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31st March 1663, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London

BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX ff. 70-73

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Abstract & context


Nicholas Buckeridge wrote to Sir George Oxenden in a letter dated March 31st, 1663, sent from London.

In the letter Nicholas Buckeridge picked up on a concern he had mentioned in his earlier letter of January 13th, 1662/63, about being sued by Mr. Rainsford, the brother of Colonel Rainsford.

Colonel Henry Rainsford had travelled out to Surat on the Eagle in 1656, with a letter of support from the State Council.[1] In 1658 it was discovered that Colonel Rainsford was involved in supplying munitions to various parties, including Auranazab, without the knowledge, and to the displeasure, of the Company.

Captain Jeremy Blackman was heavily involved. The Smyrna Merchant and the Eagle were carrying the munitions, and Blackman was a close friend of Captain William Ryder, who was a known part-owner of the Eagle.[2]

Buckeridge had expressed his concerns in his previous letter as follows:

Now since my Arrivall into England hath hapned w:t I feared in India for Collo:ll Rainsfords Br:e does soo mee for w:t I delivered into y:e Comp:a Cash being y:e proceed of w:t y:e Coll:ew consigned to mee in Persia Importing about "97 04:ll Ster, though y:e greatest pr of itt as I beleive belongs unto Tcildas and Mea ?Gosse yett lett me intreat you not to Allow or pay y:m or either of y:m any thing thereon untill y:e Comp:a doo inord:r y:e same it being soe IntendX when I gave it to M:r Andrews & M:r Lambton & they gave me an Acknowledgem:t to y:t effect y:e Comp:a have bailed me to his Action, & are About to prefer á bill in Chancery against him, & become plaintifes to remove y:e Suite thither, & soe mutch att present I thought fitt to give yo:u Notice[3]

On October 2nd, 1662, the court of committees of the English East India Company had backed Nicholas Buckeridge in the legal action brought by Captain Francis Rainsford (alias Rainesford), the brother and administrator of Colonel Henry Rainsford:

On information that the executor of Colonel Rainsford (who died in India) is suing Mr. Buckeridge for money paid in Persia into the Company's cash by order of the President and Council on goods consigned to Buckeridge by the said Colonel and entrusted to him by Banyans, Mr. Acton is directed to give Mr. Buckeridge every assistance in his power in what is just and legal.[4]

Clarke and Willoughby, members of the Court of Committees, were requested by the Court to stand bail for Buckeridge, and were indemnified by the Court.[5]

A commission was sent to Surat with interrogatories to be answered by witnesses, with XXXX.

By August 19th, 1663, the Court was ready to settle the business over Rainsford.[6] Sir John Lewis was nominated by Francis Rainsford to act for him and Thomas Papillon was nominated by the Court to act for the Company.[7] However, the matter dragged on until December of that year before the final signing off of Colonel Rainsford's accounts and the placing of the Company's seal upon the general release from the administrator.[8]

Nicholas Buckeridge was already in the East Indies in 1656. William Buckeridge provided security for Nicholas Buckeridge at the renewal of his appointment by the EEIC, as recorded in the Court Books of the EEIC, April 25th, 1656. Nicholas Buckeridge was appointed number two in Persia in January 1658, under William Garway, who was agent.[9] Prior to that he had been worked as a supercargo on a ship to Bantam, and had got caught up in hostilities with the Dutch as a result of the Anglo-Dutch war.[10]

When Nicholas Buckeridge went out to Persia again in late 1663, it was his ?brother William Buckeridge' father-in-law, Nicholas Cooke, who stood security for him,[11] and XXX held a letter of attorney in London on his behalf.[12]



Suggested links


See 12th January 1662/63, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London
See 13th January 1662/63, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London
See Late March 1662/63, Letter of attorney from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO
See 4th April 1663, Letter from Edmund Buckeridge to Sir GO
See 4th April 1663, Power of Attorney from Edmund Buckeridge to Sir GO
See March 1665/66, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO
See March 1665/66, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO_Letter2
See March 1665/66, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO_Letter3
See 26th December 1666, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London
See 16th April 1667, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London
See 7th August 1667, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London
See 10th October 1667, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London



