James, by the Grace of the Most High God, Creator and only Guider of the Universal World, King of Great Brittaine, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.

Right high, Right Excellent, and Right mightie Prince, divers of our subjects, delighting in navigation and finding out of un-knowne countries and peoples, having heard of the fame of you and of your people, have made a voyage thither of purpose to see your countries, and with your people to exercise exchange of Merchandize, bringing to you such things as our Realmes doe yeeld, and to receave from you such as yrs affoord and may be of use for them, [it being] a matter agreeable to the nature of humane societye to have commerce and intercourse each with other. And, because, if they shalbe so happie as to arrive in yor Dominions, that you may understand that they are not persons of ill condition or disposition, but such as goe upon just and honest grounds of trade, Wee have thought good to recommende them and their Captain, Thomas Button, to your favor and protection, desiring you to graunt them, while they shalbe in yor country, not only favor and protection, but also such kindness and entertainment as may encourage them to continue their travailles and be the beginning of further amitie between you and us. And we shall be ready to requite it with the like goodwill towards any of yrs that shall have cause or desire to visit our Countries.