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1594- 



good to send these thirty mules laden with golde by him,, 

 with letters of commendations, by which the king smelled 

 their riches that they brought with them : and this was 

 the cause of the kings displeasure towards them. So now 

 there remaineth in Gago Alcaide Hamode, and Alcaide 

 Jawdara, and Alcaide Bucthare. And here are in a 

 readinesse to depart in the end of this next September 

 Alcaide Monsor, Ben Abdrahaman Allies, Monsor Rico 

 with five thousand men, most of the fettilase, that is 

 Commodities to say, of fier-mach, & muskets. There is gone good 

 rot ago. s tore of reds & yellowes : and this yere here was want 

 of the same commodity ; but I trust the next yere wil be 

 no want. But in fine the king doth prosper wel in those 

 parts, and here are many pledges come hither, and namely 

 three of the kings sonnes of Gago and the Justice ; I 

 saw them come in with the treasure. Now when Alcaide 

 Monsor commeth to Gago, the which will be in January 

 next, then returneth hither Alcaide Hamode with all 

 the treasure, and Alcaide Monsor is to keepe Gago 

 untill the king take further order. And thus much 

 for Gago. Thus not having any other thing to write 

 at this present, I commend you to the mercifull 

 tuition of the almighty. From Marocco the first of 

 August 1594. 



Your assured friend Laurence Madoc. 



Another briefe relation concerning the late con- 

 quest and the exceeding great riches of the 

 cities and provinces of Tombuto and Gago, 

 written from Marocco the 30 August 1594, 

 to M. Anthony Dassel marchant of London 

 aforesayd. 



Oving friend M. Dassel, two of your letters I 



have received, one by the shippe called The 



Amity, the other by The Concord : the chiefest 



matter therein was to be satisfied of the kins of 



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Marocco his proceedings in Guinea. Therefore these 



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