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All Invest- 
the Cheife 
&ea. at 
Hugly. 
Goods to be 
Agreed upon 
by Muster. 
i ree 
o be 
aie ay the 
Merchants. 
Contract 
Contract 
made with 
Chimcham 
&ea. 
the Cheife and Councell of the Bay upon paine of 
being suspended the Honourable ey aah ge Ser- 
vice and when upon removall of a Cheife to an 
other Factory there is occasion of leaveing orders 
in the business of the Fa actory the said orders and 
directions shall be made in Consultation and not 
the Cheifes single Authority : 
The Cheife and Councell at Hugly must appoint 
that it may appeare how and where the Severall 
goods are to be provided which the Company 
order : 
The price of all goods provided for the Honour- 
able Company shall be Agreed upon by Muster 
and goods sorted by those Musters and in such 
upon Dadone or imprest upon goods there the 
Cheife and Councell shall take care to agree with 
the Merchants for such goods (or some part of 
them) as the Honourable Company require in the 
month of February March or Aprill and that the 
mony shall be paid upon the bring [ing] in the 
goods i in September or October following : 
And in regard the Companyes treasure is a long 
time converting into Currant mony soe that they 
are at the charge of Intrest for mony taken up to 
carry on their Investment therefor tis thought fitt 
and ordered to be observed in all Factoryes that 
upon all the peet and Currant Rupees which shall 
be paid to the Merchants upon the Investment on 
Dadonee or afterwards they shall allow 1}: Per 
Cent upon Sicca Rupees never less then 2: Per 
Cent and as much more as the Batta shall arrise 
hereafter above one Per Cent and upon Gold 
Mohurs 2: annes and a halfe & peece more then 
the Bazar weights : 
Whereas there is a Contract made by the Agent 
and Councell with Chittermull Saw at Cassam- 
buzar for all the Silver and Gold which shall be 
sent to be sold in that Factory and there is a 
Contract made with Chimcham Saw at Ballasore 
y the Agent and Councell that they shall va 
paved the full mony for that Investment in 
one month after the Arrivall of the English are 
but at noe certaine rate for the treasure therefore 
it is to be observed that the Ryalls § must be 
payd Chimcham Saw &ca. at Ballasore not under 
212: Rupees Per Cent and the Gold Fea not 
