A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1565. 



was a great amitie betweene their princes, and that the 

 thing perteined to our Queenes highnesse, he thought 

 hee might doe their prince great service, and that it 

 would bee well taken at his hands, to doe it in this 

 cause. The which allegations with divers others put 

 in request, were presented unto the Governour, who 

 sitting in counsell for that matter, granted unto his 

 request for licence. But yet there fell out another thing 

 which was the abating of the kings Custome, being upon 

 every slave 30. duckets, which would not be granted unto. 

 Whereupon the Captaine perceiving that they would 

 neither come neere his price hee looked for by a great 

 deale, nor yet would abate the Kings Custome of that 

 they offered, so that either he must be a great looser 

 by his wares, or els compell the officers to abate the 

 same kings Custome which was too unreasonable, for to 

 a higher price hee coulde not bring the buyers : There- 

 An hundreth fore the sixteenth of April hee prepared one hundred 

 fj^J^ll^^l^^ men well armed with bowes, arrowes, harquebuzes and 

 pikes, with the which hee marched to the townewards, 

 and being perceived by the Governour, he straight with 

 all expedition sent messengers to knowe his request, 

 desiring him to march no further forward untill he had 

 answere againe, which incontinent he should have. So 

 our Captaine declaring how unreasonable a thing the 

 Kings Custome was, requested to have the same abated, 

 and to pay seven and a halfe per centum, which is the 

 ordinarie Custome for wares through his dominions there, 

 and unto this if they would not graunt, hee would 

 displease them. And this word being caried to the 

 Governour, answere was returned that all things should 

 bee to his content, and thereupon hee determined to 

 depart, but the souldiers and Mariners finding so little 

 credite in their promises, demanded gages for the per- 

 formance of the premisses, or els they would not 

 depart. And thus they being constrained to send gages, 

 wee departed, beginning our trafique, and ending the 

 same without disturbance. 



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in armour. 



