A new list of fifty two ships gone to the East-Indies, in less than two years, with above two millions of bullion : and of fifty ships that went in seven years, from December 1690, to 1697 With a list of twenty six ships belonging to the Old East-India Company; with their tonns, guns, men, and cargoo's [sic]: also an account of ten ships arrived from East-India and China, since the 20th. of May last, with above five hundred thousand pieces of wrought goods ; and of three ships which arrived since the 20th. of January, which have brought in above one hundred thousand pieces of wrought silks, stuffs, and calico's, and not one pound of raw silk. With remarks and queries thereupon.

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A New LIST of Fifty two SHIPS gone to the East-Indies, in less than Two Years, with above Two Millions of Bullion: And of Fifty SHIPS that went in Seven Years, from December 1690, to 1697.
With A LIST of Twenty six SHIPS belonging to the Old East-India Company; with their Tonns, Guns, Men, and Cargoo's: Also an Account of Ten SHIPS arrived from East-India and China, since the 20th. of May last, with above Five hundred thousand Pieces of Wrought Goods; And of Three SHIPS which arrived since the 20th. of January, which have brought in above One hundred thousand Pieces of Wrought Silks, Stuffs, and Calico's, and not One Pound of Raw Silk. With REMARKS and QƲERIES thereupon.

A LIST of 52 English Ships that Sailed bound to East-India and China, since the 10th. of Frbruary, 1697.

Note, O stands for Old, N for New Company, and P for Private Traders.

February 10 O Martha 625 Tonns for Coast and Bay
February 10 O Anna 350 Tonns for Bay
February 10 O Fame 420 Tonns for Coast and Bay
March 4 P Rising Eagle 240 Tonns for China
March 6 O Thorndon 500 Tonns for Coast and Bay
March 23 P Will. & Rich. 220 Tonns for Borneo
April 8 1698 O Thomas 380 Tonns for Surat & Bombay
May 3 1698 P Mary 300 Tonns for Surat
May 9 1698 O Mary 350 Tonns for Bombay
May 15 1698 O Russel 330 Tonns for ditto
August 4 1698 P Shrewsb. Galley 180 Tonns for Surrat
August 16 1698 P Buckhurst 300 Tonns for Muscat
Septemb. 12 1698 O Northumberl. 250 Tonns for Bombay
Novemb. 10 1698 O Fleet Frigate 280 Tonns for China
Novemb. 30 1698 O Benjamin 450 Tonns for Fort St. George
Novemb. 30 1698 O Josiah 400 Tonns for Bay of Bengall
Decemb. 3 1698 O Sidney 500 Tonns for ditto
Decemb. 3 1698 O Gracedew 300 Tonns for ditto
January 1 1698 O Neptune 275 Tonns for Fort St. George
January 1 1698 N London 400 Tonns for Coast and Bay
January 1 1698 O Armenia Merch. 220 Tonns for Helena
January 25 1698 N Antelope 468 Tonns for Bay of Bengall
February 19 1698 O East-Ind. Merch. 450 Tonns for ditto
February 19 1698 O Sceptre 300 Tonns for Fort St. George
March 1 1698 N Degraves 520 Tonns for Coast and Bay
March 1 1698 N Macclesfeild Gal. 280 Tonns for China
April 1 1699 O Bedford 750 Tonns for Surrat
April 1 1699 O Hampshire 400 Tonns for ditto
April 8 1699 N Mountague 416 Tonns for ditto
April 25 1699 O Ruby 450 Tonns for Persia & Bomb.
April 25 1699 N Julian 260 Tonns for Borneo
May 7 1699 N Norris 520 Tonns for Surrat
May 10 1699 O Frederick 350 Tonns for ditto
August 16 1699 O Loyal Merchant 400 Tonns for Bombay
August 16 1699 N Rook Galley 250 Tonns for Surrat
October 10 1699 N Trumball Galley 300 Tonns for Borneo & China
October 18 1699 P Herne 200 Tonns for India
Novemb. 9 1699 P Gosfright 300 Tonns for India
Novemb. 22 1699 O Dorrell 240 Tonns for China
Novemb. 22 1699 O Wentworth 350 Tonns for ditto
Novemb. 30 1699 O King William' 600 Tonns for Fort St. George
Novemb. 30 1699 O Chambers Frig. 350 Tonns for Bengall
Novemb. 30 1699 O Madderas 250 Tonns for Bencols
Decemb. 15 1699 N Eaton 340 Tonns for China
Decemb. 15 1699 O Howland 400 Tonns for India
Decemb. 15 1699 O Fame 420 Tonns for India
Decemb. 15 1699 N Tankervill 430 Tonns for Coast and Bay
Decemb. 15 1699 N Summers 480 Tonns for ditto
Decemb. 15 1699 N Panther 350 Tonns for Borneo
Decemb. 15 1699 N Limpoy 150 Tonns to stay in India
Decemb. 15 1699 O Colchester 400 Tonns for India
Decemb. 15 1699 N Canterbury 320 Tonns for Surrat

