The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 22.5.3

22.5.3

Yet I caused diligence [diligent ?] obseruance to be made of his reception and compared it with myne owne, and fynd he had in nothing more grace, in many thinges not so much ; in ranck far inferiour to that alowed mee, except only his meeting without the Towne, which by reason of my sicknes was omitted to be demanded. Neyther did the king receiue the Shabas his lettre with such respect as my Masters, whom hee called the King of England his brother, the Persian barely brother, without addition (which was an obseruation of the Iesuites, that vnderstood the language). October 20. — I receiued a lettre according to promise, written in the Princes name Commanding the Gouernor of Suratt and others to sitt with the Iudg of the Alfandica in our behalfe, repeating the Complaynt made by mee and by the Iudg against vs, and giuing order so to dispose of the busines that wee might receiue no more discontent, and in that matter full and effectuall ; but concerning the presents, which hee so much desiered to haue choyce in, only these woordes : and for all Presentes sett too your seale and send them to Court — without naming to which Court (which was now seperating) not [nor ?] to whom, but leauing it doubtfull.