rijer.ce> ‘‘ in the lasfcy&Mfef the ^sixteenth
Tfeout J o h n Mildenkall ;oigp?> la a ad from. Constantinople
“ Jto the*.court.ofi the jGbeatrMo^uM&ri(®btainihgicettain
Miprivilegessjor • the E n g lis h ,?ifor whom!. shiepwas vtheri
preparingia charter. ^Htacwasfionggstpipbsed fey th e arts
“ . and«pteseimiofthe* -Spanish ahdiPbrtugBhz^Jesijits^at
“ that? (court; and it was/ some; yeais, ibehsi'e,'.he‘icoiuld
V H e n ti^ e ly ^ g e tth e b e tte a : b&thfBni:, ’ I t i s c f a e e ^ t# e d p t h a t i th p
samri wise! princess’wrote^stre^griffecomHendatar^ett^rs
ib th e ieihpf.ror.'>f China>-to be>jdMi>®®edjfey>thhijshii3^s
o f an expedition iritendedufor th ^ ic ^ # d lry ’sLn! hmjbtime ;
b ut misfortunebat sea prevented the-shipsf&mle vepar£
riMirigithnree:INai8«d®esdt(:appeaT»il!h^t--£am*ysB^ii.laa’#jjffliatde
was afterwardsoatitempted^Iwith?.tsh atlterBp®re|i||^#b ich
the Portugririzef.iseem; to , haveuio|5|n,aTi©,gat^ttMe: exd»-:
sive privilege,-of resorting, until the yh&r j 11coca1
truce-and free trade % China,«udWall-other gitE^C.s^hdwe
fevPartugU€&e:;were> settled! in ' India,i.wasiagRefedjstdAe^
tween thfcviriefayof J&oajand sevepiFrigJfeh meic]pnt.s,
ten whomi a' dieensetfor.,tr adin g j;to! the^East Indaesilhad
been granted by-King Charles the First;*m at withstand©
iffgthe -exclusive charter.o,f ^ueen'j£lizabeth:te)s©thers.u,
? Several skips'were fitted out by these-.gran.tees; under.
th^^»iu»hdl Gkptarn Weddell; who. thcmgfctiit stuffi-»
cient* inritfrisequbrice-of the agreement madeiats Goa;g to
bririgleEierfe for the governor of «Matefe inbrder to^bejef-
fectually^assisted in -his projected intercourse .with -the
CMnoletit'Cantbh. But :aOedtding to th e m anuscript ae-
cojUrft (m that voyage, «.which - seerris^tJ: havfebbee n drawn’
i p without3di$guise,u/-''the'jproburador!"bf Mkcoovlrisoon
“ fep a ircd ^ ^ ^ a rd ^ fh ^ ! prineipubishipf )o£rthe- E nglish,
<^fandi?aM|.that'lbrr.matteHdfthefEes'hin^vhe would?pfo-
“ ividesstjfefit; b u t that* obstacle riftheir'
“> .tradihg^wnahh! Wla^felSeAsteM^&lfc'eattt . of the •Chiriefrbs1,
v>fwiro, he iprieterrd'ed,* hehMhis^t^he Portuguese1)? peoblri
“ in mi seraMriTMbj&tonm T h e Erighshi determined,
‘ ‘ howeverPEdid'i®^®®StEddiver loif^Gpnyn | - and! fitted-
“ dutsajba‘rgsg5and pinnkbd' wiliH ’above fifdy ^ e h / whiohy
\4<^ b E “'4wb|fd^^^®^met. in ’ < si|p it\ d‘b?tb2} mouihjfdft th e
‘-•<:‘*rivJe.E!'r^ ^ ,h g |fa ^ e ^ ^ ^ b d liy i.in le t,; andi u tte rly «prohi-1
\‘“?M(bd^to.'the'; Portu gkl'S'(T/or5;u^ii|z®)bbfy‘'the-'<Chaaieses-,>
‘ t- whoido’notiWi^Mafgliyltelindt anystfeaSg^ES^!ffc jvieW"
riibf 5it,^bbtS%4|^<'passagk arid* secure harhour „fori th e ir
ifpfe^-jO u ndk es, both o f war find m^A%andfe’e?#!€r4hatthe*
“ PortugaltraifiG^fcos^CfeHtoatyks&ionly’in small vessels,
“ thfo'Ughfsisfee^ ftar-row 'shioaiedbstraatsf amongst' m an y
|'b ro k e n .‘islandsriadjoinin^b-the* main.; Thejbarge.,aaib
“ chorin^-fSita wind, arid tidetefcacry them in, ®.j®uneke
‘^^Thosfefthkt>a|®b®tom?tdIfishfwdsfd^s.crilfd ’g% |y in th e
“'m o rn in g ; whom*Thomas' Rob in so n ;>fblloM^d,t>i(tp.^teri
“ dinhs j(di‘#s^b]}^ek|^)i^)£uheic' many .oar^)”h roping to'
“ h a v e ‘found somfe abokEd' that? -might^hayh-’stobd^either
‘S of at pilb;t^f#iwp^preteri; but finding, rieitfidr, hawing
ill sed them witRialLcburtesy dismissedthem^ contrary