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The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 19.6.3

The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe (Foster) 19.6.3

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19.6.3

and ouer night earnestly inuiting mee, I promised to Come. At Midnight he went him self and Carried his tents and all furnitur and fitted vp a Place by the tancke side very handsomly. In the morning I went. At my Comming hee came to meete mee and with extraordinary Ciuilitye carried me into his roome prepared, wher hee had some Company and 100 seruants attending two of his sonnes (beeing a father to thirty). Hee entertayned mee with showeing the kings little Closetts and retyring roomes, which were Paynted with Antique, and in some Panes Copyes of the French kings and other Christian Princes ;