Tbe Dntoh Ambassador did not suooeod in obtaining the mono
18th July 1691. poly he had sought, but had so far gained on the Shah-bandar
and the broker, as to obstruct sale of English produoe at Gom
broon, whioh obliged the agent to despatch the goods brought
by tbs Rebecca to Ispahan. No pajmsnts of two vs or s'
onstoms reoeived« 3
