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A50000	Newes from Tvrkie, or, A true relation of the passages of the Right Honourable Sir Tho. Bendish, baronet, Lord Ambassadour, with the Grand Signieur at Constantinople, his entertainment and reception there also, a true discourse of the unjust proceedings of Sir Sackville Crow, former ambassadour there, against the English merchants, his contest with the present Lord Ambassador, and Sir Sackville Crow, former ambassadour there, against the English merchants, his contest with the present Lord Ambassador, and Sir Sackviles imprisonment, and in his returne, his wretched betraying the captain of the ship and some English merchants at Alicant in Spain, to the Inquisition : lastly his commitment to the Tower of London, where now he is.	Bendish, Thomas, Sir, d. ca. 1674.	1648 (1648)	Wing L94; ESTC R105	27,909	39

my Lord arived when he sent the Agent to the Vizeere he sent a Copy of the Letter of revocation from the King inclosed in this by two of his servants reserving the Letter it selfe for his own delivery SIR OTherwise then intended I understand by my servant you have not received any satisfaction but discontent rather by my Letters in answer to yours wherein I averre the truth of my Employment hither from his Majestie with the greatest pawne I had or ever shall which had I been such in your thoughts as your Letters expressed might have borne as in my case with you it should sway sufficient Wherefore Sir being commanded by the King my Master to deliver you his Letters of revocation my selfe I detained them to fulfill his Command and the Copy of them being confident if that ingagement could not gain Credence from you the Copy could not and although I am not bound to deliver neither the one nor the other but in what time I shall thinke most convenient yet I shall not be so reserved but doe here inclosed send a Copy of the Kings Letters to you the originall whereof I came hither resolved immediatly to deliver with my own hand had not your jealousie of me together with your daily actions and high expressions taught me to be cautious of you and your proceedings and to reserve it for another place and time I as I heare you report you have any Letter from his Majestie to me of Revocation I shall take a Copy thereof kindly and returun you my thought thereof which favour from you will much oblige My Lord Your friend to serve you T.B. Pera. Constantinople 17. September 1647. WHen they remembred my Lord Ambassadours love to him he told them they were welcome as from Thomas Bendish but not as Ambassadour he opened and read them and said that the Copy he read he could not believe to be the Copy of the Kings Letter that in the very first line or two there was a double contradiction and that the whole frame stile matter and language was so unlike those of his Majesties that if the Originall was not better then the Copy he should not care a rush for it and that he could not believe Sir Thomas Bendish had any such Letter from the King of England and therefore could not receive him as Ambassadour that hee would further consider of the Letter and if hee thought convenient would send him answer by some of his owne poelpe within a day or two which he did but that being so Tedious containing nothing but false surmises and daring expressions from the businesse so that as my Lord thought it not worthy his answering so wee conceive it not convenient to trouble your patience with it in this place Now the next thing that my Lord aimes at is for a faire and sitting Audience with the Vizeere who offered him to come when he pleased but my Lord was privatly informed he intended an affront by not Vesting him My Lord at a Court then holden desires six of us might be chosen to meet constantly to advise with him When it was agreed that the best way was privately by two or three of the Merchants to found Aronomone the Vizeers Jew after much debate with him for the space of foure houres telling him except my Lord were sure of his dues he would come without a present at last he promis'd that he should be Vested with his son and at least one or two more Hereupon he sent to the Vizeere that he would visit him upon Thursday the 23. September having been just a week in town and in the mean time had neither been sent to by the Emperours Agent the French Ambassadour nor the Lord Bayliffe only the Dutch Merchants did whose Agent is not yet conformed but will see what successe wee have for Sir Sackvile Crow hath wrought all those firme to him Now was the Town full of expectation nothing talked of but our businesse On Thursday about twelve a clock with all the Merchants and my Lords retinue my Lord went to the Vizeere who being set before he came stirred not from his seat neither did my Lord mind him untill he was set as well as the Vizeere Then he spake to him to this effect that the King of England