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Agreed with 
Rajaray for 
brick and 
Stone, 
Agreed for 
Cossaes. 
ground was meazured with the same line with 
our factory ground Eigh[t! begaes and the 
marks of its bounds noted and the price agreed 
for it was 40 rs: according to which he forth- 
with gave us a note which was Signed and wit- 
nessed accordingly. 
Rajaray haveing the Command of most of 
the brick and Stone in these parts and Gower 
&ca. and the waters being now high and fitt 
time to bring them cheap, wherefore have al- 
ready sent our own people to bring bricks and 
understand the charge and alsoe discoursed with 
Rajaray about the same and finding he was 
willing to take that business upon him and that 
‘he would help us with brick much cheaper than 
we can bring them our Selfes, considering the 
great Number of fisher boats in his jurisdiction 
which are all at his beck and that there is Con- 
veyance by water to us thence but just in the 
time of the highest water soe that if Slip this 
oppertunity our building must lye still in the 
dry time or must pay dearer for our bricks and 
may be not gett what we want neither, there- 
fore after good consideration how to deale with 
him we now have agreed with him for 105 lack 
bricks at 3500 Per Rupee each weighing 2 sr: 
14 ch: hugly weight which in all amounts to 
Rupees 3000 of which tis agreed to pay him 
downe 2000 rs: now and the rest 10: or 15 
daies hence as see bricks come in they are to be 
delivered us at the river Side on our groun 
Persaud Moodee haveing brought in his former 
nila we Came to an agreement with him for 
700 ps: Cossaes of Orrua on Simbodass his last 
aecker on which is ordered to pay him 7000: 
Rupees and Sie him thither before the 
Dutch Picars who are now on goeing with a 
good Saiamé: Here in these parts is noe allow- 
ance of Batta on Sicca Rupees as have often 
proved yett in Complyance with the Worship- 
full Agent &ca. orders we shall force the Picars 
and weavors to Allow 1 Per Cent tho we are 
certaine will be perfect loss to them unless they 
are considered for it in prizing their goods an 
for what is paid out otherwaies then on dadinee 
Can gett noe Batta for, therefore are forced to 
pay it as peet that our businesse may goe on: 
Fytche Nedham 
Samll: Anthony 
