[5] At various times Bhimji Parekh worked as a broker for the East India Company, as a money lender, and as a printer.
[6] A notable incident in Parekh's life occurred when religious persecution in Surat had become unbearable; he organised and led a boycott by Hindu banias against Aurangzeb.
Parekh died in 1686 and left two under-aged sons, Vanmalidas and Shankardas, who would play an important part in the business life of Surat.
In the fifth session of the All India Library Conference in Mumbai in 1942, K. M. Munshi claimed that this printing press had been sold to Bhimji Parekh by Shivaji.
Perhaps it is not entirely surprising the Company acceded to his request with, among other considerations, the hope that it would help spread Christian faith: The expert printer, Henry Hills, did arrive as was promised.