The king of Marocco is like to be the greatest prince in the world for money, if he keepe this countrey.  But I make account assoone as the king of Spaine hath quietnesse in Christendome, he wil thrust him out:  for that the kings force is not great as yet; but he meaneth to be stronger.  There is a campe ready to go now with a viceroy:  the speech is with 3000 men:  but I thinke they will be hardly 2000; for by report, 3000 men are enough to conquer all the countrey:  for they haue no defence of importance against an enemy.  I thinke Hamode will be returned home in Ianuary or thereabout:  for he stayeth but for the comming of the viceroy.  Mulley Balasen the kings sonne of Marocco was slaine in Guinea by his own men, and they were presently killed, because they should tell no tales.  And thus leauing to trouble you, I commit you to God, who prosper you in all your proceedings.  From Marocco the first of August 1594.

Yours to command for euer Laurence Madoc.

Of these two rich cities and kingdomes of Tombuto and Gago Leo Africanus writeth at large in the beginning of his seuenth booke of the description of Africa, which worthy worke is to be annexed vnto the end of this second volume.

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A briefe extract of a patent granted to M. Thomas Gregory of Tanton, and
  others, for traffique betweene the riuer of Nonnia and the riuers of
  Madrabumba and Sierra Leona on the coast of Guinea, in the yeere 1592.

In May the 34 yeere of our gracious soueraigne Queene Elizabeth, a patent of speciall licence was granted to Thomas Gregory of Tanton in the county of Somerset, and to Thomas Pope, and certaine other marchants to traffique into Guinea from the Northermost part of the riuer of Nonnia to the Southermost parts of the riuers of Madrabumba and Sierra Leona, and to other parts as well to the Southeast as to the Northwest, for a certaine number of leagues therein specified which amount to an hundred or thereabout.  Which patent was granted for the terme of ten yeeres:  as appeareth at large in the sayd patent recorded in the Rolles in her Majesties Chancery.

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The maner of the taking of two Spanish ships laden with quicksiluer and the
  Popes bulles, bound for the West Indies, by M. Thomas White in the Amity
  of London, 1592.

The 26 of Iuly 1592, in my returning out of Barbary in the ship called the Amity of London, being in the height of 36 degrees or thereabout, at foure of the clocke in the morning we had sight of two shippes, being distant from vs about three or foure leagues:  by seuen of the clocke we fetched them vp, and were within gunshot:  whose boldnesse, hauing the king of Spaines armes displayed, did make vs judge them rather ships of warre then laden with marchandise.  And as it appeared by their owne speeches, they made full account to haue taken vs:  it being a question