History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c83.s8.2

v5.c83.s8.2

In 1635, Cobb, the captain of a ship licensed by Charles I. of England, plundered two Mughal vessels at the mouth of the Red Sea, though one of them had a pass from the Surat factory. In 1638, Sir William Courten, under a grant from the same king, sent out four ships which robbed Indian vessels and tortured their crews. For these misdeeds of their fellow-countrymen, the innocent servants of the E. I. Co. at Surat were kept in prison for two months, and released only on the payment of Rs. 1,70,000 as compensation. [Ibid, 2-6.]