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 king was sory for the former murder and captivity of 



our nation, and would never yeeld to the like, having 



the Portugals and Spaniards in generall hatred ever since, 



and conceiveth much better of our countrey, and us, then 



these our enemies report of. For which I yeelded them 



hearty thanks, assuring them they should finde great 



difference betweene the loyalty of the one and disloyalty 



of the other: and so payed their dueties : and for that Port Dally the 



it was the chiefe place of trade, I shewed them how I chte f e P iace °f 



. , r . . , . ' . . . trade. 



was resolved to goe to their king with certaine presents 



which we had brought out of England ; which we deter- 

 mined for the more honor and credit of our countrey, 

 and augmenting of their better affection toward us. 



All this while Thomas Dassel was with our great 

 pinnesse at the towne of Joala, being in the kingdome of Joala. 

 king Jocoel Lamiockeric, traffiking with the Spaniards & 

 Portugals there. And the forenamed Pedro Gonsalves, 

 which came out of England, was there also with other 

 English marchants about the busines of Rich. Kelley ; 

 and as it should seeme, for that he could not obtaine 

 his mischievous pretended purpose against Thomas Dassel 

 and others at the towne of Porto d'Ally, where I Richard 

 Rainolds remained, he attempted with consent of other 

 Portugals which were made privy to his intent to betray 

 the sayd Thomas Dassel at this towne, & had with bribes 

 seduced the chiefe commanders and Negros to effect his 

 wicked & most villanous practise : which as God would, 

 was revealed to the sayd Thomas Dassel by Rich. Cape 

 an Englishman and servant to the forenamed Rich. 

 Kelley; to whom this sayd Pedro Gonsalves had dis- 

 closed his secret treachery, willing him with all expedition 

 to stand upon his guard. Whereupon Thomas Dassel 

 went aboord a small English barke called The Cherubin tneLherubtn 

 of Lime, and there one John Payva a Portugall and °{ , me a 

 servant of Don Antonio declared, that if he & one Garcia 

 a Portugall of the sayd towne would have consented with 

 Pedro Gonsalves, the sayd Thomas Dassel had bene 

 betrayed long before. And upon this warning Thomas 



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