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therefore if you will please to order it to be proposed to him, when wour force is
before Carraok, and ho agrees to your terms, with the proviso of his comiDg
to Shirass in person, and give directions to sond mo advice of it, I believe no
great difficulty will be found to gain the Vackcera oonsont to spare his life at
our intercession, the Vaokeol is far from being of a cruel disposition, it is no
more than what he has done to several persons who have stood out against him.
The fo.ur fiold pieces taken by the Chaub, tho Vackeel will send an
ordor to bo delivered on board our ships when before Carrack, as to this hour
he is not fully convinced wo shall undertake this service—the prisoners taken
by tho Chaub ho has ordered to be roleased.
The Vackeel also again assured me, we should be fully satisfied with him,
as soon as ever he found me really intended to give him the proof of our
friendship I had promised him, and as an exouse for the suspicions he still
entertained, he desired I might not be surprized thereat for he had been once
before promised assistance, though when it came to the proof he was dis­
appointed of it, but he hoped it would bo different now, which I assured him
lie should be soon convinced of.

I am, Gentlemen,
very respectfully
Your most obedl servant,
GEORGE SKIPP.
Shirass,
The 16*1 April 1768.

CLXVI.
Translate of the Vaokeel's obligations and grant of the Island of Carrack, delivered
14* April 1768.
The Supreme order is—By reason that at this time the most honorable
and most noble amongst the Christians George Skipp, Ambassador, in
behalf of the most renowned and most powerful Kingdom and Company of
England, sent by the most high and most renowned General Beglerbege of
Bombay, Governor of the English territories in India, and by the mediation
of the most respectable Bahous of the English Company residing at Bussora
is now at our magnificent Court, which is protected of the Almighty. You
have declared unto us the whole of the dispute for the recovery of the goods
from the Hon’ble 8haik Soleman Chaub, the whole of which you have
fully proved before our Council, and we have found and examined you have
good reason to make the demand, and on aooount of the friendship which has
always subsisted between the Vackeel of Persia, the Kings of Persia, and the
Kings of England, and as it clearly appears to us that this Honorable Shaik
Soleman got possession of a considerable quantity of goods the property of
Persons belonging to the English Company, and afterwards fled from Turkey,
and became a subject of Persia; we see it necessary on account of the friend*
ship so long subsisting to give satisfaction, and fill up the amount taken by
him, and as you promised that whatever service by sea you could do you
would undertake, after much discourse we on both sides agreed, that all the
ships of the English Company at Bussora or Bushire shall go against the
island of Carraok and that you will stay before my greatness that you