ittle as from London to Antwerpe. Master
Giles Porter and master Edmund Porter, went from Tripolis in a small barke
to Iaffa, the same day that we came from thence, which was the 14 day of
this present, so that no doubt but long since they are in Ierusalem: God
send them and vs safe returne. At this instant I haue received the account
of M. Barret, and the rest of the rings, with two and twentie duckats, two
medines in readie money. So there is nothing remaining in his hands but a
few bookes, and with Thomas Bostocke I left certaine small trifles, which I
pray you demaund. And so once againe with my hearty commendations I commit
you to the tuition of the almightie, who alwayes preserue vs. From Aleppo
the 29 of May 1583.

Yours assured,

Iohn Newberie.

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Another letter of Master Newberie to the aforesaide M. Poore, written from
Babylon.

My last I sent you, was the 29 of May last past from Aleppo, by George Gill
the purser of the Tiger, which the last day of the same moneth came from
thence, and arriued at Feluge the 19 day of Iune, which Feluge is one dayes
iourney from hence. Notwithstanding some of our company came not hither
till the last day of the last moneth, which was for want of Camels to cary
our goods: for at this time of the yeere, by reason of the great heate that
is here, Camels are very scant to be gotten. And since our comming hither
we haue found very small sales, but diuers say that in the winter our
commodities will be very well sold, I pray God their words may prooue true.
I thinke cloth, kersies and tinne, haue neuer bene here at so low prices as
they are now. Notwithstanding, if I had here so much readie money as the
commodities are woorth, I would not doubt to make a very good profite of
this voiage hither, and to Balsara, and so by Gods helpe there will be
reasonable profite made of the voiage. [Sidenote: The best sort of spices
at Babylon. Balsara. Ormus.] But with halfe money and halfe commoditie may
be bought here the best sort of spices, and other commodities that are
brought from the Indies, and without money there is here at this instant
small good to be done. With Gods helpe two days hence, I minde to goe from
hence to Balsara, and from thence of force I must goe to Ormus for want of
a man that speaketh the Indian tongue. At my being in Aleppo I hired two
Nazaranies, and one of them hath bene twise in the Indies, and hath the
language very we