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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B09845) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 184750) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2871:16) Reasons for the East-India Company's sending out twelve ships to India about the 15th of January next 1 sheet ([2] p.). [s.n.], London : December 7, 1692. Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Reproduction of original in: Bodleian Library. eng East India Company -- Early works to 1800. East India Company -- Administration -- Early works to 1800. Trading companies -- Europe -- Early works to 1800. Foreign trade promotion -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo Reasons for the East-India Company's sending out twelve ships to India about the 15th of January next. [no entry] 1692 2 998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2013-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2013-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2013-12 Sampled and proofread 2013-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2014-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
REASONS FOR THE East-India Company 's sending out Twelve SHIPS to INDIA about the 15th of January next .

THE East-India Company had Four Ships arriv'd from India in Septemb. 1691. and in October they deliver'd into the Honorable House of Commons a Paper said to contain a true Account of all their Stock both at home and abroad , wherein they make their Estate then in England to amount to about Thirty Nine Thousand Pounds : And in that they value their Dead Stock at about Ten Thousand Five Hundred Pounds , for their Buildings and Equipage for a Troop of Horse .

Now to pass over all Reflections on the many Notorious Falsities in that Paper , It may suffice here to observe , That were this Article true , 'T is yet inconsiderable , even to a Scandal ; For that our East-India Company should have Four great Ships from India : whose Cargoes they valu'd in their aforesaid Account at Three Hundred and Seventy Thousand Pounds , and that all that , conjoyn'd with every thing they could possibly pretend to here before , should yet altogether , according to their own accompting , make the Total of their Quick Stock in England , no more than Twenty Eight Thousand Five Hundred Pounds , Is too plain a Discovery of their ill Condition .

But tho they were , by their own Confession , thus utterly destitute of a sufficient Stock to carry on the Trade , yet they obtain'd leave to send out Five Ships in the Spring , wherein , if they adventur'd any thing for account of the General Joynt-Stock , It must be borrow d ; For the foresaid small Sum was as little as they cou'd reserve for incident Charges and Secret Service . But 't is well known , that a great part of the Effects laden on those Ships , were for the particular Accounts of a few ruling Gentlemen amongst them , with such Friends as they pleas'd to admit into the Concern ; together with the Armenians , whom , to the great Dishonour and Detriment of the Nation , they have of late introduc'd into the Trade . And to cover these private Concerns from publick Notice , so that they might pass as the Company 's own Goods , the Proprietors were oblig'd to let them go under the Company 's Mark , and be enter'd at the Custom-House in their Name .

Since this , they have had no more than One Ship from India , which is the Kempthorn , lately arriv'd , and after she had been detain'd above Two Years in the Country , and the Commander at last forc'd to protest for his Dispatch , she is now return'd about a Hundred and Fifty Tuns Dead Freighted . Neither were the Goods she brings provided by the Company 's own Stock ; For , by the Confession of a Principal Member of their Committe , their Servants have , for this occasion , made use of the Monies of particular Merchants of London remaining in their hands , to the amount of Fifteen Thousand Pounds , for which they have drawn Bills on the Company ; And that is at least one half of the Cost of her Cargo .

This is the best Face they themselves can put upon their Affairs here at home : And as to their Condition abroad , if the Evidence in the last Session of Parliament were not sufficient , There is now come by the foresaid Ship Kempthorn a further Confirmation of the whole Matter , in a Letter from one of their principal Factors , to an Honourable Member of the House of Commons , Declaring , That the English had lost their Esteem in all Places , That the Companies Servants were kept as Prisoners in the City of Suratt , And that the Natives were so Incens'd against them for their late Hostilities , That they could scarce refrain from treating them at present after a more severe Manner , tho their own Interest required it till they had recovered satisfaction for those Injuries : Which , if not comply'd with , 't was fear'd their Rage would drive them to Extremities : And moreover that there was so great a Debt upon the Company at that Place , as would demand a large Stock to be sent out to discharge it .

And now , Tho their Affairs labour under all these dismal Circumstances , which render them wholly Incapable to act as a Company , according to the true Intent of their Charter ; and make it apparent , that this valuable Trade will be intirely lost to the Nation , if any longer continued in their Hands : Yet those Gentlemen who preside in the present Management , are Masters of so great Assurance , To Petition the King in Council , for leave to send no less than Twelve Ships to India this Season ; And they were so successful on Thursday last , to obtain a Grant for half that Number . But

'T IS humbly Hop'd and Pray'd , That our Honourable Representatives , who are now ( in pursuance of His Gracious Majesties Message to them ) Considering of the most proper Methods to Preserve , Improve , and Establish this Trade to a National Advantage , Will be pleased to Interpose with their prevalent Applications to His Majesty , to prevent so great a Prejudice to the Publick , as must unavoidably be the Consequence of permitting these Ships to proceed ; At least until it be first effectually Provided , That they shall carry out no Effects but what are intirely for Account of their General Ioynt-Stock , And give sufficient Security to discharge all Debts and Demands on them in India .

LONDON : December 7. 1692.