A.D. 

 1584. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



privileges, it would please your Highnesse in like maner 

 to assist us in the same, graunting us by your authoritie, 

 your ayde and favour, according as our hope is, that 

 these poore men so detained in captivitie, as is aforesaid, 

 may be set at libertie, & returne into their countrey. 

 And likewise that your highnesse would send to give 

 order to the captaines, masters and people of your gallies, 

 that from hencefoorth they would suffer us to use our 

 traffique with sixe ships yerely into Turkie unto the 

 dominions of the Grand Signor in peace and safetie, 

 [II. i. 176.] that they do not withstand those our said privileges, 

 every one of our foresaid ships carying with them a 

 passeport of his most high and most mightie majestic 

 to be knowen by. And for that your so singular favour 

 and curtesie which in so doing we shall receive, we on 

 our part with all bounden duetie unto your highnesse, 

 will seeke to honour you in that behalfe, according as the 

 sayd master John Tipton (to whom wee referre our selves 

 touching all other circumstances) shall more at large en- 

 forme your highnesse, whose most excellent person and 

 estate, we pray and beseech almighty God to prosper and 

 increase with all felicitie and honour. From the Citie 

 of London, the 20. of July, 1584. 



At the service of your highnesse, for and in 

 the name of our whole company trading 

 into Turkie, I Maior of London, Edward 

 Osburne. 



The money of 

 Alger. 



Notes concerning the trade of Alger. 



He money that is coined in Alger is 

 a piece of gold called Asiano, & 

 Doublaes, and two Doublaes make an 

 Asiano, but the Doubla is most used, 

 for all things be sold by Doublaes, 

 which Doubla is fiftie of their Aspers 

 there. 



The Asper there is not so good by halfe & more, 

 as that in Constantinople ; for the Chekin of gold of 



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