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PETER MUNDY 165 At my arrivall heere there were but few liveing of those I left heere art my departure, the rest dead with the mortall sicknesse that imedeatly followed the famine. The names of those liveing art my departure are as followeth :--- +The worshipfull Thomas Rastall, President +Mr. John Skibbowe, President +Mr. Gore, the Presidents brother-in-law X Mr. Joseph Hopkinson, President +Mr. James Bickford +Mr. Riohard Barber +Mr. Arthur Suffeild Mr, Henry Glaseoeke +Mr. Ralph Rand Mr. John Bangham + Robert Davison, Thomas Ashwell x James Woode + Thomas Whitelocke +Mr. Henry Quarios x Mr. Joseph Readinge +Mr. Nicholas Wolley Mr. Thomas Wilbraham +Mr. Thomas Smith, Secretary +Mr. John Olanvell +Mr, Ck, ment Dunscomb Steward 0! 21 persons last before named, there are only 4 reraaineinge whoe are nnma?ked; 14 of those marke + dyed before my arrivall and 3 with this marke x since. besides the inferiour sort according to this proportion. The like tvme was never seene in India, there being scarce one man [ac?ory) able to in all write Snratt-howse (the'English or sett his liand to paper (s0m. ety.mes). Theis were only by sicknesse, but the famine ?t selfe swept away more then a million of the Comon or poorer sort. After which, the mortallitie