[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy) › [The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe (Foster)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster) › 23.4.1 # The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 23.4.1 The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe (Foster) 23.4.1 - **Language:** English ### [23.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.23.4.1) I knew it not but by the Couer, which was a gould Persian veluett. Hee gott into the end; on each side went two Eunuches that carried small maces of gould sett all ouer with rubies, with a long bunch of white horse tayle to driue away flyes; before him went drumes, ill trumpettes and loud musique, and many Canopyes, quittasolls and other strange ensignes of Maiestie of Cloth of gould sett in many Places with great rubyes, Nine spare horses, the furniture some garnished with rubyes, some with Pearle and emraldes, some only with studdes enameld. The Persian Ambassador presented him a horse. Next behynd came three Palenkees; the Carriages and feete of on Plated with gould sett at the endes with stones and Couered with Crimson veluett embrodered with Pearle, and a frengg of great Pearle hanging in ropes a foote deepe, a border about sett with rubyes and emeralldes. A footman carried a foote stoole of gould sett with stones. The other two were couered and lyned only with Cloth of gould. Next followed the English Coach newly couered and trimed rich, which hee had giuen the queene Normahall, who rode in yt. After them a third of this Cuntry fashion, which me thought was out of Countenance ; in that sate his younger sonns. After followed about 20 Eliphantes royall spare for his owne ascending, so rich that in stones and furniture that they braued the sunne. Euery Eliphant had diuers flages of Cloth of siluer, guilt satten, and taffata. - [Previous: 23.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.23.3.9) - [Next: 23.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.23.4.2) - [Up: 23.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.23.4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.23.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.23.4.1) · Pramāṇa