Early English Intercourse with Burma, 1587-1743 and the Tragedy of Negrais

First Published in 1968. This second edition includes the 'Tragedy of Negrais' as a new appendix. Originally published in 1928 for the University of Rangoon and the sequel three years later- 'Tragedy of Negrais' as a journal for the Burma Research Society.  During the Japanese occupation of Burma from 1942 to 1945 unsold copies were lost or destroyed. This volume is a reprint of the original research into the East India Company's records at the India Office.  They tell the story of English relations with Burma from the days of Elizabeth I to the beginning of the long break which started in 1762, which started due to the incident in 1759 known as the 'massacre of Negrais' and ended in 1795.

D. G. E. Hall

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Earliest English Contact with Burma; Chapter 2 The Episode of Thomas Samuel; Chapter 3 The Foundation of the Syriam Factory and its Early Prosperity, 1647-52; Chapter 4 The Failure of the Syriam Factory; Chapter 5 Conditions of Trade Experienced by English Merchants in Burma in the Seventeenth Century; Chapter 6 Negotiations with Burma, 1680-6; Chapter 7 The Negrais Episode, 1686-7; Chapter 8 Private Trade and the Affair of Bartholomew Rodrigues; Chapter 9 The Mission of Edward Fleetwood and James Lesly to Ava, 1695?6; Chapter 10 The Period of Intermittent Relations, 1697-1723; Chapter 11 Shipbuilding and the Last Years of the Syriam Factory, 1722?44; apps; app The Tragedy of Negrais, D. G. E. Hall; Introduction; Chapter 12 The Origin of the Settlement.; Chapter 13 The Early History of the Settlement.; Chapter 14 Negotiations With Pegu and Ava.; Chapter 15 The Affair of the Arcot; Chapter 16 The Treaty With Alaungpaya.; Chapter 17 The Massacre.; Chapter 18 The Mission of Captain Alves and the Severance of Relations.;