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< cara^al,fo long to purfue their couiffe North-Weft^ward^Wtn they 
fliould difcover the Goaft of Tartary or Catay^ endeavouring to do 
this as much Southerly, as the Wind and the faidLand of Jejf^ 
vvould permit ^ which was hoped by the Direftors would be done 
between 40 and 4^ deg ; where-about they Ihould fail along that 
Coafi North- ward, or according as the fame fliould trend, until 
they fliould difcover the KivcY PcUfa^gi^ the Ckr^;'^;? Sea-Towns, 
Ja^gia^Brema.cx fome fuch Bay,Haven or River,wherein their Vef- 
lels might fafely lye at anchor,and where they might meet with Peo- 
ple, to enquire into, and in a little time learn,the condition of the 
CpuQtry. 
B. thac,if they fliould thus far fuccecd well, *twas probabIe,thcy 
would meet upon the Coaft of Catay with Ships ; confidering that 
moft Geographers efteem not only the Coaft of tarfary^ but alfo the 
neighbouring Ocean to abound in Shipping, and fpeak of great 
commerce and trade driven therewith the circumjacent Countries 
and IflandsiWhich if they fliould find to be fo,they fliould take ve* 
ry great care of obliging thoft Peo'ple,to learn of them the particu- 
lars of their Sea- Voyages, and where the principal Ports and Tra- 
ding Towns, but efpecially the River Polifangi and the To^vn 'jan- 
were fcituate. And thefe Dircftors hoping, that they would 
difcover one or other place inhabited about the 15th. or 20th. of 
Jfne^ihty fliould be diligent and accurate in marking all theCoafts, 
Promontories, Bays, Courfes of Rivers, Tides, and that in as 
riiort a time as poflibly they could, the faving of time being of 
great confequence in this matter. 
9. That there they fliould take particular notice of the nature 
and condition of the people, whether barbarous or any way civi- 
lized ; what Commodities the Country aforefaid and the Inhabi- 
tants wanted and dcfired : And in cafe thefe people did fliew any 
Gold or Silver, they fliould learn, whether thofe Met tals were in 
great value amongft them, and if they were, they fliould not feem 
to care much for them, in the exchange of their Commodifies for 
them, and that chey fliould alfo fliew them Copper, Tin, Lead^&c. 
making as if thefe Mettals were of a much higher value in our Coun- 
try, than theirs. Nexr,they fliould endeavour to learn the Bignefs 
of this Coiintry; what Cities,. Towns, and Neighbours it had; 
where, thq City of Camhlf^ wzs fciruate, its dimenfions ^ govern- 
ment, trade, jreligion, whether Mahumetan or Pagan ; and particu^ 
larty, wfietTier the Great C/^^wi were their Governour ; what wars 
they were engaged in, or liable to; what things or cominoditles 
their 
