[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) › [The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy) › [The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe (Foster)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster) › 14.1.5 # The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 14.1.5 The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe (Foster) 14.1.5 - **Language:** English ### [14.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.14.1.5) March 8.—I sent for a resolution, and receiued yt: that that clause must remayne or I should not haue none. I gaue order. Suspecting the tricke, to redemand the articles signed by mee; but could not gett them, nor was the matter great, but for forme sake, and alsoe to pronounce as well my resolution, that I mente neuer to seeke farther after yt, neuer to accept yt, or any other, on ill Conditions: that I knew my way to seeke assured remedye: that I was sorry I had so long forborne yt. March 9. — The King being returnd, the Preparation for the Norose made all men soe busy that I had no oportunyte to doe myne, but purposed to prepare the King by Visitations and presents to heare my demandes with the first oportunitye. But I had no enterpreter, The brokar not daring to speake any thing that would displease Asaph Chan, nor would hee in any thing deliuer mee truly to the King. Soe I sought out a third \[second?\], an Italian Jeweller, a protestant, that vseth much liberty with his toung, and in whom the King takes often delight to heare him rayle at the Jesuites and theyr factions; who vndertook to say all I would deliuer him. March 10. — This day arriued our Cloth and goodes to Adsmere, having beene long on the way, to the great preiudice in the sale. March 11. — The Noros begann in the Eueninge. It is a custome of solemnizing the new yeare, yet the Ceremonye beginnes the first New moone after it, which this yeare fell togeither. - [Previous: 14.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.14.1.4) - [Next: 14.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.14.1.6) - [Up: 14.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.14.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.14.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.14.1.5) · Pramāṇa