Right worll. Ser and Sers,—
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As tuching the discovery to be made from hence to the northward, to seeke for passage into England, there was noe mention thereof made in our former previleges, that the Emperour offered (or promised) to assist us therein, nether would they now put in any such matter. So that, to say
the truth, yf we goe about to take such a matter in hand, I know not well whether the Japons will assist us or no. Yet know I nothing to the contrary but they will. The coppie of our previlegese (as we have them now) I send yow here inclozed, I geting them translated my selfe by a learned boz, haveing two juribassos with Capt. Adames to assist me at doeing thereof.
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Your Wors. most humble at command,
Ric. Cocks.
[162] India Office. Original Correspondence, vol. iv, no. 433.
Coppie of the articles (or previleges) granted to the English nation by Shongo Samme, Emperour of Japon.[163]