The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 30.1

30.1

Both your mentioned lettrs I haue receiued by long Passadges; this last arriued the 20 Present, by which I vnderstand your honest and effectual care of the trust Committed you. .... I doubt not you haue long since receiued my lettrs by the Post of Mahomet Raza Baege, the Shaw-bas his Ambassador, dispeeded from Court the 10th of January, 1616, and since you are fully possessed of our intents to prosecute the Negotiation of Persia by the arriuall of our factors. I can yet proceed to no farther engagement then by way of aduise to wish you as a faythful englishman to deale Clearly with the Prince what wee seeke and what wee will performe. I feare, as this beginning was rash, it may receiue some disgrace, especially if any of our seruantes either Overlash in their woordes and Promises or in their titles. Therfore that you may truly know what you may safely deliuer; Edward Connock was sent from Suratt as a factor to beginn and make offer of the amety, vnprouided either of instructions, goodes or meanes fitt for such an enterprise. Therfore the Prince wilbe Pleasd not to judg vs by this attempt, which was rather to showe our affection then any proofe of our abilitye. Neyther will it bee euer embrased by the English vnlesse a Port bee seecured or Mart established, prises agreed on for such quantetyes of both sides as that neither be deceiued, wee in fitting and Putting off of our Comoditye, nor the Prince of vent for his.