ters for the well using of our ships and goods. Also, that
hereafter no Englishman that by any meanes may be taken captives,
shall be sold within any of his dominions; whereupon I declared
that the Queenes Ma'tie, accepting of these his offers, was pleased
to confirme the intercourse and trade of our Merchants within this
his countrey, as also to pleasure him with such commodities as he
should have need of, to furnish the necessities and wants of his
country in trade of merchandize, so as he required nothing contrary
to her honour and law, and the breach of league with the Christian
502 Princes her neighbours. The same night I presented the King with
the case of combes, and desired his Ma'tie to have speciall regard
that the ships might be Iaden back againe, for that I found little
store of salt-peter in readinesse in John Bampton's hands; he
answered me, that I should have all the assistance therein that he
could, but that in[294] Sus he thought to have some store in his
house there, as also that the Mountainers had made much in a
readinesse; I requested that he would sende downe, which he
promised to doe. The eighteenth day I was with him againe, and so
continued there till night; and he shewed me his house, with
pastime in ducking with water spaniels, and baiting bulls with his
English doggs. At this time I moved him againe for the sending
downe to Sus, which he granted to doe; and the 24th day there
departed Alcayde Mammie, with Lionell Egerton, and Rowland Guy, to
Sus; and carried with them, for our accounts and his company, the
Kings letters to his brother Muly Hammet, and Alcayde Shavan, and
the Viceroy. The 23d day the King sent me out of Morocco to his
garden called Shersbonare, with his guard and Alcayde Mamoute; and
the 24th at night I came to the Court to see a Morris-dance, and a
play of his Alkaids; he promised me audience the next day, being
503 Tuesday, but he putt it off 'till Thursday; and the Thursday at
night I was sent for to the King after supper, and then he sent
Alcayde Rodwan and Alcayde Gowry to conferr with me; but, after a
little talk, I desired to be brought to the King for my dispatch.
And being brought to him,. I preferred two bills of John Bampton's,
which he had made for provision of salt-peter, also two bills for
the quiet t