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IOR/G/12/27 p.64
- Record Id:
- 041-000175430
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000175241
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000746.0x000304
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/G/12/27 p.64
- Title:
- Diary and consultations of the Council in China
- Scope & Content:
- We having been so long put off from seeing the T'Sunto, we resolved to go to him in chairs, without our Linguist or letting the merchants know anything of our design. The Madras, Bombay and French gentlemen joining with us, we went in a body, ordering the chairmen to carry us directly to the T'Sunto's, but were stopped at the gates of the city (as we expected we should), upon which we quitted our chairs and demanded to speak with the T'Sunto. The guards told our Chinese servant (whom we had brought with us to be our interpreter on this occasion) that we must send for our Linguist, which we not being willing to consent to, we bid our servant show us the way to the T'Sunto's house, but he being afraid, told us he dare not do it. We, being eleven persons, met no resistance at entring the city, and knowing his house was but a little way off and close to the walls, we walked on and soon found it, and the outer court gate being open and no one there to oppose us, we went in, and going to the inner court where the guards were drawn up, we met a little Mandareen (in waiting) who sked us what we wanted. We told him to speak with the T'Sunto. He (talking a little Portuguese) told us he was busy, for he was just going to send a packet to the Emperor. He therefore asked us to go into another house adjoining to the T'Sunto's & sit down. But we, being fearfull if we went out of the outer court we might be hindered from getting in again, chose rather to go into the guard room, where we sat down and in about half an hour saw the packet dispatched for the Emperor with great ceremony, after which we asked the little Mandareen aforesaid if we could not then see the T'Sunto, but he told us we must stay, for he was going to breakfast. Soon after we saw the Chungya and all the Linguists come in, all of them much frightned. The Chungya asked us what we wanted there. We gave him for answer we were come to speak to the T'Sunto and were determined to see him before we went. He then went in to the T'Sunto and, we suppose, acquainted him on what account we were come and (he imagining we should deliver our complaint in writing) without doubt did his endeavour to overset our designs by telling him some plausible story. About an hour & a half after we were sent for in, together with the Chungya and our Linguist, and after a few compliments, by our Linguist told us we should deal with responsible merchants and they pay the customs, that we might not be imposed on by any little mean people. We desired we might have the liberty of dealling with whom we pleased, and by signs made him understand that we would be answerable for the dutys, to the end the Emperor might not be wronged, nor he under any apprehensions from whomsoever we traded with. He then dismist us without giving us any further answer. This being the last effort in our power to make, in the meantime we determine to load or unload nothing till we see how this affair will terminate. We are informed that the late Fooyen left for or sent a paper to the Emperor giving him an account of this 10 per cent which is now again insisted on and demanded of our merchants, which is the reason of prohibiting us from shipping off in our own names, the T'Sunto as yet not knowing the Emperor's pleasure therein.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000173250
036-000175241
040-000175417
041-000175430 - Is part of:
- IOR/G : East India Company Factory Records
IOR/G/12 : Factory Records: China and Japan
IOR/G/12/27 : Diary and consultations of the Council in China for 1728
IOR/G/12/27 p.64 : Diary and consultations of the Council in China - Hierarchy:
- 032-000173250[0012]/036-000175241[0023]/040-000175417[0013]/041-000175430
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/G
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1728
- End Date:
- 1728
- Date Range:
- 16 Sep 1728
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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