Sailed from Portsmouth, 1698. January 22 Harwich, Anglesey, Hastings, and Lenox, Four of His Majesty's Ships of War.

A LIST of 50 Ships which were sent to the East-Indies in Seven Years, from December 1690, to December 1697, of which but 45 Returned. Note, Where this [†] Mark is placed, the Ship did not return

April 21 1691 Dorothy Capt. Thawaites
Novemb. 10 1691 Little Josiah Capt. Deario
February l6 1691 Samuel Capt. Treak
March 16 1691 Charles the Second Capt. Dorill
March 16 1691 Sampson Capt. Brumell
March 16 1691 Berkley Castle Capt. Hide
March 16 1691 † Modena Capt. Wildey
March 16 1691 Elizabeth Capt. Bremguin
May 12 1692 Resolution Capt. Sharpe
April 30 1693 America Merchant Capt. Newman
April 30 1693 Princ. Ann of Den. Capt. Blewit
April 30 1693 James and Mary Capt. Buck
April 30 1693 Hawk Capt. Cawliere
May 23 1693 Defence Capt. Foster
May 23 1693 Seymour Capt. Gifford
May 23 1693 Resolution Capt. Roberts
May 23 1693 † Henry Capt. Hudson
August 11 1693 Success Capt. Junifer
February 15 1693 Mary Capt. Isles
February 15 1693 Nassaw Capt. Lloyd
February 15 1693 Dorothy Capt. Trenwith
February 15 1693 London Frigate Capt. Hatton
February 15 1693 Thomas Capt. Pye
February 15 1693 Amity Capt. Twines
February 15 1693 Martha Capt. Raines
July 22 1694 † Moco Merchant Capt. Edgecomb
July 22 1694 Benjamin Capt. Brown
July 22 1694 Tonqueen Capt. Keeble.
March 24 1695 Fleet Frigate Capt. Merry
March 24 1695 America Capt. Laycock
March 24 1695 King William Capt. Thwaits
April 16 1695 Russel Capt. Blundall
Decemb. 8 1695 Dorill Capt. Hide
Decemb. 8 1695 Chambers Frigate Capt. South
Decemb. 8 1695 Charles the Second Capt. Dorill
Decemb. 8 1695 Sceptre Capt. Penny
Decemb. 8 1695 Antilope Capt. Hammond
April 6 1696 Maynard Capt. Hill
April 6 1696 Sampson Capt. Earle
May 9 1696 Sedgewick Capt. Donrick
July 10 1696 East-India Merchant Capt. Clark
July 10 1696 Maderas Capt. Pickman
July 10 1696 Sidney Capt. Gifford
July 10 1696 Amity Capt. Heath
July 10 1696 Tavistock Capt. Jones
July 10 1696 † Dorothy Capt. Trenwith
July 10 1696 † Bedford Capt. Hudson
August 4 1696 Nassaw Capt. Mentee
Novemb. 23 1696 Trumball Capt. Daffild
Novemb. 23 1696 Duke of Glocester Capt. Gennifor

Note, That in Two Years last past there are more Ships sent out than in Seven Years before.

An Account of several sorts of Woollen Cloths Exported to India from the Port of London, in Two Years last past, as appears by His Majesty's Books kept in the Searchers-Office. From the 31 December 1697, to the 31 December 1699.