saluted him and wished him health and happinesse and had sent him his Ambassadour to keepe his Merchants and subjects from doing and suffering wrong and commanded him to indeavour to keep and uphold the Peace between the Nations and also to give thankes for the Justice the Vizeere shewed to the Merchants when the Ambassadour would have ruined them and also to desire him to send the said Ambassadour home that the King his Master hearing their Difference might judge him according to merit and while he was saying this hee presented the Kings Letters to him which he read before us to this the Vizeere replyed that the old Ambassadour had Letters and did pretend to be Ambassadour as well as his Lordship and hee knew not how to decide the businesse but must heare them both together to which my Lord answered My Lord you mistake me I come not hither to be judged neither is it for my honour to appeare here with that man which your own Lawes have judged unworthy neither may I countenance him without the just displeasure of the Grand Signieur the French Ambassadour also said the Vizeere could say something in the Cause The French Ambassadour said my Lord hath nothing to doe with our State have you a Letter to the old Ambassadour said the Vizeere from the King of England I have said my Lord which I desired to deliver him before witnesse therefore he asked him for two Chouses you shall have it said the Vizeere but give mee the Letters and I will deliver them my selfe My Lord told him hee could not for the King his Master commanded him to deliver them with his own hand then said he I will send for him hither if you doe so said my Lord I will have no Contract with him I hope those Letters will witnesse the truth of my Embassie Yes said he I believe you are the true Ambassadour but I would heare him what he can say and see the delivery of the Letters and I will soon end the businesse doe so if you will said my Lord and I will stay here till he come so hee was immediatly sent for but he excused saying he had taken physick that day but to morrow hee would come at one a clock when my Lord heard that he said My Lord doe not you by these Letters acknowledge me to be the true Ambassadour yes said he then what need you trouble your selfe further with him said my Lord upon this he knew not what to say but rose up on a sudden to be gone saying he must speak with Sir Sackvile Crow When my Lord perceived he would not Vest him hee desired him to speak one word more then he sate down again

NEWES FROM TVRKIE OR A true Relation of the passages of the Right honourable Sir Tho. Bendish Baronet Lord Ambassadour with the Grand Signieur at Constantinople his entertainment and reception there ALSO A true discourse of the unjust proceedings of Sir Sackvile Crow former Ambassadour there against the English Merchants his contest with the present Lord Ambassadour and Sir Sackviles imprisonment and in his returne his wretched betraying the Captain of the ship and some English Merchants at Alicant in Spain to the Inquisition Lastly his Commitment to the Tower of London where now he is LONDON Printed for Humphrey Blunden and are to be sold at his shop in Corn-Hill next to the Castle Taverne 1648. To the Reader SIR Sackvile Crow a quondam servant and favourite to George Duke of Buckingham was of late yeares sent over by his Majesty as Ambassadour to the Great Turke for transacting the affaires of our English Merchants in his Dominions residing Of his good or evill Deportment before our Domestique quarrels began wee have no will to inquire but shall begin our discourse from that time when our Merchants were most sensible of his injurious oppressions of them and of his Deviation from that especiall trust which was reposed in him by the King his Master for their protection and advantage At first Sir Sackvile began to burthen their goods with heavy and unaccustomed impositions which they not resenting hee to aggravate a more full mischiefe upon them imprisons their persons threatens their lives c. But well knowing these tyrannicall actions would be questioned by his Majesty the King of England and that the Merchants being men of active spirits and able performances would seeke redresse and complaine Hee most abusively pretends a new Letter from his Majesty to the great Turke dated Newcastle 24. Septemb. 