QUEEN ELIZABETH'S LETTER a.d. 



1582. 



privileges given unto them, as your Imperiall Majestic 



shall never have occasion to repent you of your most 



princely liberalitie. And because the force of this grant, 



in the judgement of both our majesties, seemeth rather to 



consist in the use thereof, then in the wordes, we thought 



good to send unto your Imperiall majestie this our 



ambassadour William Hareborne, one of the Esquiers of ^- ^^*^- 



our body, which both on our behalfe should yeeld thanks ^"^^^^^^"^ 

 '' .. jT , .,•',. . sent ambas- 



unto your majestie, and also that we might use his good ^^^^,. ^^ ^/^^ 



indevour for the establishing of such order in our subjects Turke. 

 trade of merchandise, as well in your Imperiall citie of 

 Constantinople, as in other places of your Musulmanlike 

 Empire, as according to the prescript of the privileges is 

 granted by your princely majesties goodnesse, and shall 

 be for the benefite of both our subjects. For performance 

 whereof, because hee standeth in neede of your Imperiall 

 Majesties authoritie, wee earnestly beseech the same, that 

 you would cause all those which bee in authoritie under 

 your Highnesse, by all their best meanes to aide and 

 assist this our Ambassadour in executing this your 

 Imperiall Majesties pleasure, for unto him wee have 

 committed this charge : wherein how honestly hee will 

 discharge his credite toward both our Majesties, I no 

 whit stand in doubt : to whom also our pleasure is, that 

 all our subjects shall bee obedient, as farre as the grant of 

 your Imperiall majestie doeth permit. Moreover, whereas A request for 

 that woorthie personage Mustafa, your Imperiall majesties ^he pT-efrrr'mg 

 T ^ *. u ^u . 1 • n • r .u ^ • of Mustafa 



Interpretor, hath taken speciall paines tor the procuring ^ -^ 



of this league betweene us, wee earnestly beseech you 

 that for our sakes your Imperiall Majestie would vouch- 

 safe to advance him unto the degree of the Mustafaraks 

 or chiefe pensioners. If in these and in all other honest 

 causes, our aforesayde Agent and our subjectes shall finde 

 your Imperiall Hignesses favour, a noble traffique will 

 flourish betweene these nations, and wee (if by any way 

 wee may stand your State in steade) will alwayes most 

 willingly be readie to requite this your Majesties favour 

 and good will with all kinde of good offices. Almightie 



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