Vobis, Beg et Cadi et Ermini, qui estis in Chio, significamus:  quod serenissimae Reginae Maiestatis Angliae orator, qui est in excelsa porta per literas significauit nobis, quod ex nauibus Anglicis vna nauis venisset ad portum Chico, et illinc Constantinopolim recto cursu voluisset venire, et contra priuilegium detenuistis, et non siuistis venire.  Haec praedictus orator significauit nobis:  et petiuit a nobis in hoc negocio hoc mandatum, vt naues Anglicae veniant et rediant in nostras ditiones Caesareas.  Priuilegium datum et concessum est ex parte Serenitatis Caesareae nostrae:  et huius priuilegij copia data est sub insigni nostro:  Et contra nostrum priuilegium Caesareum quod ita agitur, quae est causa?  Quando cum hoc mandato nostro homines illorum ad vos venerint ex praedicta Anglia, si nauis venerit ad portum vestrum, et si res et merces ex naue exemerint, et vendiderint, et tricessimam secundam partem reddiderint, et res quae manserint Constantinopolim auferre velint, patiantur:  Et si aliquis contra priuilegium et articulos eius aliquid ageret, non sinatis, nec vos facite:  et impediri non sinatis eos, vt recta Constantinopolim venientes in suis negotiationibus sine molestia esse possint.  Et quicunque contra hoc mandatum et priuilegium nostrum aliquid fecerit, nobis significate.  Huic mandato nostro et insigni fidem adhibete.  In principio mensis Decembris.

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A description of the yeerely voyage or pilgrimage of the Mahumitans, Turkes
  and Moores vnto Mecca in Arabia.

Of the Citie of Alexandria.

Alexandria the most ancient citie in Africa situated by the seaside containeth seuen miles in circuite, and is enuironed with two walles one neere to the other with high towers, but the walles within be farre higher than those without, with a great ditch round about the same:  yet is not this Citie very strong by reason of the great antiquitie, being almost halfe destroyed and ruinated.  The greatnesse of this Citie is such, that if it were of double habitation, as it is compassed with a double wall, it might be truely said, that there were two Alexandrias one builded vpon another, because vnder the foundations of the said City are great habitations, and incredible huge pillers.  True it is, that this part vnderneath remaineth at this day inhabitable, because of the corrupt aire, as also for that by time, which consumeth all things, it is greately ruinated.  It might well be sayd, that the founder hereof, as he was worthy in all his enterprises, so likewise in building hereof he did a worke worthy of himselfe, naming it after his owne name.  This Citie hath one defect, for it is subiect to an euill ayre, which onely proceedeth of that hollownesse vnderneath, out of the which issueth infinite moisture:  and that this is true the ayre without doth evidently testifie, which is more subtile and holesome then that beneath.  The waters hereof be salt, by reason that the soile of it selfe