PETER READ ad. 



'538. 



untill we came through the straight of Gibraltar into 

 the maine Ocean. We had also a great long boat and 

 a skiff. We were out upon this voyage eleven moneths, 

 yet in all this time there died of sicknesse but one man, 

 whose name was George Forrest, being servant to our 

 Carpenter called Thomas Plummer. 



In a great lygier booke of one William Eyms, servant 

 unto Sir William Bowyer Alderman of London, bearing 

 date the 15 of November 1533, and continued untill 

 the 4 of July 1544. 1 find that he the said William 

 Eyms was factor in Chio, not only for his Master, but 

 also for the duke of Norfolkes grace, & for many other 

 worshipful marchants of London, among whom I find 

 the accompts of these especially, to wit, of his said 

 Master, sir William Bowyer, of William & Nicholas 

 Wilford Marchant-taylors of London, of Thomas Curtis 

 pewterer, of John Starky Mercer, of W^illiam Ostrige 

 Marchant, & of Richard Field Draper. And further 

 I find in the said ligier booke, a note of the said Eyms, 

 of all such goods as he left in the hands of Robert 

 Bye in Chio, who became his Masters factor in his 

 roome, and another like note of particulers of goods 

 that he left in the hands of Oliver Lesson, servant to 

 William and Nicholas Wilford. And for proofe of the 

 continuance of this trade untill the end of the yeere 

 1552. I found annexed unto the former note of the 

 goods left with Robert Bye in Chio, a letter being dated 

 the 27 of November 1552 in London. 



The Epitaph of the valiant Esquire M. Peter [il. i. 99. 

 Read in the south He of Saint Peters Church 

 in the citie of Norwich, v^^hich was knighted 

 by Charles the fift at the winning of Tunis in 

 the yeere of our Lord 1538. 



HEre under lyeth the corpes of Peter Reade Esquire, 

 who hath worthily served, not onely his Prince 

 and Countrey, but also the Emperour Charles the fift, 



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