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from Countries neare hand, as farre remote, commending 



themselves to their protection. And if it be right and 

 equity to shew such humanitie toward all men, doubtlesse 

 the same ought chiefly to be shewed to marchants, who 

 wandering about the world, search both the land and 

 the sea, to carry such good and profitable things, as are 

 found in their Countries, to remote regions and kingdomes, 

 and again e to bring from the same, such things as they 

 find there commodious for their owne Countries : both 

 aswell that the people, to whom they goe, may not be 

 destitute of such commodities as their Countries bring 

 not foorth to them, as that also they may be partakers 

 of such things, whereof they abound. For the God of 

 heaven and earth greatly providing for mankinde, would 

 not that all things should be found in one region, to 

 the ende that one should have neede of another, that 

 by this meanes friendship might be established among 

 all men, and every one seeke to gratifie all. For the 

 establishing and furtherance of which universall amitie, 

 certaine men of our Realme, mooved heereunto by the 

 said desire, have instituted and taken upon them a voyage 

 by sea into farre Countreis, to the intent that betweene 

 our people and them, a way may bee opened to bring 

 in, and cary out marchandises, desiring us to further 

 their enterprise. Who assenting to their petition, have 

 licensed the right valiant and worthy Sir Hugh 

 Willoughby, knight, and other our trusty and faithfull 

 servants, which are with him, according to their desire, 

 to goe to countreis to them heeretofore unknowen, aswell 

 to seeke such things as we lacke, as also to cary unto 

 them from our regions, such things as they lacke. So 

 that hereby not onely commoditie may ensue both to 

 them and us, but also an indissoluble and perpetuall 

 league of friendship be established betweene us both, 

 [I. 232.] while they permit us to take of their things, such 

 whereof they have abundance in their regions, and we 

 againe grant them such things of ours, whereof they 

 are destitute. We therfore desire you kings & princes, 



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