Also the seedes of all strange herbes and flowres, for such seedes of fruites and hearbes comming from another part of the world and so farre off, wil delite the fancie of many, for the strangenes and for that the same may growe and continue the delite long time.
If you arriue at Cambalu or Quinsay, to bring thence the Mappe of that Countrey, for so shall you haue the perfecte description which is to great purpose.
To bring thence some old printed booke, to see whether they haue had print there, before it was deuised in Europe as some write.
To note their force by sea and by lande.
| If you arriue in Cambalu or Quinsay, to take a speciall viewe of their Nauie, and to note the force, greatnesse, maner of building of them, the sayles, the tackels, the anckers, the furniture of them, with ordinaunce, armour, and munition. | |
| Also, to note the force of the walles and bulwarkes of their cities, their ordinaunce, and whether they haue any caliuers, and what powder and shot. | |
| To note what armour they haue. | |
| What swordes. | |
| What pikes, halbertes and billes. | |
| What horses of force, and what light horses they haue. | |
| And so throughout, to note the force of the countrey, both by sea and by lande. |
Things to be marked to make coniectures by.
TO take speciall note of their buildings, and of the ornaments of their houses within.
Take a speciall note of their apparell and furniture, & of the substance that the same is made of, of which a marchant may make a gesse, as well of their commodities as also of their wantes.
To note their shoppes and warehouses and with whatcommo-
