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1679, he was allowed to return to Bengal to recover debts due to him, on condition that he came back to Madras in time to sail for England in the following year. In January, 1680, he was reported to be " in a poor condition, but not now at the Company's charge." He died at Balasor in the same year, shortly after the arrival of the ships bringing the Court's definite orders for his dismissal. An " outcry " of Nurse's effects was held at Balasor on Dec. 4,

1680, and administration of his property was granted to his brother William on Oct. 19, 1685. See ' Court Minutes,' vol. xxiv. p. 44, vol. xxv. pp. 147, 149, vol. xxvi. pp. 45, 62, 67. 83, 87, 287 ; ' Letter Book,' vol. iv. pp. 37, 306, 348, 495, vol. v. pp. 5, 25, 391, 520 ; O.C. Nos. 3159, 3171, 3710, 3765, 4142, 4178 ; ' Factory Be- cords,' Fort St. George, vols. i., xvi., xviii., xxviii., Hugli, v., Balasor, i., Miscellaneous, iii. and iiia. ; P.C.C. Admons.]

Hughly the 14th August :70 ]\Ir Richard Edwards

I make the lesse doubt you will pardon my boldnesse in this addresse, well knowing you are at this tune well Employed in the Companys affaires.

It has pleased God to take Thomas Haslewood out of this world, who was pleased when liveing to doe severall Small kindnesses for us at C[a]isumbazar ; therefore I shall desire one kindnesse, that you would cause to bee made 12 yeards of Small Fringe, red and white mixed, for a Small quilt, with 4 Small tassels to bee put on at the corners ; also a large tassel for a pallankeen within.* XiCb them pray bee made well and quickly, and sent hither with the Accot. of their cost Etca. and I will pay it to any you shall assigne, to Mr Vickers, or send it to you by any of your house peons you shall allot.

I am makeing a progresse to Pattanah,f chere I am in hopes to touch at your enceT Sir, you may when IJ arrived at } attanah Command me in any thing that to bee had there. You shall finde mee reiy ready to doe it. Xo news at present )ut that 1 am in hast Your ready reall Friend to serve you

VAX. XURSE

)mmend mee to all with you pallankeen ke pundenah

indorsed] from Mr Nurss 14tn Augs[t 70],

iside of the palanquin.
 * A tassel to be used as a fly- whisk for the

t By the Court's General Letter to Hugli of Dec. 7, 1669, Nurse was appointed Second at Patna (' Letter Book,' vol. iv. p. 306).

j ' Am " appears to be omitted.

The writer seems to be giving Edwards a Lint in the vernacular of what he wanted, i.e., pdlkl kd phundna =a tassel of a palanquin.

LETTER LII.

Richard Edwards to John Vickers (rough draft). (O.C. 3461.)

Cassumbuzar August the 18th 1670 To Mr Vickers

My last to you was of the 2d Inst: Since have received yours of the 24th past month Per Mr Hasel wood's Servants and of the 13th Current, which last came yesterday to my hand. I am Sorry to find you in doubt whither you Shall goe to Ballasore or no till the Company's goods goe downe, where being in Person you might possibly dispose of those goods to a better account then if you should Send either by or to another to Sell for you, which yet Mr March thinkes 'tis better to doe (if you have any acquaint- ance that Shall goe down on the Sloopes or is there) then to lose the advantage of the first markett ; however, leaves it to you to doe therein what you Shall find most convenient.

I wish the Conveighance that brought Mr White's letter had returned or that any other Presented, which if by any meanes you Shall hear of, pray advise me.

I give you many thankes of your Promise to Procure me a hat and hatband, and pray if you Shall meete with either or both the Escritores I formerly writt to you about, doe me the favour to Send them up Per first conveighance. Who will have most writing

1 cannot positively conclude, though I adhere to my former judgment ; yet this I believe I may certainly affirm, that both of us will have our hands full, and I am extream Sorry mine is augmented by So Sad an accident as the death of Mr Haselwood, whom it hath pleased God to take away in the flower of his age and rise of his fortunes. Almighty God prepare us all to follow the Same way, for he onlylcnows whose turne is next.

I returne you many thankes for the peice of plaister you Sent me Per last, and indeed it came in good time to Succeed the former, which hath done me extreame good Service in drawing and quickly healing my unwell- come familiars, and though truly I ought to crave your Pardon for having deprived you of So much of your plaister, yet I had rather wave it by telling you I hope you have more then you Shall ever use.

In your last you advise your receipt of the

2 pr Slippers, and that they prove much too bigg, which I \vas afraid of ; I hoped to have had 2 pr more to have sent you Per this