THE SECOND LEVANT CHARTER ad 



1592. 



might be sought out and grievously punished, or that 

 their offences might be remitted for the value of some 

 small gift, upon this condition (I say) the letters of his 

 imperiall Highnesse were sent unto the king of Poland. 

 Howbeit had not this conclusion of league and amitie 

 beene sollicited on the behalfe of your Majestie, his 

 imperiall Highnesse would never have vouchsafed the 

 same unto the kingdome of Poland. But for your 

 Majesties sake his imperiall Highnesse hath exhibited 

 this so singular a favour unto the said king and kingdome 

 of Poland. And hereof your Majestie and the king of 

 Poland ought certainely to be perswaded. We wish your 

 Majestie most happily and well to fare. Given at Con- 

 stantinople in the ende of the moneth called Sabaum, in 

 the yeare of our sacred prophet Mahomet 998, and in 

 the yeere of Jesus 1590, the 12 of June. 



The second letters Patents graunted by the 

 Queenes Majestie to the Right worshipfull 

 companie of the English Marchants for the 

 Levant, the seventh of Januarie 1592. 



Lizabeth by the grace of God Queene of 

 England, France, and Irelande, defender 

 of the faith &c. To all our Officers, 

 ministers and subjects, and to all other 

 people aswell within this our Realme of 

 England, as else where under our obey- 

 sance and jurisdiction or otherwise unto 

 whom these our letters shalbe seene, shewed, or read, 

 greeting. 



Where our welbeloved subjects Edward Osborne 

 knight Alderman of our citie of London, William Hare- 

 borne Esquire, and Richard Staper of our saide citie 

 Marchant, have by great adventure and industrie with 

 their great cost and charges by the space of sundry late [II. i. 296. 

 yeeres travelled, and caused travell to be taken aswell 

 by secrete and good meanes, as by daungerous wayes 



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