A.D. 

 I564. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



A meeting at Sir William Gerards house the 1 1 

 of July 1564. for the setting foorth of a 

 voyage to Guinea, with the Minion of the 

 Queens, the John Baptist of London, and 

 the Merline of M. Gonson. 



T this meeting were these chiefe adven- 

 turers, Sir William Gerard, sir William 

 Chester, sir Thomas Lodge, Anthonie 

 Hickman, and Edward Castelin. Where 

 it was agreed that Francis Ashbie should 

 be sent to Deptford to M. Gonson for 

 his letters to Peter Pet to goe about the 

 rigging of the Minion upon the Queenes majesties 

 charges, and so the said Francis to repaire with the 

 same letters to Gillingham with money to supplie our 

 charge there. 



Also that every one of the five partners shall foorth- 

 with call upon their partners to supply towards this new 

 rigging and victualling, 29 li. 10s. 6d. for every 100 li. 

 value. 



Also that every one of the five partners shall foorth- 

 with bring in 50 li. towards the furniture of the 

 premisses. 



Likewise it is agreed that if M. Gonson give his con- 

 sent that the Merline shall be brought about from 

 Bristoll to Hampton, that a letter be drawen where- 

 unto his hand shall be, before order be given for the 

 same. 



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