	Long Cloths.	Spanish Cloths.	Double Dozens.	Cloth Rashes.	Pounds weight.	Total Pieces.	Total Value.
1698	1702	10		111	26	1833	18336
1699	3196	114	11	500	1508	3821	38535
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	4898	124	11	611	1534	5654	56851

The Cargoes of the 26 Ships comes to One Million one hundred fourteen thousand nine hundred and thirty three Pounds,—1,114,933
The Cargoes carried out by Captains super Cargoes, and Ships Company in Private Trade, is above a Tenth part as much as the whole: But suppose they were no more than a Tenth, they come to—111,993
Total Cargoes of 26 Ships amounts to—1,226,426
Note, If 26 Ships carries out One Millon two hundred twenty six thousand four hundred and twenty six Pounds, then 52 Ships must carry out Two Millions four hundred fifty two thousand eight hundred fifty two Pounds, by the Rule of ProProportion,—2,452,852

Of this not one Fortieth part consists of our Woollen Cloth, as appears by the Custom-House Account; and what Cloth they send does more Prejudice to the Turkey Trade, than Service to the Kingdom, as by a Memorial lately delivered to the King and Council of Trade, by the Turkey Merchant, does evidently appear.

Note, That according to the usual account of Sales by the Candle, the Goods amount to Treble the first Cost; if so, the whole Cargoes brought in will come to Sever Millions three hundred eighty eight thousand five hundred fifty six Pounds 7,388556
These sold by the Wholesale Buyer to the Retailers, allowing 10 per Cent. Profit to such Wholesale Buyer, comes to—738855
Total Value in the Retailers Hands—8,127411

Of this, by the best Information we can at present get upon the strictest Inquiry, find, That of this prodigious Cargoe, there will not be above One fourth part restrained by the intended Prohibition, which will in a great measure be made good again by the much greater vend of Raw Silk, and other Materials, and by greater quantities of White Callicoes which will be Dyed, Printed, and Stained here.

Note, That in case a stop be put to but One fourth part, it will hinder the consumption of above Two Millions of Manufactures; to supply which, 'twill give an Employment to great numbers of Manufacturers in many places where the Silk and Worsted Trades are settled, and be a means to keep up the Prices of Wool and Provisions, which else must in a short time sink very low.

Query, Whether it may not be thought reasonable that the East-India Companies, and other Traders, give an Account what Money and Bullion they have taken in at Cairz. and other Foreign Parts, and carried to the Indies in two years last past?

Query, Whether it be not as reasonable t o send our Money to the East Countries to buy up Corn, (which is there very cheap) to seed us, as 'tis to send it to the East-Indies for Garments to cloth us.

Query, Whether it be not as necessary to restrain the Trade to the East-Indies, as 'twas to put a stop to the Irish, since the same and greater Reason is given for the doing thereof?

Query, Whether the East-India Traders (it not restrained) may not in a short time bring over vast quantities of Stuffs for Mens wear, since they have dately imported fine Cotten Druggers very fit for that purpose?

Query, Whether the sending above Two Millions to imploy the Indians to make our wearing Apparel, while our own Poor starve for want of Imployment, be not a Consideration of great wright, and deserve some speedy Remedy.

Query, Whether the Linnen Drapers can't as well turn their hands now to the Selling of such Manufactures as may be profitable to the [...], as they fi [...]erly turn'd them the other way by [...]ing Mastic instead of Cambrick and Lew [...]s, and from Green Says to [...]ces.

