PERT AND SEBASTIAN CABOT ad. 



1516. 



soveraigne lord of famous memorie king Henry the 8. 

 about the same yeere of his raigne, furnished and sent 

 out certaine shippes under the governance of Sebastian 

 Cabot yet living and one Sir Thomas Pert, whose ^^^^^ ^^^ '^^'^' 

 faint heart was the cause that the voyage tooke none j^-^% ?^" 

 effect ; if, I say, such manly courage, whereof wee have England, and 

 spoken, had not at that time beene wanting, it might dwelt in 

 happily have come to passe, that that rich treasurie Popl^^' at 

 called Perularia, (which is nowe in Spaine in the citie ^^ ^^ ' 

 of Sivill, and so named, for that in it is kept the 

 infinite riches brought thither from the newfoundland 

 of Peru) might long since have beene in the tower of 

 London, to the kings great honour and wealth of this 

 realme. Hereunto that also is to bee referred which 

 the worshipfull M. Robert Thorne wrote to the sayde 

 king Henry the 8. in the yeere 1527. by doctor Leigh 

 his ambassadour sent into Spaine to the Emperour 

 Charles the fift, whose wordes bee these. Now rest 

 to be discovered the North parts, the which it seemeth 

 unto me, is onely your highnes charge and dutie, 

 because the situation of this your realme is thereunto 

 neerest and aptest ot all other : and also, for that 

 already you have taken it in hand. And in mine 

 opinion it will not seeme well to leave so great and [m* 499-] 

 profitable an enterprise, seeing it may so easily and 

 with so litle cost, labour and danger be followed 

 and obteined. Though hitherto your grace have made ^^^^• 

 thereof a proofe, & found not the commoditie thereby 

 as you trusted, at this time it shalbe none impediment : 

 for there may be now provided remedies for things 

 then lacked, and the inconveniences and lets remooved, 

 that then were cause your graces desire tooke no full 

 effect : which is, the courses to be changed, and to 

 follow the aforesayd new courses. And concerning 

 the mariners, ships, and provision, an order may be 

 devised and taken meete and convenient, much better 

 then hitherto : by reason whereof, & by Gods grace, 

 no doubt your purpose shall take effect. And whereas 



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