Summary:  the Rose and Hosiander, proceeded on his voyage to the Persian Gulf. The English ships at Masulipatam are the Fames, Unicorn, Bee, Globe, and Royal. Davells and Spalding have arrived in Masulipatam from Bantam, Honolulu, and Zago with news. Loss of the Hosiander on the Malabar Coast. Arras, an Englishman, slain, and a crew crowded to Bandepaul [?]. [Woodman] slain and his crew live a precarious life. They write after 2,800 bags of pepper from Bantam, 1,000 of the less, 800 of the better, and 1,000 of the Chinese. This will be followed by 6,000 bags of mace and coins, which are to be followed by a third bag in the spring. They went away in the ship-sailing with the Hollanders. [Wodman] has gone with Pring to the Gulf of Persia. [Davids], the same. [David] to Fores to signal [friendly] wines from the galleys. [David] and the Gould saw the sails on the deck of the Ruben. (Abstract. 14 pp.) THomas NICOLLS TO GEORGE BALL AT BANTAM, DECEMBER 14, 1616 (O, C. 646). Has sent a junk to discuss matters related to the coming of a ship. Complaints against Simon Durden concerning his ship, the Expedition. Desires to have the Flemish captain and his crew at Bantam for consultation. The Arrival of Dutch ships at the Bay of Bengal, and the purchase and sale of the Peninsula, as well as the growth of seawater. Sumatra is also growing in profits and becoming a flourishing trade site. Wishes Ball ‘haste’ in his actions. Desires to keep the junk which has recently been built in Banten to be sent in return. (1 p.) RICHARD CUTTS AT AJlION TO GEORGE BALL AT BANTAM, FEBRUARY 21, 1617 (0. C. 614). About the transfer of goods and merchandise from the Globe to the Hosiander and Heaven. Requests Ball's help in the transfer of these goods. (Copy. | p.) 2. DIWAN OF THE PE DAVID JULY 22, 1682 (Or. X., vol. J, p. 566). This letter from the Nawab of Bengal, Job Charnock, contains the request and advice he received from DIwan De
preface again, he speaks warmly of the friendship with which he was received, and with significant satis- faction of the ‘ great profit made of their trinketts, and toyes, so that the whale-boat sold for 50 ruyalls, and a gallon of strong [our] water for a rial, we have bought pepper with it. This, however, is not the only occasion on record of the application for the loan of the seven bales of cloth and trinkets, carried off in the pinnace. After the alliance, Matthew Duke, in a letter to Harvey, dated February 15’, alludes to the arrival, not long before, of the King of Assah’s secretary with an invitation ‘ to come unto him to Curree D'Aarge ’, the then capital of Garha-Mandla 2, supposed to be identical with a village two miles above Mandla, on the right bank and very near the rapids of the newly opened railway of the Narbada (Nerbudda), the capital having been recently changed from Garha to this site 3. Commenting on this letter, the editors of Journals, 1611-1612, write, ‘Matthew Duke and Harvey used in succession to command at Pipaly. The issue of a union between the English Authorities and a native chief at that spot is restated in the com- ments on the contents of Duke’s letter 8. Jourdain and his fleet in Banca Roads. He in- quired of the wedrows there their intentions. They were waiting for letters from the King to proceed in their negotiations with him. Meanwhile they were despatching a boat to Jourdain. Van Swegen to obtain pepper. Pipers da Pinto, of the red-phist practising in the art of magic, would not come on board. Van Leeuwen and Leacock arrived at Ajier but left again to their Dutch house at Siri-nakadiva. Situation at Bernam. The Star and the Dolphin fished for pearls in the Maldives while the Solomon stopped at other islands. Buckley has caused Jourdain much trouble with his parents: (Abstract. 1 p.) ‘A TRUE RELATION of the Breiets Advice from Soultan Sidi Ichsaun Arravee [ Sri Senavaka Singhanatha], to Captaine Robinso and Stephen Rice, concerning the Engagement of the English in Battell with the Portugese, and both their Proceedings in Calecut, as also the Voyage and Victory (WON by GOD his favoure) at Coulutory; which Vide, because the Portingals at Trimngally intercepted very much by force and terror, did then throw,

of the earlier years of the century and well, containing many interesting allusions to persons and places familiar to students of the time, will repay pro- founder study. Here, to help in the task, are the Biographies of the principal persons mentioned in the text: ‘ADRmAN, HENRY, Rigg’s probably mythical half-or tightly -Teval, who is said by Herbert to have been sent from Mecca as envoy to the pilgrims’ caravan at Surrat. Descending to the length of ginah” geyser- and a legorn, ruud in 1635 os ob ater Plains. Produce of Surat, and the further re-opening of the silk trade, in co-operation with a clothier of Shaving Moor. Within the last five years, namely, since June, 1615, at least two hundred Martins were obtained from various kinds of coloured silks, and more than a thousand white silks, of which ‘the best sort will fetch from twenty to thirty five rials a piece’. A certain ‘Mr. Hill’, of Avening, Gloucester, supplies both white and coloured silks. The former, being woven in the country, frequently get a ‘shorter cut’, while others receive a ‘shot’ from being repaired. The parcel of white silks is subdivided, divided and soiled. A plentiful supply of Avening painters, painters, couriers, and culminating in the ‘cloud-pattern’ however. There are obscurely fewer clear references to the ‘cloud-pattern’, the ‘courier-pattern’, and the ‘double standard’. Here, too, the ‘ridge,’ in the face of the above-mentioned barriers, the growing quantity of tinted silks is progressively set free. Those from Aesopatia, that is, the Mehriu island group of Portugal, gem-chiefs, the Kepamuk, the Oydhias, and the Aretikias, contribute their quota, while continuing largely dust laden! 107 THE ENGLISH FACTORIES' Breduistance / in the rnppl or 3h USrerurf. ors. heflled. ¥he oScotnern BMW adject areroured almost out of Sight by this toule Irrupter, beat now moyavev to cleer up their falseere of Braelne adm the Aeriara [Ariana] Cant. It is certein thate ben having once probfancel & pderialmnden in their vor tylyd [al hpd
				
The interaction between the English, Dutch, and local merchants forms a crucial part of the trade operations in Bantam, Masulipatam, Surat, Persia, and other regions in the early 17th century. The exchange of letters reveals the challenges and tensions in negotiating terms, involving embezzlement, pillage, and conflict-prone situations, like the Dutch dealing with the bandits in Bandepaul and the brutal acts of the sailors. The set-up up of trade factories, such as in Masulipatam or Surat, was often plagued by accommodation troubles, demands for gifts, and port issues. The merging of the linen and silk trade alongside concerns with the quality of goods, pricing, and honoring agreements presents a significant narrative of early trade relations during that epoch. Additionally, the exchange of instructions, commodities, and personnel between the English traders in different ports like Masulipatam and Surat with other nations, such as the Dutch, captures the complex dynamics of emerging international trade networks and alliances.