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THE LEVANT COMPANY 249
Now in this point of defence as also that
the traffic may be beneficial, these things
following are to be considered:
First, whether that the said twenty ships
well furnished shall be able to pass
without danger of those that shall seek
to impeach them.
Secondly, whether that there be sufficient
commodities within the realm to lade
the said twenty ships, wherein care is
to be had that no greater quantity be
transported thither than the prices of
our wares will be abased, which at the
first selling of the trade may prove very
prejudicial and therefore it were very
good a calculation were made what
Kersies have been transported yearly
by the Italians and Ragousers out of
this realm, whereof the greatest part
hath been sent into Turkey, as also
what Kersies are sold yearly by our
merchants that trade into France to
those of Marseilles.
Thirdly, if there be no sufficient commodities,
whether the same may not be supplied
sufficiently for the lading of the said
Now in this point of defence as also that
the traffic may be beneficial, these things
following are to be considered:
First, whether that the said twenty ships
well furnished shall be able to pass
without danger of those that shall seek
to impeach them.
Secondly, whether that there be sufficient
commodities within the realm to lade
the said twenty ships, wherein care is
to be had that no greater quantity be
transported thither than the prices of
our wares will be abased, which at the
first selling of the trade may prove very
prejudicial and therefore it were very
good a calculation were made what
Kersies have been transported yearly
by the Italians and Ragousers out of
this realm, whereof the greatest part
hath been sent into Turkey, as also
what Kersies are sold yearly by our
merchants that trade into France to
those of Marseilles.
Thirdly, if there be no sufficient commodities,
whether the same may not be supplied
sufficiently for the lading of the said