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It is dated in, September 23, 1654, N.S. The original was received in Isfahan on October 22, and the translation was sent from Gombroon to Amsterdam on November 16, 1655 ; it is to the following effect : 'QAZBIN, ' This 23d September, New Style, 1654. ### [46.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.46.3.2) 'SIR AND FRIEND, ' I am sending you the accompanying \[letter\] from Mr. Edward Blijdenberck, along with these two or three lines by way of salutation, and thereto I add that you must not accord credit to what is said here, that peace has been made with the unnatural monsters. The Devil is capable of much, and if this peace was made by him it cannot endure, as will soon be discovered. ' Moreover, having heard of your goodness of heart combined with much prudence, I greatly rejoice to have found a person of such great consideration in these regions with whom I can take counsel; and assuredly, as soon as possible, I shall transfer myself to Isfahan in order to procure that high honour. Here we have entered a little into business, but have been able to conclude nothing, until I know things better, and in this, by God's grace, Your Honour's advice will be of great benefit to the king. ### [46.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.46.3.3) 'In his (the king's) letter I am styled "cousin," and he states, for his Persian Majesty's information, all my titles. As one reason of non-success is the fact that I present myself here with 8 to 10 followers only, while not many o the Mosbych (?) envoy left this attended by two to three hundred men. The second reason is that in regard to money, when giving a morsel to one, the other is opening his mouth. \[The passage is obscure.\] But this difficulty can be understood by those coming through Turkey. I fully sought opportunity to make it known that for many years we have red, and our means are exhausted. Where can we find \[money\] to uphold our position? Finally, they have been satisfied here with this explanation. 'Whenever anything is paid to me I shall try not to give to the Waqi'ah-navis \[treasurer?\] a "casbe-i" (?) of the coin I am soliciting for my king, but the same shall be placed in your hands in order to be transferred to those of the king. Then, I should return again by way of Aleppo, after my leave-taking. Here they are my good friends and treat me right royally. But as soon as I am through with a purge that I have taken for a cold which has troubled me continuously for eight months, I shall start from here \[Qazwin\]. Finally I beg of you to keep the English in ignorance. I am &c. \[Undersigned\] 'Your Honour's affectionate Servant, 'HARRIGO DE BELLEMONTE.' \[Postscript.\] 'Will you kindly get your servant to find a house for me for a month or six weeks.' ### [46.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.46.3.4) TO THE CHIEF MERCHANT AND AGENT, PHILIPS ANGEL, AT ISFAHAN. The Dutch agents at Gombroon wrote on the 1st January, 1655, that the English envoy was in favour at Court, and his negociations were so secret that neither they nor the English had heard anything. The latter were much concerned, as it was presumed that the affair was meant "to stick a needle into their Company here." The English had sent their interpreter to Qazwin to find out. The last notice to be traced is in a letter, also from Gombroon, of the 23rd October, 1655, where the Dutch say that, after a year's stay at Isfahan, Henrico Bellemonte had left it a month before, having received from the king on his leave-taking a sum of 100 tūman, equivalent to 4,000 gulden. The result of his negociations had remained secret, but they would enquire further. The story is carried on \[O.C. 2426\] in the transcript of a letter from J. Spiller and Anthony Daniell to the President and Council in Surat, dated from Isfahan November 2, 1654: ### [46.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.46.3.5) 'By coppie of or last letter unto ye Compa you may please to perceive the reasons that John Spiller went not to Bahdr when Mr Young iournied thither; being about some Court business from whence lately we have recd a letter from or Linguist in wch he advises, that as yet he hath not delivered or Petition to the Atamaam Dowlatt by reason of his being abroad wth ye king a hunting; from which sport returning both king & nobles kept their houses for 3 or 4 dayes; and for ye English Embassadore his cheife businesse is such as we alwayes heard it to bee, to witte, for yor right of Gumbroo Customes, but what successe he hath had therin we have not yet heard, he haveing ben but once wth the king when our Servant wrote his letter; other advises we dayly & howerly expect; wch so soon as recd we intend to make our repaire to Bander; as we shall wthout them, if they be long acomeing, that as nigh as possible we may comply wth your commands. . . .' ### [46.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.46.3.6) Next there is a Surat letter in O.C. 2455, dated Swally Maryne, March 15, 1654-55, and signed by Edward Pearce, John Spiller, and Henry Gary. It says: '. . . Mr. Spiller from Psia hath not failed you in his Advices Overland, wherein wee finde hee hath not been wanting to give you the best informacon hee could concerning yor Affaires in those parts, you will reade that my Lord Bella-mount, the pretended Embassadore from wee know not whome, and supposed Brother to one Mr Bard Silkman in Paternoster Row was lodged 4 daies before he left Spahaun, since wch time wee reade from our Broker that hee hath shut up his doores and takes physick, we are perswaded hee will never prejudice yor Affaires now wee have Peace wth the Dutch, but had the Warrs continud by theire Assistance hee might have troubled you much in your Customes at Gombroone, which as wee hear is ye only thing hee aymes at.' On December 3, 1655 (with a postscript of the 4th), William Weale, Daniel Otgher, and Anth° Daniell wrote from Gombroon to the President and Council in Surat as follows : ### [46.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.46.3.7) \[O.C. 2508\]: '. . . The 30th (being Sunday at night) ye pretended English Embassador, whoe goeth under ye stile of ye Lord Bellamount, arrived heere from Asphahanne ; whoe pretendeth he is bound for India after a moneth or toos stay heere ; but his Linguist who was formerly a Jessuitt saith, he hath a Phirmaan from ye King of Persia for ye Compas Customes ; and that hee stayeth here in expectacon of 10 Sayle of Shipps, that should come from we cannot imagine whence ; also ye kings officers heere say that ye kings commaund is on them, that in case he will accept of ye Customes they should turn us out ; and settle them on him ; if not continue them as they are to vs ; but there are soe many reports in towne and soe little appearance of his acting anything therein, that we cannot believe anything thereof; however thought it good to acquaint you what we heare : . . .' Postscript. ### [46.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.46.3.8) '. . . In a former clause we acquainted you of ye Lord Bellamount's arrival here ; whoe to shew that he hath noe intent to injure the Compa or trouble thier Servants heere, hath desired his passage on ye Seahorse for Surratt ; wch we ye willinger granted that his presents heere might not raise any more rumours, for of a certayne ye Atamaam Dowlatt would faine have him accepted of ye customes a while ; thereby to have an occasion to turne vs out ; as he would alsoe him in a very short time afterwards ; soe yt we hope yor will not take it ill that we gave him his passage ; Mr. Young can acquaint yor more fully how much hee protested never to endeavour to injure ompany in Spahaunc or any place, to whose relacon please to be referred. . . .' --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.46.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.46.3) · Pramāṇa