The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 40.8

40.8

13. Lastly, I requier you to bee carefull in the estates of such your factors as shall render their soules vnto their creator, that true inventorie and account bee kept and made over vnto the stocke of the Honourable Companie to avoyde all scandall or vnjust dealing. Particularly in the estate of William Tracy, who is lately dead and had in his Purse at his departure [from] Suratt Neere 100li., part of which Edward Connaught had borrowed, that his frends may haue some just accompt, which they may expect of mee, beeing by them recommended to mee, but enveigled away by Edward Connaught; and that whatsoeuer goods, monies or debts may bee found of the said Edward Connaught may bee seazed or recouered to the vse of his Creditors and for the satisfaction of the Honourable Companie, Particularly one debt of 7 Toman lent by him to the friar Padre Paulo, resident in Spahan, whose bill at his death it seemes hee burned and bequeathed the Companies mony for Diergees and dead Masses and of all such summes of mony, debts, silkes and goods whatsoeuer pretended to bee the said Edward Connaught['s] to make true accompts and to putt it to the stock of the Companie, who will with more conscience and equitie render reason to all that shall of them demand it, as far as his estate arose, themselues beeing first in measure satisfyed. So I Committ you all to Gods Mercy.