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i8 THE EARLY HISTORY OF
themselves for the delivery of English goods
by a certain date.
There appears to be little evidence on which
to base any opinion as to the state of the
Turkey trade during this period of the first
letters patent. Camden 3 relates that after
the Company came into being it “ has ever
since found a very gainful trade/’ and men-
tions spices, cottons, raw silk, tapestries,
Indian dye, grapes of Corinth or currants
and soap as commodities of trade, both im-
ported and exported. The merchants them-
selves said in a letter to Walsingham 4 that
the commodities they sent to Turkey were
cl >ths, kerseys, and cony-skins, which were
both dyed and tanned. These three articles
were important English exports in the Turkey
trade.5 The same document gives a list
also of their imports.5 But the whole of the
Turkey trade must have been pretty flourish-
3 Life and reign of Queen Elizabeth (p. 464 in edition
of 1719). 4 See S. P. D. Eliz. vol. 165, No. 56.
5 Cf. document in Bundle 1 of Turkey Papers. The
document has no date, but from the mention of “ her
majesty ” it is clearly under Elizabeth. It proceeds,
“ The commodities vented within the straits be all sorts
of cloth and kerseys, dyed and dressed to the best proof,
tin, lead, black cony skins, etc., for which we return
themselves for the delivery of English goods
by a certain date.
There appears to be little evidence on which
to base any opinion as to the state of the
Turkey trade during this period of the first
letters patent. Camden 3 relates that after
the Company came into being it “ has ever
since found a very gainful trade/’ and men-
tions spices, cottons, raw silk, tapestries,
Indian dye, grapes of Corinth or currants
and soap as commodities of trade, both im-
ported and exported. The merchants them-
selves said in a letter to Walsingham 4 that
the commodities they sent to Turkey were
cl >ths, kerseys, and cony-skins, which were
both dyed and tanned. These three articles
were important English exports in the Turkey
trade.5 The same document gives a list
also of their imports.5 But the whole of the
Turkey trade must have been pretty flourish-
3 Life and reign of Queen Elizabeth (p. 464 in edition
of 1719). 4 See S. P. D. Eliz. vol. 165, No. 56.
5 Cf. document in Bundle 1 of Turkey Papers. The
document has no date, but from the mention of “ her
majesty ” it is clearly under Elizabeth. It proceeds,
“ The commodities vented within the straits be all sorts
of cloth and kerseys, dyed and dressed to the best proof,
tin, lead, black cony skins, etc., for which we return