THE SECOND LEVANT CHARTER a.d. 



1592. 

 forfeitures we doe by these presents, of our speciall grace, 

 certaine knowledge, and meere motion clearely and wholie 

 for us, our heires and successors, give and graunt unto 

 the saide Governour and companie of marchantes of the 

 Levant. 



And further all and every the sayde offendours for 

 their sayde contempt to suffer imprisonment during our 

 pleasures, and such other punishment as to us for so high 

 a contempt shall seeme meete and convenient, and not to 

 be in any wise delivered untill they and every of them 

 shall be come bounde unto the sayd Governour for the 

 time being in the summe of one thousand poundes or 

 lesse at no time, then after to sayle or traffike by sea into 

 any the dominions aforesaide, or to bring or cause to be 

 brought from any the places aforesayde any corrants, 

 raysins of Corinth, or wines of Candia contrarie to our 

 expresse commaundement in that behalfe herein set downe 

 and published. 



Provided alwayes, and our expresse will is notwith- 

 standing the premisses that if our sayde subjectes shall at 

 any time hereafter be recompensed of and for all such 

 newe impostes and charges as they and every of them 

 shall pay, and likewise be freely discharged of and from 

 the payment of all manner of newe imposte or taxe for 

 any of their marchandise which they hereafter shall bring 

 into or from any the dominions of the sayde State or 

 Segniorie of Venice, and from all bondes and other 

 assurances by them or any of them to be made for or in 

 that behalfe, that then immediatly from and after such 

 recompence and discharge made as aforesayde our sayde 

 prohibition and restraint in these presentes mentioned, 

 shall not be of any strength or force against the sayde 

 Citie or State of Venice, or any the subjects thereof, but 

 for and during such time onely and in such case when 

 hereafter the sayde State of Venice shall againe beginne 

 to taxe or levie any manner of newe imposte within the 

 sayde dominions upon any the goods or marchandizes of 

 our sayde subjectes heereafter to be brought into any the 



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