To do


(1) Check transcription against physical manuscript at BL

(2) Was In Captain Francis Rainsford Deputy Constable of the Tower of
London in 1676, and if so, was he the brother and administrator of Colonel Henry Rainsford



Transcription


This transcription has been completed, but needs to be checked

[BL, Add. MS. XX,XXX ff. 70-73]

[f.70]

Right Worp:ll

The ffirst thing y:t presents its selfe to my memory since my last is to acquaint you y:d Issue of M:r Rainsfords[13] businesse w:ch is y:t I have by y:d honorable Comp:a favour & assistance procured an iniunition in Chancery to stopp his proceedings at law & may take out a comition to examine wittnesses in India & heere if I shall

[f.71]

advise you more fully in an other plause [I think this means "place" though written "plause"] of this lre.

I have a request to prefer to you from M:r Jn:e Proude[14] & my selfe to rend yo:r favour in y:e ffurthering & furnishing of y:e Island S:t Hellena annually for provisions on y:e Hono: Compa:a Acco:t w:th a butt of Goa Azzarke & Such a proporton of wheate & lamp Oyle as you shall think fitting for them for XXXX [?fire] Etc:a they can suply themselves w:th by Exchange other grane for it out of y:e shipping but if you could supply y:m w:th A Slave or two that could teach them how to plant rice it would bee a very great kindnesse to them as happily you may send them plenty of such if you take a Malabar yo:r goodnesse will bee further manifested to y:m if you please to send them such India goods, for these may bee of very great concernemen:t to them in y:e future alsoo y:e seed of ?Bengon ?Trey & such rootes, plants, & hearbs, as India affords; alsoo some psian sheepe Eus & Rams of w:ch specie if you supply them plentifully you may y:e more freely furnish yo:r selfe w:th part of them when you come for England

M:r Rainsford is at last a weary of his sute & hath beene w:th y:e Comp:a offering to allow w:t his Brother[15] was indebted to them as alsoo to Dealdas & Golso[16] if they will give him y:t rest but y:e Comp:a will not doo any thing w:th him till y:e Shipps come home, & they rec:e theire Bookes of Acco:ts; in y:e meane tyme I intreate you y:t you would bee pleased to acquaint Dealdas & Gosse, y:t theire buyenesse is like to succeed well; but pray part w:th no money to them till y:e Comp:a inorder itt for they must allow y:e Comp:a the charges they have beene at in law, & will bee much oblidged to them for theire helpe & favour in theire busynesse

Retourning to my owne busynesse & beginning wheare I left of in my last whose coppie I send heere w:th to w:ch I intreate you to bee referred & as I then promised, I have as much as I can certified y:e Acco:t betwixt M:r Lambton[17] & mee & intrusted allthings I know or remember y:t were ommitted on either side when y:t acco:t was made soo y:t I hope theare will bee no obstruction to y:e State of my busyenesse w:th M:r Lambton I have heere w:th sent you Copie my lre to him to w:ch I humbly intreate you, bee referred; w:t you receave from M:r Lambton for my acc:t in moneyes I humble intreate you to retourne mee for England by these shipps if you can conveniently, or in my absence to my Brother Edm:d Burkeridge[18]

[f.72]

in rough Dyamonds, thereon being dound profitt & little trouble or danger to bee exported but if you think it will be more advantageous you may make retourne in any other commoditie, & if it should happen you cannot conveniently effect it wholely by these shipping pray please to doo it by y:e next y:t cometh y:e like ffavour I humblie pray of you for my Brother Edmond Burkeridge who dooth intreate y:e like kindnesse of you as I doo to rlease his acco:t w:th M:r Jn:e Lambton & make retourne thereof so soone as you can

