Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1874 Excerpt: ... you know no body. THE SECOND PART. With the building of the Royall Exchange. AND The fampus Victory of Queen Elizabeth: Anno 1588. Caresully collated with the earlier editions of 1606--1623. you know nobody. THE SECOND PART. With the Building of the Exchange, A lus primus, Sc na prima. Enter one of Greshams Faclors, and a Barbary Merchant. Fail. My master, sir, requests your company, About confirming certaine couenants Touching your last nights conserence. Mer. The Sugars. Belieue me, to his credit be it spoke, He is a man of heedsul prouidence, And one that by innatiue courtesie Winnes loue from strangers. Be it without offence, How are his present fortunes reckoned? Fail. Neither to flatter, nor detract from him, He is a Merchant of good estimate: Care how to get, and forecast to encrease, (If so they be accounted) be his faults. Mer. They are especiall vertues, being clear From auarice and base extortion. Enter Grejham. _ But here he comes. A Good day to M. Grejham. You keepe your word. Grejh. Else should I ill deserue The title that I weare, a merchants tongue Should not strike false. Mer. What thinke you of my proffer Touching the Sugar? Grejh. I bethought myselse Both of the gaine and lofles incident, And this, I take't was the whole circumstance, It was my motion, and I thinke your promise, To get a me leal'd Patent from your king, For all your Barbary Sugars at a price, During the kings life; and for his princely loue, I am to send him threescore thoufand pounds. Mer. Twas so condition'd, and to that essect His highness promise is already past; And if you dare giue credit to my trust, Send but your priuate Letters to your Factor, That deales for your affaires in Barbary, His maiesty shall either seal your Patent, Or He return the money to ..."