The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul 7.3

7.3

He hath one beloued wife among foure, that wholly gouerneth him. He receiued lately a Present from the King of Bisampore, to obtaine peace (whose Ambassadour knocked his head three times against the ground) of six and thirtie Elephants, of two whereof the chaines and all tackles were of beaten Gold, to the weight of foure hundred pounds, two of siluer, of the same fashion, the rest of copper; fiftie Horses richly furnished, and ten Leckes of Rupias in Iewels, great Pearles, and Balasse Rubies. Euerie Lecke is an hundred thousand Rupias, euery Rupia two shillings sixe pence sterling; so tenne Leckes is a Million of Rupias. His Territorie is farre greater then the Persians, and almost equall, if not as great as, the Turkes. His meanes of money, by reuenue, custome of Presents, and inheriting all mens goods, aboue both. His Countrey lyeth West to Sinde, and so stretcheth to Candahar, and to the Mountaines of Taurus North; to the East as farre as the vtmost parts of Bengala, and the borders of Ganges; and South to Decan. It is two thousand miles square at the least, but hath many pettie Kings within, that are Tributaries.