QUEEN ELIZABETH'S LETTER a.d. 



1581. 



come, bee staved or arrested, let no man continue the 

 same arrest, but rather helpe and assist them. 



21 Item, if anv theeves and robbers shall by force take 

 away any of their ships, and marchandise, let the same 

 theeves and robbers be sought, and searched for with all 

 diligence, and let them be punished most severely. 



22 Last of all the Beglerbegs, and Zanziacbegs, our 

 Captaines, our slaves and servants of Captaines using the 

 sea, and our Judges, customers and governours of ships 

 called Reiz, and free Reiz, all these, according to the 

 tenor of this privilege and articles, shalbe bound to doe 

 accordingly : and, as long as the Queene of England on 

 her part shall duely keepe and observe this league and 

 holy peace, expressed in this privilege, we also for our 

 Imperial part, do charge and commaund the same so 

 long to be straightly kept and observed. 



Given at Constantinople, in the 988. yeere of our most 

 holy prophet, in the beginning of the moneth of June, 

 And in the yeere of Jesus 1580. 



Her Majesties letter to the Turke or Grand 

 Signior 1581. promising redresse of the dis- 

 orders of Peter Baker of Ratcliffe, committed 

 in the Levant. 



'Lizabeth by the divine grace of the eternall 

 God, of England, France and Ireland 

 most sacred Queene, and of the most 

 Christian faith, against all the prophaners 

 of his most holy Name the zealous and 

 mightie defendour, &c. To the most 

 renowned and Emperious Caesar, Sultan 

 Murad Can, Emperour of all the dominions of Turkie, 

 and of all the East Monarchic chiefe above all others 

 whosoever, most fortunate yeeres with the successe of al 

 true happinesse. As with very great desire we wish and 

 embrace the love and amitie of forreine Princes, and in 

 the same by al good dueties and meanes we seeke to be 



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