The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 23.3.6

23.3.6

November 1. — Sultan Coronne tooke his leaue and went to his tentes. The king at Noone sate out at the Durbar, where the Prince brought his Eliphantes, about 600 richly trapped and furnished, and his followers, by estimation 10,000 horse, many in Cloth of Gould with hearne top feathers in their Turbantes, all in Galanterie; Himselfe in a Coate of Cloth of siluer, embrodered with great Pearle and shining in Diamondes like a firmament. The king embraced him, kissd him, and showed much affection. At his departure hee gaue him a swoord, the scaberd all of gould sett with stones, valewed at 100,000 rupees, a dagger at 40,000, an Eliphant, and two horses, all the furniture of gould sett with stones, and for a Close one of the New Caroches made in Imitation of that sent by his Maiestie my Master, and Commanded the English Coachman to driue him to his tentes; into which hee ascended, and sate in the middle, the sides open, his Cheefest Nobles afoote walking by him to his Tentes about 4 Mile. All the way hee threw quarters of rupias, beeing followed with a Multitude of People. Hee reached his hand to the Coachman and Putt into his hatt about 100 rupias. I could not get any despatch, neyther heard any Newes from Suratt; so that Zulphecarcon is departed in our debt for want of an account, which I had often written for. I doubted our Patamars miscarriage, for it is now 36 dayes since I heard a woord. November 2.