A.D. 

 1583. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



[II. i. 245.] Letters concerning the voyage of M. John New- 

 bery and M. Ralph Fitch, made by the way 

 of the Levant Sea to Syria, and overland to 

 Balsara, and thence into the East Indies, and 

 beyond. In the yeere 1583. 



A letter written from the Queenes Majestic, to 

 Zelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaia, and sent 

 by John Newbery. In February Anno 1583. 



Lizabeth by the grace of God, &c. To 

 the most invincible, and most mightie 

 prince, lord Zelabdim Echebar king of 

 Cambaya. Invincible Emperor, &c. The 

 great affection which our Subjects have, 

 to visit the most distant places of the 

 world, not without good will and in- 

 tention to introduce the trade of marchandize of al 

 nations whatsoever they can, by which meanes the mutual 

 and friendly trafique of marchandize on both sides may 

 come, is the cause that the bearer of this letter John 

 Newbery, joyntly with those that be in his company, 

 with a curteous and honest boldnesse, doe repaire to 

 the borders and countreys of your Empire, we doubt 

 not but that your imperial Majestie through your royal 

 grace, will favourably and friendly accept him. And 

 that you would doe it the rather for our sake, to make 

 us greatly beholding to your Majestie ; wee should more 

 earnestly, and with more wordes require it, if wee did 

 think it needful. But by the singular report that is of 

 your imperial Majesties humanitie in these uttermost 

 parts of the world, we are greatly eased of that burden, 

 and therefore we use the fewer and lesse words : onely 

 we request that because they are our subjects, they may 

 be honestly intreated and "received. And that in respect 

 of the hard journey which they have undertaken to 

 places so far distant, it would please your Majestie with 



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