SIR JOHN HAWKINS a.d. 



him what cause mooved him thereunto, seeing by their 

 working he was in possibiHtie to have his licence. 



To the which he replied, that it was not onely a [III. 510.] 

 licence that he sought, but profit, which he perceived 

 was not there to bee had, and therefore would seeke 

 further, and withall shewed him his writings what he 

 payed for his Negros, declaring also the great charge 

 he was at in his shipping, and mens wages, and there- 

 fore to countervail his charges, hee must sell his 

 Negros for a greater price then they offered. So they 

 doubting his departure, put him in comfort to sell 

 better there then in any other place. And if it fell out that 

 he had no licence that he should not loose his labour 

 in tarying, for they would buy without licence. Where- 

 upon, the Captaine being put in comfort, promised them 

 to stay, so that hee might make sale of his leane 

 Negros, which they granted unto. And the next day 

 did sell some of them, who having bought and payed for 

 them, thinking to have had a discharge of the Customer, 

 for the custome of the Negros, being the Kings duetie, 

 they gave it away to the poore for Gods sake, and did 

 refuse to give the discharge in writing, and the poore 

 not trusting their wordes, for feare, least hereafter it 

 might bee demaunded of them, did refraine from buying 

 any more, so that nothing else was done untill the 

 Governours comming downe, which was the fourteenth 

 day, and then the Captaine made petition, declaring that 

 hee was come thither in a shippe of the Queenes 

 Majesties of England, being bound to Guinie, and 

 thither driven by winde and weather, so that being come 

 thither, hee had neede of sundry necessaries for the 

 reparation of the said Navie, and also great need of 

 money for the paiment of his Souldiours, unto whom 

 hee had promised paiment, and therefore although hee 

 would, yet would not they depart without it, & for 

 that purpose he requested licence for the sale of certaine 

 of his Negros, declaring that although they were for- 

 bidden to trafique with strangers, yet for that there 

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