A.D. 



1584. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



Ginger for 14. ducats. You must take canvas to make 

 bags to put your commoditie in from Alexandria, for 

 there is none. There is also fine flaxe, and good store 

 of Buffe hides. 



A letter of the English ambassador to 

 M. Edward Barton. 



Aster Barton I send you 3. commande- 

 ments in Turkish, with a copy thereof 

 in English, to the ende our ships 

 might not come in danger of breach 

 of league, if they should shoote at the 

 gallies of those of Algier, Tunis, and 

 Tripolis in the West : which after you 

 have shewed the Bassas, receive againe into your hands, 

 and see them registred, and then deliver one of them 

 to our friend M. Tipton, & the like you are to do 

 with the privilege which you cary with you, and see 

 them jointly registred in the Cadies booke, delivering 

 the copy of the said privilege sealed by the Cadi, 

 also to the sayd our friend M. Tipton, taking a note 

 of his hand for the receipt thereof, and for deliverie 

 at all times to us or our assignes. And require them 

 in her majesties and the grand Signors name, that 

 they will have our ships passing too and fro under 

 licence and safeconduct for recommended in friendly 

 maner. Touching your proceedings in Tripolis with 

 Romadan, as I have not received any advise thereof, 

 since your departure, so must I leave you to God and 

 my former direction. The ship patronised of Hassan 

 Rayes, which you wrote to be ours, prooved to be a 

 Catalonian. As for ours, by report of that Hassan 

 and other Jewes in his ship, it was affirmed to be 

 sold to the Malteses, which with the rest you are to 

 receive there. And having ended these affaires and 

 registred our privilege, and these three commande- 

 ments, in Tripolis, Tunis, and Alger, I pray you make 



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