The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 22.4.3

22.4.3

and if hee reuealed it to the king, I would answere: because it was not in my Power to giue his Maiestie I was ashamed to name yt, but had mooued the Prince to buy it for his vse. For this I had many thanckes and Complements. His Secretary mooued by his Highnes order to procure for him two Gunners out of our fleete to serue him in this yeares warrs for good Pay, which Curtesy hee would take very kindly and requite yt. I promised to effect his desier, and doubted not to procure them of the Commander, seeing ordinary ones in that art will exell here. I pressd the Clearing of Zulpheckcarcons account ; though I knew not what it was, for Master Kirridge aduised satisfaction of 9000 mamoodies for which I sent bills, and that of the 8000 remayning he had receiued content for two Clothes and a halfe, but not how much nor what rested. Yet I vrdged the vse of our mony now to employ, and showed his bill : that what was mistaken, wee would bee answerable for ; which hee promised Master Biddolph this day or the morow.