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A week later Beade wrote to Edwards that lie was going to Mlrdaudpur " to meete the only living remembrance shee left and bring the child hither."

Edward Bcade was one of the few of the Company's servants in the seventeenth century who did not return to England under a cloud. He and his wife sailed in the George in 1680, ] and retired to Chertsey, where he died in 1688. | By his will, dated Aug. 10, 1686, and proved July 21, 1688, he bequeathed his property to his wife Mary and his grandson Edward Hervy. See ' Court Minutes,' vols. xxvi. pp. 286, 292, xxix. p. 188, xxxiv. p. 267: O.C. 3112, 3147, 3171, 3344, 3383, 3765, 4178, 4607, 4674 ; ' Factory Becords,' Hugli, vols. i., iv., Fort St. George, vol. xvi., Miscellaneous, vols. iii., iiia. ; ' Letter Books,' vol. iv. pp. 299, 300, 497, vol. v. pp. 25, 500, vol. viii. pp. 470, 471 ; P.C.C. Wills (99 Exton).]

Mr Richard Edwards Esteemed friend

Since your departure I have not one line from Mr Vincent nor you ; I hope you are not angry nor sick ; if neither, pray spare us a few lines sometimes. I have sent the britches by the Cossids, and my wife intreates you not to forget what shee recommended to you. Wee both remember our best respects,* and having not a word of newse, Rest

Your friend and Servant

E. READE

Ballasore February 13th 1672/3. [Endorsed] For Mr Richard Edwards In

Cassumbuzar ; reed. February the 23d.-|-

LETTER XC.

Edward Reade to Richard Edwards. (O.C. 3753.)

Ballasore February 17th 1672/3 Mr Richard Edwards

Esteemed friend.

I have at last received newse of your safe arrivall from your owne hand, and am very glad of it, and am as glad you had the wine at Hugly. Pray advise mee how much, that I may pass it to Mr Bagnolds account, and let mee know if you are payd what I owe you.

My wife returns you her respects and service and desiers you to proceed in makeing the ps. stuff, thoxight [sic] it cost 15 rups., and that and the strings as soone as you can send her. For my owne use I

Remember, v.,II. 8 b, has an example in 1672 of this obsolete expression.
 * Give our best regards. The ' N.E.D.,' s.v

f The last entry is in a different hand, but it is not the writing of Bichard Edwards.

request you for halfe a dozen britches string* of a small breadth and little tassells or rather that gimcrack of a knot at the end, any colours and not longer then just to tye (your owne bulke will neer fit mee), 3 or 4 striped with Silver or gold, or both, and the- rest any Colours plaine, and in plaine terms- you will engage

Your friend and servant

E. READE [Endorsed] For Mr Richard Edwards

Merchant In Cassumbuzar

LETTER XCI.

Henry Carpenter to Richard Edwards. (O.C. 3755.)

[Henry Carpenter was elected writer on Aug. 14 r 1668, and reached India on June 2, 1669. His securities on election were his mother, Lettice Carpenter, and Henry Jones of Keevil, Wilts. The Court wrote to Fort St. George in. November, 1670, and expressed a hope that Carpenter " will prove a sober and industrious person." In that case he was to have " en- couragement according to his desert." Again, in December, 1672, the Court urged that he should be encouraged to behave " faithfully and dilligently." In 1673 he was ordered to Patna, and had reached Bajmahal on his way thither when he wrote the letter given below. In January, 1675, his conduct was commended by his Chief, Job Charnock. In September he came to Balasor, and remained as writer there and at Hugll. In 1676 he ranked " 6th in the Bay," and on Nov. 23 signed a new bond as a factor. In the following year he intended to return to England and took a passage m the Caesar, but fell a victim to the epidemic which proved fatal to so many of the Company's servants in August and September, 1677. See ' Court Minutes,' vol. xxvi. pp. 145, 164 r 172 ; O.C. 4045 ; ' Factory Becords,' Hugli, vols. i., iv., Fort St. George, vol. xxviii.. Mis- cellaneous, vol. iiia. ; ' Letter Books,' vols. iv. p. 393, v. p. 20 ; ' Diaries of Streynsham. Master,' ed. Temple, vol. ii. pp. 41-42.]

Rajamaull* February the 26th 1672/3 Mr Richard Edwards and most Respected Friend Sir

The many and undeserved favours you have bene pleased to heape on me, (but esspetially the Last) are the motives which has embouldened me to trouble you with my Scribleing. It is my greatest Un- happiness that I am not capacitated at present, to make in Some measure a requitall, but the experience I have lately received of your good nature, has Incurraged me to trust your goodness will accept the will for the Deed. I shall add noe more to your

Bajmahal,