1646. to assist the sayd Sir Sackvile in his further unjust proceeding against our Merchants But neither did his Majesty send any such new Letter unto the Grand Signieur or give unto the sayd Sir Sackvile Crow under his Royall Signature any other Commission so to abuse and undo his loyall subjects For His Majesty most graciously upon Complaint from the Merchants of Sir Sackviles misdemeanours revoked the Credentiall Letters formerly given unto him and newly elected and admitted as his Ambassadour unto the Grand Signieur a person of fortune and honour by name Sir Thomas Bendish Baronet The many disturbances which this worthy Gentleman encountred with at his first Arrivall in Constantinople by meanes of Sir Sackvile his disobedience to his Majesties Letter of revocation and his scandalous aspersions upon the Actions and person of the Lord Ambassadour were I say enough to have disheartened even an assured resolution and inforced a Recesse from so hazardous an employment among such rigid and harsh people as the Turkes are but his Lordship being of an invincible spirit and maturely considering how farre his Majesties and the Nations honour and welfare of the London Merchants were concerned herein by admirable resolution at last obtained the person of Sir Sackvile Crow and then shipt him for London where at present he stands committed to the Tower His Lordship since his happy investure lives amongst the Turkes in great estimation and honour equall if not superiour to any former Ambassadour continually as occasion is offered assisting the industrious Merchants betwixt whom and his Lordship there is a very amiable Compliance I might justly by way of aggravation unfold the great incivility of Sir Sackvile Crow in inciting his Lady at Alicant in Spaine as they returned for England there to complain unto the Inquisition that shee and her husband were Catholiques and inforced against their wills to become Protestants whereupon the honest Captaine and his Mate who civilly went ashore with her were detained Prisoners and so also many of our English Merchants not yet released But the discourse will best manifest the truth thereof attested by the hands of those Merchants now suffering W. L. A true Relation of the Cariage of the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Bendish Barr. Lord Ambassadour with the Grand Signieur at Constantinople together with his Letters and Arres he sent abroad to severall of his Opposers in his Embassie TWo dayes before his Lordship came to Brushia for he came from Smyrna overland Mr. Lancelot the Agent sent him a Letter that hee Vizeere was cut off withall telling him that hee had sent to this new one to congratulate him in his place and did intend by his leave to visit him within three or foure dayes and Distill our Case into him with the best Oratorie he had withall telling him that he was a Rugged harsh man and not likely to favour our Cause Hereupon my Lord considering how little need the Company had of this unnecessarie charge did forthwith dispatch a Post to him with a few lines to this purpose That he would not have him upon any tearmes to make a Visit nor act in any businesse further for it was not fitting nor would be expected his Lordship being so neer the Port he told him that the distilling the Case into his head was crosse to his Lordships designe who came peremptorily to demand justice and cared not whether the Vizeere were good bad or indifferent But before this Messenger could arive him he had not only visited him with a good present but to my Lords great vexation future trouble had delivered in the Hattecherife which cost us not lesse then 40000 l. to intangle Sir Sac. Crow for the words of the Hattecherife under the Grand Signieurs hand which is as the Law of the Medes and Persians were these let the Ambassadour have no more to doe with the English Nation while this was in our hands he could never stirre against us nor durst publike ministers suffer him but just now without if not contrary to advice against my Lord should set foot on this shore our chained enemy is let loose upon him and indeed but that my Lord could not find any designe he had in it but meere want of resolution and judgement the world could never have perswaded him but that the Agent had done it on purpose for Sir Sack Crow straightwayes provides a very great present and with full attendance goes to the Vizeere the day before my Lord arrived with confidence hee should bee yested which had been re-establishment but was deceived The next day being the 16. September my Lord early in the morning having come all night by Sea in a Boat arrived here and after hee had reposed himselfe some houres went together with the Agent in his Coach attended by his Retinue and us to that house the Agent had provided for him The next day my Lord calls a Court and resolved there to send Mr. Agent to the Vizeere to demand Audience for him of the Grand Signieur and to tell him hee could not expect justice from him who had broke open the Merchats houses but three dayes bofore his comming and had taken out

