[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) › 58.1.5 # The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 58.1.5 The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe (Foster) 58.1.5 - **Language:** English ### [58.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.58.1.5) And this trade in tyme may be enlarged by the English as other comodityes may be gotten from sundry other places of the Indies, and wilbe the life of the Surat and Persia Trade to supply both those places with monye: which trade being brought to good perfection, he hopeth they wilbe carefull to preserue and contynue it notwithstanding any discouragment that may be obiected by the factors at Surat, who are vnwilling to haue that Trade prosper (as is collected by many circumstances). Lastly, he made knowne that he recouered all the extortions which had bene exacted by sundry vniust Gouernors that yeare and the yeare before and had left all matters in a good, setled and peaceable course, drawing out 21 Articles, most of which he procured the King to confirme and got sundry firmaens graunted for Friggots to be delyuered furnisht to the English for ther defence against the Portugalls (who, as was delyuered, were preparing an Armado against the English), Together with many other priuiledges which he thought as much in generall as he could expect or desire; And recouered all debts, leauing none in the Countrye but only one of a Banyan who was the kings prisoner; And yet for him he hath the kings promise to force him to pay the said debt or else to delyuer the partie dead or aliue vnto their hands. - [Previous: 58.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.58.1.4) - [Next: 58.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.58.1.6) - [Up: 58.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.58.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.58.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.roe-embassy~en-foster.58.1.5) · Pramāṇa