ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1557- 



or any thing else. One of them may goe with Leonard 



Brian to cut and cleve such Yewe as he shall like 



there. And because we be not sure what timber they 



shall finde there to make Caske, we have laden in these 



ships 140. tunnes emptie Caske, that is 94. tunnes 



shaken Caske and 46. tunnes whole, and ten thousand 



hoopes, & 480. wrethes of twigs : they may be doing 



with that till they can provide other timber, which we 



would be glad to heare of. They have an example 



with them of the bignesse of the Caske they shall make. 



Neverthelesse, all such Buttes and Hoggesheads as may 



be found to serve we will shalbe filled with Traine 



Oyle. 



Also we charge you that you suffer no goods nor 

 marchandies of any persons being not free of the 

 Company, and of the accompt of the Company to be 

 laden in any wise in our ships either now or at any 

 time hereafter : except the Emperour or Embassadour 

 minde to send any thing to the King and Queenes 

 Majesties, or to any noble man, or to the Marchants of 

 the Companie : Nor likewise that you suffer any goods 

 that goe in these ships to be brought on land there, 

 except the Ambassadours goods, and the Physitions & 

 Apothecaries, and others that hee hath with him, who 

 carie no Merchandise. And because our ships be 

 freighted by the great, it shalbe very needefull that you 

 do appoynt certaine to see the romaging of the ships, 

 and to give the master or Boatswaine, or him that will 

 take upon him to romage, a good reward for his labour 

 to see the goods well romaged. If it bee iii.d. or iiii.d. 

 the tunne, it shall not be amisse. For if it be not 

 substantially well looked unto, it may bee a great deale 

 of money out of our wayes. 



Also because we reckon that from the Mosco will 

 bee alwayes better conveyance of letters to us by land : 

 our minde is that from time to time as occasion shall 

 serve, our Agents shall write to him that shall lie at 

 Mosco of all things that shall passe, that hee may give 



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