Here, in this letter to Elizabeth I, Hawkins states his intentions
for his third voyage: to 'lade Negroes in Genoya (Guinea) and sell
them in the West Indyes'. He promises the queen gold, pearls and
emeralds from the enterprise. These three voyages were the start
of what became known as the 'triangular
trade'.
SP 12/44, f. 16 (16 Sept 1567)
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