Where as in the yeere of our Lorde God 1562, it pleased God to moue your honour to choose and appoint vs to discouer and view a certaine long coast of the West India, from the head of the lande called Laflorida, drawing towarde the North part, vnto the head of Britons, distant from the saide head of Laflorida 900 leagues or there about: to the ende wee might certifie you and make true report of the temperature, fertilitie, Portes, Hauens, Riuers, and generally of all the commodities that bee seene and found in that lande, and also to learne what people were there dwelling, which thing you haue long time agoe desired, beeing stirred therevnto by this zeale: That Fraunce might one day through newe discoueries haue knowledge of strange Countries, and also thereof to receiue (by meanes of continuall trafficke) riche and inestimable commodities, as other nations haue done, by taking in hand such farre nauigations, both to the honor and prowes of their kings and princes, and also to the encrease of great profite and vse to their common wealthes, countries, and dominions, which is most of all, wtout cōparisō, to be considered and esteemed. It seemeth well yt yee haue been stirred hereunto euen of God aboue, and led to it by the hope and desire you haue that a number of brutishe people and ignorant of Jesus Christe, may by his grace come to some knowledge of his holy Lawes and Ordinaunces. So therefore it seemeth that it hath pleased God by his godly prouidence to reserue the care which hee hath had of their saluation vntill this time, and will bring them to our faith at the time by himselfe alone foreseene and ordeined.