ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1560. 



sentence passed with our names in two equall balles of 

 waxe made and holden up by the Judges, their sleeves 

 stripped up. Then with standing up and wishing well 

 to the trueth attributed to him that should be first 

 drawen, by both consents among the multitude they called 

 a tall gentleman, saying : Thou with such a coate or cap, 

 come up : where roome with speede was made. He was 

 commanded to hold his cappe, wherein they put the 

 balles, by the crowne upright in sight, his arme not 

 abasing. With like circumspection, they called at adven- 

 ture another tall gentleman, commanding him to strip 

 up his right sleeve, and willed him with his bare arme 

 to reach up, and in Gods name severally to take out the 

 two balles : which he did, delivering to either Judge one. 

 Then with great admiration the lotte in ball first taken 

 out was mine : which was by open sentence so pro- 

 nounced before all the people, and to be the right and 

 true parte. The chiefe plaintifes name was Sheray 

 Costromitsky. I was willed forthwith to pay the plaintifes 

 the summe by me appointed. Out of which for their 

 wrong or sinne, as it was termed, they payd tenne in the 

 hundred to the Emperor. Many dayes after, as their 

 maner is, the people took our nation to be true and 

 upright dealers, and talked of this judgement to our 

 great credite. 



Note. The former letters dated 1558, 1559, and 1560, 



[*• 3 IO -J should all followe M. Jenkinsons voyage to 



Boghar. 



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