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April 2-9.
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646. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Suit of Pintoe's
widow concerning her husband's "brokes." Improvements
at Blackwall. The charge of building ships compared with other
places.
April 9.-Suit of Greene, the surgeon, about his goods ; to be
stayed until Sir Thos. Roe's return. Resolution concerning the
Muscovy adventurers, who are still behind with their money. John
Lamprier. Mr. Pintoe's business. Petition of Stephen Boreman
to be relieved of his purchase. Submission of Boddam and Owen
accepted ; the Judge of the Admiralty to be entreated to remit any
further punishment. A third part of the Company's money to be
paid for the business of the pirates. Petition of Wm. Eden, John
Garret, Wm. Yong, and John Wood, who went forth in Lord Rich's
ships and returned in the Bull for a gratuity, refused. [Five pages
and three quarters. Court Bk. IV., 324-330.]
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April 14.
Whitehall.
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647. Sec. Naunton to Carleton. The Commissioners on both
sides at a stand and like to break off, unless the King intervene at
their leave-taking, which the Deputies of the East India Company
make show to desire, as soon as his Majesty's health shall give them
access with convenience. [Extract from Holland Corresp.]
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April 14.
Succadana.
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648. Geo. Cokayne to Geo. Ball, President at Bantam. Sends
copy of his last by way of Macassar. People here doubt whether
all is well with the English at Bantam and Jacatra. Complains
that Ball has not fulfilled his faithful promise to have Cokayne
released that he might visit the factory. The Queen's prow arrived
from Landak with good store of stones ; one of 16 carats, two of
8 carats. The Dutch last December had one of 16 carats. Had
laid out his money before the stone arrived ; the Queen sent it
purposely for the English, and will stay until a ship arrive with
commodities. Hopes the ship is "half-way here, or else God help
us." Some honest careful man should be sent to second Mr. Hayward,
[One page and a quarter. O.C., Vol. VII., No. 794.]
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April 15.
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649. "Unmerchantable account of Edward Monox as he delivered
unto Thos. Barker the 15th of April 1619, wherein he hath
unjustly charged the account of the Company, &c.; with the objections
of Robert Jefferies." [Endorsed, "Explanation of certain defects
(according to their numbers) mentioned in the capital accompt kept
by the agent, Edward Monnox ;" and in another hand, "Plaine
accusations of Edward Monox's bad dealing." Six pages. O.C.,
Vol. VII., Nos. 795-6.]
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April.
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650. Duplicate of the above "Explanation' [Four pages. O.C.,
Vol. VII., No. 845.]
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April ?
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651. Articles against Edw. Monox with an old request which
hath been denied Edw. Pettus these twelve months. The charges
are stealing the Company's goods ; engaging in private trade contrary
to the Company's order ; and that Edward Connok at Gaytoun
"before his death publicly said, Monox hath poisoned me." Desire
of Pettus to view the registered articles why he was dismissed the
Company's service (see enclosure to Barker's letter of 16 Oct. 1619.
Consultation at Shiraz, 4 April). Also,
Monox's answer to the above accusations. For the first, he has
cleared himself of "the malicious spite" of the said Pettus in a
consultation in Ispahan ; the second he absolutely denies ; as to the
third, the wrong done to him, no satisfaction that Pettus is able to
make can satisfy him, yet his respect causes him to forbear that
which otherwise he must needs have effected. [One page. O.C.,
Vol. VI., No. 793.]
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April 16.
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652. Minutes of a Court of Commissioners for the East India
and Muscovy Companies. Wm. Lamplugh to have the money
allowed for maintenance of one year's lights at Dungeness. Rates
for garbling indigo. [Half a page. Court Bk. IV., 330.]
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April 20.
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653. Court Minutes of the East India Company. George Scot
allowed to make up his adventure in the new stock to 3,200l.; Thos.
Brace, his servant, to be admitted a freeman. Request of an
executor of Sir Jas. Lancaster to have the benefits of the Company's
grant concerning his adventure in the second joint stock. Vinegar
mixed with water recommended for a beverage at sea, as was continually
used by Sir John Hawkins. [Two pages. Court Bk. IV.,
330-332.]
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April 20.
From the Royal
James, riding
near Bantam
Road.
