AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1578. 



a good quantitie of sugar every yeere, which sugar we 

 intend to ship for London from henceforth, if we can 

 get such a trustie &: good friend as you to deale with 

 us in this matter. I pray you presently after the 

 receit of this my letter to write mee answere thereof, & 

 send your letter to M. Holder to Lisbone, & he wil 

 convey it to me out of hand. 



C Besides the premisses send sixe yards of skarlet, 

 I parchment lace of divers colours. 



<^ Sixe yards of crimosin velvet. 

 I Sixe vards of crimosin satten. 

 [ Twelve yards of fine puke blacke. 

 Here in this countrey in stead of John Whithall they 

 John Ultoan. have called me John Leitoan : so that they have used 

 this name so long time, that at this present there is no 

 remedie but it must remaine so. When you write 

 unto me, let the superscription be unto John Leitoan. 



Thus I commit you with all yours to the holy 

 Ghost for ever. 



If you send this ship, I would have you give order 

 that she touch in no part of the coast of Guinie nor 

 any other coast, but to come directly hither to the port 

 of S. Vincent, and from the Canaries let her be dis- 

 patched in my name, to wit, John Leitoan. 



Also a dozen of shirts for my wearing let be 

 sent, if vou send the ship. 

 < Item, sixe or eight pieces of sayes for mantles 

 for women, which is the most necessary thinsr 

 that can be sent. 



Bv your assured friend John Whithall. 



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