"ملخّص يحتوي على معلومات بشأن الاتصال الأول لشركة الهند الشرقية مع الجزيرة العربية التركية، طالما أمكن تتبع ذلك من سجلات حكومة بومباي، بالإضافة إلى أسماء العديد من المقيمين البريطانيين والوكلاء السياسيين الذين عُينوا في بغداد والبصرة في الفترة بين ١٦٤٦ و ١٨٤٦ ميلادي، وبمرافقة معلومات أخرى" [و‎‎١‎٨] (٢٢٦/٣٧)

WITH TURKISH ARABIA 1646 TO 1846.
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" Here goeth enclosed a list of what goods sold, with a list of prices, copy of our
instructions, and copy of goods remaining at Mr. Cranmer's departure hence. So
having nought else but our prayers to God for your health and prosperous undertak
ings, we take leave to subscribe ourselves.
" Your in all service to be commanded.
Bussoeah , ) "(Sd.) Thomas Cogan.
The Istf December 1645. ) „ William Weale."
12. The following is copy of another letter from the same parties,
written about the same time as the foregoing:—
" Worshipful and our much honored friends !
" By Pymaree Francois, who arrived here the 16th present, we received your
advice, bearing the 31st December, therein blaming us for our neglect in not writing by
the Endeavour, which we, not knowing how to excuse, desire your worshipful Com
pany's favourable censure, and for the future do promise amendment. Both the goods
remaining with, and now sent unto, us you were pleased to recommend to our care
and we promise our utmost endeavours to make sale of them as soon as any buyers
shall proffer themselves. At present there is not one of quality in town, nor is it likely
there will any arrive till the monsoons, when the utmost of our care shall be in vending
them to the best advantage.
" The pepper is all landed, and agrees with the invoice in amount of bags, but not
a merchant yet will proffer more than three rupees, Bussorah maund, which, if we would
make sale of it all, at that price it should go, but they who proffer it will not have more
than two or three maunds at most, so that per force we must keep it: we hope for a
better time. In case we should have broke the price at three rupees, then we must be
forced to sell the remainder at a lower rate, to prevent which we determined to make
sale of it after the ship's departure.
" The ship's stay here was longer than intended * vending the
pepper * should not happen * laden on board the
Francois, and sent you Rupees 5,000 made up in a chest marked with the Company's
mark, they being for goods formerly sold, as will appear by the list of goods sold, here
enclosed.
" The pattamar, f which was sent to Alleppo the 25th October, is not returned nor
can we get any certain news of him, only was told of his being at Mahomed Hussen
a town eight days' journey beyond Bagdad, very sick : since, no notice what is become
of him, but believe he is dead, and thereby your worshipful Company frustrated of
such letters, &c , as were sent from Alleppo by him. What letters or aught other that
should come from our Hon'ble employers shall, with all care, be speedily sent towards
you, but as yet none are arrived. The blue cloth remains still in house, not any yet
offering to buy them, so that it is likely they will all be remaining at ship's arrival
On the Francois takes passage one of Hajee Taked Boogo's servants, with a parcel of
money amounting to Rupees 3,500, for which, and his passage, he hath paid us
Rupees 60, as also a parcel of money, directed to Verdina Vitrhee Banyan, of Rupees
1 j 627, 'which hath paid freight rupees, ot aforementioned money, as delivered to the mer-
chant. Here enclosed is sent you copy of our last, as also list of prices and accounts
o ships expenses; so not having else but tender of due respects, subscribe ourselves,
^ ours in all services to be commanded.
Bussoeah, Thomas Cogan.
The mh February 1646. J „ W. Weale."
13. There are copies of several other letters from the same parties,
written during the same year (1646), but the character in which they are
* The parts of the letter arc destroyed from age.
witl/tbI h pr e S t ctsTd. been " termtl ' enin il:i ^ Mioor-a me^engor corresponding