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456. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Admission of George Calvert, John, son of Alderman Sir Robt. Leigh, John Burnell, adventurer under Richard Ball, and Arthur, adventurer under his brother Robert Robinson. |
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Sept. 6.—Admission of David Bourne, Turkey merchant, an adventurer of 200l. in the sixth voyage. Gratification of 100l. to Mr. Farrington, the treasurer, for his great pains in the two first voyages; also of 35l. to Mr. Hamersley, and of 20 nobles to Mr. Mountney, for auditing the accounts of those voyages. Allowance to Mr. Kirbie for cloves, and of 20l. to Mr. Stephens in charity for his loss in keeping the cash, and not of any due. The money and debts remaining of the first and second voyages, after the last division, set over to, the third voyage. [Two pages and a half. Court Bk., 11., 136–138.] |
Sept.8/18.
Lisbon. |
457. Hugh Lee to Thos. Wilson. News from the East Indies that the greater part of the ships of this place that were doubted, to be miscarried, wintered at Mozambique, and were safely arrived at Goa. The two Englishmen, Francis Bucke and Anthony Marlowe, brought prisoners from Goa, still continue prisoners at Lisbon, though daily fair promises are made of their speedy release; their cause is before the Council, but nothing will be determined without the consent of the higher powers in the Court of Spain; in the meantime the poor prisoners are relieved by the benevolent Englishmen residing at Lisbon. [Extract from Corresp., Portugal.] |
| Sept. 12. |
458. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Old ordnance to be sold to the fourth voyage for 40l. for ballast. Rules for the sale of adventures, the Company to have the first refusal. Works to the ships; about the purchase of Sir Edward Michelborne's pinnance. Tristram Eldricke's accounts. John, the Indian, having by some mishap lost his thumb and not being able to work at his trade of a weaver, to be employed about the ships as he requests. About trial of the ordnance within three miles of Maidstone. Allowance to John Grimston for services. Gratification of 20l. to the secretary, because of his long sickness and great charges. Cloths and kerseys, &c., to be provided for the voyage. [Two pages. Court Bk., II.,138.] |
[1609 ?]
Sept. 15? |
459. . . . . . to the East India Company. Account of the voyage of the Ascension and the Union from the time they set sail on April 1,1608, to their arrival at Aden on April 8, 1609, “where the general [Alex. Sharpey] and myself went aland.” The Bashaw or Vizo Rei gave orders that they should be well entertained, but the governor not accomplishing his promise, the writer took his journey towards Sana, the city where the Basha keeps his court. Departure for Mocha. John Luffkin, master, murdered, and the rest almost starved. Could not settle a factory without express orders from the Grande Turquo, “too much covetous and base carriage spoiled our factory.” Arrived on Aug. 12 at the King's town of Socotra. The men in the Hope pinnace forced to abandon their vessel, and fly to Surat, to escape from the Portugals, but nothing in her worth the speaking. Anchored in the bay of Cambaya on Aug. 31, at the north side, 30 leagues farther than the master expected. They had speech with some of the people, who told them of their danger, and wished them to send for a pilot to Goga, three days' journey, “but our proud, headstrong master would not consent.” Account of their efforts to save the ship [Ascension] of her wreck on Sept. 3, and the saving of every man's life in two boats, “leaving our ship standing almost full of water, to our great griefs.” Narrow escape from the Portugals, being taken for fishermen of the country. Kindly entertained by the Governor of “Gaudiny,” who sent them towards Surat; the governor persuaded “our general, with his company,” to go farther off from the town, to make a show to the Portugals that he would not receive them, or he feared the Portugals would intercept their ships from Mocha, laden with corn, the surgeon having leave to procure things from the town, necessary for their journey to Agra. Charge of the company taken by [Wm.] Revett, as captain. [Two pages and a quarter. Imperfect, and very much injured. O. C.,Vol. I.,No. 12.] |
1609.
Sept. 25–29. |
460. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Letter read from Wm. Keeling at Bantam, dated December 20, 1608, with his directions to Wm. Hawkins at their departure from Socotra. Arrival of the Dragon at Plymouth; want of many of her men; committee appointed to have her leak stopped or unladen as may be necessary; and the governor to apply to Lord Stanhope for a warrant for taking up post horses. The carpenters “gone away” to be dealt with according to the statute. New iron ordnance. Clause in the oath for keeping secrets. Robt. Harlowe, adventurer under Sir Thos. Smythe in the fourth voyage, and Francis Oakeley, adventurer in the first and second voyages, sworn free brethren. |
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Sept. 27.—The King's demand to buy all the pepper brought home in the Dragon, at the same rate as any other would give for it, with security to the Company's content; debate thereon, resolution referred. A ship to be sent to the Dragon at Plymouth Allowance to Mr. Westwray, and others. Admission of John Corbitt and Levinus de Muncke, gentlemen. |
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Sept. 28.—Letter read from Captain Keeling from Bantam, dated December 20, 1608, containing the whole discourse of his voyage to Bantam, and an account of the commodities sent home in the Dragon. Agreement to sell the whole of the pepper to the King; committee appointed to confer with the Lord Treasurer. Gratification of 100 marks to Edmund Scott for his extraordinary service at Bantam. Touching admission of adventurers in the first, second, and third voyages. Thos. Colthurst, apprenticed to Humphrey Robinson for nine years, unexpired, enrolled with the Company. Advance of Anthony Marlowe's wages, for the use of his child left motherless. Gregory Allen engaged at 20s. a week. |
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Sept. 29.—Committee appointed to acquaint the Lord Treasurer with the Company's willingness to sell all their pepper to the King, as required, at such prices and conditions as shall be agreed on. Admission of Edward James and Lawrence Greene, underadventurers in the third voyage. [Six pages and a quarter. Court Bk., II., 139–142.] |
