British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . THE FIRST ENGLISH MARINERS 21 Indeed, John Hawkins had very solid commercial com-pany in his venture, for, being amongst other partic-ulars assured, that negroes were very good Marchandisein Hispaniola, and that store of negroes might easily beehad upon the coast of Guinea, resolved with himself tomake triall thereof, and communicated that devise withhis worshipfuU friendes of London: namely mth SirLionell Ducket, Sir Thomas Lodge, M. Gunson
British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . THE FIRST ENGLISH MARINERS 21 Indeed, John Hawkins had very solid commercial com-pany in his venture, for, being amongst other partic-ulars assured, that negroes were very good Marchandisein Hispaniola, and that store of negroes might easily beehad upon the coast of Guinea, resolved with himself tomake triall thereof, and communicated that devise withhis worshipfuU friendes of London: namely mth SirLionell Ducket, Sir Thomas Lodge, M. Gunson his fatherin law. Sir William Winter, M. Bromfield, and which persons liked so well of his intention, that theybecame liberall contributers and adventurers in the ac-tion. It is important for Hawkins repute that this should bemade clear. His morality must no more be judged bythis commerce than must Queen Elizabeths table man-ners from the fact that she—and all her courtiers—fre-quently used fingers where we should use forks. JohnHawkins was not going in the least against contemporaryopinion when he carried to Hispaniola three hundre
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