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THE CORRESPONDENCE OF RICHARD
EDWARDS, 1669-79.
(See ante, pp. 1, 44, 81, 122, 161, 205, 244, 262, 293, 323.)
LETTER XL VII.
f William Bagnold to Richard Edwards. (O.C. 3455.)
Hugly July the 29th 1670. 3Ir Richard Edwards
Esteemed Freind
Yours of the 14th Instant came to my receipt the 17th, for which doe returne you hearty thanks, and could gladly have wished you had had [an]other subjefct] to have congratulated me with. I [am] indeed a litt[le tr]oubled that [? the Company] have conferrd such an Imployment uppon mee and in such a place that I have a perfect antipathy against.* Yet it cannot bee evaded ; I must bee contented with my Lott and bid adiew to Bangall, havinge resolved within my seife to looke homewards Att the expiration of my Five yeares,f being alt[og]ether weary of this troublesome Country, in which [I c]an finde noe Felicity.
When I am fully resolved of the Chief's intentions to observe the Companys order as to the sending of mee upp,f I doe intend (God willing) to give you the trouble of procuring some small trivialls for mee, which I doubt not of your readyhess to effect ; and if I may bee any waies serviceable to you there duringe my stay, or att my re- mo vail up to Coast, % you may freely Com- mand him who is Sir
Your reall freind and servant
WM. BAGNOLD
[Endorsed] To Mr Richard Edwards Merchant
In Cassumbuzar
LETTER XL VIII.
John Vickers to Richard Edivards.
(O.C. 3456.)
Hugly the 29 July 1670. T)ear Friend
My last to you was the 24th present l?er Haselwoods servants, which hope is
- See the notice of Bagnold, Letter XXXVI.
t Bagnold had covenanted with the Company "to serve as factor for five years. His time was up in October, 1672".
% Since Fort St. George was, at this period, the chief factory on the eastern coast of India, the Company's servants spoke of going " up " to the Port or Coast, i.e., Madras.
Come safe to hand. Just now I received yours
of the llth ditto Per via Ballasore, which
requires little of Answer more then what in
my last incerted, A Copie of the Generall
being sent to Mr March, to whom pray
present my humble service, and by the way,
if you think it Convenient, you may assurfe]
him how ready I am at ail times to obey his
Commandfs] in any he will be pleased to
honour me with them.
Wee expect the Sloopes Dayly from Ballasore and then shall be able to write you Newe?, having little now and less time to enlarge further then to subscribe my self Your Reall and affectionately Loving Friend
JNO. VICKERS
Mr C[lav]e[ll] gfpne to] Ballasore is Married.* My humble service to Mr Vincent.
Idem J: V:
[Endorsed] To Mr Richard Edwards Marchant
in Cassumbazar
LETTER XLJX.
Richard Edwards to John Vickers (rough draft). (O.C. 3458.)
Cassumbuzar August 2d 1670 To Mr Vickers
Yours of the 29th past month came to hand yesterday wherein you advise the receipt of mine of the llth past month, of which I am very glad. Yours Per Mr Haselwood's Servants is not yet arrived, So that have little material!, Save herewith to Send you a note of the prizes of goods here, which Should before this have dispeeded to you, but have been So plagu'd with biles and blainest that I was hardly able to hold a pen, or continue in any other posture then lying on my back, and have, I believe, 30 or 40 upon me at this time, So that I cannot but againe render you thanks for your plaisterj which hath stood my friend So much.
The prizes of goods here are Somewhat low, except the Tinne, which is very high. I have Sent you Per bearer 2 pr: Slippers Cost lr: I fear they may be Somewhat too bigg. If
- See Letter XXXVII. This remark seems to
show that Prudence Hoi worthy made her way as quickly as possible to Bengal, where her affianced husband awaited her arrival.
t The ' X.E.D.' defines " boil " -as " a hard inflamed suppurating tumour," and " blain " as an inflammatory swelling. The latter term seems to have been used for what is called,' in some places, a " blind " boil.
t See Letter XVIII.
