LETTERS FROM JOHN NEWBERY 



A.D. 



1583- 



pleasant, and the gaines very good, and no doubt the 

 profit will bee hereafter better, things being used in good 

 order : for there should come in every ship the fourth 

 part of her Cargason in money, which would helpe to 

 put away our commodities at a very good price. Also 

 to have two very good ships to come together, would 

 doe very well : for in so doing, the danger of the voyage 

 might be accompted as little as from London to Antwerpe. 

 Master Giles Porter and master Edmund Porter, went [11. i. 247. 

 from Tripolis in a small barke to Jaffa, the same day 

 that we came from thence, which was the 14 day of this 

 present, so that no doubt but long since they are in 

 Jerusalem : God send them and us safe returne. At this 

 instant I have received the account of M. Barret, and 

 the rest of the rings, with two and twentie duckats, two 

 medines in readie money. So there is nothing remaining 

 in his hands but a few bookes, and with Thomas 

 Bostocke I left certaine small trifles, which I pray you 

 demaund. And so once againe with my hearty com- 

 mendations I commit you to the tuition of the almightie, 

 who alwayes preserve us. From Aleppo the 29 of 



^ -^ ^* Yours assured, John Newberie. 



Another letter of Master Newberie to the afore- 

 saide M. Poore, v^ritten from Babylon. 



Y last 1 sent you, was the 29 of May 

 last past from Aleppo, by George Gill 

 the purser of the Tiger, which the last 

 day of the same moneth came from 

 thence, & arrived at Feluge the 19 day 

 of June, which Feluge is one dayes 

 journey from hence. Notwithstanding 

 some of our company came not hither till the last day 

 of the last moneth, which was for want of Camels to 

 cary our goods : for at this time of the yeere, by reason 

 of the great heate that is here. Camels are very scant 

 to be gotten. And since our comming hither we have 



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