The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 52.1.6

52.1.6

After almost 3 yeares experience of the pride and falshood of these people, that attended only aduantage and were gouerned by priuat interest and appetite, I was forced to relinquish many poynts often insisted vpon, when I could gett nothing, and to make offer of these few as the most necessarie to settle a trade and which might giue the least offence and might pass with ease, leauing the rest to the Generall order of the kyng to receiue justice from our Procurador Generall; and therfore seemed content and deliuered it vp to the Princes Diuon for consideration and answere; who excepted almost agaynst all, or agaynst all that might serue to giue vs ease. But after many disputes I went to the Prince and had there read and discussed the articles as followeth: To the first, it was wholy agreed vnto.