[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy) › [The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe (Foster)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster) › 48.6 # The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 48.6 The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe (Foster) 48.6 - **Language:** English ### [48.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.48.6) I haue signified in my generall lettres that I haue sent home Anthony Wallys and some others The rest of your seruants are for the most very Ciuill. If any ouerspend, I cannot abbridge that which they pretend Necessarie. What I can doe, not to drawe all mens ill will vpon mee, I shall by counsayle ; if I find dangerous or grosse faultes, I will stop them. The first is Master Steele, who brought to sea a mayd. Captain Towersons seruant, but great with Child, and married her at the Cape vnder a bush. I could not perswade Captaine Towersons returne nor his wiues, though I offered conditions of your losse, nor send her home alone and anew with Child among men. He pretended great matters. All your seruantes were willing to disgrace him. I was both vnwilling and afrayd to doe yt, but Consented to bring vp his artificers, who Prooue his seruantes for his owne endes. I presented them to the King ; but Steele getting accesse as linguist to his Paynter in Priuat (who was pretended to mee to bee your seruant, sent by you as cheefe in the water woorke) entreaged them and himselfe so into the Kinges seruice that I cannot without hazarding much displeasure enforce them eyther to retyre or to follow that they promised you. He surely either hopes to supplant mee, and to succeed (for so some tyme his vanetye Pretendes), or els he hath quitted his Countrie. - [Previous: 48.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.48.5) - [Next: 48.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.48.7) - [Up: 48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.48) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.48.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.48.6) · Pramāṇa