AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1582. 



3 Then to take the names of all the materials and sub- 

 staunces used in this Citie or in the realme, in dying of 

 cloth or silke. 



To learne to know them, as which be good, which 

 bad. 



And what colours they die. 



And what prices they be of. 



And of them which bee the Naturals of this Realme, 

 and in what part of the Realme they are to be had. 



And of all the forren materials used in dying to know 

 the very naturall places of them, and the plentie or the 

 scarcenesse of each of them. 



These things superficially learned in the realme before 

 you goe, you are the fitter in forren parts to serve your 

 Countrey, for by this meanes you have an enteric into the 

 thing that I wish you to travell in. 



What you shall doe in Turkie, besides the busi- 

 nesse of your Factorship. 



I TT^Orasmuch as it is reported that the Woollen 

 A. clothes died in Turkie bee most excellently died, 

 you shall send home into this realme certaine Mowsters or 

 pieces of Shew to be brought to the Diers hall, there to be 

 shewed, partly to remoove out of their heads, the tootoo 

 great opinion they have conceived of their owne cunning, 

 and partly to moove them for shame to endevour to 

 learne more knowledge to the honour of their countrey 

 of England, and to the universall benefit of the realme. 

 2 You shall devise to amend the Dying of England, by 

 carying hence an apte yoong man brought up in the Arte, 

 or by bringing one or other from thence of skill, or rather 

 to devise to bring one for Silkes, and another for Wooll 

 and for Woollen cloth, and if you cannot worke this by 

 ordinarie meanes, then to worke it by some great Bassas 

 meane, or if your owne credite there be not sufficient by 

 meane of your small abode in those parties, to worke it by 

 the helpe of the French ambassador there resident, for 

 which purpose you may insinuate your selfe into his 



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