By Shipp Loyall Merch:t I send 7 [?] prolls [??] of severall goods pticularized in y:e inclosed invoyce & consigned to you whereof I allso intreate you to take y:e Charge & Trouble & to cause them to bee recvd on shoare at y:e Marine[19] & thoruro [??] shipped of a gaine by yo:r order & consigned to M:r Cradock[20] or whome you think fitt in Persia, to bee sent up to Spahaune & there sold & retournes y:ere (sic) of to bee made to you in y:e best sort of [XXXcoda] Pussam Silke, I hopes y:e XXXX & XXXX will yeild (sic) very good profitt though it may belong before I have retournes thereof

I heare M:r Jn:e South[21] is still in Siam & doo therefore probablie continue [?] hee hath not rleased my acco:t w:th M:r Jn:e Lambton in such case I humblie intreate you to doo it w:th him & y:t you may bee acquainted how businesse is betwixt us I have sent yo:e here inclosed my lre:s to him open , w:ch please after you have pused [sic] it either to give or send to him all y:e writeings betwixt M:r South[22] & mee I left w:th M:r Lambton who will deliver them to you send [OR save] this one Bill which gooth hereinclosed to w:ch I humbly (sic) refer you

When I went to Psia I left w:th Persotumdas[23] & Gonildas[24] some Chyna ware y:e whereof y:e perticulars heerew:th I say(w:ch Singa ?Sa[25] knowes) I could not gett any thing of them for it, wanting both time & opportunity to looke after it, when I was last in India but left it w:th M:r Lambton to doo & defized M:r Cradocke to assiste him if it bee not recovered by them good S:r doo it for mee & favour not y:e villaines in y:e least for they have abused me basely as Singa Sa well knowes in Tym XXXX carryed w:th mee to Persia

Please to acquaint Bimgee[26] y:t I cannot persuade M:r Skinner[27] to anything in reason for I have not recvd one penny from him, but disbursed many in law allready & I hope are long to have a good Issue of y:e Businesse & y:e next yeare to bee able to give you a godo acco:t of it, till when I desire his & others patience therein concerned lett mee alsoo intreate you to acquaint Moan Parracks[28] Brother y:t I cannot receave any thing for his 2 halfe surles [?] of mare [??] but am very Confident I shall before this time twelve month bring Major Taylor to a faire acco:t for it to his satisfaction till when I intreate his patience also

Perusering y:e Troubles I have putt you to makes mee ashamed y:t I should trespas soo much upon yo:r goodnes, but having soo great experience & assurance of yo:e favour I am Incoradged heere to & though I am not soo ambitious as to thinke I shall deserve yo:r favours yett will I allways endeavour to acknowledge my selfe thankfull for y:m

Heereinclosed I send a receipt for 7 [OR 9?] Prolls [OR Brolls] w:chare mentioned in y:e Invoyce marked as in marg:t & therein is more one Proll [OR Broll] of Drinking glasses directed to you where off (sic) I XXXX yo:r acceptance, more another receipt for 2: XXXX Clarett one G:O: & one J:L: of y:t G:O: I humbly intreate yo:r acceptance, y:e other J:L: is M:r Lambton & some other friends w:ch pray cause to bee delivered to M:r Lambton, they are all shipp:d on board y:e Loy:ll March:t by Cap:T Milletts[29] order though y:e receipts are given by some of his officers, I feare I shall forgett something y:t will cause mee to write you another lettr to you but least I should lett slipp pr pass by a good opportunity of sending these I hasten to a period & w:th y:e Duo [?] tender of my reall & ready service to yo:e acceptance my hearty prayers for yo:r health & prosperity I humblie Rest

