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| March 2–3 |
363. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Action against Philip Grove by Robt. Oldridge about his servant’s wages. John Heron elected factor in December last, and dismissed “upon his mispleasing speeches,” restored. |
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March 3.—This meeting specially appointed to consider the places whither the ships shall go. [One page. Court Bk., 11, 22–23.] |
| March 3. |
364. Commission for Wm. Keeling and others [Wm. Hawkins and David Middleton] coming from [? going to] the East Indies. [Minute. Grant Bk., p. 26. Domestic, Jac. I., Cal., p. 350.] |
| March 4–5. |
365. Court Minutes of the East India Company. This and other meetings principally warned about drawing commission for direction of the voyage. |
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March 5.—Mr. Eldred and all the captains to go aboard the ships to-morrow morning, with money for payment of harbour wages. Amounts which Captains Keeling, Hawkins, and Middleton are allowed to adventure in this voyage for their private profit [One page. Court Bk., II, 23.] |
[March 7.]
[Madrid.] |
366. Sir Charles Cornwaleys, ambassador in Spain, to Salisbury. The Spaniards have lately “(as they say here)” had a great victory against the Hollanders and English that had begun to fortify themselves in an island in the East Indies called Terra Nata [? Ternate] and have not left of those nations one man alive, 4,000 of the “naturals” that took their part, having also been slain. The booty found, besides 70 great pieces of ordnance, reported to be worth at least 8,000,000l., and that the island will yield a yearly profit to the King of a million and a half. This news may well be doubted until it be confirmed, “but our mouths here are so fitted to millions as less sums have no sound in them” [Extract from Corresp., Spain, Vol. XLVI.,pp. 818, 819.] |
| March 11–30. |
367. Court Minutes of the East India Company. Placing of the factors in the ships. Lime to be provided to preserve the nutmegs from worms. |
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March 18.—George Couleshill, appointed solicitor to the Company, to have 40s.. per annum, besides fees and other charges. Demands of Roger Styles. |
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March 26.—Bill against mariners and sailors absenting themselves after being hired. Committee appointed for better finding out the loss of spices sustained by the Company in the last voyage. Demands of Edmond Scott, Christ. Vincent, Robt. Johnson, and Reynold Greene, for their accounts to be audited. Names of those who refuse or defer taking out pepper, mace, and nutmegs, which they have written for in the book, to be crossed out. Power of the committee in matters of sale. |
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March 28.—Letter read from Captain David Middleton, dated at Plymouth 19th instant, importing his stay there for the Dragon and Hector, which he daily expected, the want of some of his men, and his intention to take up money to hire more and depart within three days. Order given to the secretary to answer “as by the register of letters, &c. at large appeareth.” [This register is wanting.] Accounts of Christ. Vincent, purser. Three pounds given in mere charity to Alice Harris, who lost her husband, a carpenter in the Susan, her son and servant. |
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March 30.—Leak in the Hector; if she cannot be made fit for the voyage in due time, to be brought back with her goods to London, and the Dragon to sail directly for Bantam. [Five pages. Court Bk., II., 23–26.] |
