The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 19.3.4

19.3.4

Thus this long and troublesome busines is finished, in which I was so farr from any assistance of Justice that I got the disfauour of him that should haue been my Iudge, and Asaph chan my procurator could find noe other means of reconcilment but by agreement with my enemie. Yet the losse is not great or none to the Company, for it is in their powers to make shares, more beeing recouered then their debt by 300 mamoodies or therabouts ; and in theirs not only all things at their owne rates, but the 2,000 mamoodies giuen is Comprised and restored (which was almost a shame to demand, beeing called a guift) ; and I shall desier those that deale in the busines not [to] ease themselues in their dispatches, soe gently parting with mony, and cast the burthen and envy on mee to recouer it. What paines and aduentures I ran, what I bare shutting myne eyes and ears against many ill vsages, I best know that soe often felt Nature and honor repine and obiect a stupid patience. This night the king sent 4 or 5 messengers for mee to [come to] the Guzelchan, but the first mistaking his arrand and my owne indisposition deferrd my goeing. August 6. — I was sent for to the Durbar, The busines was about a Picture I had lately giuen the king and was Confident that noe man in India could equall yt. So soone as I came hee asked mee what I would giue the Paynter that had made a Coppy soe like it that I should not knowe myne owne. I answered : a Painters reward — 50 rupies.