A.D. 



C.I534- 



The Mathezc 

 Gonson goeth 

 into Turkic. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



was very excellent Muscatels and red Malmesie, the like 

 whereof were seeldome scene before in England. They 

 brought home also good quantitie of sweete oyles, cotton 

 woolles, Turkic Carpets, Galles, Cynamon, and some other 

 spices. The saide shippe called the Holy Crosse was so 

 shaken in this voyage, and so weakened, that she was layd 

 up in the docke, and never made voyage after. 



Another voyage to the lies of Candia and Chio 

 made by the shippe the Mathew Gonson, 

 about the yeere 1535, according to the relation 

 of John Williamson, then Cooper in the same 

 ship, made to M. Richard Hackluit in the 

 yeere 1592. 



He good shippe called the Mathew Gon- 

 son, of burden 300 tunnes, whereof was 

 owner old M. William Gonson, pay- 

 master of the kings Navie, made her 

 voyage in the yere 1535. In this ship 

 went as Captaine Richard Gray, who long 

 after died in Russia. Master William 



Holstocke afterward Controuller of the Queenes Navie 

 went then as purser in the same voyage. The Master 

 was one John Pichet, servant to old M. William Gonson, 

 James Rumnie was Masters mate. The master cooper 

 was John Williamson citizen of London, living in the 

 yeere 1592, and dwelling in Sant Dunstons parish in 

 the East. The M. Gunner was John Godfrey of Bris- 

 toll. In this ship were 6 gunners and 4 trumpetters, all 

 which foure trumpetters at our returne homewards went 

 on land at Messina in the Hand of Sicilia, as our ship 

 road there at anker, & gat them into the Gallies that 

 lay neere unto us, & in them went to Rome. The 

 whole number of our companie in this ship were about 

 100. men, we were also furnished with a great bote, 

 which was able to cary 10 tunnes of water, which at our 

 returne homewards we towed all the way from Chio 



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