AMBASSAGE OF HENRY ROBERTS a.d. 



1585-89. 



with all the English Marchants by themselves, and the 



French and Flemish, and divers other Christians, which 



attended my comming. And after we had dined, & 



spent out the heat of the day, about foure of the clocke 



in the afternoone we all set forward toward the Citie of 



Marocco, where we arrived the said day, being the 14. 



of September, and I was lodged by the Emperours 



appointment in a faire house in the Judaria or Jurie, 



which is the place where the Jewes have their abode, 



and is the fairest place, and quietest lodging in all the 



Citie. 



After I had reposed my selfe 3. dayes, I had accesse 

 to the kings presence, delivered my message and her 

 Majesties letters, and was received with all humanitie, 

 and had favourable audience from time to time for three 

 yeeres : during which space I abode there in his Court, 

 as her Majesties Agent and Ligier : and whensoever I 

 had occasion of businesse I was admitted either to his 

 Majestie himselfe, or to his vice Roy, whose name was 

 Alcayde Breme Saphiana, a very wise and discreet person, 

 and the chiefest about his Majestie. The particulers of 

 my service, for divers good and reasonable causes, I 

 forbeare here to put downe in writing. 



After leave obtained, and an honourable reward be- 

 stowed by the Emperour upon me, I departed from his 

 Court at Marocco the 18. of August 1588. toward a 

 garden of his, which is called Shersbonare, where he 

 promised mee I should stay but one day for his letters : 

 howbeit, upon some occasion I was stayed until the 14. 

 of September at the kings charges, with 40. or 50. shot 

 attending upon me for my guard and safetie. 



From thence at length I was conducted with all things 

 necessary to the port of Santa Cruz, being sixe dayes 

 journey from Marocco, and the place where our shippes 

 do commonly take in their lading, where I arrived the 

 21. of the same moneth. In this port I stayed 43. 

 dayes, and at length the second of November I em- 

 barqued my selfe, and one Marshok Reiz a Captaine and 



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