ad. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1585. 



whatsoever mentioned in these our present Letters 

 patents, to be forfaited at any time or times during the 

 said terme of twelve yeres : which said allowance we doe 

 straightly charge and commaund from time to time to 

 be made to the sayd Erles, Thomas Starkie, &c. and to 

 every of them accordingly, without any maner of delay 

 or deniall of any of our officers whatsoever, as they 

 tender our favour and the furtherance of our good 

 pleasure. And wee doe straightly charge and commaund, 

 and by these presents prohibite all and singular Cus- 

 tomers and Collectors of our customes & subsidies, and 

 comptrollers of the same, of, and within our Citie and 

 port of London, and all other portes, creekes, & places 

 within this our Realme of England, and every of them, 

 that they ne any of them take or perceive, or cause, 

 or suffer to be taken, received, or perceived for us & 

 in our name, or to our use, or to ye uses of our heires or 

 successors of any person or persons, any sum or summes 

 of money, or other things whatsoever during the said 

 terme of 12. yeres, for, and in the name & liew or 

 place of any custome, subsidy & other thing or duties 

 to us, our heires or successors due or to be due for the 

 customes & subsidies of any marchandizes whatsoever 

 growing, being made or comming out of the said coun- 

 trey of Barbary, or out of the dominions thereof, nor 

 make, cause, nor suffer to be made any entrie into our 

 or their books of customs & subsidies, nor make any 

 agreement for the subsidies and customs, of, and for 

 any the said marchants, saving onely with, & in the 

 name of the said Erles, Thomas Starkie, &c. or the 

 most part of them, as they and every of them will 

 answere at their uttermost perils to the contrary. And 

 for the better and more sure observation of this our 

 graunt, wee will, and grant for us our heires & suc- 

 cessors by these presents, that the Treasurer & barons 

 of our Exchequer for the time being, by force of this 

 our graunt or enrolment thereof in the said court, at al 

 & every time & times during the said terme of 12. 



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