and my Lord spake My Lord you seem to be unsatisfied in this businesse Look behind I have all the Merchants my witnesses and all the Merchants of Aleppo Alexandria and all the Coasts of Turky I have ships at Smyrna Laden for this Port and divers more ready to come out Let Sir Sackvile Crow shew me two Merchants and halfe a ship and I will yield him the place The Vizeere riseth to be gone but my Lord spake on I hope my Lord if I be an Ambassadour as you say and having brought you a Present as befits you you will not deny me the Honour due to me in Vesting me With this he turned away and answered not a word in an uncivill clownish way which when my Lord saw he was moved with passion and with a great stamp upon the ground said Never Ambassadour was so basely used as I am which the great men sitting by observing his anger were something amazed and inquired what hee said which was told them This was his first entertainment which as we are certainly informed since was procured by five bags of money given him by the Venetians that day to hinder his Lordships Vesting When he came away he commanded all his Drugermen that none should attend any more his Court for he had one with him The next day about 9. of the clock came two Chouzes to my Lord to tell him from the Vizeere that the Ambassadour Crow would be there and he would have my Lord meet him no replyed my Lord tell your Lord I will not meet him nor come at his house any more he hath used me unworthily and basely and so tell him from me What replyed the Chouzes will you not come no more at his house let not my Lord say so the Vizeere is a great man Vicegerent to the Grand Signeur and wee dare not carry him such a sleighting Message A great man And so am I a great man too said my Lord If he be Vicegerent to the Grand Signeur tell him that I am Ambassadour to the King of England Then they desired my Lord that some of his own men might carry that Message for they would not t is no matter said my Lord I will make his usage of me ring all Constantinople over before 24. houres come about and indeed my Lord had provided Arres to send about to declare his usage of him Now was Sir Sackvile Crow with the Vizeere expecting to be vested as he had bragged the day before but how or what part of this message they delivered I know not but Sir Sackvile Crow after he had rayled upon my Lord before the Vizeere and called him furfant came home no wiser then hee went and the next morning the Vizeere sent three Chouzes one a man of great qualitie and had been foure times Ambassadour with forraigne Princes remembred his kind love to my Lord and sent him word that he had sent him a man of honour that should goe with him to Sir Sackvile Crow and see him deliver his Letters and he would soon make an end of the businesse This civill respectfull Messenger and Message pleased my Lord again so that he accepted this as a favour and the rather it pleased him because he should crosse Sir Sackvile Crowes humour for not above an houre before they came he sent to him to tell him he would come to him if he were at home to deliver him Letters from the King at first hee lovingly sent my Lord word that his dores were as well open to his foes as to his friends but presently sends word again upon better consideration that if my Lord would come privately he might but as a publike minister he would not receive him but afront him those Chouzes he sent to deliver the Message to Sir Sackvile Crow from the Vizeere and withall that he was ready Sir Sackvile Crow said he would not receive him but shut the dores against him such a horror did this Letter of revocation strike into him but they returning with that passage to the Vizeere hee seemed so incensed that he commanded them to take three more to them and to command him to let my Lord deliver his Letters and bring him word what his answer was then his stout heart was fain to stoope and my Lord having such warning because he would he sure not to goe privately got us and all his attendance after him who when they came into the room after him they that knew him formerly said that he was much daunted then my Lord saluted him by the name of my Lord he replyed Sir you are welcome The King my Master said my Lord commanded mee to deliver you this Letter then they both sate down and Sir Sackvile Crow looking upon the Company said you have a great many witnesses here my Lord told him yes the better for him if his Cause were good he did not love to do things in corners then he took the Letter smiled and sometimes winked upon his own people when presently he called the French Ambassadours Secretarie to beare witnesse what passed what have wee to doe said my Lord with the French Ambassadours Secretary yes said he the French Ambassadour hath to doe in this businesse how said my Lord hath any to doe with the English here besides you and I that will be seen hereafter then he pawsed a while and straight asked my Lord if the King delivered this Letter to him with his own hand my Lord told him no marke this said he to the Frenchman Sir said my Lord my words are true I said his Majestie commanded me by a Letter of his to deliver you this What logick make you of this now then he asked my Lord when he saw the King but my Lord desired he would