The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 41.5.2

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but I must say, if you giue way, you giue encouradgement. I had rather make him any Present in loue then restore any thing in right. For Barnardo, I doubt not you wilbe sencible of his Plott, and call him into question. Hee getts the Duke of Sauoyes Commission, but the faces are all English. Jhons, the Captain of the Lyon was a Proiector. The Mootams enveigled Sir Robert Rich and after Mutined, tore his Commission, disarmed his Captain, and are breefly villaynes woorthey to feede in the Marshalsy one yeare. Such an example would deter others; els you giue them both title and hart. The Captaine of the Francis, Master Newse, sett out by Sir Robert Rich, I will Commend to your fauour as an honest discreet gentleman, who neaver consented to your Iniurie, but was forced by his disordered Gyng; the rest I leaue you to deale with as in your Judgement you shall find requisite. But if you suffer Rouers in these seas, ther must bee noe traders. It is hard to prooue to these People the difference of Merchants and Piratts, if all of a Nation; or, if you could prooue it, I am vnwilling to lye for a Pawne vntill Certificatt came out of Europe.