The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 24.2.1

24.2.1

The Comodityes you sell passe best in that quarter. The goods you seeke beeing principally Indico and Cloth, no one Place is so fitt for both ; and the lesse inconueniences are to bee Chosen. Of this you shall gather more at lardge my opinion and reasons in my Iournall and discourses to your factors. Perhaps some of them will contradict it. But I am not deceiued, nor haue Priuate ends, to keepe factories to imploy and aduance frends. The Places and Number of seruants I haue deliuered my Judgment in, and Could manifest the Past errours, but not mend them. Syndu is possesd by the Portugall ; or, if it were free, were no fitter then Suratt, nor safer ; as it is, it wilbe more subiect to Perill. Your factors sent me foure or fiue Clauses out of your Commission, that concernd Persia, a fort, a Plantation in Bengala, all which they knew were not of vse ; with no other purpose, proposition, or resolution they will acquaynt me. They cannot abyde I should vnderstand or direct them. If they resolue of any thing in their opinion for your profitt, and send to mee, I will effect the Court part ; but you will find in my lettres and Journall how they vse mee, which doubtlesse at first was sowed by some Jealousy of yours, which will cost you dearly.