ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1560. 



that the Poles and Lifelanders doe trade into Russia by 



licence : which, if there shoulde bee peace betweene them, 



woulde bee an occasion that all other commodities in 



Russia woulde rise to a bigger price, and not bee sufficient 



to serve them and us too, and likewise woulde bring 



downe there the prices of our commodities. Therefore 



we thinke it good you shoulde make a supplication to 



the Emperour in the name of The Companie to re- 



turne the trade from Rye and Revel to us, especially 



for such wares as wee doe buy : promising that wee 



will bee bounde to take them at a reasonable price, as 



wee have bought them in times past : and likewise that 



wee will bring to them such wares of ours, as are thought 



fitte for the Countrey, and to sell them at such reasonable 



prices as wee have done. If this shoulde not come to 



passe, wee might be out of hope of doing any good by 



[1. 307.] the trade there : but that we have a further hope of 



Hope of trade some good trade to be found out by Master Antonie 



to be found by Jenkinson : by reason we doe perceive by your letters, 



j • that raw silke is as plentifull in Persia, as flaxe is in 



Jenkinson. Russia : beside other commodities that may come from 



thence. Wee understand by your letters that you be 



at a point with the Russe for the Waxe, Tallow, and 



Traine oyles that he shipped the last yere for 311 robles 



20 altines, which is well : although much be not gotten 



by it, but because they should not understand our 



Stale skinnes reckonings We much marvel what you mean to buy 



tawed. Seale skins and tanne them. All that you have sent 



in times past lie here unsold, and will yeelde no money. 



If you send 100 of them tawed with the haire on, they 



will bee solde, or else not. In our shippe we will send 



you such things as you write to have for the ropers : 



Small cables and wee would they should make more store of small 



best vendible. caD l es anc [ ropes, as cables of 7, 8, 9, 10, II, 12. inches. 



For these great cables be not for every man ; and the 



greatest cables bee not best laded : and likewise small 



ropes for shroudes, sholes, and other small tackeling : 



and that you looke better to the spinning of their yarne 



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