, 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.
And where Anthony Ratcliffe, Steuen Some, and Robert Brooke Aldermen of the
saide Citie of London, Simon Laurence, Iohn Wattes, Iohn Newton, Thomas
Middleton, Robert Coxe, Iohn Blunt, Charles Faith, Thomas Barnes, Alexander
Dansey, Richard Aldworth, Henry Cowlthirste, Caesar Doffie, Martine Bonde,
Oliuer Stile and Nicholas Stile Marchants of London for their abilities and
sufficiencies haue bene thought fit to be also of the sayd Company of the
saide gouernour and Company of Marchants of Leuant: Our will and pleasure
and expresse commaundement is, and wee doe hereby establish and ordeine,
that euery such of the same Anthony Radcliffe, Steuen Some, Robert Brooke,
Simon Laurence, Iohn Wattes, Iohn Newton, Thomas Midleton, Robert Coxe,
Iohn Blunt, Charles Faith, Thomas Barnes, Alexander Dansey, Richard
Aldworth, Henry Cowlthirste, Caesar Doffie, Martine Bonde, Oliuer Style, and
Nicholas Style, as shall pay vnto the saide Gouernour and company of
Marchants of Leuante the summe of one hundred and thirtie poundes of
lawfull English money within two monethes next after the date hereof
towards the charges that the same Company haue already bene at in and about
the establishing of the sayde trades shall from hencefoorth bee of of the
same company of the Marchants of Leuant as fully and amply and in like
maner, as any other of that societie or Company.
Prouided also, that wee, our heires and successours at any time during the
sayd twelue yeeres may lawfully appoynt and authorize two other persons
exercising the lawfull trade of marchandize, and being fit men to bee of
the sayd companie of Gouernour and companie of marchants of Leuant, so that
the sayd persons to bee nominated or authorized, shall aide, doe, beare,
and paie such payments and charges touching and concerning the same trade
and Companie of marchants of Leuant, ratablie as other of the sayd Companie
of marchants of Leuant shall, and doe, or ought to beare and pay: and doe
also performe and obserue the orders of the sayd Companie allowable by this
our graunt, as others of the same doe or ought to doe; And that such two
persons so to bee appoynted by vs our heires or successours, shall and may
with the sayd Company vse the trade and feate of marchandise aforesayd, and
all the liberties and priuileges herein before gran
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