a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



warres should happen in this realme, which are things 

 of great benefit. But if we may enjoy any large terri- 

 torie of apt soyle, we might so use the matter, as we 

 should not depend upon Spaine for oyles, sacks, resignes, 

 orenges, lemonds, Spanish skins, &c. Nor upon France 

 for woad, baysalt, and Gascoyne wines, nor on Eastland 

 for flaxe, pitch, tarre, mastes, &c. So we should not so 

 exhaust our treasure, and so exceedingly inrich our 

 doubtfull friends, as we doe, but should purchase the 

 commodities that we want for halfe the treasure that 

 now wee doe : and should by our owne industries and 

 the benefites of the soyle there cheaply purchase oyles, 

 wines, salt, fruits, pitch, tarre, flaxe, hempe, mastes, 

 boords, fish, golde, silver, copper, tallow, hides and 

 many commodities : besides if there be no flatts to make 

 salt on, if you have plentie of wood you may make it 

 in sufficient quantitie for common uses at home there. 



If you can keepe a safe Haven, although you have 

 not the friendship of the neere neighbours, yet you may 

 have traffique by sea upon one shore or other, upon 

 that firme in time to come, if not present. 



If you find great plentie of tymber on the shore side 

 or upon any portable river, you were best to cut downe 

 of the same the first winter, to be seasoned for ships, 

 barks, boates and houses. 



And if neere such wood there be any river or brooke 

 upon the which a sawing mill may be placed, it would 

 doe great service, and therefore consideration would be 

 had of such places. 



And if such port & chosen place of setling were in 

 possession and after fortified by arte, although by the 

 land side our Englishmen were kept in, and might not 

 enjoy any traffique with the next neighbours, nor any 

 victuals : yet might they victuall themselves of fish to 

 serve very necessitie, and enter into amitie with the 

 enemies of their next neighbours, and so have vent of 

 their marchandize of England & also have victual, or by 

 meanes hereupon to be used, to force the next neigh- 



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