The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 36.3.1

36.3.1

For the effecting of all these purposes, the sending home the woman and the prosecution of the Red Sea, I sent backe Richard Steele with orders to Surat, hauing altered my purpose of the goods and Presents from the Leskar, it beeing declared that the King will for Guzurat, where I haue appointed Richard Steele, after hauing dispatched other matters, to meete, with them and his Ingeniers. I also sent my aduice and directions to Captaine Pring, to take an Inuentorie of all the Monies and goods in the two men of Warre: to make it ouer to your stocke and land it: to sell or dispose of the ships, as his occasion shall require (the monies, if sold, to be put to stocke): to grant passage to some of the Chiefes, to entertaine the rest and to referre it to you at home, whom [how ?] you will deale with the Owners that set them out. My opinion is peremptory that their surprize is iust and iustifiable, all their goods forfeited ; if you will restore anything, at your courtesie ; but with the more rigour you deale with these, the better example you will leaue for such barbarous Piracies ; for, if this course be practised, take your leaue of all Trade about Surat and the Red Sea, and let the Company of Turkie stand cleere of the Grand Signors reuenge, and we heere must expect cold Irons.