Shivaji and His Times c16.s2.5
Shivaji and His Times c16.s2.5
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c16.s2.5
In October Shivaji tried to put the English of Bombay in distress, evidently because they refused to sell him war-material (esp. lead) for his contest with the Siddi of Danda-Rajpuri. Bombay writes to Surat on 14th October, 1670: "A few days since we, as usually, sent our boats to the main [-land] for wood to burn our *chunam* with; but......our boats returned empty, being forbid by Shivaji's people to cut any more wood in those parts." (F. R. Surat, 105.) On 12th August 1671 Bombay writes to Surat, "The Deputy Governor [of Bombay] received an answer from Shivaji,......by which your Honour, etc., will see how he slights our friendship." (Ibid.)