[LH side]
London March y:e 31:th XX: 1663

[RH side]
Yo:r Oblidged gratefull
Ffreind & servant
Nich:e Buckeridge



Notes

EEIC, 1650-1654


"[February 25, 1650] The following factors to be continued at Surat : Thomas Merry as President, at 300/. per annum for a year after the arrival of the ships to be dispeeded thither in March ; Edward Pearse, accountant, his salary to be increased from loo/. to aoo/. per annum ; George Oxenden, his salary to be increased from 40/. to 100/. per annum ; both these on condition that they abstain from private trade ; Anthony Clitherowe, Henry Young, John Adler, and Nicholas Buckeridge. To be continued at Ahmadabad : Anthony Smith and Isaac {should be Isaiah] Joyce. At Agra : Richard Davidge and Thomas Andrews. At Lucknow, William Jesson and John Burnell. At 'Sinda' or 'Tuttha'[Tatta] : John Spiller, Nicholas Scrivener, Henry Garry, Richard Newland, Thomas Reynardson, Charles Milward, Daniel Elder, and William Weale. In Persia : George Tash, John Lewis, Thomas Best, and John Goodyeare. The following to return home : John Bradbent, Philip Wylde, Francis Hamersly, Thomas Cogan, Thomas Cooke, and Rivett Walwin."[30]



EEIC, 1655-1659


"[March 12, 1656] The Court, after considering what factors to continue at Surat, Persia, and the subordinate factories and reading a list of those now there, nominates William Weale, Henry Revington, Matthew Andrews, Nicholas Buckeridge, John Lambton, Walter Gollipher, William Terrywitt, and Edward Swinglehurst, seven of whom only are to remain"[31]

"[April 25, 1656] The following securities are accepted ; Thomas Tomblings for Walter Gollipher and Edward Swinglehurst, William Buckeridge for Nicholas Buckeridge, and Paul French for Henry Revington ; each security is directed to seal a bond of 500/. penalty."[32]

"The Assada Merchant, sailing from Surat before the Dutch had begun war with Bantam, arrived at that place, discharged her lading and was freighted for Camboja ; on returning from thence a Dutch ship was lost coming over the bar and the company of the Assada Merchant saved eight of her men, took them to Bantam, and sent them aboard a Dutch ship. In return for this act of courtesy the Dutch fired three guns at them and commanded the merchant, Nicholas Buckeridge, to go aboard the Dutch admiral ; they then ordered them to go to Batavia and would not permit them to land the goods brought from Camboja or to fetch any provided for other markets in India, to the great loss of the English Company and of other proprietors in the said ship."[33]

See "The ship, the Assada Merchant, being employed by Mr. Nicholas Buckeridge to go to Bantam to take in such goods as the said Buckeridge had prepared there, in Julz 1657, was hindered by a Ship of the Netherland-East-Indie Companz, which was sent expressly from Batavia: And this was not known at London the 10-20 of January1658/9, as will be made to appear."

Anon, A catalogue of the damages for which the English demand reparation from the United-Netherlands. As also a list of the damages, actions, and pretenses for which those of the United-Netherlands demand reparation and satisfaction from the English. Together with the answer of the English, subjoyn'd ... (London, 1664) p. 9

"[January 12-13, 1658] In Persia : William Garway to be Agent, Nicholas Buckeridge second, John Hoddesden third, George Moreton fourth, William Jennings fifth, and Peter Samwayes sixth."[34]



EEIC, 1677-1679


"Thomas Lewes, Paymaster of the Mariners, 30/. ; William Moses, Solicitor, 20/. ; Captain John Prowd, Surveyor of Shipping, 80/. ; Thomas Clayton, doorkeeper, 40/. ; Michael Prescot, Surveyor of Private Trade, 20/. ..."[35]

"...Aston, Keeper of the Pepper Warehouse, 80/. ;David Aston, assistant, 30/. ; Thomas Spriggs, Husband, 200/. ; Francis Thomson, assistant, 100/. ; George Papillon, Keeper of the Blue Warehouse, 160/. ; and for setting up the candle, 10/. ; Thomas Lewis, Paymaster of the Mariners, 30/. ; William Moses, Solicitor, 20/. ; Captain John Prowd, Surveyor, 80/. ; Robert Johnson, Doorkeeper, 40/. ; Michael Prescot, Surveyor of ..."[36]



