The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 28.2.4

28.2.4

At the vpper end was set the King my Soueraignes Picture, the Queenes, my Lady Elizabeths, Sir Thomas Smiths and some others, two pieces of good and fine Tapistrie below them that came from Persia ; a Throne of Gold set all ouer with Rubies, Emeralds and Turqueis ; and the old Musicke of singing Whores. This day I dispatched to Surat my aduice of the Persian businesse and the new Ambassadour, and some remembrance to Abram Chan the Gouernour, from whom I receiued a Letter that in his absence our Nation had beene wronged, against his knowledge, but that, his power being augmented by the Prince, he desired me to be confident in him : that while he liued in authoritie we should neuer suffer any such abuses, but we should liue in all freedome.