a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1591. 



At the beginning of these broiles the king Amar 

 Melick had sent his chiefe secretary and three horses 

 for me Richard Rainolds : but I denied to goe by reason 

 of the hurley burley, though I might have had Negros 

 of account for pledges aboord : yet we sent the presents 

 unto the king ; who so soone as he understood the cause 

 why I came not to him, being sory and offended thereat, 

 commanded presently by proclamation, that no injury 

 should be offered us in his dominions by his owne people, 

 or suffered to be done by Spaniards or Portugals. And 

 if the Negros joyning to his kingdome should confederate 

 with the Spaniards and Portugals to molest or trouble 

 us ; that his subjects the Negros should be ready to 

 ayde, succor and defend us. In which people appeared 

 more confident love and goodwill towards us, then ever 

 we shall finde either of Spaniards or Portugals, though 

 we should relieve them of the greatest misery that can 

 be imagined. 



In the river of Senega no Spaniard or Portugall use to 

 trade : and onely one Portugall called Ganigoga dwelleth 

 farre within the river, who was maried to a kings 

 daughter. 



In the townes of Porto dAlly and Joala, being townes 



of chiefest trade, and in the townes of Canton and Cassan 



in the river of Gambra are many Spaniards and Portugals 



resident by permission of the Negros ; who have rich 



[II. ii. 192.] trades there along the coast, especially to San Domingo 



San Domingo. an£ j r- q g ranc [ ej not f ar distant from Gambra river ; 



Note this ' whither they transport the yron which they buy of 



trade. Frenchmen and us, and exchange it for Negros ; which 



be caried continually to the West Indies in such ships 



as came from Spaine. Also by the governors order and 



Renters of Castel de Mina and other places, where golde 



is, upon the coast of Guinea, they have a place limited 



how farre they must go to trade within the river of 



Gambra; and further they may not go upon paine of 



confiscation of their goods, and losse of life : for that the 



Renters themselves send at certaine times their owne 



98 



