134 THE END OF THE STRUGGLE render their sovereign jurisdiction in the Spice Islands or allow the English to erect fortifications. On March 25, 1625, King James died. By this time the facts were well known in England. A certain simplicity in Tower son's character gave addi- tional pathos to his death. He had sailed on the Com- PALACE OF JAHANOIB AT AGRA. pany's second voyage in 1604 and obtained his admis- sion as a freeman gratis in recognition of long service. Eighteen checkered years brought him to the chief agency at Amboyna in 1622, with a salary of £10 a month. Once indeed he had emerged for a moment. Having married the Indian widow of Captain Hawkins, he attempted for a time to make a figure not justified either by her position or his own. In 1617 Sir Thomas
