The 10th December, The New Governor Of Surat And Hassan Ally Came Aboard
The Pepper-Corn To See The Ships; And I Afterwards Took Them Aboard The
Trades-Increase.
At this time our factors were ashore to see the lead
weighed, which was now nearly all ready to be sent on shore.
They
entreated Khojah Nassan to go hand in hand with them in this affair, as
it would take a long while in doing. The factors wanted to weigh with
our English weights, which he would by no means agree to, the weigher of
Surat being there with the weights of the town, which he insisted should
be used. Seeing no other remedy they gave way, and began to use the
country beam; but after some few draughts, they desired to understand
the beam before they proceeded; and on trial found a vast difference
between their beam and ours, no less than ten or eleven maunds on five
pigs of lead, every maund being thirty-three pounds English. Seeing he
could not have the lead at any weight he pleased, Khojah Nassan began to
cavil, saying he would have half money and half goods for his
commodities, railing and storming like a madman, calling for the carmen
to drive away his goods, and that he would not have any of our lead or
other goods.
While I was in the Trades-increase with the governor and sabander, one
of the factors came off and told me how Khojah Nassan was going on.
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