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has not in your absonco wo desire him to forbear his money till arrival of some
of our nation, in the time of the monsoon to pay it him and from Gombroon
take off two ohcsts of wine to present him, as two also you may take off for
your house expences to our friends there, wo have wrote accordingly as also
that you may have the use of the oarpet and chairs. What rnouios that they
havo in Bunder you receive for goods sold convert into gold 0 * * * •
• *, those that are stamped * with the effigy of Prince and uouo other
there being of lato many counterfeit of the other sort, concerning the obtaining
of the house we must leave you to use such argument as may best prevail and
take notice we shall not allow of any money to bo spent upon it, we say any
considerable, that is the amount of 3 or 400 rupees for, it would bo cheaper
for the ETon’ble Company to hire a house for their occasiou than to lay out
any quantity of money for that which is their own, and afterwards it will be
charge enough to keep it iu repair. Therefore endeavour so to act in this
affair that the Hon'ble Compauy may have the least charge. We have not
more to enlarge but wishes for your good health and a safe arrival unto your
aforesaid friends.
MATH. ANDREWES, .TOHN LAMBTON.
Swally Marine,
l3th April 1661.

XIII.
Consultation in Surat ye. 25 f l October 1*.61
BequiremenU of the The season of the yeare now approaching wherein the Persian affaire was
chipping in the
Peraun Gulf. further to be considered, & as promised proceeded on, the President conveen’d
his Counoell, & thereunto called M-L Henry Revington, who latelie arrived
here out of Persia, did read unto him the Hon^2 Compel Commission concern­
ing the Persian affaire, with severall letters from the Pjl eto Councell in
answeare to the said Commission : & then they jointly proceeded & fully
debated the said affaire, from whence aroso the following considerations :
lrt. That whereas our Ilonas Employii were pleased (in their last
yeares lettJL) to promise a supply of three shipps this yeare for
the prosecution of the aforesaid affaire and on further consider­
ation have sent fourth only one, our want of shipping is first &
principally to be considered. No less then eight being requisite
for so great an undertaking, of wf£ number wee have at present
but two, vizi the “ Constantinople MerobJL 99 & “ Surat ”
ffrigat: the “ Amrrican ” being required home, and the “ Eagle ”
not capable of staying another yeare in the country through her
defects & discontent of her marriners : the “ Vine ” on a winter
yoyadge in the South Seas not expected untill may the
** Hopewell99 not yet arrived from Maccassar, & the “ Wellcome ”
lost in this river.
2ly. The want of necessaries for the shipping. No supplye of salt meat
for the men, or accoutrement for the shipps being here prooure-
able, nor any Port to friend (when our shipping shall lie in
Guiph) where fresh water may be obtained.
8,J. The want of men for the shipping, first of Mariners, many being
deceased, particularly of the " Eagles ” Company & of those sent
out by our Hon£l? Employers for the better accomplishing this
affaire. 2ly of Ffactors, of wj£ here are but few, & fewer of