An account of the trade in India: containing rules for good government in trade, price courants, and tables: with descriptions of Fort St. George, Acheen, Malacca, Condore, Canton, Anjengo, Muskat, Gombroon, Surat, Goa, Carwar, Telichery, Panola, Calicut, the Cape of Good-Hope, and St. Helena ... / To which is added, An account of the management of the Dutch in their affairs in India.

  • Lockyer, Charles.
Date:
1711
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An account of the trade in India: containing rules for good government in trade, price courants, and tables: with descriptions of Fort St. George, Acheen, Malacca, Condore, Canton, Anjengo, Muskat, Gombroon, Surat, Goa, Carwar, Telichery, Panola, Calicut, the Cape of Good-Hope, and St. Helena ... / To which is added, An account of the management of the Dutch in their affairs in India. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. U'HE Methods of Trade are fo various ta a themfelves, and fo differently managed, according to the Capacitys and Opportunitys.of thofe concern’d, that nothing is more difficult than to give Directions therein, futtable to the Tempers of other Men; yet there being feveral General Cautions, which may ferve as Helps to the Unexperienced, or Remembrancers to thofe, who are converfant in Bufinefs, I have made an Effay on them according to the beft of my Fudgment, There may be many things omitted, and others mention’d, which might as well have been left out; but confidering, that Trading Voyages in India are much talk’ of, and very little underftood in England, Lam in hopes, tho’ it is imperfect, to pleale agreat many People, who know le[s of them thaw my felf. And that the Reader may not think _ himfelf difappointed, in finding the firff Chap- ter or twoto deviate from the Subject, I {ball here give him a fhort Account of the Whole, . ote Aft