to Ioppe, and from thence by sea to Tripolis, of which places because many
others haue published large discourses, I surcease to write. Within few
dayes after imbarking my selfe at Tripolis the 22. of December, I arriued
(God be thanked) in safety here in the riuer of Thames with diuers English
marchants, the 26. of March, 1588, in the Hercules of London, which was the
richest ship of English marchants goods that euer was knowen to come into
this realme.

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The second letters Patents graunted by the Queenes Maiestie to the Right
worshipfull companie of the English Marchants for the Leuant, the seuenth
of Ianuarie 1592.

Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England, France, and Irelande,
defender of the faith &c. To all our Officers, ministers and subiects, and
to all other people aswell within this our Realme of England, as else where
vnder our obeysance and iurisdiction or otherwise vnto whom these our
letters shal be seene, shewed, or read greeting.

Where our well beloued subiects Edward Osborne knight Alderman of our citie
of London, William Hareborne Esquire, and Richard Staper of our saide citie
Marchant, haue by great aduenture and industrie with their great cost and
charges by the space of sundry late yeeres trauelled, and caused trauell to
be taken aswell by secrete and good meanes, as by daungerous wayes and
passages both by lande and sea to finde out and set open a trade of
marchandize and traffike into the landes, Ilandes, Dominions, and
territories of the great Turke, commonly called the Grand Signior, not
before that time in the memorie of any man now liuing knowen to be commonly
vsed and frequented by way of marchandize by any the marchantes or other