Shivaji and His Times c16.s2.7
Shivaji and His Times c16.s2.7
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c16.s2.7
The negotiations, as might have been expected from the diverse aims of the two parties, could not possibly end in an agreement. They were protracted till December, when Shivaji was out on his forays and "now not easily to be found or treated with." The English proposed to send Lieut. Stephen Ustick to treat directly with him, (F. R. Surat, 106, Bomb. to Surat, 8 Nov. and 15 Dec., 1671.) This envoy was directed to "set out in a handsome equipage befitting the Company's honour," with Ram Shenvi, the Company's interpreter. (F. R. Surat, 87, Surat to Bombay, 30 Sep., 1671.)