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December, 1699, directed him to increase the fortifications, to build a strong fort of 

 pentagonal form, to be called Fort William. — Stewart. Bruce. 



1700. — The London Company obtained an act, on the nth April, for continuance 

 of their corporation, and the King recommended an union of the two interests. 



In India, the new Company's servants insulted and committed violence on the flag 

 and factory of the London Company, at Surat, which was reseuted by the Mogul 

 Governor, as an affront to himself. The trade was much injured every where. 



At Madras, disputes took place between Consul Pitt, and Governor Pitt, the rival 

 Governors of the two companies ; in fact, throughout India, as might be expected, 

 the hostile rivalry of both companies ruined the trade for all concerned. The 

 new Company made some progress, in opening a trade with China, though it failed 

 eventually. — Brute. 



1701. — The disputes of the old and new Company most perplexing and ruinous. 

 The native rulers took bribes from both parties. The Ambassador, Sir W. Norris, 

 seized two of the Council of the London Company, at Surat, and sent them to the 

 Mogul Governor, " with their hands tied." Sir John Gayer, the President, subse- 

 quently was seized by the Emperor's order, obtained through misrepresentation, 

 and with the other members of Council, " barbarously used." 



A Committee appointed at home, to endeavour to effect an union between the 

 Companies. 



Sir W. Norris had an audience of the Mogul, on the 28th April, 1701. He was 

 attended by a splendid European cavalcade, with ordnance, and many followers. 



Kyd, the pirate, taken, and hanged at home. He had been supported by some 

 noblemen, Lord Somers and Orford, who were impeached. — Bruce. E. I. Chron. 



1702. — In January of this year, the preliminaries of the union were settled. 



Bengal improved, under the auspices of the Mogul Prince Azeem Ooshan. The 

 instructions from home directed the Civil Servants to proceed themselves with 

 small stocks, in the Aurungs, and bargain themselves " without the affectation of 

 pomp and grandeur, and as merchants ought to do." 



The ambassador abruptly broke off the negotiation at the Mogul's Court, and de- 

 parted for Surat, which circumstance, with the depredations of the pirates, so in- 

 censed the Emperor, that he ordered all the English in his dominions to be seized, im- 

 prisoned, and their effects confiscated. All the subordinate agencies suffered in con- 

 sequence, but Calcutta by this time was too strong to be thus dealt with. 



In the deed of union by which the two Companies were hereafter to take the name 

 of " the united Company of merchants trading to the East Indies," the factories 

 of the old Company are thus detailed. 



Bombay: Surat, Swally, Broach, Ahmedahad, Agra, and Lucknow. 



On the Malabar Coast : the forts and factories of Carwar, Tillichery, Anjengo, and 

 Calicut. 



Persia : the factories of Gombroon, Shiraz, and Ispahan. 



Fort St. George, Madras, Fort St. David, Cuddalore, Porto Novo, Pettipolee, 

 Masulipatam, Madapollam, and Vizagapatam. The settlements on the Island of 

 Sumatra, or York Fort, Bencoolen, Indrapore, Tyamong, Sellebar ; also the factory 

 of Tonquin in Cochin China. 



Fort William : Chuttanuttee, (Calcutta not yet specified it seems,) Balasore, Cos- 

 sim Bazar, Dacca, Hoogly, Malda, Rajhmahl, and Patna ; also the Island of St. 

 Helena. 



The new Company specify in the deed only the following settlements. A factory 

 at Surat, at Masulipatam, at Madapollam, and on the Islands of Borneo and Pulo 

 Condore. 



The Indenture farther sets forth as stock : 



Old Company £315,000 



New Company 1,662,000 



Separate Trades, 23,000 



Total .. £2,000,000 0. — Bruce. 



1703. — On the union above referred to, Sir John Gayer was appointed by the 

 General Court, "General and Governor" of Bombay, and Sir Nicholas Waite's 

 commission, under the English Company, of Consul, revoked. President Pitt was 

 confirmed at Madras, and consul Pitt made chief authority at Fort St. David, his 

 commission of consul being cancelled. President Beard confirmed at Bengal, 

 though a commission of eight were appointed to investigate and control all proceed- 

 ings at Fort William. There was still much dissension between the late rival 

 authorities throughout India, and much difficulty in the attempts at adjustment. — 

 Bruce. 



1704.— Sir John Gayer having been imprisoned by the Mogul authorities, Sir 

 Nicholas Waite, who was appointed to succeed in case of vacancy, basely contrived 

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