AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1584. 



shall forceably take from them any of their commodities, 

 otherwise then paying them before the deliverie thereof, 

 for the same in readie money, at such price as they them- 

 selves will, and sell ordinarily to others, as also that no 

 officer whatsoever, of the kings or any other, shall force 

 them to buy any commodities of that countrey, otherwise 

 then the needfull, at their owne will and pleasure, that the 

 said commandements not heretofore obeyed may be 

 . renued with such straight charge for the execution of 

 the same, as is requisite for their due effect. 



3 That whereas sundry exactions and oppressions be 

 offered ours by such Byes, Sanjacbies, justices and Cadies, 

 Janizaries, Capagies, and others, officers of the kings 

 comming downe into those parts, who finding there 

 resident no other nation but only ours, will under the 

 name of presents forceable take from them what they 

 please : We do require to obvent these harmes, it may be 

 specified by a commandement from the king to which 

 of such his officers, presents may be given, and their 

 sundry values, whereby both they and ours may rest 

 contented, severely prohibiting in the said commande- 

 ment, that they take no more then that appointed them, 

 and that no other officers but those onely specified in that 

 commaundement, doe forcibly require of them any thing 

 whatsoever. 



4 That the Nadir and Customer of the port, having 

 permitted our ship to lade, doe not after demand of the 

 marchants any other then the outward custome due to 

 the king for the same goods. And being so laden, may 

 by them and the Cadie with other their inferiour officers 

 be visited, requiring for the visiting no more then 

 formerly they were accustomed to pay at their first 

 comming. After which the said ship to depart at the 

 Consuls pleasure, without any molestation of them, or 

 any other officer whatsoever. 



5 That Mahomet Chaus, sometime Nadir of Lepanto, 

 and Azon Agon his substitute being with him may be 

 severely punished to the example of others, for often 



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