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Honorable Sir This day being the 8 I aryvid upon this Cost with only 3 of her majesties shipps and on pinnas which I have sent apurpos to plymouth the sonner to advertis your Lordships of the sauff retourne of the sayd ships, Contraryety of windes having severid the most parte of the rest from us, which I hope ar allredy aryvid, tuching the susess of our vyage (I humbly crave pardon of your Ho nor) thatt I refer yow to the descourse I send my Lord your father, and att my Comyng to Courte, Ifitt will pleas you to geve the Loking on of some plattes and papers I have gotten, of the description of the Indias, portes Havons and fortresis with the ways from the northe to the southe sea, and richis and Comoditis of many of those Cuntris, they and my selfe ar allways att your comandment.J No other thing have I to wryght butt only to geve your Honor this much asurance, thatt ther is no mann more your servant then my selfe, and so fearing to be over teadious I humbly 1 Sir Thomas Throckmorton, ofTortworth, Glos. On the 'discourse' see document

knyght one of the Lords of her majesties most Honorable Counsell. Salisbury the xvth day at half an bower past ten of the clock at night. Andover at 4 a Cloke the r6th of maye in the morninge. at basing stoke 8 of Cloke in the for nowne. xviijtb May 1596. Sir Thomas Baskevill to my master.'