his 6 booke.] In this kingdome are great store of cities and townes; and in euery city and towne a Captaine with certaine souldiers; which Captaines are lords and owners of the sayd townes.  One city there is called Couton, another Xanigeton, as also the cities of Tubguer, Azegue, Amader, Quaherque, and the towne of Faroo.  The which townes and cities are very great and fairely built, being inhabited by rich Moores, and abounding with all kinde of cattell, Barley and Dates.  And here is such plenty of golde found vpon the sands by the riuers side, that the sayd Moores usually cary the same Northward to Marocco, and Southward to the city of Tombuto in the land of Negros, which city standeth about 300 leagues from the kingdome of Darha; and this kingdome is but 60 leagues from this Iland and Castle of Arguin.  Wherefore I beseech your worship to put his maiesty in remembrance hereof; for the sayd cities and townes are but ten dayes iourney from hence.  I heartily wish that his maiesty would send two or three marchants to see the state of the Countrey, who might trauell to the aforesayd cities, to understand of their rich trade.  For any man may go safe and come safe from those places.  And thus without troubling of your worship any further, I humbly take my leaue.  From the Iland and Castle of Arguin the 20 of Ianuary 1591.

Your worships seruant

Melchior Petoney.

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The voyage of Richard Rainolds and Thomas Dassel to the riuers of Senega
  and Gambra adioning vpon Guinea, 1591 with a discourse of the treasons of
  certaine of Don Antonio his seruants and followers.

By vertue of her Maiesties most gracious charter giuen in the yeere 1588, and in the thirtieth yeere of her Highnesse reigne, certaine English marchants are granted to trade, in and from the riuer of Senega to and in the riuer of Gambra, on the Westerne coast of Africa.  The chiefest places of traffique on that coast betweene these riuers, are these: 

[Sidenote:  The names of the chiefe places of traffike between Senega and Gambra.] 1 Senega riuer:  The commodities be hides, gumme, elephants teeth, a few graines, ostrich feathers, amber-griece, and some golde.

2 Beseguiache, a towne by Capo Verde * [sic—­KTH] leagues from Senega riuer:  The commodities be small hides, and a few teeth.

3 Refisca Vieio, a towne 4 leagues from Beseguiache:  The commodities be small hides, and a few teeth now and then.

4 Palmerin, a towne 2 leagues from Refisca:  The commodities be small hides, and a few elephants teeth now and then.

5 Porto d’Ally, a towne 5 leagues from Palmerin:  The commodities be small hides, teeth, amber-griece, and a little golde:  and many Portugals are there.

6 Candimal, a towne halfe a league from Porto d’Ally:  The commodities be small hides, and a few teeth now and then.

7 Palmerin, a towne 3 leagues from Candimal:  The commodities be small hides, and a few teeth now and then.