The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 58.1.3

58.1.3

28 September, 1619. — Sir Thomas Roe hauing brought home Sundrye papers and accounts with other consultations, which do concerne the Companie, himself and some other men. He was willing to leaue them, desiring only to haue them put into a Chest by themselues and kept apart without any others to be mingled amongst them, that, if occation be, they may be sene apart at any time. The motion was approved and ordered to be so put vpp, with notice taken of them, written vppon and numbered. 6 October, 1619. — Sir Thomas Roe, desiring to giue the Company satisfaction of his procedings since his goeing into the East Indies, first gaue to vnderstand in what a desperate case he found the factoryes at Surat, Amadauaz and elswher in the Mogores Countrye : proclamations out against them to prohibite them of all trade and to depart the land, which at his coming to Court he caused to be reuokt and procured fermaens to commaund their acceptaunce and frendly entertaynment, prouing against the Prince himself that those things had bene done without aucthoritye from the King and by wicked subornation to haue overthrowne the trade of the English ; Assuring the Company that now by a faire and gientle course held and good correspondencie and obseruation of the Gouernour in some reasonable sort they may haue as faire a passage of their buysines as can be expected or desired;