AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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persons, by them the said Edward and Richard to be 

 nominated, or appointed as afore is said, together, with 

 such two other persons, as wee our heires or successors 

 from time to time during the sayd terme shall nominate, 

 shall have the whole trade and trafique, and the whole 

 entire onely libertie, use and privilege of trading, and 

 trafiquing, and using feate of marchandise, into, and from 

 the said dominions of the said Grand Signior, and every 

 of them. And when there shall be no such persons 

 • so nominated or appointed by us, our heires or successors, 

 that then the said Edward Osborne, Thomas Smith, 

 Richard Staper, and William Garret, their executors and 

 administrators, and such persons by them so to be 

 appointed, shall have the saide whole trade and trafique, 

 and the whole entire, and onely libertie, use, and privilege 

 of trading and trafiquing aforesaid. And that they the 

 said Edward, Thomas, Richard and William, their execu- 

 tors & administrators, and also al such as shal so be 

 nominated or appointed to be partners or adventurers in 

 the said trade, according to such agreement as is above- 

 said, and every of them, their servants, factors and 

 deputies, shal have ful and free authoritie, libertie, 

 [II. i. 148.] facultie, licence and power to trade and trafique into 

 and from all and every the saide dominions of the saide 

 Grand Signior, and into, and from all places where, by 

 occasion of the said trade, they shall happen to arrive 

 or come, whether they be Christians, Turkes, Gentiles 

 or other, and into, and from all Seas, rivers, ports, 

 regions, territories, dominions, coastes and places with 

 their ships, barks, pinnesses and other vessels, and with 

 such mariners and men, as they will lead with them or 

 send for the said trade, as they shall thinke good at 

 their owne proper cost and expenses, any law, statute, 

 usage, or matter whatsoever to the contrary notwith- 

 standing. And that it shalbe lawful for the said Edward, 

 Thomas, Richard and William, and to the persons afore- 

 said, and to and for the mariners and seamen to bee 

 used and employed in the said trade and voyage to set 



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