The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 19.7.3

19.7.3

This day soddenly dyed, to my great greife and discomfort, my minister Master Hall, a man of a most gentle and mild Nature, religious and of vnspotted life. Hee had beene ill but 5 dayes, and that but easely. In the morning he had walked abroad, and lay downe in a Garden on the wett Earth, supposing him selfe in no danger. At noone hee eate with very good appetite. In two howers after he dyed. Thus it pleased God to lay a great affliction on mee and my famely for our sinnes, taking from vs the meanes of his blessed woord and Sacraments for our neglect of so heauenly benifitts, which was to mee (God knowes my hart) the heauiest punishment I did feele or feare in this Country. Godes will be done. My houshould was sickly, my Cooke new dead, and I had as little Ioy or consolation as I beleiue any euer had, noe Comfort, no conuersation, no such dispatch in my busines as might giue me Creditt or Content, no such entertaynment as my qualetye required nor which might haue appeasd and made other inconueniences tollerable, no hope of proffitt in myne owne estate. This was all that made mee liue: a resolution to performe with an honest hart all I had vndertaken, according to my power, comitting my selfe wholy to my Creator.