Catalogue description Miscellaneous papers.

(1) pp. i-vi, List of Contents. (2) pp. 1-5, 33, 34, 39-41, 48, 49, 52-5, 65, 81, 86-8, 90, 162-224, 226, 227, 229-315, 356-418, Relations with the Dutch 1661-74. See G. F. Zook, The Company of Royal Adventurers trading into Africa. Journal of Negro History, Vol. IV No. 2, April 1919. (3) Petitions to the King. pp. 6-7, Illicit Trading 1661; pp. 48, 54, 55, 81, 86-8, 90, regarding Pularoon; pp. 54, 59, regarding Matthew Andrewes 1662; pp. 72, 75, 91, regarding certain Duties 1662; pp. 95, 99, regarding trade with Spain 1663; p. 105, Advance to the King of £11,000, 1663; p. 112, for Convoy 1664; pp. 138-49, 152-4, behaviour of Governor Humphrey Cooke at Bombay regarding Surat President's right to grant Passes and of Sir Edward Winter at Fort St. George 1667; pp. 150, 151, regarding permission to transport Sulphur 1667; pp. 162, 163, regarding losses by the Dutch, Jan. 1667/8; pp. 164-224, 226, 227, 229-315, concerning the Treaty Marine, Original in the Public Record Office. Printed in J. Du Mont's Corps Universel Diplomatique, Amsterdam 1731. An English version in Treaties of Peace, Alliance, Commerce, &c., 1630-1700. n.d. 1668-74; pp. 225, 228, Interposition with the King of Portugal regarding Bombay 1669 pp. 356-418, regarding late transactions at Bantam 1682. (4) pp. 8, 9, Royal fleet despatched to take possession of Bombay? December 1661. (5) pp. 10-28, 42, 43, 62-4, 78, 82-6, 93, 94, 96-102, 107, 108, 112, 113, 132, 133, Thomas Skinner and the Company 1661-66. See True Well-wisher's The Grand Question concerning the Judicature of Peers . . . and the Case of Thomas Skinner 1669. (6) p. 17, Description of the Island of Braula or Varella by Henry Dacres (about 300 words). (7) pp. 29-32, Payments by the Lord Treasurer for Saltpetre 1661. (8) pp. 35-7, Commission to John Coltman to search Company's ships for prohibited goods with orders to various Captains 1661; p. 51, ditto to Isaac Tallard 1662; p. 88, ditto to John Chaplin 1662. (9) Petitions to the Duke of York. pp. 44-6, 66, 67, 69-71, regarding Fort Cormantine [on the Coast of Guinea], freedom of trade for the Company's ships, African trade, union of the two Companies 1661; p. 59, regarding Matthew Andrewes 1662; p. 75, Articles of confederacy between Thomas Kickman (Rickman?) and other mariners not to serve the Company except upon certain conditions; p. 102, Representation of certain Adventurers 1663: see Court Minutes, &c. of the E.I. Co., 1660-63, p. 272, and 1664-67, pp. 99, 407. (10) pp. 46, 49. Letters to Sir Philip Warwick 1662. (11) Petitions to the Earl of Southampton, Lord High Treasurer. pp. 47, 60, prohibiting entry of East India commodities in the Out Ports 1662; p. 106, Warrant for the ship Convertine 1663. (12) pp. 49, 52, 53, Petitions to the Privy Council regarding Pularoon, &c. 1662. (13) p. 51, Orders regarding shipping of goods 1662. (14) pp. 56, 58, 59, Letters to Sir John Webster, &c. regarding the Dutch and Pularoon 1662. (15) p. 61, Letter to Capt. Millet, bearer of a letter from the Sultan of Bantam to the King; p. 92, the King's reply 1662. (16) p. 65, Address to Sir William Maurice, relative to the Dutch Treaty. (17) pp. 67, 68, John Earl of Bath's petition to the King for permission to import Spices 1662. (18) p. 71, Letter to Sir Ashley Cooper regarding the Company's right to import Spices 1662. (19) pp. 89, 103, 104, Agreements with the Royal African Company regarding Fort Cormantine, &c. 1662. See G. F. Zook, The Company of Royal Adventurers trading into Africa, in Journal of Negro History, Vol. IV No. 2, April 1919. (20) p. 100, Company's desires regarding the Post Office 1663. (21) p. 104, Company's Trade with Spain 1663. (22) p. 109, Committee of the House of Commons on Trade 1663. (23) pp. 109-11, Price of Saltpetre 1663. (24) pp. 115, 116, 126, Agreement between the Company and Naval officers for bringing goods from India, March 1664/5. (25) pp. 116, 117, Orders of the Lord Treasurer to the Farmers of Customs regarding Duties on the Company's Goods 1665. (26) pp. 118, 129, 131-3. Instructions to the Company's Captains 1665. (27) pp. 119, 134, 135, 137, Protection of the Company's crews and certain landsmen from impressment 1665, 1666. (28) p. 120, Conveyance of the King's stores and soldiers to India by the Company's ships 1665. (29) pp. 121-6, Opinion of Sir Heneage Finch regarding the Company's rights under their Charter to try persons accused of committing murder in their Factories. Case of Ascentia Dawes Feb. 1665/6. See Love's Vestiges of Old Madras, p. 273. (30) pp. 127, 128. Deposition concerning loss of a book from Bantam in Jeremy Sambroock's Office 1666. (31) pp. 128, 129, Gratuities to Customs House Officers 1666. (32) pp. 130, 131, Report upon the place and duties of the Company's Auditor 1666. (33) p. 136, Remonstrance of Humphrey Edwin 1666. (34) pp. 151, 152, Transference of Bombay from the Crown to the Company 1667. (35) pp. 154, 155, The King's present of Guns to the Sultan of Bantam 1667/8. (36) pp. 316-23, 342-7, 350-4. Petition to the King of Alvaro Pires de Tavora for restitution of lands in Bombay and letters from the Portuguese Ambassador 1676, 1677. (37) p. 323, Company's petition to the Committee for Trade and Plantations regarding Portuguese refusal to grant Passes for ships to Gombroon; pp. 324-41, 347-9, memorial regarding Bombay 1676. (38) p. 354, Royal Warrant to Fort St. George to try one William Gilbert for murder, and if found guilty to execute him January 1678/9. (39) pp. 419-43, Transactions of the Secret Committee for the affairs of Bombay appointed to recover Bombay from the Mutineers under Capt. Richard Keigwin, with other papers 1684, 1685. See R. and O. Strachey. Keigwin Rebellion. (40) pp. 444-8, Demand for Customs on Calicoes January 1684/5. (41) p. 448, Report of mutiny of soldiers and planters in St. Helena. See R. and O. Strachey. The Keigwin Rebellion, p. 29, note 2, and Journal of the London (India Office, Marine Record LXXI) 22nd April 1674. Also Orme Manuscripts Catalogue 4 (15).