LETTERS FROM JOHN NEWBERY a.d 



1583. 

 Persia, and from hence is gone the Bassa of a towne 

 called Rahemet, and shortly after goeth the Bassa of 

 Tripolis, and the Bassa of Damasco, but they have not 

 all with them above 6000. men from hence, and they 

 goe to a towne called Asmerome, which is three dayes 

 journey from Trapezunde, where they shal meete with 

 divers captaines and souldiers that come from Constanti- 

 nople and other places thereabout, which goe altogether 

 into Persia. This yeere many men goe into the warres, 

 and so hath there every yeere since the beginning thereof, 

 which is eight yeeres or thereabouts, but very fewe of 

 them returne againe. Notwithstanding, they get of the 

 Persians, and make castles and holds in their countrey. 

 I pray you make my hearty commendations to master 

 Peter Guillame, and master Philip Jones, and to M. 

 Walter Warner, and to all the rest of our friends. 

 Master Fitch hath him heartily commended unto you : 

 and so I commit you to the tuition of the Almightie, 

 who blesse and keepe you, and send us a joy full meet- 

 ing. From Alepo, the 28. of May 1583. 



Your loving friend to command in all that I may. 



John Newberie. 



Another letter of the said M. Newberie, v^ritten 

 to Master Leonard Poore of London, from 

 Alepo. 



l^nS^lIght welbeloved, my very heartie commendations 

 flg^y unto you, and the rest of my friends remembred. 

 ^^ My last I sent you was the 25. of February 



last, from Dele out of the Downes, after which time 

 with contrary windes wee remained upon our owne coast, 

 untill the 11. day of March, and then wee set saile from March 

 Falmouth, and the thirteenth day the winde came contrary 

 with a very great storme, which continued eight dayes, 

 and in this great storme wee had some of our goods 

 wette, but God bee thanked no great hurt done. After 

 which time we sailed with a faire wind within the 

 Streights, and so remained at Sea, and ankered at no 



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