The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 19.2.7

19.2.7

Hee said all was past and that these Articles I should haue, but that the kingdome of Suratt was wholie in the Princes Power : the king would doe nothing to preiudice his authority : That I should visitt the Prince and giue him a Present, and make frendes among his seruants, for from him I must expect my best reamedy and our quiett residence. I answered I had no presents vntill their arriuall : that all other means I vsed to procure the fauour of the Prince, and the assistance of those neare him, but it became not mee to seeke to every body in that which was a free demand of leauge betweene Princes, which I thought they should as readily accept as the king of England should offer yt Concerning the farme of Customes hee promised to send for Socorolla and giue me answere. Many faire wordes were cast away on both Parts, and so I returned only with New promises. July 31. — I went to visitt the Prince and, because I would haue occasion to speake, as well as to follow Asaph Chans aduise, I presented him a very delicate Piece scrued, with a fier loock, made in Leige, that would Carrie Poynt blanck as farr as a Muskett and weighed not 4 li. He saw first all the qualetyes and after, as I suppose, sent for Zulpheckcarcon, whom I had not seen since his arriuall at Adsmere. When hee Came, the Prince poynted him to mee, wherat hee came and saluted mee. My enterpreter was Called for and hee asked mee why I was angry with him.