The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 21.1.7

21.1.7

had been taken vp and employed at Amadavaz and Barooph (whoose broad Cloth is fitter for England then Semianoes which are false and beaten full of holes) with those monyes made from Suratt and Brampore, and our factors here had two mounthes sooner beene ruled, this had beene accomplished; the debt at Agra, the sales at Adsmere would haue payd; what had been oweing below more then goodes sould, it had beene better to haue taken so much mony out of the fleete to pay yt, then so much to invest after the arriuall, which course last yeare stayed Captain Keeling 5 mounthes or no ship had beene despatched. And now if I had suffered them to stay the receipt of mony, from Agra nothing had beene done, but the stock had layne dead till another yeare. I know not what blindes your seruantes. They pretend want of authoritye to take vp mony, for no man can plead against the benefitt gott by yt. This error last yeare was more grosse, when Master Edwardes had in Cash almost 4,000li. 3 Months, and invested none vntill our ariuall. I did my endeauour to perswade, but you left mee so little creditt among them that whatsoeuer I motioned was contradicted, eauen to show their authoritye. This fault I touched to the Generall, and the error of factoryes, for your Chardge here is extreame and vnnecessarye. I know your busines may bee effected with more reputation with halfe the Chardge and with extreame ease ;