354 The Pay ages and Tiravelh of 

 would bee leffe to him, not beeinge con- 

 tente with all the former Giftes, which 

 amounteth in my Knowledge to the Some of 

 6000 Rupeias, which is 700/. Engllfh, and 

 odd. Soe the Carravan cominge from Agra 

 wee departed from Adgemere towards Suratt, 

 viz. Mr. Rogers, Preacher, and others, and 

 myfelfe, N. W. in Ghaynes. 



A^n d nowe I cannot but fomewhat touch 

 the Bufineffe and the Carriage of our 

 (would-bee) Ambaffador, Mr. Edwards, 

 whoe cominge into the Eafte-Indeas tooke 

 the Title and State of an Ambaffador uppon 

 him. And havinge the Kinge of England's 

 Letter delivered him by General Downton to 

 deliver to the Greate Mogull, did open the 

 fame, addinge and diminifhinge what feemed 

 befte for his owne Purpofe and Commoditie, 

 either to or from yt, and foe prefented his 

 Tranflation to the Great Mogull, with the 

 Prefeht fente him by the Marchaunts, and 

 the Kinge bellowed on him 3oooRupeias (or 

 Half-Crownes) for Horle-meate. After this 

 hee continued in Jdgemere, and fometymes 

 went to the Court, where behavinge himfelfe 

 not as befeeminge an Ambaffador, efpeciallye 



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