These barkes be laden with all sorts of spices, with silke of China, with Sandols, with Elephants teeth, Veluets of Vercini, great quantity of Pannina, which commeth from Mecca, Chickinos which be pieces of golde woorth seuen shillings a piece sterling, with money, and with diuers sorts of other marchandize.

The following passage exhibits a freedom of thought more characteristic of this writer's reputation than are most of his known works: "And custom-free, you marchants shall commerce And interchange the profits of your land, Sending you gold for brasse, silver for lead, Casses of silke for packes of wol and cloth, To bind this friendship and confirme this league.