doe, and entertaining him with all the fauour and friendship
they could deuise, and all to winne the rest, to be
a pray for them: but the other three continued
still in prison, being in great feare, because they
vnderstood no man that came to them, nor any man almost
knew what they sayd: till in the end it was tolde
them that certaine Dutch men dwelt in the Archbishops
house, and counsell giuen them to send vnto them, whereat
they much reioyced, and sent to me and an other Dutch
man, desiring vs at once to come and speake with them,
which we presently did, and they with teares in their
eyes made complaint vnto vs of their hard vsage, shewing
vs from point to point (as it is sayd before) why
they were come into the countrey, withall desiring
vs for Gods cause, if we might by any meanes, to helpe
them, that they might be set at liberty vpon sureties,
being ready to endure what iustice should ordaine
for them, saying, that if it were found contrary,
and that they were other then trauelling marchants,
and sought to finde out further benefit by their wares,
they would be content to be punished. With that
we departed from them, promising them to do our best:
and in the end we obtained so much of the archbishop,
that he went vnto the Viceroy to deliuer our petition,
and perswaded him so well, that he was content to
set them at libertie, and that their goods should be
deliuered vnto them againe, vpon condition they should
put in sureties for two thousand pardawes, not to
depart the countrey before other order should be taken
with them. Thereupon they presently found a Citizen
of the towne that was their surety for two thousand
pardawes, to whom they payed in hand one thousand
and three hundred pardawes, and because they sayd they
had no more ready money, he gaue them credit, seeing
what store of marchandise they had, whereby at all
times if need were, he might be satisfied: and
by that meanes they were deliuered out of prison,
and hired themselues an house, and beganne to set
open shoppe: so that they vttered much ware, and
were presently well knowen among all the marchants,
because they alwayes respected gentlemen, specially
such as bought their wares, shewing great courtesie
and honour vnto them, whereby they woon much credit,
and were beloued of all men, so that euery man favoured
them, and was willing to doe them pleasure. To
vs they shewed great friendship, for whose sake the
Archbishop fauoured them much, and shewed them very
good countenance, which they knew well how to increase,
by offering him many presents, although he would not
receiue them, neither would euer take gift or present
at any mans hands. Likewise they behaued themselues
so discreetly that no man caried an euill eye, no,
nor an euill thought towards them. Which liked
not the Iesuites, because it hindred them from that
they hoped for, so that they ceased not still by this
Dutch Iesuite to put them in feare, that they should
be sent into Portugall to the King, counselling them


