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navigate, traffic, buy, sell, and abide in all parts of our 
dominions, and, excepting arms, gunpowder, and other 
such prohibited commodities, they may load, and carry 
away, in their ships, whatsoever of our merchandise, at 
their own pleasure, without the impeachment or trouble 
of any man ; and their ships and vessels may come 
safely and securely to anchor at all times, and traffic at ah 
times, in any part of our dominions, and with their money 
buy victuals, and all other things, without any contradic- 
tion or hindrance of any man. 
ARTICLE XXVII. 
“ All these privileges, and other liberties granted to the 
English nation, and those who come under their protec- 
tion, by divers Imperial commands, whether before or 
after the date of these Imperial capitulations, shnll be al- 
ways obeyed and observed, and shall always be understood 
and interpreted in favour of the English nation, according 
to the tenor and true contents thereof. 
article xxxvi. 
“ The English merchants, and all under their banner, 
shall and may safely, throughout our dominion, trade, buy, 
sell, (except only commodities prohibited) all sorts of mer- 
chandise ; likewise, either by land or sea, they may go 
and traffic, or by the way of the river Tanais, in Moscovia, 
or by Russia , and from thence may bring their merchandise 
into our empire ; also to and from Persia they may go and 
trade, and through all that part newly by us conquered, 
and through those confines, without the impediment or 
molestation of any of our Ministers : and they shall pay 
the custom or other duties of that country, and nothing 
more. 
article xxxviii. 
“ The English ships which shall come to this our city 
of Conslunlinople, if, by fortune of seas, or ill-weather, they 
