"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" [و‎‎٢‎٠] (٢٢٦/٤١)

WITH TURKISH ARABIA 1646 TO 1846.
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days at the most, which done, make what haste possible to obtain the port of
Hussorah, where arriving, you are to set on shore Mr. George Cranmer and Mr.
Kobert Sainthill decently, affording them upon all occasions that the Hon'ble Company's
business requires it, the use of the boats well manned, and to observe their order in
the unlading of your vessel, and lading any freight goods, &c., from thence upon her.
As also in their passage thither the use of the great cabin wholly, and to receive your
despatch from them, which we enorder to be by the 20th September without fail,
Mr. Sainthill returning with you in the vessel, in your way touching at Gombroon,
there to take in 30 or 40 tomans of red earth for the homeward-bound voyage."
19. The following- Commission was at the same time issued to Mr.
Cranmer and Mr. Sainthill on their proceeding in the above vessel:—
" Commission and instructions given by us, the President in Council of India,
Persia, &c., unto our loving friends, Mr. George Cranmer and Mr. Robert Sainthill, to be
observed by them on their voyage to Bussorah and return to Swally Hole, dated on
Swally Marine, the 13th April 1661. The Surat frigate arriving so late from her
intended voyage to Cale * * * * though she obtained not her port, j-et with a
great deal of trouble and charge brought up hither the cloth made there for the market
ot England; but in opening and overlooking found it not so fit for England, being a
slight-made cloth, therefore have laden that and pepper, cassia, lignum, rice, &c^ to
make up a considerable cargo, and have appointed you, Mr. George Cranmer, chief,
and Mr. Robert Sainthill, to keep the account of the voyage, now intended upon
frigate Amheritu to Bussorah, there, when arrived, to unlade first the freight goods now
shipped, and in that time to salute the Bashaw from us, delivering our letters, acquaint
ing him with our expectation of his making good his last year's promise of furnishino'
you with a better house than that taken from the Hon'ble Company; but if you should
not obtain our desire, you must hire a convenient house for the lading of merchandize.
But take care not to land more of the prementioned goods than you can sell to advant
age, because of the paying of customs; and if the bazaar of Bussorah affords not a
price considerable, that is, profitable, then keep them on boardship, returning them upon
the ship to us. And when you dispeed the Amerita from you, which we desire you
to keep no longer than the 20th September at farthest, let Mr. Sainthill come upon her,
giving him order that at his arrival at Gombroon, he proffer to sale the said cloth also
at your now going, if opportunity presents, of a word to profit let not slip the oppor
tunity, which you may make trial of by carrying on shore musters at your arrival, for
we desire you not to stay longer in the road of Gombroon outward bound than two
days at most; in this business we would have you careful, because, if the cloth cannot
be sold to profit, we intend it at last home. The rest of the goods being wholly for the
Bussorah bazaar, we make no doubt of their sale, and therefore consign them to you
for the best disposal. There is dispeeded you two packets for our Hon'ble employers,
the first of which send away as soon as arrived, the other send days ten after, with a
letter to the Consul to hasten them forward. Mr. Cranmer we have enordered to take
his passage unto us upon the Ormus Merchant, which may stay some time after the
Amerita, and suppose he may have occasion so to do by reason of the slow coming
in of money, and we positively enorder that none may be left behind, nor bad debts
made. Copy of the Commander's commission is included you, therefore needless to
rehearse anything concerning it, but only to require your assisting him in what he is
commanded, if opportunity of matter of fact presents. We have here paid ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية *
1 radre Barnaby s bill of exchange, but desire him hereafter to forbear that practice;
for it any charge of letters has not in your absence, we desire him to forbear his money
till arrival of some of our nation in the time of the monsoon to pay it him ; and from
Gombroon take off two chests of wine to present him, as two also you may take off
for your house expenses to our friends there; we have wrote accordingly ; as also that
you may have the use of the carpet and chairs. What monies that they have in Bunder
you receive for goods sold, convert into gold ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية * those that are
stamped with the effigy of Prince, and none other, there being of late many counterfeit
of the other sort. Concerning the obtaining of the house, we must leave you to use
such argument as may best prevail—and take notice, we shall not allow of any money
to be spent upon it, we say any considerable, that is, the amount of Rupees 300 or 400;
for it would be cheaper for the Hon'ble Company to hire a house for their occasion than
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