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Discovery of Muscovy by Richard Hakluyt
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marked by the company's mark, you shall do the best to let that the
same be not laden, and to inquire diligently to know the owners
thereof, if you can, and what commodity the same is that is so
brought aboard to be laden; if you cannot know the owners of such
goods learn what you can thereof, as well making a note in your
book, as also to send or bring word thereof to the agent, and to
some one of the four merchants with him adjoined so speedily as you
can, if it be here laden, or to be laden in this river, being not
marked with the company's mark, as is aforesaid; and when the said
ship hath received in all that the company's agent will have laden,
you shall make a just copy of that which is laden, reciting the
parcels, the marks and numbers of everything plainly, which you
shall likewise deliver to the said bookkeeper to the use aforesaid.

3. Also, when the ship is ready to depart, you shall come for your
cockets and letters to the agent, and shall show him all such
letters as you have received of any person or persons privately or
openly, to be delivered to any person or persons in Russia or
elsewhere, and also to declare if you know any other that shall pass
in the ship either master or mariner that hath received any letters
to be privily delivered to any there, directed from any person or
persons, other than from the agent here to the agent there; which
letters so by you received, you shall not carry with you, without
you be licensed so to do by the agent here, and some of the four
merchants as is aforesaid; and such others as do pass, having
received any privy letters to be delivered, you shall all that in
you lieth let the delivery of them at your arriving in Russia; and
also if you have, or do receive, or shall know any other that doth
or hath received any goods of ready money to be employed in Russia,
or to be delivered there to any person or persons from any person or
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