The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 22.5.1

22.5.1

October 19. — The Persian Ambassador Mahomett Roza Beag about noone came into the Towne with a great troup, which were Partly sent out by the king to meete him with 100 Eliphantes and musique, but no man of greater qualetye then the ordinary receiuer of all strangers. His owne trayne were about 50 horse, well fitted in Coates of Cloth of Gould, their bowes, quivers, and Targetes richly garnished, 40 shott, and some 200 ordinary Peons and attenders on bagage. He was carried to Rest in a roome within the kinges outward court till euening, when he came to the Darbar before the king, to which Ceremony I sent my Secretary to obserue the fashion. When hee approched, He made at the first rayle 3 Teselims and one Sizeda (which is Prostrating himselfe and knocking his head against the Ground) ; at the entrance in, the like ; and so presented the Shabas his lettre ; which the kinge took with a little motion of his body, asking only : How doth my brother? without title of Maiestie; and after some few woordes hee was Placed in the seauenth rannck against the rayle by the doore, below so many of the kinges seruantes on both sides, which in my Iudgment was a most inferiour Place for his masters Embassador, but that hee well deserued it for dooing that reuerence which his Predecessores refused, to the dishonor of his Prince and the Murmer of many of his Nation.