AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1580. 



the potentates of the whole world, the shadow of the 

 divine mercy and grace, the distributer of many kingdoms, 

 provinces, townes and cities, Prince, and most sacred 

 Emperour of Mecca, that is to say, of Gods house, of 

 Medina, of the most glorious and blessed Jerusalem, of 

 the most fertile Egypt, Jemen and Jovan, Eden and 

 Canaan, of Samos the peaceable, and of Hebes, of Jabza, 

 and Pazra, of Zeruzub and Halepia, of Caramaria and 

 Diabekirvan, of Dulkadiria, of Babylon, and of all the 

 three Arabias, of the Euzians and Georgians, of Cyprus 

 the rich, and of the kingdomes of Asia, of Ozakior, of 

 the tracts of the white and blacke Sea, of Grecia and 

 Mesopotamia, of Africa and Goleta, of Alger, and of 

 Tripolis in the West, of the most choise and principall 

 Europe, of Buda and Temeswar, and of the kingdomes 

 beyond the Alpes, and many others such like, most 

 mightie Murad Can, the sonne of the Emperour Zelim 

 Can, which was the sonne of Zoleiman Can, which was 

 the sonne of Zelim Can, which was the sonne of Paiizid 

 Can, which was the sonne of Mehemed Can, &c. 



We most mightie prince Murad Can, in token of our 

 Imperiall friendship, doe signifie and declare, that now 

 of late Elizabeth Queene of England, France and Ireland, 

 the most honourable Queene of Christendom (to whose 

 marchants we wish happy successe) sent her letters by 

 her worthy servant William Hareborne unto our stately 

 and most magnificent Porch replenished with justice, 

 which is a refuge and Sanctuary to all the princes of 

 the world, by which letters her Majestie signified, that 

 whereas heretofore certaine of her subjects had repaired 

 to our saide stately Porche, and had shewed their 

 obedience to the same, and for that cause had desired 

 that leave and libertie might also be granted unto them, 

 to come and goe for trafliques sake too and from our 

 dominions, and that our Imperial commandement might 

 be given, that no man should presume to hurt or hinder 

 them, in any of their abodes or passages by sea or land, 

 and whereas shee requested that we would graunt to all 



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