The lawes or standing orders of the East India Company

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Title: The lawes or standing orders of the East India Company
Author: East India Company.
Publication: [London :: E. Allde?],; 1621.
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Subject terms: East India Company -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Early works to 1800.; East India Company -- Administration -- Early works to 1800.
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Committees for discharge of the Companies Ships.

CCLI.

THE Committees who shall be appointed to see the Companies Ships discharged (after they returne home laden from the Jndies) shall be present to see the Hold opened, and diligently obserue, whether it be full with Wares, or how much it wanteth, that they may report the true estate of all as they shall finde it, vnto the Court of Committees.

CCLII.

They shall prepare strong and good Padlocks (of their owne choosing) with which they shall locke the Hold carefully, when they retire to Dinner, and when they giue ouer the worke at night, alwayes commaunding the Porters and others to be searched, when they come out of the Hold, to pre∣uent such deceipt, as they might vse by secret conueyance of Wares, in their Breeches, or otherwise.

CCLIII.

They shall appoint some of the Companies Seruants to assist and attend with them vigilantly at the Hold, that nothing may be conuayed from thence without their knowledge, and a true note taken of the perticulars, in as plaine and perfect manner as possible they may: and the said notes of euery seuerall dayes discharge, they shall deliuer vp vnder their owne hands vnto the Gouernour, to be by him deliuered to the Accomptants, who shall enter the same orderly into a Booke for that purpose.

CCLIIII.

They shall send in euery Lighter laden with Wares from the Ships, one of the Companies trusty Seruants, with a note of the perticulars, and also to watch continually (vntill all be discharged at the Custome-house) that nothing be imbeselled: and for more safety they shall locke vp the Holds of the said close Lighters, and deliuer the keyes vnto them, who shall haue charge to vnlade the said goods.

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CCLV.

They shall at the full discharge of euery Ship, goe downe into the Hold, diligently to search, that nothing doe remaine betweene the Seelings, or in any other place of secret conuayance, whereby the Company might be wronged.

CCLVI.

They shall cause some of the Companies Seruants, to keep a board con∣tinually (day and night) during the time of the Ships discharge, with care∣full Watch that nothing be conuayed away by the Captaine, Master, Fac∣tors, Officers, Marriners, or any others, without their knowledge: and notes taken of the perticulars, to be sent, and safely kept in the Custome∣house, vntill order taken at a Court of Committees, how the said Goods shall be disposed.

CCLVII.

They shall appoint some of the Companies trusty Seruants to assist them, in the receiuing vp of all the said goods at the Custome-house, keeping a true note of all things by waight, measure, or tale, according as the Merchan∣dize shall require, and the said note to be by them subscribed, that they may after be entered by the Accomptants in to the Book afore written, whereby the iust quantity of Wares may appeare, which shall be deliuered into the custody of them, who shall haue charge of the Companies Warehouses.