ANTHONY JENKINSON'S SAFECONDUCT ad. 



1553- 



The safeconduct or priviledge given by Sultan 

 Solyman the great Turke, to master Anthony 

 Jenkinson at Aleppo in Syria, in the yeere 



1553- 



Ultan Solyman, &c. to all Viceroyes, 

 Sanlaques, Cadies, and other our Justicers, 

 Officers, and subjects of Tripolis in Syria, 

 Constantinople, Alexandria in JEgypt, and 

 of all other townes and cities under our 

 dominion and jurisdiction : We will and 

 commaund you, that when you shall see 

 Anthony Jenkinson, bearer of these present letters, 

 merchant of London in England, or his factor, or any 

 other bearing the sayd letter for him, arrive in our ports 

 and havens, with his ship or ships, or other vessels 

 whatsoever, that you suffer him to lade or unlade his 

 merchandise wheresoever it shall seeme good unto him, 

 traffiking for himselfe in all our countreys and dominions, 

 without hindering or any way disturbing of him, his ship, 

 his people or merchandise, and without enforcing him to 

 pay any other custome or toll whatsoever, in any sort, 

 or to any persons whatsoever they be, save onely our 

 ordinarie duties contained in our custome houses, which 

 when he hath paied, we will that he be franke and free, 

 as well for himselfe as for his people, merchandise, ship 

 or ships, and all other vessels whatsoever : and in so 

 doing that he may traffike, bargaine, sell and buy, lade 

 and unlade, in all our foresayd Countreys, lands and 

 dominions, in like sort, and with the like liberties and 

 priviledges, as the Frenchmen and Venetians use, and 

 enjoy, and more if it bee possible, without the hinderance 

 or impeachment of any man. And furthermore, wee 

 charge and commaund all Viceroyes, and Consuls of the 

 French nation, and of the Venetians, and all other Consuls 

 resident in our Countreys, in what port or province 

 soever they be, not to constraine, or cause to constraine 



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