AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1583. 



found very small sales, but divers say that in the winter 



our commodities will be very well sold, I pray God their 



words may proove true. I thinke cloth, kersies & 



tinne, have never bene here at so low prices as they 



are now. Notwithstanding, if I had here so much readie 



money as the commodities are woorth, I would not doubt 



to make a very good profite of this voiage hither, 



and to Balsara, and so by Gods helpe there will be 



reasonable profite made of the voiage. But with halfe 



The best sort money & halfe commoditie, may be bought here the best 



T> ^^lT ^^ sort of spices, and other commodities that are brought 

 Babylon. ,, i '^ t j • i • 1 1 • 1 ^ 



rrom the Indies, and without money there is here at 



this instant small good to be done. With Gods helpe 



Balsara. two dayes hence, I minde to goe from hence to Balsara, 



Ormus. and from thence of force I must goe to Ormus for want 



of a man that speaketh the Indian tongue. At my being 



in Aleppo I hired two Nazaranies, and one of them 



hath bene twise in the Indies, and hath the language 



very well, but he is a very lewde fellow, and therefore 



I will not take him with me. 



Here follow the prices of wares as they are worth 

 here at this instant. 

 The prices of y^>«Loves and Maces, the bateman, 5 duckats. 



»I!I!/f^ V>< Cynamom 6 duckats, and few to be gotten. 



Babylon. xt 11 t ^ t 



JNutmegs, the bateman, 45 medins, and 40 medins 



maketh a duckat. 



Ginger 40 medins. 



Pepper, 75 medins. 



Turbetta, the bateman, 50 medins. 



Neel the churle, 70 duckats, and a churle is 27 

 rottils and a halfe of Aleppo. 



Silke, much better then that which commeth from 

 Persia, 1 1 duckats and a halfe the bateman, and every 

 bateman here maketh 7 pound and 5 ounces English 

 waight. From Babylon the 20 day of July, 1583. 



Yours, John Newberie. 



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