The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 41.5.3

41.5.3

The second is the Dutch. They wrong you in all Parts and grow to insuffrable insolencies. If wee fall foule here, the Common enemie will laugh and reape the fruict of our Contention. There must a Course bee taken at home, which, by his Maiesties displeasure signified, were not difficult, if he knew how they traduce his Name and Royall authoritie, robb in English Coulors to scandall his subiects, and vse vs woorse then any braue enemie would or any other but vnthanckfull drunckards that wee haue releeued from Cheese and Cabbage, or rather from a Chayne with bread and water. You must speedelye looke to this Maggat; els wee talke of the Portugall, but these will eate a woorme in your sides. I Neede not Counsell you which way; only aduise you neuer to joyne stock to profitt and losse, for their garrisons, Chardges, losses by Negligence will engage you to beare Part of their follyes for no Profitt. But your accord must bee by a stint at those parts common to you both, and agreement to what Ports you may resort without offence one to the other. If they keepe you out of the Moluccoes by force, I would beat them from Surat to requite it. In both these I haue beene lardge to Master Secretary and some of the Lords, that they may haue feeling of the Iniuries and bee assistant to you. This second february arriued with mee the footmen sent from Spahan by Edward Connaught with lettres of 8 Monthes date, directed to Master Kerridge and to noe other. I opened them.