"تقرير جديد عن الهند الشرقية وبلاد فارس، في ثمانِ رسائل. تتناول رحلات تسع سنوات، بدأت في ١٦٧٢ وانتهت في ١٦٨١. يحتوي التقرير على ملاحظات مأخوذة من أخلاق وطبيعة تلك البلاد وممتلكاتها الصناعية: تحديدًا، من حكوماتها ودينها وقوانينها وأعرافها. تقرير عن التربة والمناخ والمواسم والصحة والأمراض، وكذا الحيوانات والخضروات والمعادن والمجوهرات، إضافةً إلى المساكن والرداء والصناعات والتجارة والسلع، فضلًا عن العملات والموازين والمقاييس المستخدمة في الأماكن الأساسية للتجارة في تلك الأجزاء." [‎٦‎٤] (٥٠٦/١٠٧)

64
An Hiftorical
Letter TI.
A Governour
fent out by
the King.
The Govern
ment tranf-
ferred to the
Eaft-India
Company.
The Old Sol
diers ftomach
the Yoke of
the Compa
ny's Servants.
lery, than to make refiftance againfl: an invading Foe : For the For-
generally forgetting their priftine Vertue, Luft, Riot and Ra-'
pine, the enfuing Confequences of a long undifturbed Peace where
Wealth abounds, are the only Remarkable Reliques of their Ancient
worth; their Courages being fo much effeminated, that it is a won
der to mofl: how they keep any thing; if it were not that they have
lived among mean fpirited Neighbours. But to return to this Gar-
den of Eden, or Place of Terreftrial Happinefs, it would put the
Searchers upon as hard an Inqueft, as the other has done its Pofte-
rity: The Walks which before were covered with Nature's verdent
awning, and lightly prefled by foft Delights, are now open to the
Sun, and loaded with the hardy Cannon: The Bowers dedicated to
Reft and Eafe, are turned into bold Rampires for the watchful Cen-
tinel to look out on; every Tree that the Airy Chorifters made their
Charming Choir, trembles, and is extirpated at the rebounding Ec-
cho of the alarming Drum; and thofe flender Fences only defigned
to oppofe the Sylvian Herd, are thrown down to ere<^ others of a
more War-like Force. But all this not in one day.
It was fufficient at firft for the Engltjh to make preparations for a
growing Strength, though at prefent fuch as might offend as well
as defend.
Whilft things were in this poftureupon fome Male-adminiftration
of his Office, Cook was outed, and Sir Gervis Lucas was fent over by
the King ; who, had he lived, would have made the Portugal* perform
their Compad, feizing from them the Putachos , who to flop his
Mouth, were willing to comply for the Cuftoms of Trumlay.
Upon his deceafe Captain Gary was impowered by the King; who
began to ad as Vice-Roy, carrying his Chair of State about with
him; but his Majefty finding it expenfive to bear out this Man's
Pride, and in the calling up Accounts, not available to him, only to
the Commanders of his Majefty's Ships, who by their own Adven
tures made good Improvements; and the Eaft-India Company there
by began to be fenfible that their Trade would be impaired in the
vending their Commodities at home, and their Ships va India little
bettered by the King's Port in India ; and above all, they being lia
ble to be Sufferers for the Hoftilities committed by his Maje
fty's Officers on the Indians (who underftand no diftindion between
King and Company) they as freely fupplicated for, what his Majefty
was as willing to grant, the Ifland: They holding it, from that time,
of his Majefty about four years after the King had poflefled it, they
defraying all Charges.
In this Exigency on either fide, the Martial as well as Civil Af
fairs, are wholly devolved on the Merchants j and now how they
will manage the Sword as well a? the Quill, concernes them.
The Old Soldiers are conftrained to fubmit, or disband, which
makes them ftomach a hard Service under harder Mafters: For be*
fides that natural Antipathy betwixt the Subtilty of the one, and Ge-
ncronty ol the other; the ftupendious elevation of their Servants
on this new acquired Power thrown into their hands, Men, moft
0 . ei J T 0 f ( r10 Experience or Education, coming young hither, but
what they learn from a Luxurious and Griping People, whofe Go
vernment quadrates not with a BritiftMUitiz: It will not be eafy to
conceive,