EDMUND HOGAN'S AMBASSAGE ad. 



1577. 



and then pitched our tents till foure, and so traveiled 

 as long as day light would suffer about 26 miles that 

 day. 



The next day being Friday I traveiled in like order 

 but eight and twentie miles at the most, and by a River 

 being about sixe miles within sight of the Citie of 

 Marocco we pitched our tents. 



Immediatly after came all our English marchants, and 

 the French on horsebacke to meete me, and before 

 night there came an Alcayde from the king with fiftie 

 men, & divers mules laden with victuall and banket, 

 for my supper, declaring unto me how glad the king The singular 

 shewed himselfe to heare of the Queenes Majestie, and ^£^ ^ 

 that his pleasure was I should be received into his Ambassadour. 

 countrey as never any Christian the like : and desired 

 to knowe what time the next day I would come into 

 his citie, because he would that all the Christians as 

 also his nobilitie should meete me, and willed John 

 Bampton to be with him early in the morning, which 

 he did. 



About seven of the clocke being accompanied with 

 the French and English marchants, and a great number 

 of souldiers, I passed towards the citie, and by that 

 time I had traveiled 2 miles, there met me all the The Spaniards 

 Christians of the Spaniards and Portugals to receive me, an ^ Portu S a ^ s 

 which I knowe was more by the kings commandement man dedbvthe 

 then of any good wils of themselves : for some of them kinginpahe 

 although they speake me faire hung downe their heads of death, to 

 like dogs, and especially the Portugales, and I coun- m ^ etet he 

 tenanced them accordingly. Ambassadour. 



So 1 passed on till I came within two English miles 

 of the Citie, and then John Bampton returned, shewing 

 me that the king was so glad of my comming, that 

 hee could not devise to doe too much, to shewe the 

 good will that hee did owe to the Queenes Majestie, 

 and her Realme. 



His counsellers met me without the gates, and at 

 the entrie of the gates, his footmen & guard were 



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