before he had the degree of Admirall,
wherein be signed his name thus, Columbus de Terra Rubra. [Sidenote: King
Henry the seuenth his acceptation of Columbus offer.] But to returne to the
king of England, I say, that after he had seene the map, and that which my
father Christopher Columbus offered vnto him, he accepted the offer with
ioyfull countenance, and sent to call him into England. But because God had
reserued the said offer for Castile, Columbus was gone in the meane space,
and also returned with the performance of his enterprise, as hereafter in
order shall be rehearsed. Now will I leaue off from making any farther
mention of that which Bartholomew Colon had negotiated in England, and I
will returne vnto the Admirall, &c.

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Another testimony taken out of the 60 chapter of the foresayd history of
Ferdinando Columbus concerning the offer that Bartholomew Columbus made
to king Henry the seuenth on the behalfe of his brother Christopher.

Tornato adunque l'Ammiraglio dallo scoprimento di Cuba and di Giamaica,
torno nella Spagnuola Bartolomeo Colon suo fratello, quello, che era gia
andato a trattare accordo col Re d'Inghilterra sopra lo scoprimento delle
Indie, come di sopra habiam detto. Questo poi, ritornando sene verso
Castiglia con capitoli conceduti, haueua inteso a Parigi dal re Carlo di
Francia, l'Ammiraglio suo fratello hauer gia scorperte l'Indie: per che gli
souenne per poter far il Viaggio di cento scudi. Et, Auenga che per cotal
nuoua egli si fosse molto affrettato, per arriuar l'Ammiraglio in Spagna,
quando non dimeno giunse a Siuiglia, egli era gia tornato alle Indie co' 17
nauigli. Perche, per asseguir quanto ei gli haueba lasciato, di subito al
principio dell' anno del 1494 sen' ando a i Re Catholici, menando seco Don
Diego Colon, mio fratello, e me ancora, accioche seruissimo di paggi al
serenissimo principe Don Giouanni, il qual viua in gloria, si come hauea
commandata la Catholica Reina donna Isabella, che alhora era in
Vagliadolid. Tosto adunque che noi giungemmo, i Re chiamarono Don
Bartolomeo, et mandaronlo alia Spagnuola centre naui, &c.

The same in English.

Christopher Columbus the Admirall being returned from the discouery of Cuba
and Iamayca, found in Hispaniola his brother Bartholomew Columbus, who
before had beene sent to intreat of an agreement with the king of England
for the discouery of the Indies, as we haue sayd before. This Bartholo