AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1584. 



A commaundement to the Byes, and Cadies of 

 Metelin and Rhodes, and to all the Cadies 

 and Byes in the way to Constantinople. 



TO the Sanjakbies of Rhodes and Metelin, to the 

 Sanjacbies bordering on the sea-coast, and to the 

 Cadies in Rhodes and Metelin, and to the Ermins in 

 the other ports and coastes. This commaundement 

 comming to you, know that the Embassadour of England 

 required of us our commaundement that their ships 

 comming to Chio, & from thence to Constantinople, no 

 man should hurt them or offer any violence, either in 

 the way on the sea or on the land, or in the portes. I 

 have commaunded, that their ships comming to any of 

 the said places or ports with marchandise, if they them- 

 selves will, they may sell their commodities, & as much, 

 and as litle as they will, and if it be in a place where 

 custome was not woont to be taken, having taken the 

 custome due by the olde Canon you suffer them not to 

 bee injuried, either in the way, portes, or other places, 

 but that they may come in quietnesse to Constantinople, 

 and certifie us of those that be disobedient to our 

 commaundement, and give credite to our scale. And 

 having read this our commandement, give it to them 

 againe. 



A commaundement for Aleppo. 



WHen my letters shal come unto you, know that 

 the Queene of England her Embassador by sup- 

 plication certified how that before this time we had given 

 our commandement that the summe of 70 ducats, & 

 other marchandize belonging to one William Barret in 

 Aleppo, now dead, saying he was a Venetian, should be 

 given to the Venetians. And if they did find that he 

 was not a Venetian, my will was that they should send 

 all his goods and marchandize to our port into my 

 treasurie. But because that man was an Englishman, the 

 Embassadour required that the sayde goods might not be 



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