A LIST of Ships Abroad in the Honourable East-India Company's Service.
Sailed hence.		Ships Names.	Command. Names	Tonn	Men.	Guns.	Cargoes out.			Places Consign'd.	Arrived here.
1695. Janu.	20	Dorrill	Samuel Hide	300	60	28	l. 37336	14	6	Bombay
1696. May	19	Chamber Frig.	Thomas South	350	70	30	55520	19	6	Coast and Bay	11 June 99.
1697. May	24	Tavistock	Samuel Jones	750	150	40	53571	15	4	Fort St. George	24
Octob.	12	Nassaw	James Minty	400	90	30	42470	1	6	China	6 Decemb
Nov.	22	Trumball Gally	Henry Duffeild	250	56	16	22269	11	10	ditto	4 Septemb.
Febr.	10	Martha	Thomas Raynes	625	125	40	81133	17	7	Coast and Bay	2 Septemb.
		Anna	William Bridges	350	70	26	61055	6		Bay	31 August.
		Fame	Robert Betton	420	84	36	31652	7	8	Coast and Bay	4 June 99.
Mar.	5	Thorndon	William Petre	500	100	34	24525	6	3	ditto
1698. April	8	Thomas	Rand Pye	380	76	30	43809	1	10	Surrat and Bombay
May	15	Russel Frigate	Will. Blundell	350	70	30	30739	2	1	Bombay
May	10	Mary	Henry Trenwith	410	80	32	44772	5		Bombay
Sept.	12	Northumb. Frig.	Robert Agar	250	50	24	32799	18	6	Persia
Nov.	29	Fleet Frigate	John Merry	280	56	22	37554	3	7	Bombay
		Josiah	Richard Stutton	500	100	36	61912	18	4	China
		Benjamin	John Browne	450	90	30	50856	13	11	Fort St. George
Dec.	3	Sidney	Caleb Grantham	500	100	36	91398	11	9	Bay
		Gracedieu	James Mervill	320	64	24	34385	11	5	ditto
Janu.	14	Armenian Merc	John Carswell	220	40	16	7925	12	4	Bencoln & S. Helena Places
Mar.	2	Sceptre	John Thenney	300	60	24	32869	4	6	Fort
		East-Ind. Merch.	William Earle	450	90	30	36299	16	5	Bay
Janu.	14	Neptune	John Leshly	275	55	20	29944	14	5	Fort
1699. April	1	Bedford	John Hudson	750	150	46	82764	7	8	Surrat
Mar.	28	Hampshire	Francis Fisher	400	80	26	41697	18	8	ditto
		Ruby	John Barber	450	90	32	40653	7	1	Persia and Bombay
		Frederick	John Wynne	350	70	30	42351	6	5	Bombay
		Ships 26					1114933	19	7

Note, Since the making this List, 8 of the Ships are Arriv'd here, and 8 more sent out, whose Cargoos we have not; but think it would be Acceptable, if the Company would make them as Publick as these are.

A LIST of Ten Ships Arrived from East-India and China, since the 20th. of May, 1699

June 4 O Fame 420 Tonns from Fort St. George
June 9 P Resolution 420 Tonns from Coast and Bay
June 11 O Chambers Frig. 350 Tonns from Bombay
June 15 O Trumball Gally 250 Tonns from Amoy, China
July 24 O Tavistock 750 Tonns from Bay of Bengal
July 30 P Tuscan Gally 750 Tonns from China
August 29 P Duke & Glocest. 750 Tonns from Bay of Bengal
August 31 O Anna 350 Tonns from ditto
Septemb. 2 O Martha 625 Tonns from Fort St. George
Septemb. 4 O Nassaw 400 Tonns from China

Note, That these Ten Ships brought over above Five hundred Thousand Pieces of Wrought Silks, Stuffs, and Calico's, &c. Valued at near One Million Sterling, (a great Part of which are such Goods as are Proposed to be Prohibited,) which has put a great Damp to the English Manufactures to which they are Opposite.

An Account of the Woollen Manufactures made in One Year, (with the Value thereof,) taken from an Account which was some Years since delivered to the House of Commons by the Farmers of the Aulnage.
From 25 December 1687, to 25 December 1688.

	Value per Piece.	Total Pieces made.	Exported.	Spent at Home.	Total Value.
Serges, Perpetuano's, Says, amp;c.-	2 l.	682,200	390,000	292,000	1,364,400 l
Kerseys, Single Dozen Pennistons, Single Bays, &c.-	3	266,686	88,210	178,476	800,058
Spanish and Short Cloths, Double Dozens, &c.-	10	111,150	21,392	89,758	1,111,500
Long Cloths-	10	48,260	29,943	18,317	482,600
Minnikin Bays-	5	9,600	5,660	3,990	48,000
Colchester Bays, and Double Bays, &c.-	4	86000	35,565	50,435	344,000
Norwich Stuffs, &c. by Computation-	2	350000	100,000	250,000	700,000
	-	-	-	-	-
		1,238,836	670,770	658,126	4,850,558

NOTE: That all the Woollen Manufactures made in England in one Years time, comes to 4,850,558 l. and the East India Goods comes to near that Sum, according to their present Trade.

