In furthest Ind : $b The narrative of Mr Edward Carlyon of the honourable East India Company's serviceGrier, Sydney C.
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In furthest Ind : $b The narrative of Mr Edward Carlyon of the honourable East India Company's service
Grier, Sydney C.
British -- India -- Fiction; East India Company -- Fiction; India -- Fiction
“Honour’d Syr” (it began)--“In Obeediance too ye Commds. you lade
vpn. mee at our last Meatg., I take up my Penn (tho’ litle usd. to
soch Work), too lai befower yor. Honr. a full Act. of ye Dogs. of Mr
_Carrlyonn_ in ye _Indes_. ’Tis doubtls. Matter of comn. Rept. in Yor.
County, yt. ys. Gent. tird. erly of ye Contrt. maid forr hym by his
Fader wit. my Ld. _Branndon’s_ Dghtr., & soght Occn. too escape, ys.
comg. in Form of ye mistakn Kindnesse of a certn. Nobleman, who, beg.
greiviously disseavd. in hym, innabld. himm to inter ye Servc. of ye
Co. yt. I haue long hd. ye honr. to serue. ’Twas at ys. Tyme yt. I
first fell inn wit. him, & likd. him letle yn., and lesse ye mower I
knew of hym. Of hys injuryous Condct. toards My selfe I won’t speake,
only sayg. yt. hee mayde him Self my Innemy at all Times, not scruplg.
euen too attempt my Lyf on moer Occns. yn. one, especialy in ye Citty
of _Tangeer_, wr. he did assault mee wit. soch Fury unarmd. and
unprouoqd. as yt. he bad fare too sla me, bot was removd. fr. me by
Force of ’em yt. was prest. Both in ye Vyage to ye _Indis_ and at
_Surratt_ hee mayd him Self extream particular by his continuall
Consortg. wit. low & blackgard Fellowes, Saylors and ye like, & proud.
him Self a most pryg. & persistant Busie-Body, so yt. at last ye
Councell was fayn too send him too _Goa_ for to ridd ’em Self on hym,
not wtht. hopg., perhaps, yt. hee might fall into som Troble yt. shd.
make an End of him. Likewise at _Goa_ he did continue hys evill
Courses, frequentg. Places of comn. Amusemt. & dog. his best too becom
a Faverit wit. ye Ladys, inn wh. hee did socceade to soche a Degre as
too excyt ye Jalousy of one of ye wilde yong Gallts. yt. was of hys
Acquayntc., & ys. Personn, watchg. hys Chance, soone discoverd. Mr
_Carrlion_ pryg. into ye Misterys of yr. Relign. wit. Intent to mak a
Sport on ’em, & so dinowncd. hym too ye _Inquisition_, by ye wh. hee
was arrested, & kept thre Yeares in Prisonn, not for hys Faith, wh. he
was willg. to recant at once, bot as a Penaunce for his naughty Lyf.
At ye Expiry of ys. Tym hee was dischargd. & mayd hys Wa on Bord of
one of ye Hon. Co.’s Ships, wit. a Story of his haug. escapd. fr. a
gret Burng., & ye Ship’s Maister, beg. one of ye simple Felows wit.
whom hee had once ben frendly, did beleave his Tale, & tooke hym on
his Voyage. Now ys. Vyage proud. one of grete Desaster, soe moche so
as all on Board beleavd. they was punishd. by Heven for ye Sake of ys.
one Sinner, bot weare at Leangth rileasd. by his discertg. ye Shipp
wit. greate Effrontery at ye Towne cal’d _St Thomass_, wr. ye _French_
yn. hd. a Post. Now at ys. Place Mr _Carlion_ did carry it soe as too
gaine ye Faver of ye _French_ Captain-Generall, desclosg. to hym all
ye Seacretts of ye Co. yt. hee knewe, & instroctg. hym how hee might
best use ’em for ye Injurg. their Trade. So vsefull ded he proue him
Silf, yt. ye _French_ was abt. too adopt hym into there Seruice, wn.
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