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Bruce's Aonala. The Court, to the Agent at Agent to proceed to lepshsn in order to concert mensuree with
Volume III, regr Gombroon, 1st April 1602. the Chief of tho Armenian* for promoting Company'a
123. interraia and to provide accommodation for oortnin young
men who had left England for Persia for acquiring
Penian and Armenian languages and qualifying themselves
in the Compauy'i business.
The Court, to the Agsnt and The Civil Establishment in Persia was augmented and teat to
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Conned in Persia, 2'»th May, consist in future if a Chief, four Factors and four %oriters,
27th October 1693 aud 3rd and the factories at Qombroon and Ispahan to be permanent.
Jauuaty 1693—94. 'lbe Chiof was to resido at oithor placo. The writers of this
season wore to reside in the houses of Armenians and study
their language aud study their business methods. This increase
of establishment wss necessitated by more extensive operations
required for vent of English goods f«r which salo had become
restricted in India. King of Porsia had offered tho salo of
the wholo of aillc to Armenians for |aymonts to bo made
within three jeers. Tho Agent empowered to purohftae $rd
of the silk from tho Armenians, provided they would agree
that the remainder should bo pnt on tho Company's ships for
the Europe market. The reason for this order was the increase
of prices of silk on aeeount of interruption of the Turkey
traffio by tho French war. English cloth to be sent to tho
Armenians at Julfa for boing bartered for silk, or ready
money, or for even $ in money and \ in silk ; as much wool
at possible to be purchased.
Page 169 . The Court, to the Genorsl,
President and Council at ZpM
Bombay and Surat, 6th June the 1st ship this soas<m, the Conrt ordered that the Company’s
1694 and 6th Maroh 1694— ship* were not in future to touch at Cong, but to go direct
96. to tiouibrooo, and all the lower country vessels were to bo
sold, as they had been attended with an immense oxponse and
risk. Though insinuations against the Armenians bad been
received, the orders for fuelling the contract with them
were continued, because the Court conceived that the
Armcniau shipping in India wonld be of material advantage
as the duties which they paid at Fort St. George alone
amounted to a larger sum thau what bad been received from
the Consulage at Gombroon.
Page 160. • The Court, to the Agent and Capture of the English and Dutch Turkey fleet by the French,
Council in Persia, 30th .March 1693, was a further incentive to increase the Persian trade of
and 6th Jane and 8th March the Company and to try to divert the course of the silk trade
1694-1-5. from its old route, by concentrating it at Ispahan and thenoe
conveying the silks by way of Qombrooo. The price of doth
sent to Persia to be increased 60 per cent.
Page 168 . Agent and Couuoil at Gombroon Death of the King of Persia; necessity to apply for phir-
to the Court, 6th June and mauds to his successor Sultan Hussein [for in Persia small
14th December 1694, 10th grants like commercial privileges cease with the King's death].
January, 11th February and The Agency propose to ask the Shah to exempt them from
11th March 1694-95, and paying large presents to the Khans and Shah-bandar. Two
27th March 1695. year*' tribute aue to the Khan of Carmania who bad inter­
dicted purchase of wool beyond 700 maund6 a year. Qom­
broon customs paid only up to 1791—92.
Formidable power of the drabs of Maskat. This fleet oon.*ists
of 6 large ships manned by 1,600 men. The Arabs plunder
Cong, capture an Armenian ship and tbreaten Qombroon, and
tbe Dbsb-bandar asks that tho English ship Natsan should be
detained for 20 days to assist in tbs defence of the port, whioh
request it complied with. The Armenians refuse to comply
with tbe English demands for larger quantities of silk in
exchange for English goods, on the ground that the traffio by
the Turkey route bad not decreased. The Sub-Agent at
Ispahan represents the character of some of tho Armenian
broker in bad light and the Agent proceeds to Ispahan.
Page 183 . The Couit, to the Agent and Half of the goods shipped for Qombroon should be forwarded
Couneil in Penis, 16th Janu­ for sals with all despatch to Ispahan ; List of goods expootod
ary 1695-96. in England, Carmenia wool, Ispahan Chintzes of the finest
and varied kinds, of at least 20 pieces of each sort, to the
aiaouut of £20,000. Reason for this exertion—the quiok sale
of tbeso goods. The freight of the first ebip* of tho season
bad riseu to £34 per ton, and of tbo latter ships to £40 per ton.