THE SULTAN'S LETTER ad. 



1584. 

 stollen away, went to the Bassa with the supplication, by 

 whose meanes, and force of the Castle, the Englishmen 

 were constrained to returne into the port, where the 

 Frenchman, author of the evill, with the Master of the 

 ship an Englishman, innocent of the crime were hanged, [11. i. 193.] 

 and sixe and twentie Englishmen cast into prison, of 

 whom through famine, thirst, and stinke of the prison, 

 eleven died, and the rest like to die. Further, it was 

 signified to our Majestie also, that the marchandise and 

 other goods, with the shippe, were worth 7600. duckets: 

 which things if they be so, this is our commandement, 

 which was granted and given by our Majestie, that the 

 English shippe, and all the marchandize, and whatsoever 

 else taken away bee wholy restored, and that the English- 

 men be let goe free, and suffered to returne into their 

 Countrey. Wherefore when this our commaundement 

 shall come unto thee, wee straightly commaund, that the 

 foresaid businesse be diligently looked unto, and dis- 

 charged. And if it be so, that a Frenchman, and no 

 Englishman hath done this craft, and wickednesse un- 

 knowen to the Englishmen, and as authour of the 

 wickednesse is punished, and that the Englishmen com- 

 mitted nothing against the peace and league, or their 

 articles : also if they payd custome according to order, 

 it is against lawe, custome of Countreys, and their 

 privilege, to hinder or hurt them. Neither is it meete, 

 their shippe, marchandise, and all their goods taken, 

 should be withholden. Wee will therefore, that the 

 English shippe, marchandize, and all other their goods, 

 without exception, be restored to the Englishmen : also 

 that the men bee let goe free, and if they will, let none 

 hinder them, to returne peaceably into their Countrey ; 

 do not commit, that they another time complaine of this 

 matter, and how this businesse is dispatched, certifie us 

 at our most famous porche. 



Dated in the Citie of Constantinople, in the 992. yeere 

 of Mahomet, and in the ende of the moneth of October ; 

 and in the yeere of Jesus 1584. 



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