The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 33.6

33.6

The King being well pleased, I thought it good time to mooue againe for the debts ; and, hauing my Petition ready, opened it, and offered it vp. The King not marking, others discouered what it was, and knew the King would bee enraged that his order was neglected ; whereat one stept to me, and clapt downe my hand gently, desiring me not to doe so. I answered : Aradake Chan had absolutely refused me Iustice ; at which he, being by, came in in much feare, calling Asaph Chan, desiring him to hinder me from complaint. I answered : our ships were arriued, and we could not forbeare nor endure such delayes. So they consulted together and called the Cutwall giuing order to execute the Kings command ; who that night at midnight beset their Tents, and catched some of them. So that now we shall haue reason. I had great thanks of all the Vmreies for protecting the Queenes ship, and our courtesie to their passengers, which they enformed the King, who tooke it kindly ; and they all promised that they were obliged to loue our Nation, and would doe them all seruice ; but they wondered we could not gouerne our people, but that theeues could come out without the Kings leaue. At the Kings rising, Asaph Chan carryed me with him to his retyring place, and there first we translated the Abstract into Persian, to shew the King an houre after ; in which I inserted the money with some addition, because the King might perceiue was [wee?] brought profit to his Dominions ; next the cloath and sorts ;