AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1582. 



passe, and come safely with libertie without any disturb- 

 ance or other impediment, that you give leave, and cause 

 leave to be given that they may passe, stay and returne, 

 and when they please, depart, in such sort, that for our 

 love & contentation the said worshipfull John Keele, 

 with the ship and mariners have no let, hinderance, or 

 retention, also that you give all helpe and favour, a thing 

 worthy of your justice, and to us most acceptable, to 

 be recompenced with equall and greater service, when 

 upon occasion it shalbe required. 



And finally, we command all, and whatsoever religious 

 people, and brothers of our religion, of whatsoever con- 

 dition, degree, and state they be, and all other receivers 

 and procurators, in all and whatsoever our priories 

 deputed, and to be deputed by vertue of the holy 

 obedience, and all our people, and all that are subject 

 to the jurisdiction of our religion, that in, and by the 

 same they hold, and repute the said worshipfull John 

 Keele in the name as abovesaid, the ship, mariners, and 

 marchandize, without let in the same their voyage, or 

 in any other place, that they be not molested, nor in any 

 wise hindered, but that in all their causes and businesse 

 they be of you holpen, and furthered continually. In 

 witnesse whereof, our scale of government is impressed 

 to these presents in blacke waxe. Given at Malta in 

 our Convent, the twelfth of the moneth of July, in the 

 yeere 1582. 



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