a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1588. 



ward a voyage to certaine places on the coast of Guinea : 

 Videlicet, from the Northermost part of the River com- 

 monly called by the name of the River of Senega, and 

 from and within that River all along that coast unto the 

 Southermost part of another River commonly called by 

 the name of Gambra, and within that River : which, as 

 A former voy- we are informed, they have already once performed 



a & et0 7 accordingly: And for that we are credibly given to under- 



Gambra. 1 1 1 r 1 • r 1 



stand that the further prosecuting or the same voyage, 



and the due and orderly establishing of an orderly trafique 

 and trade of marchandize into those Countreis, wil not 

 only in time be very beneficial to these our Realmes and 

 dominions, but also be a great succour and reliefe unto 

 the present distressed estate of those Portugals, who by 

 our princely favour live and continue here under our 

 protection : And considering that the adventuring and 

 enterprising of a newe trade cannot be a matter of small 

 charge and hazard to the adventurers in the beginning : 

 we have therefore thought it convenient, that our said 

 loving subjects William Brayley, Gilbert Smith, Nicholas 

 Spicer, John Doricot, John Yong, Richard Doderige, 

 Anthonie Dassell, and Nicholas Turner, for the better 

 incouragement to proceede in their saide adventure and 

 trade in the said Countreis, shal have the sole use and 

 [II. ii. 124.] exercise thereof for a certaine time. In consideration 

 whereof, and for other waightie reasons and considerations 

 us specially mooving, of our speciall grace, certaine know- 

 ledge and meere motion, we have given and graunted, 

 and by these presents for us, our heires and successors 

 doe give and graunt unto the said William Brayley, 

 Gilbert Smith, Nicholas Spicer, John Doricot, John 

 Young, Richard Doderide, Anthony Dassell and Nicholas 

 Turner, and to every of them, and to such other our 

 Subjects as they or the most part of them shall thinke 

 convenient to receive into their Company and society, to 

 be the traders with them into the said Countreis, that 

 they and every of them by themselves or by their servants 

 or Factors and none others, shall and may for and during 



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