[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) › 19.1.6 # The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 19.1.6 The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe (Foster) 19.1.6 - **Language:** English ### [19.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.19.1.6) He Called his steward and Master Porter, and Commanded them that if I came my selfe no man should presume to stay mee but lett me passe into him, and that all my seruants at all tymes should bee brought into a roome to sitt downe and that his house should euer bee free for them. So I satt, and for Complement acknowledged the fauour the king had done mee so publiquely to proceed from good reports made by him of me and our Nation, which wee would with all due respect endeauour to requite. He replied he was euer my frend in his particular, but that the kings good opinion and fauour to mee proceeded from his owne good disposition. I answered: seeing he was so modest not to take it vpon him and so refuse the thanckes, yet I desiered him that hee would vse this oportunitye and season of his Maiesties gratiousnes to mooue at night the sealing of our Priuiledges, for that our shipes were ready to arriue, and if they found no alteration they would land no goodes, and I should bee reputed very Negligent in my dutie, to my vtter disgrace and ruine in my Masters fauour, who would not lay the fault on any other nor beeleue any excuse, having receiued such assurance of loue from the Great Mogull by his last lettres; and that I had a Pickture of a frend of myne that I esteemed very much, and was for Curiositye rare, which I would giue his Maiestie as a present, seeing hee so much affected that art; assuring myselfe he neuer saw any equall to it, neyther was any thing more esteemed of mee. - [Previous: 19.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.19.1.5) - [Next: 19.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.19.1.7) - [Up: 19.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.19.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.19.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.19.1.6) · Pramāṇa