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654. Patrick Copland to Adrian Jacobson. Wishes he had
written in the Latin instead of the Dutch tongue. Laments with
him the hatred and dissension among Christians ; accuses the Dutch
of robbing the Chinese and others under English colours and abusing
their best friends abroad that have shed so much of their dearest
blood in defence of the Dutch and their country at home. "But
now you are freed from the Spaniard at home you fall out with
your friends abroad. * * * Do you thus requite us as Lot did
Abraham ?" Complains of their writing and publishing to the world
that the sea is free, "and yet by your encroaching upon it are not
you the mothers and nurses of discord ?" Was not the last news
from the Dutch Commander Coen the beating down of the English
house at Jacatra and the defaming of the English nation
with the Pengran at Bantam ? "Think you this is the way to make
peace ?" The captain of the Dutch fort at Jacatra has broken faith
with Sir Thos. Dale in keeping Peter Waddon prisoner. No sound
league of friendship or reconciliation can be made, or being made
can continue, till the wrongs which men have done one to another
be reproved and removed, and satisfaction given by word and deed.
Wishes it were possible for him to be the surgeon to cure this
wound. "All standeth not in one side ; there must be a yielding of
both if ever there be a sound peace." [This letter is interspersed
with numerous quotations from Scripture in support of the writer's
arguments. Two pages and three quarters. O.C., Vol. VII.,
No. 797.]
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April 23.
The Hague.
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655. Carleton to [Sec. Naunton]. The Deputies for the Dutch
East India Company arrived from England yesterday ; to-day they
make their report ; will give an account of it in his next. [Extract
from Holland Corresp.]
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April 23.
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656. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Committee
chosen to reward those who have taken pains in the business
betwixt the English and Dutch. Ships to be sent away in October
or November to meet and relieve those at the Cape on their return
from the Indies. Petition of Nich. Downe for employment ; to be
conferred with about buying coral in the room of Martyn, who
refuses that employment. Gratuity to John Weare, master's mate
in the Bull, for plots and maps bought by him. Petition of Wm.
Waterworth, employed at Ahmedabad, about his indigo. Petitions
of Joan Clever and Martha Beadell for relief ; the latter "having
exceeded the bounds of modesty and humanity to leave her child at
Mr. Governor's house because she was denied a greater part of her
husband's wages than the Company have thought fit to allow," sent
to Bridewell. [Two pages. Court Bk. IV., 332-334.]
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April 24.
London.
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657. Chamberlain to Carleton. Great feast to "your States and
other Commissioners here" at Merchant Taylors' Hall for a farewell ;
the artillery have also given them a great supper, with a warlike
dance or mask of twelve men in complete armour. It seems they
are quite broken off about the Moluccas ; fears ill may come to pass
on both sides in consequence. Saw a proposition made by Carleton
in January last "about the defectuosity of these Commissioners'
authority and instructions, and about their cunning declining of
some other points that were to be cleared, wherein you spake home."
[Extract from Domestic Corresp., Jac. I., Vol. CVIII., No. 69,
Cal., p. 39.]
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1619.
April 24.
Westminster.
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658. Thos. Locke to Carleton. The Commissioners for the East
India Company have broken off about the fortifications ; the Dutch
would not allow ours to have anything to do in the managing of
them, though they offered to bear half the charge of maintaining
them. [Extract from Dom. Corresp., Jac. I., Vol. CVIII., No. 71,
Cal., p. 40.]
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April 27-30
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659. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Application
of Mr. Bassano, one of the Lord Chancellor's gentlemen, on behalf
of Wm. Waterworth. Purchase of 20,000 East Country pipe staves
at 8l. 12s. per 1,000. The Coromandel indigo to be sold at 2s. 8d. a
pound. Report of Mountney by the Lord Admiral's directions of
the number of the Company's ships in the Indies and the ordnance
in each, including the Defence and Swan. Gratuity to Geo. Finch.
The Governor complains that he and the Committee should be taxed
"for sending forth such a fleet of ships as the last, with special
persons to command them ;" and made known that the King of
Denmark has sent over two ambassadors, one about the Queen's
death, and the other to entreat that amity and good correspondence
may be had between the English and his people in the Indies. The
King of Denmark's desire to employ Captain Christien in his service,
who seeks the Company's service and especially to regain his reputation
and good opinion lost with the Company, to be considered.
A great trade between the islands of Mohilla and Prester John's
country, and also upon the islands of Madagascar. Swerez, having
wronged the States and this country, to be complained of. Concerning
Hugh Greete's debts. A "peremptory day" named for the
Muscovy adventurers to pay in their money.
April 30.-Oath administered to Robt. Fotherbye, John Lemprier,
Nicholas Sadler, Elias Bradshaw, Geo. Marshall, Simon Bowers,
Abraham Bennet, and Geo. Robinson, the Company's officers at
Deptford and Blackwall. Resolution not to employ Capt. Christien
or any other man of his rank at present. Concerning the allowance
of Gomersoll the porter at Deptford, J. Collyns confirmed in his
place. Sale of sables and oil. [Four pages and three quarters.
Court Bk. IV., 335-339.]
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