A.D. 

 1578. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



untill the yeere 1550, when as the barke Aucher under 

 the conduct of M. Roger Bodenham made a prosperous 

 voyage unto Sicilia, Candia, Sio, and other places within 

 the Levant. Since which time the foresaid trade (not- 

 withstanding the Grand Signiors ample privilege granted 

 [II. i. 137.] to M. Anthony Jenkenson 1553, and the strong and 

 weighty reasons of Gaspar Campion for that purpose) 

 was utterly discontinued, and in maner quite forgotten, 

 as if it had never bene, for the space of 20 yeares and 

 more. Howbeit the discreete and worthy citizens Sir 

 Edward Osborne and M. Richard Staper seriously con- 

 sidering what benefite might grow to the common 

 wealth by renuing of the foresaid discontinued trade, to 

 the inlarging of her Majesties customes, the furthering 

 of navigation, the venting of diverse generall commodi- 

 ties of this Realme, and the inrichi ng of the citie of 

 London, determined to use some efTectuall meanes for 

 the reestablishing and augmenting thereof. 



Wherefore about the yeere 1575 the foresaid R. W. 

 marchants at their charges and expenses sent John Wight 

 and Joseph Clements by the way of Polana to Con- 

 stantinople, where the said Joseph remained 1 8 monethes 

 to procure a safe conduct from the grand Signior, for 

 M. William Harborne, then factor for Sir Edward 

 Osborne, to have free accesse into his Highnes dominions, 

 and obtained the same. 



Which businesse after two yeres chargeable travell and 

 suit being accomplished, the sayd M. Harborne the first 

 of July 1578 departed from London by the sea to Ham- 

 burgh, and thence accompanied with Joseph Clements his 

 guide and a servant, he travailed to Leopolis in Poland, 

 and then apparelling himselfe, his guide, and his servant 

 after the Turkish fashion (having first obteyned the king 

 of Poland his safe conduct to passe at Camienijecz the 

 frontier towne of his dominions next unto Turky) by 

 good means he obteined favour of one Acmet Chaus 

 the Turks ambassadour then in Poland, and readie to 

 returne to Constantinople, to bee received into his com- 



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The voyage of 

 John Wight, 

 and Joseph 

 Clements to 

 Constantin- 

 ople. 



The first 



voyage of M. 

 William Har- 

 borne to Con- 

 stantinople. 