Colonel Rainsford & his brother Mr. Rainsford


"Mention has already been made of the dispatch of the Smyrna Merchant and Eagle to Surat in April, 1658. Soon after their departure, it was discovered that part of their lading on private account consisted of mortars and shells, in fulfilment of a contract which had been made with Prince Aurangzeb by a Colonel Rainsford, who had been allowed in March, 1656, to go out to India on his own account (p. 90). These munitions of war had, it appeared, been shipped under a licence given to Thomas Rolt by his relative, the Protector, and one of those principally concerned in the matter was Captain Jeremy Blackman, a prominent adventurer. The latter agreed, under pressure, to hand over his interest to the Company, and orders were sent via Aleppo to Surat to take over his portion and enforce the payment of freight on the rest. A deputation was appointed to wait upon Cromwell and urge that no further licences of this kind should be granted without the Company's knowledge; while instructions were given to include in future such goods amongst those forbidden by charter-party."[37]

"March 5, 1656 Henry Rainesford is given permission to take passage for India in the Eagle on condition of being no charge to the Company"[38]

"[March 12, 1656] Henry Rainesford, to whom the Court lately gave permission to take passage in the Eagle to Surat, presents an order signed and sealed by Lord Lawrence, President of the Council [fn. 1: 'Henry Lawrence, Lord president of the Council of State, 1654-9'], according him liberty to proceed on the voyage."[39]

"[May 14, 1658] Mr. Follio and Captain Blackman attending, the former declares that the Captain received from his works 1,300 shells, which were laden in the Eagle and agreed for at 30/. a ton about three weeks before the Company contracted for theirs : and that Mr. Quintine ordered from him three mortar pieces of an eight inch bore, 2,500 shells and brass guns, which he was informed were for Major Taylor. One of the Committees asserts that the said guns and 1,200 shells were laden in the Smyrna Merchant, and that 800 shells were returned and are now in Mr. Lemmond's warehouse. Captain Blackman states that some of the shells were for the owners of the ship, and the rest for his own account. He is told that, as an adventurer, he is under penalty of losing his adventure for private trading, and is advised to pass 1,000 shells over to the Company and the remaining 300 to the owners of the vessel. Thereupon he at once passes over the thousand to the Company at what they cost him ; and then informs the Court that Colonel Rainsford at Surat had made a contract with Aurangzeb, ' Prince of Rajapore ', for 2,000 shells at 38 rupees the maund. Hereupon the Court directs that a letter be written and sent overland to Surat next Monday to acquaint the President and Council of this and to order them to seize the guns and shells in the Smyrna Merchant for the Company's use, or their proceeds, if they shall be disposed of before these advices are received. For the prevention of all such abuses in the future, ammunition of all sorts is henceforth to be prohibited in the several ships' charterparties, and the Deputy and four of the Committees are desired to make what further discoveries they can in this business. Mr. Follio gives some reasons for not supplying the Company with the 4,000 shells in time and states that he has now more than 2,000 ready ; he is told that 1,000 of those in the Eagle are for the Company's account and must be reckoned as part of their contract, and directed to make 2,000 more of eight inches diameter and 1,000 of twelve inches, and a mortar piece to each five hundred shells. Mr. Acton is to desire Mr. Edward Rolt to attend on Monday to satisfy the Court about his brother's business."[40]

"[May 21, 1658] Major Taylor and Mr. French, who provided the shells and guns for their friends in India, are to be summoned to the next court, so that this business may be satisfactorily settled. Captain Ryder's purchase of the Achilles with all her belongings is approved. Captain Henry Terrill is entertained to go in her as master at 61. a month, and Captains Ryder, Swan, and Brookhaven are desired to victual and man her with all convenient speed. At the request of Captain Jeremy Blackman, the court agrees, on his paying 400/. into the Company's cash here, to give directions for i,6oo rials to be paid at Surat to Chout Tapper [see p. ?55], Colonel Rainsford, and Mr. Revington, to whom Blackman is indebted."[41]

