8 SIR THOMAS roe ’s VOYAGE TO INDIA.

return for the prefents received, advances fome, and adds to their entertainment 'famehorfe at his pleafure.

The next day being the 12th of March, I went to vifit the King, and delivered hima prefent, where I faw abundance of wealth, but being of all forts put together withoutorder, it did not look fo regular. The fame day the fon of Rama, the new tributarybefore mentioned, did his homage, touching the ground three times with his head.The thirteenth at night I had audience at the Guzalcan, and preffed to have the peaceand commerce with England, fettled after a folemn manner, and all the articles fettled,which the Mogul ordered Ihouid be done. The fifteenth I went again in the evening tothe Norofe, and according to the Mogul’s order chofe my place of handing, which wason the right hand of him on the rifing of the throne, the Prince and young Rama hand-ing on the other fide ; fo I had a full view of what was to be feen, prefents, elephants,horles, and whores. The twenty-third the Mogul condemned one of his own nationupon fufpicion of felony ; but being one of the handfomeh men in India , and the evi-dence not very clear againh him, he would not fuffer him to be executed, but fent himto me in irons for a Have to difpofe of at my will. This is looked upon as a great favour,for which I returned thanks : adding, that in England we had no Haves, nor thought itlawful to make the image of God equal to a beah, but that I would ufe him as a fer-vant, and if he behaved himfelf well, give him his liberty. This the Mogul was wellpleafed with. The twenty-fixth I went to the Guzalcan, and delivered the articles Ihad drawn up, which were referred to Afaph Chan, who a while after fent to me toremove from the Handing I had taken before the King, becaufe I flood alone, and thatwas not the cuftom. I refufed at firft, but he infilling I fhould rank myfelf among thenobility, I removed to the other fide, to the place where only the Prince and youngRama were; which more difgufled Afaph Chan, who perfuaded the Prince to complainof me, which he did; but the Mogul having heard their complaint, and my anfwer, thatI removed by Afaph Chan’s order, anfwered, I had done well, and they were in thewrong to offer to difplace me in his fight. So I kept my place in quiet.

The fubftance of the articles delivered to the Great Mogul was, 1. That there beperpetual peace and amity between the King of Great Britain and His Indian Majefly.2. That the fubjetts of England have free trade in all ports of India . 3. That the go-vernors of all ports publifh this agreement three times upon the arrival of any Englifhfhips. 4. That the merchants and their fervants fhall not be fearched, or ill ufed.5. That no prefents fent to the Mogul fhall be opened. 6. That the Englifh goods fhallnot be flopped above twenty four hours at the cuftom-houfe, only to be there fealedand fent to the merchant’s houfe, there to be opened and rated within fix days after.7. That no governor fhall take any goods by force, but upon payment at the owner’sprice; nor any taken upon pretence of the King’s fervice. 8. That the merchantsfhall not be hindred felling their goods to whom they pleafe, or fending them to otherfaftories, and this without paying any other duty than what is paid at the port. 9. Thatwhatfoever goods the Englifh buy in any part of the Mogul’s dominions, they may fenddown to the ports without paying any duty more than fhall be agreed on at the port atflipping them, and this without any hindrance or moleflation. 10. That no goodsbrought to any port fhall he again opened, the Englifh fhewing a certificate of theirnumbers, qualities, and conditions, from the governor or officers of the place v.hirethey were bought. 11. That no confifcation fhall be made of the goods or money ofany Englifh dying. 12. That no cuftom be demanded for provifions during the flayof Englifh fhips at any port. 13. That the merchants’ fervants, whether Englifh or

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