EDMUND HOGAN'S AMBASSAGE a.d. 



1577- 

 this his countrey, as also to pleasure him with such 

 commodities as he should have need of, to furnish the A good 

 necessities and wants of his countrey in trade of mar- P romso - 

 chandize, so as he required nothing contrarie to her 

 honour and law, and the breach of league with the 

 Christian princes her neighbours. 



The same night I presented the king with the case of 

 combes, and desired his majestie to have special regard 

 that the ships might be laden backe againe, for that I 

 found litle store of salt-peter in readinesse in John 

 Bamptons hands. He answered me that I should have 

 all the assistance therein that he could, but that in Sus 

 he thought to have some store in his house there, as 

 also that the Mountayners had made much in a readi- 

 nesse : I requested that he would send downe, which he 

 promised to doe. 



The eighteene day I was with him againe and so con- 

 tinued there till night, and he shewed me his house with 

 pastime in ducking with water-Spaniels, and baiting buls 

 with his English dogges. 



At this time I mooved him againe for the sending 

 downe to Sus, which he granted to doe, and the 24. day [II. ii. 67.] 

 there departed Alcayde Mammie, with Lionell Edgerton, 

 and Rowland Guy to Sus, and caried with them for our . 

 accompts and his company the kings letters to his brother 

 Muly Hammet, and Alcayde Shauan, and the Viceroy. 



The 23. day the king sent me out of Marocco to his 

 garden called Shersbonare, with his gard, and Alcayde 

 Mamoute, and the 24. at night I came to the court to 

 see a Morris dance, and a play of his Elchies. He 

 promised me audience the next day being Tuesday, but 

 he put it off till Thursday : and the Thursday at night I 

 was sent for to the king after supper, and then he sent 

 Alcayde Rodwan, and Alcayde Gowry to conferre with 

 me, but after a little talke I desired to be brought to 

 the King for my dispatch. And being brought to him, 

 I preferred two bils of John Bamptons which he had 

 made for provision of Salt-peter : also two bils for the 



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