"Friendly relations with Omani Ya'ariba rulers were upheld after this treaty, and there were several attempts made by the British to establish an English factory, or trading post, at Muscat. In 1659, the English sent Colonel Henry Rainsford to Muscat for that purpose. He suggested that the English should have one of Muscat's forts, Mirani or Jalali, which could be defended equally by the English and the Omanis. While the negotiations were underway, however, Rainsford died and the mission failed."[42]

"[July 11, 1662] Colonel Rainsford's accounts to be examined"[43]

"[July 16, 1662] A certificate is read in which it is stated that the cloth consigned to Colonel Henry Rainsford is for the account of a Banyan, Deoldas Goordas ; hereupon direction is given for care to be taken that all he owes in the country is cleared."[44]

"[October 3, 1662] On information that the executor of Colonel Rainsford (who died in India) is suing Mr. Buckeridge for money paid in Persia into the Company's cash by order of the President and Council on goods consigned to Buckeridge by the said Colonel and entrusted to him by Banyans, Mr. Acton is directed to give Mr. Buckeridge every assistance in his power in what is just and legal."[45]

"[October 8, 1662] Messrs. Bathurst and Clarke are desired to go bail for Mr. Buckeridge at the suit of Colonel Rainsford's executors, for which the Court will indemnify them"[46]

"[November 21, 1662] Mr. Bathurst being ill, Mr. Willoughby is desired to go bail in his stead with Mr. Clarke for Mr. Buckeridge at the suit of Mr. Rainsford's executors, the Court promising to indemnify them."[47]

"[February 11, 1663] Messrs. Willoughby and Canham are requested to be bound on the Company's behalf to stand to the order of Chancery to be made upon hearing after the return of the commission to examine witnesses in India in the matter depending between Mr. Buckeridge and the administrators of Colonel Rainsford."[48]

"[February 13, 1663] The Court, observing that more money is likely to be spent by the Company in the business between Mr. Buckeridge and Colonel Rainsford's administrators, orders all expenses to be charged to the account paid in by Buckeridge to the Company's cash."[49]

"[February 27, 1663] Certain Committees are nominated to act as commissioners to examine witnesses in India concerning the business of Colonel Rainsford, two to be chosen by the Company and two by the administrators."[50]

"[August 19, 1663] The business with Nicholas Buckeridge to be examined, his account settled, and what he knows concerning Matthew Andrews, likely to be of use to the Company, to be ascertained. Colonel Rainsford's business to be settled."[51]

"[October 2, 1663] Captain Rainsford nominates Sir John Lewis to act on his behalf concerning the affairs of his brother Colonel Rainsford, and Mr. Papillon is appointed by the Company to act for them, these two to settle all matters in dispute."[52]

"[December 18, 1663] The account of the late Colonel Henry Rainsford, as stated and signed by Sir John Lewis and Thomas Papillon, is read in the presence of Francis Rainsford, the brother and administrator, who approving of it, the Court orders the same to be registered and attested by Samuel Sambrooke and John Stanyan. The number of bales of calicoes Nicholas Buckeridge is to be allowed to bring home for his own account without penalty is increased from five to ten."[53]

"[December 23, 1663] Order is given for the Company's seal to be afftxed to the general release given by Francis Rainsford, administrator of the late Colonel Henry Rainsford."[54]



Possible primary sources

TNA


C 5/442/77 Buckeridge v. East India Company, Governor, &c. of: Middlesex 1671
C 5/444/1 Buckeridge v. Skinner: Middlesex 1664
C 5/449/73 Buckeridge v. East India company, Governor, &c. of.: Middlesex 1679
C 5/449/73 Buckeridge v. East India company, Governor, &c. of.: Middlesex 1679
C 5/543/30 Rainsford v. Buckeridge: Berks. 1662

