Storia do Mogor 46.1.5

46.1.5

'4. You shall engage our royall worde for the repayment of the same at Ormuz, or elsewhere within the Emperour's dominions as soone as we shall be settled in iust rights of our kingdom of England. '5. We authorise you in like manner to negotiate with the Emperor of Maroccos (sic) and to procure what money you can from him for our assistance (the like with the Prince of Georgia). '6. You shall advise with Mr. John Webster of Amsterdam how money may be returned from eyther of those places to Amsterdam or other part for our service, or how you may dispose of any commodities you shall receyve to our use. '7. You shall not pay any of the money you shall receyve but by spetiall order from ourselfe under our hands except it be for your owne charges and for necessary disbursements in the service, and you shall keepe very secret from the knowledge of all persons except those that are trusted with this negotiation what money you shall procure for vs in this employment. '8. You shall keepe constant correspondence with our secretary Robert Long, esq., and shall from tyme to tyme signify your proceedings and success to him who will give vs an account thereof when you cannot immediately send to ourselfe. 'The like instructions you are to observe in the rest of the kingdomes you goe into.' Endorsement. 'Instructions for Lord Bard. Mr. Mason drew the other, whereof I have noe copy.' I infer that these instructions were drawn up in 1651, and not in 1650, for the following reasons.