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Worshipful Company frustrated of such lettors, etc., as wore sent from Alloppo
by him; What letters or ought other that should come from our Hoa’bl*
Employers, shall with all oare bo speedily sent towards you, but as yet none
are arrived; The blue cloth remains still in houso, not any yet offering to buy
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■ them, so that it is likely they will all bo remaining at ship’s arrival; On tho
Francis takos passage one of Hadjee Taked Boogo’s servants, with a parcel of
money amounting to 3,500 rupees, for which, and -his passage, he hath paid
us 60 ft?;; as also a parcel of money directed to Vordina Vitrheo Banyan,
of 1,627 rupees, which hath paid freight rupees, of aforementioned money, as
delivered to the merchant. Hero enclosed is sent you copy of our last as also
list of prices and accounts of ships’ expenses so not having else but tender of
due respects, suberibe ourselves.

Yours in all sorvioes to be commanded,
(Signed) THOMAS COGAN.

W. WEALE.
Bussoba ;
The 16th February 1646.

VI.

Extract from a letter written at Shiraz on the 7th November '1656, by the Chief in Council of
the Fait India Company's Factory at Gombroon.
Death of Weale, Please to take notice that our last unto you was dated in Ispahan the
the Chief in Pereia.
28n August, whose copy i6 here sent you, and what hath been since accounted
worthy your notice shall in the following lines be advised you. The 11
September after a long and tedious consumption it pleased the Almighty to
take out of this life, M*- William Weale your servant, and our Chief Head in
Persia, and the day following, hurried him in as decent a manner as we could,
and indeed, according as he desired before his death—he died without will, we
not being able to persuade him to make it and to settle his Estate; what
moveables, he had in Ispahan, we took an Inventory of and carried them with
us and what he hath more in Gombroon shall do the like, when we oame
there and send them all to Surat. Our stay in Ispahan this year was occa­
sioned by the great desire we had to put off what goods you had there as also
to carry your orders down with us, which at last we effected.

VII.
The Chief and Counoil at Gombroon to the Hon’ble President in Counoil at Surat.
Worpll & our Worthy good Friends,
Our Last unto you was dated in Aspahaund ye. 17th Septr. woh. oame
Death of
Beyaardeoa, a to ye. hands of Mr. Tho : Eeynardson in Bundar who sent ym. towards you on
factor at Bander
Abb**. ye. Sea flower who left this place ye. 22nd Ootr : which i hope is come safe
Journey of the
factor* from to your reception long since is advised you of ye. death of Mr. Wm. Neale in
to Bander Asphahaun and of all other occurrences in the Company’s affairs to yt. day
whose copy shall bee sent you by ye. next Conveyance.

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