QUEEN ELIZABETH'S REPEY a.d. 



1579- 



The same in English. 



ELizabeth by the grace of the most mightie God, and 

 onely Creatour of heaven and earth, of England, 

 France and Ireland Queene, the most invincible and 

 most mighty defender of the Christian faith against all 

 kinde of idolatries, of all that live among the Christians, 

 and falsly professe the Name of Christ, unto the most 

 Imperiall and most invincible prince, Zuldan Murad 

 Can, the most mightie ruler of the kingdome of Turkie, 

 sole and above all, and most sovereigne Monarch of the 

 East Empire, greeting, and many happy and fortunate 

 yeeres, with abundance of the best things. 



Most Imperiall and most invincible Emperour, wee 

 have received the letters of your mightie highnesse 

 written to us from Constantinople the fifteenth day of 

 March this present yere, whereby we understand how 

 gratiously, and how favorably the humble petitions of 

 one William Hareborne a subject of ours, resident in 

 the Imperial citie of your highnes presented unto your 

 Majestie for the obteining of accesse for him and two 

 other Marchants more of his company our subjects also, 

 to come with marchandizes both by sea and land, to the 

 countreis and territories subject to your government, and 

 from thence againe to returne home with good leave and 

 libertie, were accepted of your most invincible Imperiall 

 highnesse, and not that onely, but with an extraordinarie 

 speed and worthy your Imperiall grace, that which was 

 craved by petition was granted to him, and his company 

 in regard onely (as it seemeth) of that opinion which 

 your highnesse conceived of us and our amitie : which 

 singular benefit done to our aforesaid subjects, wee take 

 so thankefully, and in so good part (yeelding for the 

 same our greatest thanks to your highnesse) that we will [ii. i. 140.] 

 never give occasion to your said highnesse (according 

 as time, and the respect of our affaires will permit) once 

 to thinke so great a pleasure bestowed upon an ungratefull 

 Prince. For the Almighty God, by whom, and by whose 



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