The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 33.4

33.4

I know not Captain Andrew Shilling but by fame to be a braue honest man, and therfore I am bound to loue him and to wish him all good. If hee will trye mee hee shall fynd I remember some of his Actions. If Captain Adames bee our ould Virgiman Adams, hee is my good frend. Commend mee to him whosoeuer, and to all our Countrimen. [October] 6. — I rode to visite the Prince, at his vsuall houre, to giue him welcome and to acquaint him with our businesse, determining to make offer of all respect to him, and to that end not to come emptie handed, and bought a fine Chaine of gold, China worke. I sent in word. He returned that I should come next morning at Sunne rise, when he sate to be worshipped, or stay till his riding to Court, which I must haue done at his doore. This I tooke in extreame scorne, his Father neuer denying me accesse ; and his Pride is such as may teach Lucifer ; which made me answere roundly : I was not his Slaue, but a free Ambassadour of a King, and that I would neuer more visite him, nor attend him ; hee had refused me Justice : but at night I would see him with the King, to whom only I would addresse my selfe ; and so departed. At night I went to the King, who receiued me graciously. I made a reuerence to the Prince, but he would not once stirre his head. Then I acquainted the King that, according to his order, I had brought an abstract of our ladings, desiring his command.