The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 15.1.2

15.1.2

3 Theirdly, it is Concluded, that when any shipes of the said English shall arriue at any Port, the Gouernor of the Place or cheefe Cytty adjoyning shall publish 3 seuerall days this agreement, to the end that all men may freely sell at the shore any prouision of victualls and releefe and may alsoe goe aboord the shipes, trade and buy at their pleasurs, and may freely furnish the said english at the ordinary rates of the kings subjectes with boates, cartes, and other prouisions of Carriadge at their pleasurs without any prohibition, as well at the sea syde as at the rivers, in which the English haue lately susteyned great losse. 4 Fowerthly, it is agreed that the persons of English Merchants nor theyr seruants shall not be searched, nor dispightfully vsed, but that Comminge to the Alfandica they shall show what necessaryes they bring with them and what mony for expence, which shalbe free vnto them from any violence or force of the Gouernor or other Officers, and free of any Custome, soe that it exceed not 10 rialls of Eight in goodes or mony.