ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1592. 



dominions of the said State or Segniorie of Venice. Any 

 thing in these our letters Patents contayned to the con- 

 trarie thereof in any wise notwithstanding. 



And further wee straightly charge and commaunde, 

 and by these presentes prohibite all and singular Cus- 

 tomers and Collectors of our Customes, pondage, and 

 subsidies, and all other Officers within our Porte and 

 Citie of London and else where, to whom it shall apper- 

 taine and every of them, That they or any of them by 

 themselves, their clarkes, or substitutes shall not receive 

 or take, or suffer to be received or taken for us or in our 

 name, or to our use, or in the name, or unto the use of 

 our heires or successors of any person or persons, any 

 summe or summes of money, or other consideration 

 during the sayde terme of twelve yeeres for any custome, 

 pondage, taxe or subsidie of any corrants, raysins of 

 Corinth, or wines of Candie aforesayd save onely of and 

 in the name of the sayde Governour and companie of 

 marchantes of the Levant, or of some of that companie 

 without the consent of the sayde Governour and com- 

 panie in writing under their sayd common seale, first 

 had and obteyned, and unto them shewed for the 

 testifying their sayd consent. And for the better and 

 more sure observation thereof wee will and graunt for 

 us, our heires or successors by these presentes, that our 

 Treasurour and Barons of the Exchequer for the time 

 being by force of these presentes, and the inrollment 

 thereof in the sayde Court of our Exchequour, at all and 

 every time and times during the sayde terme of twelve 

 yeeres, at and upon the request of the sayde Governour 

 and companie, their Attourney or Attourneys, Deputies 

 or assignes, shall and may make and direct under the 

 seale of the sayde Court one or more sufficient writte 

 [II. i. 301.] or writtes close or patent, unto every or any of the sayd 

 Customers or other Officers to whom it shall appertaine, 

 commaunding them and every of them thereby, that 

 neither they nor any of them at any time or times during 

 the sayd space of twelve yeeres shall take entrie of any 



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