History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c83.s8.48
History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c83.s8.48
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v5.c83.s8.48
The cup of misery of the E. I. Co. was soon to be filled to overflowing. On 8th April 1699 a new English Company was established at Surat, with Sir Nicholas Waite as President. The old Company's prestige with the local governor and trading class was lowered by the misrepresentations and unscrupulous intrigues of the agents of its rival, who stooped to every kind of meanness and dishonesty.