C 6/256/27 Short title: Glover v Curteis. Plaintiffs: Henry Glover. Defendants: John Curteis, Richard Anderson and Edmund Buckeridge. Subject: money matters, Middlesex. Document type: bill, two answers. 1686

C 10/67/14 Buckeridge v. Rainsford: Middx 1662


PROB 4/17799 Buckeridge, John, of St. Nicholas Olave, London 1685 31 Aug.

PROB 11/233 Alchin 1-50 Will of Thomas Prowd or Prowde, Mariner of Stepney, Middlesex 27 February 1654
PROB 11/258 Berkeley 312-362 Will of Richard Prowd, Merchant of Stepney, Middlesex 27 October 1656
PROB 11/368 North 142-189 Will of John Prowd, Mariner of Stepney, Middlesex 03 December 1681
PROB 11/394 Ent 1-46 Will of William Buckeridge, Mercer of London 10 January 1689
PROB 11/452 Pott 129-167 Will of Thomas Buckeridge, Merchant of London 01 August 1699
PROB 11/463 Herne 1-44 Will of Nicholas Buckeridge, Merchant of City of London 17 March 1702

PROB 32/66/154 Deceased: Buckeridge, Nicholas, St. Giles in the Fields, Middx. Inventory (1685/6 Feb. 22)
  1. Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 90
  2. 'A Court of Committees for the New General Stock, May 14, 1658' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 106), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), pp. 260-261
  3. 13th January 1662/63, Letter from Nicholas Buckeridge to Sir GO, London
  4. 'A Court of Committees, October 3, 1662' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 538), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 259
  5. 'A Court of Committees, November 21, 1662' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 554), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 275
  6. 'A Court of Committees, August 19, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 655), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 333
  7. 'A Court of Committees, October 2, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 685), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), pp. 341-342
  8. 'A Court of Committees, December 23, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 717), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 368
  9. 'A Court of Committees for the New General Stock, January 12-13, 1658' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 51), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 212
  10. 'Collections taken from several persons and letters LATELY returned FROM INDIA CONCERNING SEVERAL ABUSES AND INDIGNITIES PUT UPON THE ENGLISH NATION BY THE DUTCH, PRESENTED TO HiS HIGHNESS, SEPTEMBER 9, 1657'] (Public Record Office : C. O. vol. viii, no. 55), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 164
  11. 'A Court of Committees, December 16, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 713), in Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford (1922), pp. 366-367
  12. This is the footnote text
  13. Mr. Rainsford was Captain Francis Rainsford, the brother and administrator of Colonel Henry Rainsford
  14. Captain John Proude (alias Prowde) (b. ?, d. ?1681) was probably a mariner of Limehouse (G.W. Hill, W.H. Frere (eds.), Memorials of Stepney parish that is to say the vestry minutes from 1579 to 1662 (Guilford, 1890-91), p. 203, fn. 4, for short profile of Captain Prowd of Limehouse.) He appears frequently in EEIC Court Minutes, 1655-1659. For example, he was to oversee the EEIC almsmen in Poplar ('A Court of Committees for the New General Stock, February 2, 1659' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 174), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 310). In the late 1670s he was "Surveyor of Shipping" for the EEIC, on an annual salary of £80 (Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1677-1679 (Oxford, 1938), p. 41). He was also Master of Trinity House in ?1677-1678 (XXXX). See possibly PROB 11/368 North 142-189 Will of John Prowd, Mariner of Stepney, Middlesex 03 December 1681
  15. The brother of Mr. Rainsford was Colonel Henry Rainsford, who died at Surat in XXX
  16. Dealdas and Golso were XXXX. See Missing faces
  17. John Lambton was the warehousekeeper at the Surat factory and a member of Sir George Oxenden's council
  18. Edmund Buckeridge was Nicholas Buckeridge's brother. He also wrote to Sir George Oxenden (4th April 1663, Letter from Edmund Buckeridge to Sir GO; 4th April 1663, Power of Attorney from Edmund Buckeridge to Sir GO
  19. Swally Marine
  20. ?Richard or ?Mathew Craddocke XXXX
  21. John South was XXXX. See Missing faces
  22. Thomas Chambrelan mentions a deceased Mr. South in a letter to Sir George Oxenden. See 8th March 1665/66, Letter from Thomas Chambrelan to Sir GO, Putney