An Account of Foreign Silver and Bulloin Exported from the Port of London, from the 15th. of October 1697, to the 2d. of January 1699, as appears by an Account delivered this Sessions to the House of Commons.

		Ounces	Drct
Pieces of Eight, and other	By the Old Company-	2,628,814-	10
Foreign Coin, Exported to	By the New Company-	1,620,607-
the East-Indies-	By Particular Persons-	747,523-	10
		-
		4,996,945
		-
Molten Silver in Bars,	By the Old Company-	708,539-	17
Ingots, &c. Exported to	By the New Company-	200,421-	5
India-	By Particular Persons-	18,641-	5
		-
		927,610-	7
		-
		Total 5,924,556-	7
		-

Note, That Five Millions, Nine hundred twenty four thousand, Five hundred and fifty six Ounces, at 5s. and 2 d. per Ounce, comes to above One Million and Five hundred thousand Pounds Sterling, which have been sent from the Port of London, besides what they have taken in at Cadiz, &c.

POSTSCRIPT, 26 January, 1699.

THree Days ago we received Advice, That the Rising Eagle, a Ship of 240 Tonns, in Private Trade, is arrived from China, having Completed her whole Voyage in less than Twenty three Months, and carried out about Twenty thousand Pounds in Bulleigne, and have brought above Eleven thousand Pieces of Wrought Silks, (and not One Pound of Raw Silk,) valu'd about Forty thousand Pounds; which has put a great Damp upon the few Silk Weavers that are left, and will, no doubt, cause many to be turned out of Work.

There's likewise Advice in Yesterday's London Gazette, That a Ship belonging to the French East-India Company is lately arrived at Diepe, from Surrat: 'Tis said her Cargo is worth near Two hundred thousand Crowns, and that a great part of it consists in Gold and Silver, which she brought from the Island of Bourbon, to which Place she carried a new Governour, and a Recruit of Five hundred Men.

Note the Difference between the Two Ships Cargo's: Ours brings over Wrought Silks, to the Destruction of our own Manufactures, and the French brings Gold and Silver, to Support their Government and Trade.

February 3. There is Advice, That the Thomas and the Mary are Arrived from Bombay; and by their Cargoes in Print, there is above 93000 Pieces of Manufactured Silks, Stuffs, and Calico's, (besides what came in Private Trade) and not One Pound of Raw Silk to Imploy the English Manufacturers.

February [...]0. This Day there's Advice, That the Thorndon, a Ship of 500 Tonns, from the Bay of Bengal, is Arrived; but her Cargo is not yet in Print. 'Tis said she brings great Quantities of Wrought Goods, and [...] Raw Silk.

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A LIST of 52 English Ships that Sailed bound to East-India and China, since the 10th. of Frbruary, 1697.

An Account of several sorts of Woollen Cloths Exported to India from the Port of London, in Two Years last past, as appears by His Majesty's Books kept in the Searchers-Office. From the 31 December 1697, to the 31 December 1699.

An Account of the Woollen Manufactures made in One Year, (with the Value thereof,) taken from an Account which was some Years since delivered to the House of Commons by the Farmers of the Aulnage.From 25 December 1687, to 25 December 1688.

An Account of Foreign Silver and Bulloin Exported from the Port of London, from the 15th. of October 1697, to the 2d. of January 1699, as appears by an Account delivered this Ses­sions to the House of Commons.

An Account of the Woollen Manufactures made in One Year, (with the Value thereof,) taken from an Account which was some Years since delivered to the House of Commons by the Farmers of the Aulnage.
From 25 December 1687, to 25 December 1688.

An Account of Foreign Silver and Bulloin Exported from the Port of London, from the 15th. of October 1697, to the 2d. of January 1699, as appears by an Account delivered this Sessions to the House of Commons.