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 tum subditis prouenturm existimamus, dum earum rerum quibus abundamus exportatione, et aliarum quibus egemus inuectione, æquissimis precijs iuuari vtrinque et locapletari possimus; Sere nissimam Maiestatem vestram, rogamus, vt subditis his nostris cum mercimoniorum vendendorum et permutandorum gratia, ad imperij vestri stationes, portus, loca, oppida, ciuitates accesserint, eundi, redeundi, et cum subditis vestris negotiandi, plena et libera fiat potestas: Illisque huiusmodi libertates, immunitates, et priuilegia, quæ aliorum principum subditis, apud vos mercaturam exercentibus, concedi solent, serenitatis vestræ clementa inuiolata conseruentur; et nos vicissim, non tantùm omnia amicæ principis officia serenitati vestræ deferemus, sed ad maiorem communis inter nos subditosq; nostros amicitiæ et commercij propagationem, subditis vestris omnibus et singulis, si serenissimæ Maiestati vestraæ ita visum fuerit, plenam et integram in ditionis nostræ quascunq; regiones veniendi, commorandi, negotiandi, et reuertendi, potestatem per præsentes has literas nostras libentissimé concedimus. Quæ omnia et singula regij nostri sigilli appositone communiri fecimus. Deus opt. max. coeli et terræ conditor, regiam Maiestatem vestram diutissimé seruet incolumem. Datæ in Palatio nostro Grenouici xj. mensis Iulij Anno Christi 1596. annòque nostri regni xxxviij.

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Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England, France, and Ireland, the most mightie defendresse of the true and Christian faith against all that falsely professe the name of Christ &c. To the most high and soueraigne Prince the most puissant Gouernour of the great kingdome of China, the chiefest Emperour in those parts of Asia and of the Ilands adioyning, and the great monarke of the orientall regions of the world; wisheth health, and many ioyfull and happy yeeres, with all plenty and abundance of things most acceptable. Whereas our honest and faithfull subiects which bring these letters vnto your Highnesse, Richard Allot and Thomas Bromefield, marchants of our citie of London in our foresaid kingdome of England, haue made most earnest suit vnto vs, that we would commend their desires and endeuours of sayling to the regions of your Empire for traffiques