ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1557- 



letters have no date nor mention where they were 



made, which were written by Henry Lane, and firmed 

 by you George Killingworth, and Richard Gray : both 

 it and the other Letters and Bookes came so sore 

 spoyled and broken with water that we cannot make our 

 reckoning by them. You shall understand we have 

 fraighted for the parts of Russia foure good shippes to 

 be laden there by you & your order : That is to say, 

 The Primerose of the burthen of 240. Tunnes, Master 

 under God John Buckland : The John Evangelist of 

 170. Tunnes, Master under God Laurence Roundal : 

 The Anne of London of the burthen of 160. tunnes, 

 Master under God David Philly, and the Trinitie of 

 London of the burthen of 140. Tunnes, Master under 

 God John Robins, as by their Charter parties may 

 appeare : which you may require to see for divers 

 causes. You shall receive, God willing, out of the 

 said good ships, God sending them in safety for the use 

 of the Company, these kinds of wares following, all 

 marked with the general marke of the Company as 

 Wares sent followeth. 25. fardels containing 207. sorting clothes, 

 into Russia G ne fine violet in graine, and one skarlet, and 40. cottons 

 outof England. f Qr wra pp erS) beginning with number 1 . and ending with 

 number 52. The sorting clothes may cost the first peny 

 5.IL 9.S. the cloth, one with the other. The fine violet 

 i8.1i. 6.s. 6.d. The skarlet 17.H. 13.S. 6.d. the cottons 

 at 9.H. io.s. the packe, accompting 7. cottons for a packe. 

 more 500. pieces of Hampshire kersies, that is 400. 

 watchets, 43. blewes, 53. reds, 15. greenes, 5. ginger 

 colours, and 2. yelowes which cost the first penny 4.I1. 

 6.s. the piece, & 3. packes containing 21 cottons at 

 9.H. io.s. the packe : and part of the clothes is measured 

 The Arshine by Arshines. More 9. barrels of Pewter of Thomas 

 u a Russie Hasels making, &c. Also the wares bee packed and 

 measure. laden as is aforesayde, as by an Invoyce in every Shippe 



more plainely may appeare. So that when it shall please 

 [I. 298.] God to send the said good ships to you in safetie, you 

 are to receive our said goods, and to procure the sales 



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