The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 35.1

35.1

Instructions giuen to our louing freinds Edward Connocke, Thomas Barker, George Plea and William Bell, Employed in the Seruice of the Honourable Companie of East India, by the Port of Jasques or any other in the Coast of the Shabas. (I. O. Records : O. C, No. 545.) 1. You shall principally and first reguard the limitations of the Company sent to the Embassador, the copy wherof is your direction, and not enlardge nor swerve from them but in Cases expressed following. 2. You shall well way the obiections sent out of England, especially that which mentioneth a true [truce ?] of the Trade if the Grand Sinior and the Sha shall make peace but to haue the ould trade continewed, and soe wee shalbe made a stale and turned out. 3. You shall Judiciouslie consider whither the port of Jasques or any other bee fitt to receiue and secure our shipp vnder a fort, which admitted, you shall contract to haue such forts repayred and mayntayned at the chardge of the Sha, for which, if required, you shall consent to pay Custome for goods 3 per Cent, (or somewhat more rather then breake), for mony or Bouillon nothing, the import beinge sufficient profitt and noe wise prince demandinge that; outward you may insist to pay no Custome, the Sha takinge none at his confine townes of Turky.