The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 19.7.7

19.7.7

and that a sayler of a frigott from Socatra reported that the English fleete was there ariued with 4 shippes and one Pinnase, the men sick and weake : That the Gouernor of Suratt offered the Hollander arriued at the Barr to buy all his goodes by the great and soe to dismisse him, which hee refused, requiring to bee receiued on all the same conditions and Priuiledges which the English enjoyed : To which was Answered that hee durst not Consent to that without warrant, the English havinge obteyned theire residence by sute : but to giue them Content they offered them a house to remayne in and to land their goodes, and leaue to trade vntill the Princes answere and resolution were knowne, on this Condition that, if his Highnes would not Consent, they should depart vpon the first warning, eyther in their owne shipp or, if shee wear gone, in the first Passadg to the Sowthward. The Conditions accepted, the Hollander came ouer the Barr at Swally and there Moored, resoluing to ride yt all weathers, and landed goodes daylie, pretending that hee would only this yeare buy Cloth and Comodityes for the sowthward, and be gonne with his shipp within 20 dayes, for that hee feared the Portugalles and had noe desier to bee found there by vs, but that if hee Could obteyne licence hee would leaue some Merchant in the Towne. With those lettres I receiued one from the Gouernor of Suratt, promising mee all frendship.