The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 15.2.5

15.2.5

April 7.— I wrote to Asaph Chan about Zulphekcarcon and the abuses of Suratt, sending in Persian a generall complaynt of the personall Injuryes to the English and their goodes and with yt three particulars: one of the Companyes goodes taken by force from the factors, and of the robberies of priuat men, of his bribes and extortion; the second, of the goodes yet remayning in the Custome howse deteyned by the Iudg, with his extortions; the third, the numbers of presents giuen voluntarilye to procure his fauour, wherby it might appeare wee had not merited the least of his Tyrannyes. Asaph Chan read them all in the presence of my messenger and answered that if hee might receiue certayne knowledg whether the Custome were dischardged or not, that soe much might be deducted toward satisfaction; the rest, he should bee enforced to pay; and hee would procure the Princes order for Justice in the wrongs for example in tymes to Come, and alsoe giue us a dischardge for the goodes deteyned in the Alfandica with restitution of the bribes, and liberty to sell or transport at pleasure, with many promises of frendship to the English.