And if need were to present the same to the great Can,
for it would be to a Prince of marueilous account.
The booke of the attire of all Nations.
Such a booke caried with you and bestowed in gift would be much esteemed,
as I perswade my selfe.
Bookes.
If any man will lend you the new Herball and such Bookes as make shew of
herbes, plants, trees, fishes, foules and beasts of these regions, it may
much delight the great Can, and the nobilitie, and also their merchants to
haue the view of them: for all things in these partes so much differing
from the things of those regions, since they may not be here to see them,
by meane of the distance, yet to see those things in a shadow, by this
meane will delight them.
The booke of Rates.
Take with you the booke of Rates, to the end you may pricke all those
commodities there specified, that you shall chance to find in Cambalu, in
Quinsey, or in any part of the East, where you shall chance to be.
Parchment.
Rowles of Parchment, for that we may vent much without hurt to the Realme,
and it lieth in small roume.
Glew.
To carie Glew, for that we haue plenty and want vent.
Red Oker for Painters.
To seeke vent because we haue great mines of it, and haue no vent.
Sope of both kindes.
To try what vent it may haue, for that we make of both kinds, and may
perhaps make more.
Saffron.
To try what vent you may haue of Saffron, because this realme yeelds the
best of the world, and for the tillage and other labours may set the poore
greatly in worke to their reliefe.
Aquauitae.
By new deuises wonderful quantities may be made here, and therefore to
seeke the vent.
Blacke Conies skins.
To try the vent at Cambalu, for that it lieth towards the North, and for
that we abound with the commoditie, and may spare it.
Threed of all colours.
The vent may set our people in worke.
Copper Spurres and Hawkes bels.
To see the vent for it may set our people in worke.
A note and Caueat for the Merchant.
That before you offer your commodities to sale, you indeuour to learne what
commodities the countrey there hath. For if you bring thither veluet,
taffeta, spice, or any such commoditie that you your selfe desire to lade
your selfe home with, you must not sell yours deare, least hereafter you
purchase theirs not so cheape as you would.
Seeds for sale.
Carie with you for that purpose all sorts of garden seeds, as wel of sweete
strawing herbs, and of flowers, as also of pot herbes and all sorts for
roots, &c.
Lead of the first melting.
Lead of the second melting of the slags.
