1918.; The Malda Diary and Consultations (1680-1682). 23 
Sloopes tobe punishment or penalty as the Cheife and Councell 
hal think fitt 
Orders con- t being observed to be a Custome of the Eng- 
i lish in the Bay to were Flaggs instheire boats and 
when they travaile soe that the Cheife of a Fac- 
tory cannot be knowne and distinguished from 
others! that are not Cheifes that they may be 
knowne to be English are to ware Ensignes or 
small square Jacks 
Orders to be The Severall clauses in Mr. Masters Commission 
and Instructions relateing to the Honourable 
Companyes affaires or theire Servants in the Bay 
of Bengall are ordered in this Consultation booke : 
And the rules made in Councell yesterday and 
this day are directed to be sent to each respective 
Factory in the Bay and soe many of the Clauses 
in Mr. Masters Gaienietine and Instructions as 
the Cheife and Councell shall think convenient : 
STREYNSHAM MASTER. 
WALTER CLAVELL. 
Marrutas VINCENT. 
E READE 
rning 
wareing [of] 
Flaggs. 
R 
SAMUELL HeERvy. 
Huaty December 1680.” 
At a Consultation 
Present 
STREYNSHAM MASTER Esgr: AGENT. 
Fryday. 12. Mr. Matrutas Vincent. Mr. R. Monoun. 
Regulations... For the better regulateing the affaires of the 
Honourable Company in the Bay of Bengall 
that the same may be mannaged in good order 
and method in the respective Factoryes it is re- 
solved and ordered that the Cheife of respective 
Receipt Factory shall keepe a receipt booke wherein he 
baoke. shall take receipts for all monyes paid or Issued 
out and shall alsoe pass receipts for all mony 
received upon the Companves Accompt : 
1 There is an omission here The instructions as originally given by 
Master run as follows: ‘‘ Tt being observed..from others. It was 
therefore ordered that none but a Cheife of a Factory ioe weare a 
pe < Swallowes taile and all others that are not Cheifes. .or small square 
ac 
2 This is an error. The date of the year should be 1679. 
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