[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 185.3 # Storia do Mogor 185.3 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 185.3 - **Language:** English ### [185.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.185.3) They were well received, and sarapa (sets of robes) were ordered for each of them, in addition to two thousand rupees. For the viceroy there were given a caparisoned horse, a dagger mounted with precious stones, a little bottle of essence of roses, and an honourable formao (farman, or rescript ?). It should be noted here that at the presentation of these ambassadors I did not act as interpreter, but some other European. In reading out the conditions he succeeded in doing a piece of bad work for the Portuguese. For in one paragraph the viceroy desired Shah 'Alam either to give him eight hundred horses, or permit him to buy them in the camp. The European stated as the viceroy's proposal that, if the prince gave him eight hundred horses he would consider himself a subject. This was as much as to say that he would place Goa in the prince's hands. When I heard this, I prayed the royal scribe to stop writing, for the interpreter did not understand the viceroy's proposal. All he said was, that being in want of eight hundred horses to continue the campaign against Sambha Ji, he asked for these eight hundred horses; and should His Highness decline to give them, he prayed leave to buy them in his camp. The interpreter was angered, but I judged it necessary on such an occasion to speak up, to defend truth, and protect Goa from a pretext under cover of which Aurangzeb would proceed to occupy that island. - [Previous: 185.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.185.2) - [Next: 185.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.185.4) - [Up: 185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.185) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.185.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.185.3) · Pramāṇa