  23. Persotumdas was XXXX. See Missing faces
  24. Gonildas was XXXX. See Missing faces
  25. Singa ?Sa was XXXX. See Missing faces
  26. Bimgee was XXXX. See Missing faces
  27. Mr. Skinner was XXXX. See Missing faces
  28. Moan Parrack and his brother were XXXX. See Missing faces
  29. Check this is not N. Millettt
  30. 'A Court of Committees for the Fourth Joint Stock, February 25, 1650 (Court Book, vol. xx, p. 494), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1650-1654 (Oxford, 1913), pp. 23-24
  31. 'A Court of Committees for the United Joint Stock, March 12, 1656 (Court Book, vol. xxiii, p. 502), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 92
  32. 'A Court of Committees for the United Joint Stock, April 25, 1656 (Court Book, vol. xxiii, p. 513), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 98
  33. 'Collections taken from several persons and letters LATELY returned FROM INDIA CONCERNING SEVERAL ABUSES AND INDIGNITIES PUT UPON THE ENGLISH NATION BY THE DUTCH, PRESENTED TO HiS HIGHNESS, SEPTEMBER 9, 1657'] (Public Record Office : C. O. vol. viii, no. 55), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 164
  34. 'A Court of Committees for the New General Stock, January 12-13, 1658' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 51), in Ethel Bruce Sainbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 212
  35. Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1677-1679 (Oxford, 1938), p. 41
  36. Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1677-1679 (Oxford, 1938), p. 177
  37. 'Introduction', in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. xxix
  38. 'A Court of Committees for the United Joint Stock, March 5, 1656' (Court Book, vol. xxiii, p. 500), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 90
  39. 'A Court of Committees for the United Joint Stock, March 12, 1656' (Court Book, vol. xxiii, p. 502), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), p. 90
  40. 'A Court of Committees for the New General Stock, May 14, 1658' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 106), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), pp. 260-261
  41. 'A Court of Committees for the New General Stock, May 21, 1658' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 108), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1655-1659 (Oxford, 1916), pp. 261-262
  42. Hilal Al-Hajri, Hilāl Ḥajarī, British travel-writing on Oman: Orientalism reappraised (Bern, 2006), pp. 74-75, citing William Foster, English Factories in India: 1655-1660 (Oxford, 1906), p. 230
  43. 'A Court of Committees, July 11, 1662' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 504)), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 236
  44. 'A Court of Committees, July 16, 1662' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 505), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 238
  45. 'A Court of Committees, October 3, 1662' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 538), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 259
  46. 'A Court of Committees, October 8, 1662' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 539), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 260
  47. 'A Court of Committees, November 21, 1662' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 554), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 275
  48. 'A Court of Committees, February 11, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 585), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 295
  49. 'A Court of Committees, February 13, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 587), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 296
  50. 'A Court of Committees, February 27, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 591), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 298
  51. 'A Court of Committees, August 19, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 655), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 333
  52. 'A Court of Committees, October 2, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 685), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), pp. 341-342
  53. 'A Court of Committees, December 18, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 715), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), pp. 367-368
  54. 'A Court of Committees, December 23, 1663' (Court Book, vol. xxiv, p. 717), in Ethel Bruce Sainsbury (ed.), A Calendar of the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1660-1663 (Oxford, 1922), p. 368