From Surat also he carried to England the broker's son, Rustumjee Nowrojee, to worry the Directors.

He carried off Mrs.Gyfford, and brought her to England in his ship.

His last act on the coast was to call at Anjengo, in order to obtain property she claimed there: but it is probable that he also secured a cargo of pepper.
It is small wonder that, on his arrival in England, in July, 1724, the wrath of the Directors was kindled against him, and an account of his misbehaviour was forwarded to the Secretary of State.

The naval authorities called on the Directors to produce their witnesses for the charge of trading with the pirates.

The difficulty of doing so was obvious, as the witnesses were all under Matthews' command; so the charge was dropped, and the Directors sued him in the Court of Exchequer for infringing their charter by private trading.
Meanwhile the naval authorities had their own account to settle with Matthews; Captain Maine, of the _Shoreham_, having made various charges against him.