East Indies: April 1609

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

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'East Indies: April 1609', in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, East Indies, China and Japan, Volume 2, 1513-1616, (London, 1864) pp. 183-184. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/colonial/east-indies-china-japan/vol2/pp183-184 [accessed 25 April 2024]

April 1610

April 1. 435. Court Minutes of the East India Company. John Davies who went pilot in the Ascension, and came home master in her this last voyage with Capt. David Middleton, and is now to go pilot in the Expedition, “notwithstanding some matter of misgovernment and misdemeanor objected against him” the last voyage, to have 6l.13s. 4d., and also 3l.6s. 8d. for a book presented to the Governor and Company, written by himself, “of all the courses, occurrences, and occasions of and in the said last voyage.” Mr. Eldred, Geo. Bennett, and Thos. Emmesworth, factors for this voyage, to see the ryals made ready for shipment. Advance of wages to Edmund Musgrave. The captain's commission to be drawn with speed, the articles to be wholly referred to the governor and a committee. A bible, the book of acts and muniments, and some good book of sermons to be provided for the voyage; 4l.or 5l.to be bestowed that way. Jas. Askewe's admission respited. [One page and a half. Court Bk., II.,117–118.]
April 5.
Paris.		 436. Sir Geo. Carew to Salisbury. Has been told the French are in hand with the discovery of a passage into the South Sea, by the North-west, and that one Poncet, a knight of Malta, has revealed that secret to the King, and is sworn not to tell it any further; that they purpose to build forts upon a strait through which that passage lieth, to make themselves masters of it; and that this is one of the causes why the lieutenancy of Nova Francia is taken from Mons. De Monts. For the truth of all this you must wait for the lame post (il faut attendre le boiteux).[Extract from Correspondence, France.]
April 6. 437. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Fifty Pounds to be paid for pieces of plate, to be sent with the captain this voyage, who is empowered to make presents to the kings or governors in the East Indies, “at whose hands he should receive any pleasure or kindness, or else to return the same again at his coming home,” or so many as he left.[Half a page, Court Bk., II.,118.]
April 11. 438. Grant to David Middleton of the office of governor for the [fifth] East India voyage, with release for three iron pieces sold by him there. [Minute.DOMESTIC,Jac. I., Vol. LX., p.85.,Cal., p.503.]
April 13. 439. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Richard Weldon hired to go the voyage at 20s. per month. Captain Middleton to be paid 13l.6s.8d.laid out by him “in sweet meats and banquetting stuff, for banquet and entertainment of such strangers and others as shall come aboard the ship for the honour of our nation and credit of the Company.” Payment of wages to Capt. Middleton. Liberty to Thos. Emmesworth, now going factor, to return home after he has been four years in the Company's service. 10l.each for provision to sea, allowed to certain of the ship's officers, including Sophony Cozucke, purser's mate. 30l. stock for supply of the ship's wants. Agreement with Esdras Simpson, preacher, to go the voyage, to have 33l. 6s. 8d. yearly, and 20l.for his provision to sea. Commission and letters to factors at Bantam allowed; also the King's commission to Captain Middleton, for whom a bill of adventure is sealed for 1,000 marks in this voyage. One half of Alderman Clarke's adventure set over to Geo. Bennett. [Two pages. Court Bk., II.,118–119.]
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