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(M343) The people differ much from the other, and looke how much the former seemed to be courteous and gentle: so much were these full of rudenesse and ill maners, and so barbarous that by no signes that euer we could make, we could haue any kind of traffike with them.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. Richard Hakluyt 1584
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The people of this town finding commodity by the English mens traffike with them are much at their commandement, giuen much to drunkenesse, and all other kind of abominable vices.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And touching the damages and hinderances which your merchaunts haue sustained by meanes of the Emperours authorised people and officers, and that they were not permitted to traffike at libertie at the Sea port in the yeere 1589, for the space of three weekes, it hath beene against the Emperours Maiesties will and pleasure, as also against mine.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The aforesaid William of Malmesburie writeth of traffike in his time to Bristowe in his fourth booke de gestis pontificum Anghorum, after this maner.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Northeast or Northwest, and between the North and the East point: and be the same places whereunto by force of the said priuilege, it is forbidden to any other subiect to haue traffike, sauing to the societie aforesaid.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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A testimome out of Venerable Beda (which died in the yeere of our Lord 734.) proouing London to haue bene a Citie of great traffike and Marchandize not long after the beginning of the Saxons reigne.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Emperour of Germanie, wherein is mention of friendly traffike betweene the Marchants of the Empire and England, confirmed in the yeere of our Lord 1157, recorded in the first Booke and seuenteenth
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Citie of Media, and principall place of traffike, vnto whom was sent from the great Turke, in signification of the grateful acceptation of his seruice and the great conquest, a sword of great value.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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We haue also granted vnto them, that of all their goods and merchandize, nothing shal be seized vnto the vse of our selues, or of any other without their owne consent, but that they may freely sell and exercise traffike therewith according as they shall thinke expedient.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The matter itself and tract of time shall sufficiently proue the foresaid maner of traffike vnprofitable to neither of vs. For so hath one
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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