The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 18.2.2

18.2.2

Asaph chan returned me answere of my last Message : that hee was most reddy to doe mee or my Nation any Curtesye, as he had euer : that on the Morrow the king went to Hauaz lemall and returned the Next day, when he would send to mee to come to his house and goe with mee to the king, and that all matters past should bee forgotten : wishing mee to take no notice that my absence was any other then voluntary : desiering me to beleeue he had twenty tymes more Creditt and affection to doe my busines then Mochrebchan : that the next day he would himselfe carry me to the Prince and fully reconcile vs, and so accord all differences that I should proceed in my busines without Crosses or lett : and that I should haue reformation in all my pretences : aduising mee to accept of Zulpheckcarcons offer, and that for a little losse I should not breake off, now that all matters were so neare composed : and so desiering me not to hould him in Iealoosy, for hee was euer as much my frend as he durst declare against the Prince. The king commanded one of his brothers sonnes, who was made a Christian in pollicye to bring him into hatred with the people, to goe stricke a lyon on the head, which was brought before the king ; but hee beeing afrayd refusd yt. Soe the king bad his youngest sonne to goe touch the lyon, who did so without any harme. Wheratt the king tooke occasion to send his Nephew away to a prisson were hee is neuer like to see day light.