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Jfrmt of thtbook or Nataro of dooamOJto BmaiKi.
Volamo of tbo or psporo. Summary.
JUoonla.
Tho Agont submits a potition to thd Ettaraon Dowlat
Bruc-’s Annals, praying for paymout of tbo arroars of customs, exemption
Volumo III, pago
314— contJ. from certain dues, permission to oxport siquins and silver
and an order to tho Shah-bandar at Gombroon, prohibiting
him from molesting tho English. Tho Duton try thojr
utmost with bribes to officers to get tho King visit their
factory, but fail on 2nd September 1099 ; the Euglish Agent
is presented by the Shah with a Kholat (vest of honor), a rich
sword and a horso. Tho 8hah-bandar of Gombroon paid
1.000 to mans of arrears of customs and promised to pay
2.000 tomans moro of tho arrears on the onauing March.
Tho Court, to tlo Agent and On account of the favour grantod by tho Shah, the Com­
Page 359
Councils in Porsin, 3rd and pany send him presents (optionl glasses, sword blades, etc.).
4th May, aud 21st August Though satisfied with privileges obtained tho Court regretted
1700. thai no potition had beon presented for the right of exporting
raw silk. Mr. Oliver (appointed Agent) and, Mr. Bruce, his
second, ordered to present a petition for this privilege
which had become all tho moro important from the prohibi­
tion of import of Indian wrought goods and tho necessity
of having a large supply of raw buIc to accommodate the
manufacturers in England.
XXVII.
Burnt Faotory J. Burniston, eto„ Deputy
Outward Letter Governor and Council at
Books, No. 3 Bombay to the Agent and
(1077-1700), page Council at Gombroon, 28th
95. November 1700.
XXVIII.
Ibid, page 100 J. Burniston, etc., Deputy
Governor and Council at
Bombay to the Agent and
Council at Gombroon, 5th
December 1700.
Bruce's Annals, Agent and Council at Gombroon Rogom obtained from tho King for payment of arrears of
Volume III, page aud Ispahan, to the Court, Gombroon Customs (982 tomans), which was obtained on
381. 29th October, 19th November, payment of 60 tomans to the Shah-bandar. Agent Owen
14th February and 24th goos to Ispahan to settle a olaim about rank between Agont
March 1700-01. Bruce and the Armenians and brokers. Agent Owen sug­
gests that if force be used on tho Gulf, the island of Barrem
should bo oooupied, a station which would not only afEord
a proportion of Persian produoo, but enable the Company
to overawe tbo trade. Tho Persian trade was on the whole
good; appearance of a Ship tho (Montague) belonging to
the English Company (to be distinguished from the
London Company, tho old East India Company). When
its Captain was informed that an Act of Parliament had
been passod for continuing the London East India Company
ho behaved correctly And mado purchases with mercantile
propriety (conduot rare in the English Company's officers). i
Page 429 The Court to the Agont and At the commencement of the season, when tho prospeota of
Counoil in Persia, 26th April tho Union between tho two Companies wore uncertain,
and 8th May 1701, aud 22nd tho Court allowed discretionary powers to their agents in
May 1702. Persia in regard to tho English Company's ships, should
they interfere in tho Persian trado, but the London Com­
pany's agents wore to ox plain to the Persian Government
that the London Company would continue to enjoy exolu-
6ivoly tho rights on which the English Company were not
to participate. After however tho plan of Union was
adopted, the London Company’s Agents were instructed to
observe the most friendly intercourse with the English
Company’s Agsnts on tho completion of the Uniou. The
Court of Directors of the London Company informed the
Agents aud Counoils - in Persia, as well as their General,
Pro,idont (Sir John Gayer, Mr. Colt) and Counoil at Bombay,
that they were to hold their appointments and allowances
till noxt year's investments, after whioh the utmost exortion
would be used to contiuuo them.
Page 621 Letters of Sir Nicholas White, Sir Nicholas White (Chief of tho English Company at Surat)
to the Court of Directors of sent ogeuts to Basrah and recoived information that trade
tho English Company, 1702. was practicable ai that port on the Company's agreeing to
pay customs at tho rato of 8 per ceut. ad valorem.
Page 536 • Tho Court of Commlttcos of Sir John Gayer (appointed Governor 'of Bombay) instructed
the London Company, to Sir to sond a confidential agont to Persia to investigate into tho
John Gayer and Counoil at disputes that had subsisted botweou the Compauy's a^euts
Surat, 4th and 10th Juno and faotors in Persia, and also to wind up tho separate
1703 and 18th January accounts of tho London Company and report. L
1703 (—04).