The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 23.5.4

23.5.4

East, and in consequence the usual authority in matters relating to merchandise had been withheld from the general of the 1616 fleet. Pepwell, therefore, could not reverse the decision arrived at by the assembled factors, nor could he refuse to assist in carrying it out. Roe was equally powerless, and had to content himself with watching, in a decidedly critical mood, the outcome of the measures taken, while he awaited the result of his letters home of the previous year, complaining of his own want of authority. fire and to great an opinion of his abilityes to giue a temperate aduise, as I can show abondantly and wee haue had full experience, not once asking any mans aduise from hence, but Peremptorily commanding and ordering monyes to no purpose, too late and to extreame Losse. Notwithstanding, this day I dispeeded a lettre from the Princes secretary written in his owne Name to Abram chan, Salath beage, and Isack beage, to ouersee the Customer that hee wronged not the English nor suffered any other : that the busines might bee so ordered as should preuent all future Complayntes : that the presentes should be dispatchd to Court without Custome : that what soeuer was bought should not be taken by force, but the owner payd ready mony to Content The Copy is registred. This day I wrote to the Gouernor of Cambaya to acknowledge his fauour and my thanckfullnes : that I would acquaynt the king with his honorable respect of our Protection. November 9.