Richard Craddock's Career with the East India Company - Man Family

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their punctual observance. And to supply the place of
Broker there, Sauthckee [Santokh Becharaj] whom we confirm
our Chief Broker there, and the other [Tockersee] no ways
to be employed in our Master’s affairs.
Mathew Andrews
Richard Lambton
(Letter from European Merchant Capital and the Indian Economy by Rubi
Maloni p. )
Craddock sailed for Gombroon with instructions dated 5
March 1662:
"Commission and instructions given us by the President and
Council of India, Persia, etc. unto our loving Friend, Mr.
Richard Craddock proceeding as Agent in the negotiating of
the Hon. Comp. affaires in Persia and are to be observed by
him there".
Dated on Swally Marine the 5th day of March Anno Domini
1662.
We being sufficiently experienced in your abilities in the
dispatch of our Masters' affairs in those employments you
have been put upon, have now concluded and appointed you
Agent in Persia, death having deprived us of those friends
we sent thither the last year. We also order Mr. George
Cranmer your Second and to keep the Accounts, yourself
having constant inspection into them. Thus there may be no
mistake or delays as the former years have produced nothing
but promises, no performances. So that we are not ignorant
of those passages most necessary to be known, which
irregular course we desire for the future you will prevent
to be practised that we have hinted first, because of so
much concernments. It being thirteen years almost since we
received any Account, though Mr. Flower who is at this time
(we know nothing to the contrary) there resident; and hath
but little of our Masters' business to hinder the
accomplishing of the rehearsed (above enumerated facts)
which is so material [important]. And though Mr. Flower may
expect the quality of Second yet for this main reason, and
some other, we confer it on Mr. George Cranmer; he [Mr.
Flower] to succeed as Third, or leave Persia for Surat.