LETTER TO THE AGENTS ad. 



1557- 



at the comming of our ships, when he should send us 



the accompt of the whole yeere passed. And we will 

 also that you George Killingworth and Richard Gray 

 doe in the fine of April next send either of you unto 

 Henry Lane a whole, perfit, & just accompt firmed 

 with your owne hands of all the goods you have solde 

 and bought untill that time, and what remaineth un- 

 solde : and also the accompt of all maner costs of 

 wares, and charges of you and the yong men under 

 you particularly in such sort as the said accompt may 

 bee with him in Colmogro at the fine of May at the 

 furthest : to the intent that hee may make all our 

 accompts perfite against the comming of our ships : and 

 in any wise to keepe accompt of every voyage by it 

 selfe, and not mingle one voyage with another at no 

 hand. And as we will have you to keepe accompt of 

 every voyage by it selfe, even so wee would have all 

 the whole costes and charges of every yeere put into 

 the voyage of that yeere. As the charges of all the 

 last yeere must be put to the accompt of the third 

 voyage: and the charges of this yeere present, must 

 in the fine of April next, be put to the fourth voyage. The fourth 

 Not doubting but your wisedome is such, that you m yage. 

 will not take it in evill part, that wee doe appoynt 

 Henry Lane to take the accompt of the rest. For we 

 doe it for none other cause, but to keepe a good order 

 in our bookes, that his bookes and ours may by this 

 meanes agree : and hee being the yonger man, may 

 best take paines : and that you doe keepe accompt of 

 every kinde of wares by it selfe, to the intent wee may 

 perceive wherein is our most gaine. And also in the 

 making of your returne, in any wise name in your 

 billes of lading, letters, and accompts, what wares doe 

 appertaine to the first, second, and third voyage : and 

 that wee may knowe the same by the numbers or 

 otherwise as you shall thinke good by your wisedomes, 

 putting the charges of the saide wares unto them, as 

 nigh as you can. And all such money as shall bee 

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