[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) › 24.1.1 # The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 24.1.1 The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe (Foster) 24.1.1 - **Language:** English ### [24.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.24.1.1) {Addl. MS. 6115, f. 140.) 24 Nouember, 1616. My Honourable Friends, I receiued your lettre on the twelfth of October, 1616, from the Charles, safely arriued with foure ships at the barr of Suratt the six and twentieth of the former Month. Of what pasd at Sea I doubt not you will receiue ample relation; only a little difference in the report of our fleete and the Portugalls I will mention: that wee began the fight, and that no viceroy beeing sent this yeare, an ancient Souldier, Don Emanuell de Meneses, that had twice beene Generall of their Forces, was in the Admirall, who, beeing beaten, ran herselfe ashore on Angazatia, the greatest of the Islandes of Comora, wher hee gott aland with the suruiuars of his force and caused the ship to bee fiered, which but for respect of him had yeilded; that the Ilanders robbd them and sett them ashoare att Mosambique, and are nowe arriued at Goa. This tale hangs ill together; for that I know they first made fiue shot, and that it is impossible they could passe from Anguzesia to Mosambique in a Canoe, or that the inhabitants, hauing robbd them, durst carry them into their strength; or that all this could bee effected and newes of their arriuall come from Goa in so little tyme. So that my judgement is, they make their relation as neare ours as they can, with creditt, and are loth to confesse truth, that eyther all perished, or the Viceroy, which were the greatest losse and dishoner euer happened to them in India. - [Previous: 23.6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.23.6.9) - [Next: 24.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.24.1.2) - [Up: 24.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.24.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.24.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.24.1.1) · Pramāṇa