The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 39.11

39.11

January 18. — I receiued from Surat of the imprisonment of Spragge and Howard at Brampoore, their house and goods seized, their liues in question, for drinking with the Cutwall in their house: that one of the Cutwalls men dyed that night, vpon which they stand accused of Poyson: and the Cutwall to free himselfe of comming into the house, pretended that he came to fetch a mans wife away from Thomas Spragge. What the truth is I know not. Information is come to the King against them; and I went to the Prince (who vndertooke all my causes) but could not speake with him. With the same came complaint of a force vsed to the Caffila vpon the way, notwithstanding the Firman sent, by the Raia of the Countrey. In both which to night I will make petition to the King. My toyle with barbarous vniust people is beyond patience. At the Princes I found the Firman promised, drawne, but halfe the conditions agreed on left out; vpon which I refused it, and desired nothing but leaue to depart to treat with these in the Sea.