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TO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF RUSSIA AND SIBERIA. It
fervation or fafe conduct of the fleet and voyage, and benefit of the company.
You fhall not permit nor fuffer the ftock or goods of the company to be wafted, em-
bezzled, or confumed, but fhall conferve the fame whole and entire, without diminifh-
ment, until you fhall have delivered or caufe to be delivered the fame, to the ufe of the
company. And finally you fhall ufe yourielf in all points, forts, and conditions, as‘to
a faithful captain, and brother of this company fhali belong and appertain: fo help you
God, &c.
The oath miniftered to the mafter of the fhip, °c.
You fhall fwear by the holy contents in that book, that you, according and to the
uttermoft of your knowledge, and good underf{tanding in mariner’s fcience and craft,
fhall in your vocation do your beft to conduét the good fhip called the N. &c. whereof
you now are mafter under God, both unto and from the ports of your difcovery, and
fo ufe your endeavour and faithful diligence, in charging, difcharging, lading again,
and roomaging of the fame fhip, as may be moft for the benefit and profit of this right
worfhipful fellowfhip: and you fhall not privately bargain, buy, fell, exchange, barter,
or diftribute any goods, wares, merchandife, or things whatfoever (neceffary tackles
and victuals for the fhip only excepted,) to or for your own lucre, gain, or profit,
neither to nor for the private lucre, gain, or profit of any other perfon or perfons what-
foever. And further, if you fhall know any boatfwain, mariner, or any other perfon or
perfons whatfoever, to buy, fell, barter, truck, or exchange any goods, wares, mer-
chandifes, or things for private account, reckoning, or behalf, you fhall do your beft to
withf{tand and let the fame: and if you cannot commodioufly fo do,. that then before
the difcharge of fuch goods, bought for private account, you fhall give knowledge
thereof to the cape merchant of this faid fellowfhip for the time being. And you fhali
not receive nor take, nor fuffer to be received or taken into your faid fhip during this
voyage, any maner perfon or perfons whatfoever, going or returning, but only thofe
mariners which without fraud or guile fhall be hired to be of your company, and to
ferve in mariners’ craft and {cience only : So help you God, &c.
Tuese forefaid fhips being fully furnifhed with their pinnaces and boats, well ap-
pointed with all manner of artillery, and other things neceflary for their defence with
all the men aforefaid, departed from Ratcliffe, and valed unto Deptford, the tenth
day of May, 1553.
The eleventh day about two of the clock, we departed from Deptford, paffing by
Greenwich, faluting the king’s majefty then being there, fhooting off our ordnance,
and fo valed unto Blackwall, and there remained until the feventeenth day, and that
day in the morning we went from Blackwall, and came to Woolwich by nine of the
clock, and there remained one tide, and fo the fame night unto Heyreth.
The eighteenth day from Heyreth unto Gravefend, and there remained until the
twentieth day: that day being Saturday, from Gravefend unto Tilbury Hope, remain-
ing there until the two and twentieth day.
The twenty-fecond day from ‘Tilbury Hope to Hollie Haven.
The twenty-third day from Hollie Haven, till we came againft Lee, and there remained
that night, by reafon that the wind was contrary to us.
The twenty-fourth day the wind being in the 5. W. in the morning, we failed along
the coaft over the Spits, until we came again{t St. Ofyth, about fix of the clock at
night, and there came to anchor, and abode there all that night.
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