The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 28.2.8

28.2.8

April 2. — I receiued from Dabull road from Captain Pepwell that according to aduise he had stayed the Iuncke bound for Mocha, but, weighing the caution giuen by mee to consider well what correspondence were betweene that Prince and Mozolapatam (in whose Territorie the Solomon was and could not get to sea), finding both alliance and friendship, he freed her without spoile (alleaging the refusall of Trade to Middleton), which courtesie procured him so good entertainment as the Indies affoords seldome: free Trade and promise to take three hundred Clothes yearely, a good quantitie of Lead sold for money, and some Ordnance (which I like not: to arme the Indians, and the Portugals friends, enemies to the Mogoll) and all other courtesies, which (if this kindnesse proceeded not for that the luncke was yet vnder command) giues me good hope of some Trade in sale yearely at the Port. Howeuer, the freeing of the luncke assures me the Commander will doe nothing by catching preiudiciall to the Company, and deliuer himselfe honestly from the iealousies cast vpon him from Dabul. Hee signifies his intent to proceed to Callicute; and if that Factorie be not worth supplyes to transmit it to Dabul.