The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 6.2.4

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but that you dare not Attempt them, but only defend your goods, least the King of Portugal should punish his Majestie for such bouldnes at home. It is thought requisite that you seeke trade in the Terretoryes of the Mogull in Bengale. I will enforme myselfe of the fittest port and procure a firman for residence of your factors. Since my arriuall at Bramport, beeing the 14 of Nouember 1615, I visited the Prince, which I rather did because ther was a purpose to settle a factory ther. ... I am heer visited by Godes hand with a terrible feauer, now sixe dayes, and brought veary weake; abused in my Carriadges, notwithstanding the Prince gaue order for me, and the Kings firman. The Cuttwall tooke my mony and made price as he pleased; and when I sawe his abuse, I sought abroad, but none would stirr without his leaue. So that I must suffer it, as I doe manyfould and infinite abuses, this beeing a generall Character : euery man will promise any thing, but to this hower I neuer found one man that euer held his woord in any one thing without beeing followed and sued too sixe dayes togither — no answere but " to-morowe." . . . The Cuntrye is all slauish. In this towne of Bramport, the ancient and Cheefe Cytty, except the Castle and some fewe ill howses of Commanders, your swyne lye better than any man ; and what I endure I best knowe. . . . Nouember 25. — Master Boughton dyed and I buried him by leaue early the Next Morning. Nouember 26. — Being enforced to take the Cutwalls, I laded.