The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 20.4

20.4

Some Articles hee consented too, and to them, beeing reducd to the forme of a firmaen, hee would procure yt sealed. Now is it easy to Judg what vexation it is to trafique with these faythlesse people: 7 Mounthes I had promise from weeke to weeke, from day to day, and no exception; but fynding I had so drawne them that I should nott much neede the Prince and if wee disliked wee might refuse his Gouerment, Hee vtterly renounced his woord in Chollar and rage. I durst not yet leaue him nor take notice of his falshood. He that first took him for our sollicitor engaged vs into this miserye, knowing him to be the protector of our enemyes and a slaue to bribes, which they multiply vpon him. But now I had a woolfe by the eares. I seemed only to apprehend his dislike of the lenght and Phrase, and sent him a lettre to enterprett mee, and a breefe of the substance of all required on their parts conteyned in generall woordes, touching only such particulars as hee liked, and left quite out all the Conditions demanded formerly by him of mee, desiering him to putt it in forme, and procure the seale, or to giue me leaue to receiue my owne deniall from the king, and soe to depart the Countrie. These I finished in Persian the same day and sent them to him. They are recorded in their order.