A PATENT FOR SENEGAL 



Plimouth the same Sommer with their whole Fleete and 

 this rich booty, to their owne profite and due commenda- 

 tion, and to the great admiration of the whole kingdome. 

 And here by the way it is to be noted, that the taking 

 of this Carak wrought two extraordinary effects in Eng- 

 land : first, that it taught others, that Caracks were no 

 such bugs but that they might be taken (as since indeed 

 it hath fallen out in the taking of the Madre de Dios, 

 and fyreing and sinking of others) and secondly in ac- 

 quainting the English Nation more generally with the 

 particularities of the exceeding riches and wealth of the 

 East Indies : whereby themselves and their neighbours of 

 Holland have bene incouraged, being men as skilfull in 

 Navigation and of no lesse courage then the Portugals 

 to share with them in the East Indies : where their 

 strength is nothing so great as heretofore hath bene 

 supposed. 



A Patent granted to certaine Marchants of Exeter, 

 and others of the West parts, and of London, 

 for a trade to the River of Senega and Gambra 

 in Guinea, 1588. 



Lizabeth by the grace of God Queene of 

 England, France and Ireland, defender of 

 the faith, &c. To our Treasurer and 

 Admirall of England, our Treasurer and 

 Barons of our Exchequer, and all and 

 every our Officers, ministers and subjects 

 whatsoever, greeting. Whereas our wel- 

 beloved subjects William Brayley, Gilbert Smith, Nicolas 

 Spicer, and John Doricot of our City of Exeter mar- 

 chants, John Yong of Coliton in our county of Devon 

 marchant, Richard Doderige of Barnestable in our saide 

 Countie of Devon Marchant, Anthonie Dassell, and 

 Nicolas Turner of our Citie of London Marchants, have 

 bene perswaded and earnestly moved by certaine Portugals 

 resident within our Dominions, to undertake and set for- 



443 



A.D. 



I588. 



