that companie, shall for the sayd terme of twelue yeeres haue, vse, and
enioy the whole and onely trade and traffike, and the whole entire and
onely libertie, vse, and priuilege of trading and traffiking, and vsing
feate of marchandise by and through the Leuant seas otherwise called the
Mediterran seas into and from the sayd dominions of the Grand Signor, and
dominions of the state of Venice; and by and through the sayd Grand Signors
dominions to and from such other places in the East Indies discouered as
aforesayd. And that they the sayd Gouernour and companie of marchants of
the Leuant and euery particular and seuerall person of that companie their
and euery one of their servants, factors, and deputies shall haue full and
free authoritie, libertie, facultie, licence, and power to trade and
trafficke by and through the sayde Leuant seas into and from all and euery
the sayd dominions of the sayde Grand Signor, and the dominions of the
state of Venice, and the sayde Indies, and into and from all places where
by occasion of the sayd trade they shall happen to arriue or come, whither
they be Christians, Turkes, Gentiles, or others: And by and through the
sayd Leuant seas into and from all other seas, riuers, portes, regions,
territories, dominions, coastes and places with their ships, barkes,
pinases and other vessels, and with such mariners and men as they will
leade or haue with them, or sende for the sayde trade as they shall thinke
good at their owne costes and expenses.

And for that the shippes sayling into the sayde Countreyes must take their
due and proper times to proceede in these voyages, which otherwise as we
well perceiue cannot be performed in the rest of the yeere following:
Therefore we of our speciall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere motion,
for vs, our heyres and successors doe graunt to and with the sayd Gouernour
and companie of Marchantes of the Leuant, that foure good shippes well
furnished with ordinance and other munition for their defence, and two
hundred mariners English men to guide and sayle in the same four shippes at