The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10: Asia, Part IIIHakluyt, Richard
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The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10: Asia, Part III
Hakluyt, Richard
Discoveries in geography -- English; Voyages and travels
And whereas Henry Farrington and Henry Hewet haue not yet assented to bee
incorporated into the sayd societie of Gouernour and companie of marchants
of Leuant, neuerthelesse sithence, as we be informed, they haue bene
traders that way heretofore; our will and pleasure is, and we doe hereby
expressely commaund and charge that if it happen at any time within two
moneths next following after the date hereof, the sayd Henry Farrington and
Henry Hewet or either of them, do submit themselues to be of the sayd
companie, and doe giue such assurance as the sayd Gouernour and companie,
or the more part of them shall allow of, to beare, pay, and performe such
orders, constitutions, paiments and contributions, as other of the sayd
company shall be ordered to beare, pay, and performe, that then euery of
the sayd Henry Farrington and Henry Hewet so doing and submitting himselfe,
shall vpon his or their request vnto the sayd Gouernour bee admitted into
the sayd companie and corporation of Gouernour and companie of marchants of
Leuant, and haue and enioy the same, and as great liberties, priuileges,
and preheminences, as the rest of the sayde corporation or companie may, or
ought to haue by vertue of this our graunt. Any thing in these presents
contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
And our will and pleasure is, and hereby wee doe also ordaine that it shall
and may bee lawfull, to, and for the sayde Gouernour and company of
marchants of Leuant or the more part of them, to admit into, and to be of
the sayd companie, any such as haue bene or shall bee employed as seruants,
factors, or agents in the trade of marchandise by the sayd Leuant seas,
into any the countreys, dominions or territories of the sayd Grand Signior
or Signiorie or State of Venice, according as they or the most part of them
shall thinke requisite.
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