crownes to beare his charges into Spaine.  And albeit he made great haste vpon this good newes to meet with the Admirall in Spaine, yet at his comming to Siuil his brother was already returned to the Indies with seuenteene saile of shipps.  Wherefore to fulfill that which he had left him in charge in the beginning of the yeere 1494 he repaired to the Catholike princes, taking with him Diego Colon my brother and me also, which were to be preferred as Pages to the most excellent Prince Don Iohn, who now is with God, according to the commandement of the Catholic Queene Lady Isabell, which was then in Validolid.  Assoone therefore as we came to the Court, the princes called for Don Bartholomew, and sent him to Hispaniola with three ships, &c.

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The English voyages, navigations, and discoueries.

(Intended for the finding of a northwest passage) to the north parts of
  America, to meta incogita, and the backeside of Gronland, as farre as 72
  degrees and 12 minuts:  performed first by Sebastian Cabota, and since by
  Sir Martin Frobisher, and M. John Dauis, with the patents, discourses,
  and aduertisements thereto belonging.

The Letters patents of King Henry the seuenth granted vnto Iohn Cabot and
  his three sonnes, Lewis, Sebastian, and Sancius for the discouerie of new
  and vnknowen lands.

Henricus Dei gratia rex Angliae, et Franciae, et Dominus Hiberniae, omnibus, ad quos praesentes literae nostrae peruenerint, salutem.

Notum sit et manifestum, quod dedimus et concessimus, ac per praesentes damus et concedimus pro nobis et haeredibus nostris, dilectis nobis Ioanni Caboto ciui Venetiarum, Lodouico, Sebastiano, et Sancio, filijs dicti Ioannis, et eorum ac cuiuslibet eorum haeredibus et deputatis, plenam ac liberam authoritatem, facultatem, et potestatem nauigandi ad omnes partes, regiones, et sinus maris orientalis, occidentalis, et septentrionalis, sub banneris, vexillis, et insignijs nostris, cum quinque nauibus siue nauigijs, cuiuscunque portiturae et qualitatis existant, et cum tot et tantis nautis et hominibus, quot et quantos in dictis nauibus secum ducere voluerint, suis et eorum proprijs sumptibus et expensis, ad inueniendum, discooperiendum, et inuestigandum quascunque insulas, patrias, regiones siue prouincias gentilium et infidelium quorumcunque, in quacunque parte mundi positas, quae Christianis omnibus ante haec tempora fuerint incognitae.  Concessimus etiam eisdem et eorum cuilibet, eorumque et cuiuslibet eorum haeredibus et deputatis, ac licentiam dedimus ad affigendum praedictas banneras nostras et insignia in quacunque villa, oppido, castro, insula seu terra firma a se nouiter inuentis.  Et quod praenominatus Ioannes, et filij eiusdem, seu haeredes et eorum deputati, quascunque huiusmodi villas, castra, oppida, et insulas a se inuentas, quae subiugari, occupari, possideri