East Indies: October 1608 | British History Online

Calendar of State Papers Colonial, East Indies, China and Japan, Volume 2, 1513-1616. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1864.

'East Indies: October 1608', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, East Indies, China and Japan, Volume 2, 1513-1616, (London, 1864) pp. 177. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/colonial/east-indies-china-japan/vol2/p177 [accessed 26 April 2024]

October 1608



Oct. 5/15 Lisbon.	419. Advertisements from Lisbon. The Viceroy of the East Indies dead at Malacca, where the Hollanders have done such spoil; an English ship belonging to Mr. Dorrington carrying a new Viceroy thither. The Spaniards sending good ships, with mariners and soldiers, to settle about Capo de Buena Speranza, to hinder all other nations from the East Indian trade, thinking to withstand them in passage with less force than they can be repulsed with in the East Indies. [Extract from Corresp., Portugal.]
Oct. 5–31.	420. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Names of all present and absent specified in a book, according to an order of 1st July last; and 12d. put against the account of each man absent. Robt. Middleton, elected one of the committee 1st July last, sworn. Fines paid by members for late coming to court, to be for the use of the poor. Pass from the Grand Signor to this Company for safe trade to Aden, &c., procured by Sir Thos. Glover, now their agent; Hewett Staper to be allowed 10l. for charges; the pass to be translated into English by Mr. May, preacher, or some other skilful in that language. Petition of Tristram Eldrick for allowance for divers disbursements referred for consideration. Remainder of the cloves sold at 6s. 3d per lb., pepper at 18½ d. per lb. Supply of 5l. per ct. upon each man_s adventure in the third voyage, for preparing a great ship for the East Indies for the year next ensuing.
Oct. 5–31.	Oct. 31.—225l. of the adventure of Thos. Carpenter in the third voyage to be passed over to the account of Henry Robinson, also Wm. Fysher_s adventure of 250l. in the same voyage to be set over to John Holloway. The dock at Deptford and timber. Questions of two partners in the East India voyage, and the Company's opinion. [Three pages and a quarter. Court Bk, II, 100–102.]