<P> Mildenhall was entrusted with the sale of the Company's goods in the Levant but he deceived the British East India Company by escaping to Persia instead . A letter from Ajmer dated 20 September 1614 informs the British East India Company that an Englishman named Richard Steele had arrived at Aleppo along with another Englishman, Richard Newman, in pursuit of one John Midnall who had tried to flee with the Company's provisions to India but was overtaken and captured at Tombaz and taken back to Isfahan . </P> <P> Mildenhall was released soon afterwards but his goods were confiscated . However, he received compensation of 9,000 dollars in return . Soon after his release, Mildenhall travelled to India and reached Lahore in the company of Newman who had had an altercation with Steele and had chosen to follow Mildenhall . They parted at Lahore but reunited at Agra . </P> <P> Mildenhall reached the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar and held discussions with him . However, he was regarded as an outlaw by the British East India Company whose exports to the Levant he had diverted to India . Moreover, his journey was not sponsored by the Company . Hence, the British East India Company sent Sir William Hawkins to India in pursuit of Mildenhall and to declare all his dealings null and void . </P> <P> John Mildenhall is interred at the Roman Catholic cemetery in Agra, India under the following inscription: </P>

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