Of whom wee Romaynes came, and chiefly I:
Therefore to you which in the Ocean dwell,
(As yet not vnderneath subiection due)
Wee send our letters greeting: wete yee well
In warlike cases thus wee deale with you,
First, that you, as the other regions, pay
Vs tribute yearely, Romaynes wee require:
Then, that you will with all the force you may
Withstand our foes as yours, with sword and fire:
And thirdly, that by these you hostage[710] send