AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



158a 



Tunis, Tripolis in ye west, the port townes of T^gypt, 

 or in any other places, they purpose to choose to them- 

 selves Consuls or governours, let them doe so, and if 

 they will alter them at any time, and in the roome of the 

 former Consuls place others, let them do so also, and no 

 man shall restraine them. 



16 Item, if their interpreter shalbe at any time absent, 

 being occupied in other serious matters, let the thing 

 then in question bee stayed and differred till his com- 

 ming, and in the meane time no man shall trouble them. 



17 Item, if any variance or controversie shall arise 

 among the Englishmen, and thereupon they shall appeale 

 to their Consuls or governours, let no man molest 

 them, but let them freely doe so, that the contro- 

 versie begunne may be finished according to their 

 owne customes. 



1 8 Item, if after the time and date of this privilege, 

 any pirats or other free governours of ships trading the 

 Sea shall take any Englishman, and shall make sale of 

 him, either beyonde the Sea, or on this side of the Sea, the 

 matter shalbe examined according to justice, and if the 

 partie shalbe found to be English, and shall receive 

 the holy religion, then let him freely be discharged, but 

 if he wil still remaine a Christian, let him then be restored 



[II. i. 145.] to the Englishmen, and the buyers shall demaund their 

 money againe of them who solde the man. 



19 Item, if the ships of warre of our Imperiall high- 

 nesse shal at any time goe forth to Sea, and shall finde 

 any English ships laden with marchandise, no man shall 

 hinder them, but rather shall use them friendly, and doe 

 them no wrong, even as wee have given and granted 

 articles, and privileges to the French, Venetians, and 

 other Kings and princes our confederats, so also wee have 

 given the like to the English : and contrary to this our 

 divine lawe and privilege, let no man presume to doe any 

 thing. 



20 Item, if either their great or small ships shall in the 

 course of their voyage, or in any place to which they 



