The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 19.8.4

19.8.4

Hee began roundly : that the former yeare he had beene neglected : that hee had Chosen that Gouerment only for the Ports sake, and yet euery body, eauen his owne men, were serued before him, which hee tooke in ill part : but if I would vndertake to him that whatsoeuer toyes came to bee sould might be first showed to him, hee would grant mee my full desiers and giue such order that no man should in any sort molest vs, promising to take nothing from vs, only to satisfye his Curiositye : and to that end hee would giue mee a firmaen that whatsoeuer I would send for should come vntouched, unseene to my handes, soe that I would bringe them before him. I replyed concerning his fathers presents, and such others. Hee agreed to all reason, and requiring mee to giue him vnder my hand on the morrow my promises and demandes and hee would Confirme them, so that I should find him our best frend ; soe with very good vsadges I departed. The promise and Conditions I drew the sam day and putt them into Persian for the Morrowe. This day was the Birth of the king and solemnized as a great feast, wherin the king is weighed against some lewelles, gould, siluer, stuffs of goulde [and ?] siluer, silke, butter, rice, frute, and many other things, of euery sort a little, which is giuen to the Bramini. To this solemnitye the king commanded Asaph chan to send for mee, who so doeing appoynted mee to come to the Place wher the king sitts out at Durbarr, and there I should bee sent for in.