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tho like oare in you to accomplish wik ua in the same kinde for Xiras wine,
vinnager, Aooharr * of grappa, Pislachees, Rose watter et-^L all of them alike
needfull unto us. But above all let us not come bohinde tho Dutch for some
of yoJi P.aian horsoa of noate, to content this warrlike prince etii; and heroin
that the OompJL may be preferred before their servants, woo doe praye you to
prohibit tho libertio our Sea Commanders or other inferioura doe yearely
I presume on in that kinde for themselves, rather by way of Merchandize then
any other noedfull accommodation.
Yo^ list of Indian Com4- befitting P»!* though itt satisfie in the p.tioular
denominations, yet it leaves ua ignorant altogether as well in their prices, as their
■everall quantities requiait, w£ll deflect wee pray to rectifio more punctually
for the future, and soe not oonceaveing ought else at p^Lsent necessary for
inlargemJL wee commend unto you our loving respects and salutes and leavoing
you to the blessed direction of the Almighty Rest.

Yo-i. very loveing ffreinds,

8uratt j±. October 1630, dispeed THOMAS RASTELL.
by their owne Pattamars y-£- ditto, JOHN SKIBBOW.
30th M-i. being paid them besides their JOSEPH HOPKINSON.
dayly allowance in consideration of the RICHARD BARBER.
generall dearth at pisent in those pi?. JAMES BICKEORD.
ARTHUR SUFEEILDE.

IV.

Thomas Cog&n and William Eale (Basrah) to the Chief and Council at Surat.
Worp" and our muoh respected friends,
Bale of goodj at Since Mr. Cranmer and Company’s friends leaving Bussora, little or
nothing hath happened, only we have made sale of a small quantity of the
Company’s goods to the amount of Rs. 81,96,860, the markets are so bad and
buyers so few that we doubt the major part of our Hon’ii? Employers’ goode
will be remaining till the beginning of next monsoon.
Pattamar or Could The Pattamar we dispatched the 26th October, with those Letters directed
dSpaUhwTo 2? to our Hon’^li Employers, which we hope are safe arrived with the Oounse
*j^*™*- to whom we wrote a few lines to desire him to send them forwards by the first
conveyance; The Dutch have made sale of their whole Magazine of goods,
whioh amounts not to more than- 36 or 36 Rupees at most, they paying customs
2,276 rupees. The Trumpeter which run away from the ‘ Endeavour,* 20 days
after her departure from hence, we had notice of his ranging the streets of
Bussora when myself and Ws Weale looking out for him found him in the
house of one who 6ome three years past was servant to our Hon%e Employers
but now a msrchant. We have prevailed with the Dutch that be might take
his passage on them to Gombroon, where they are to deliver him into the hands
of ME Haynes who will take further order for his voyaging towards you. By
two Padres who lately arrived here, we came to understand the Prince of Orange
• Achdr, plokle.