The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 22.5.6

22.5.6

Abdala chan, in a Galant Equipage both of his Person and attendantes in apparell strange and antique, but in these partes a la soldado. Presented the Prince with a white horse, the saddle and furniture of gould enameld, a beast of delicate shape, life, and Couradge ; who returned him a swoord Playne with a belt of leather. Ther were brought before him many others, the hiltes of siluer. Chapes sett with small stones, and targettes couered with gould velvetts, some Paynted and bossed with gould and silver, which hee gaue to his seruantes against this muster, many saddles and furniture of gould, rich sett with stones, of his owne were showed for spare horses, his bootes embrodered, & all other ingredientes of brauery. I confesse the expence is woonderfull, and the riches dayly scene invaluable. This night Passd it is reported 6 of the Princes seruantes came to Murther Sultan Cursoronne, but were refused the key by the Porter ; that the Queene mother is gone to the king with an ouerture of all the Practice. The truth is vncertayne and it is dangerous to aske. At euening I went to the Durbar to visitt the king, wher I mett the Persian Embassador with the first muster of his Presentes. Hee appeared rather a Iester or Iugler then a Person of any grauety, running vp and downe, and acting all his woordes like a mimick Player. Now indeed the Atashckannoe was become a right stage.