The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 1.3.8

1.3.8

The veiled threat was hardly likely to be palatable to the Prince, whose "proud nature" is especially noted by Roe, and whose prepossession against the English mission had probably been increased by the representations of Zülfikár Khán, and the complaints from the Surat officials, not only of the loss of trade caused by the exclusion of the Portuguese, but also of the riotous behaviour of the English seamen.