AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



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unto regions so farre distant and not hitherto sufficiently 

 knowen unto these nations of the world, having this 

 regard onely, that they may present their wares and 

 certaine examples or musters of divers kinds of mar- 

 chandizes, wherewith the regions of our dominions do 

 abound, unto the view of your Highnesse and of your 

 subjects, & that they may indevour to know, whether 

 here be any other marchandize with us fit for your use, 

 which (according to the honest & lawfuU custome of 

 traffique in all countries) they may exchange for other 

 commodities, whereof in the parts of your Empire there 

 is great plentie both naturall and artificiall : We yeelding 

 unto the most reasonable requests of these honest men, 

 because we doe suppose that by this most just intercourse 

 of traffique, no inconvenience nor losse, but rather most 

 exceeding benefite will redound unto the Princes and 

 subjects of both kingdomes, while by the carrying foorth 

 of those commodities wherewith we abound, and the 

 bringing home of others which we want, wee may on 

 either side at most easie rates helpe and inrich one 

 another; doe crave of your most soveraigne Majestie, 

 that these our subjects, when they shall come for 

 [III. 854,] traffiques sake unto any the stations, portes, places, 

 townes or cities of your Empire, they may have full 

 and free libertie of egresse and regresse, and of dealing 

 in trade of marchandize with your subjects, may by 

 your His^hnesse clemency most firmely enjoy all such 

 freedomes, immunities, and privileges, as are usually 

 granted to the subjects of other Princes which exercise 

 traffique in your dominions ; and we on the other side 

 will not onely performe all the offices of a well-willing 

 Prince unto your Highnesse, but also for the greater 

 increase of mutuall love and commerce between us and 

 our subjects, by these present letters of ours doe most wil- 

 lingly grant unto all and every your subjects (if it shall 

 seeme good unto your Highnesse) full and entire libertie 

 unto any of the partes of our dominions to resort, there 

 to abide and traffique, and thence to returne. All and 



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