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Page xi
... Burnell , in a letter dated 14 January 1695/6 , suggests that he may have come to India without the Court's permission . The letter is from the Secre- tary to the Council at Surat to Mr Thomas Browne , pre- sumably the captain of a ship ...
... Burnell , in a letter dated 14 January 1695/6 , suggests that he may have come to India without the Court's permission . The letter is from the Secre- tary to the Council at Surat to Mr Thomas Browne , pre- sumably the captain of a ship ...
Page xv
... Burnell that have been discovered in the official records . He is fortunately revealed , in outline at any rate , in his writings . Burnell's description of Bombay takes the form of two letters to his father . The first and by far the ...
... Burnell that have been discovered in the official records . He is fortunately revealed , in outline at any rate , in his writings . Burnell's description of Bombay takes the form of two letters to his father . The first and by far the ...
Page 124
... Burnell promised to do ; and there- upon he returned to his Dutch friends at Chinsura . With them he stayed a fortnight , awaiting Courtney's reply . That , when it came , was disappointing ... Burnell ; 124 BURNELL'S ADVENTURES IN BENGAL.
... Burnell promised to do ; and there- upon he returned to his Dutch friends at Chinsura . With them he stayed a fortnight , awaiting Courtney's reply . That , when it came , was disappointing ... Burnell ; 124 BURNELL'S ADVENTURES IN BENGAL.
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