excuse him saying Excuse me Sir I am not bound to give you an answer then he asked him where his Commission was he told him it was at his house he demanded to see it my Lord told him it concerned himselfe only and not him and if I act contrary said my Lord to my Commission I must answer it and not you here is my Commission saith he and I charge you in the Kings name to shew me yours your Cōmmission sayd my Lord hath no power to examine mine I have Cōmission to give you this Letter not my Commission Here was some pawse of speech which when the Chouzes saw and that he would not open his Letter they stood up and required him to open it then he did and told them he would answer the Letter to the King and send his mind in writing to the Vizeere which hee did the next day and this it was as the Vizeere sent my Lord word by his Druggerman That those Merchants were Rebels and that my Lord was the head of them and other words as if the King were forced to write those letters His Lordship having delivered his Letters according to the Kings command tooke his leave very fairly of him and he of

him also all these helps and assistances necessary for the gathering and receiving his rights and consolage given to him according to the Tenor of the Imperiall Capitulations and orders and directions by us granted him as also for the recovering all other rights and duties belonging to his charge and what else that our Subjects are bound unto him and is to receive from them and this to the end that he may maintain himselfe in his Charge of Our Ambassadour with that Honour that it doth behoove and befit to Our Ambassadour so that as before is mentioned the said Ambassadour being graciously accepted by your Majesty and by vertue of Our Letters Sealed and affirmed by Us as heretofore hath been alwayes acknowledged for Our Ambassadour Now again in Confirmation thereof with these our Presents Wee doe Confirme and Ratifie him and according to the Tenor of Our Imperiall Capitulations Wee give him credit to treat and informe your Majestie in Our name touching our Confederacie with you upon which you may be pleased to give him full faith who also is to Reside there for our Legier Ambassadour with full Power and Authority to receive the duties of Consoladge and all other Rights concerning to his Place and this untill Wee shall revoke him from thence and call him before Us and in his place send another new Ambassadour with our Letters Sealed with our Royall Seale and affirmed with Our hand and untill then Wee beseech you doe not give any credit to any other Person and rather wee desire your Majestie that receiving this Our Letter to be pleased to send for him before your presence and there to invest him again in his Charge and to preserve and continue your Favour as you wonted to doe formerly Wee assuring your Majesty with our Kingly word and this our Royall Letters That all these particulars are true and just and according to our Desire Our will being also that whilest Our Ambassadour shall Reside at your Imperiall Port whatsoever he shall Declare unto you in Our name Your Majesty be pleased to give him full Credit as also what Businesse hee shall propound you in Our name to accept the same and to affect it And as we said before be pleased to give him Credit for all these Propositions that he shall advise for wee will ratifie and Confirme all And your Majesty may be sure of his integritie and faithfulnesse Written at New-Castle the 24th of September 1646. Your most Sincere and faithfull Friend CAROLUS REX My Lord YOu cannot say but with great patience I have attended your performance of the King of Englands command expressed in his Letter of Revocation to you viz. to deliver up his Seale to me together with all such Instructions informations and such other things behovefull for the good of his Subjects which are in your power or keeping and to Resigne and depart from the place and authority of his Ambassadour and no further to meddle either with the Merchants their affaires or goods to none of all which I can discerne you have yielded any obedience or performance And whereas his Majestie hath commanded me and given me Authority to require from you in his Majesties name the aforesaid Seale Instructions or informations or ought else remaining in your custodie behovefull for the good of his Merchants and also commanded me to presse your speedy returne to him By vertue of the said Authoritie and in order to his Majesties commands I doe require you to deliver up the said Seale together with all those writings and books which belongs to and are the proper goods of the Merchants in the Cancellaria into the hands of the bearers hereof and that henceforth you doe not pretend to any authoritie of Ambassadour in this place and also that you doe prepare your selfe for your speedy departure to the King of England If through your disobedience to his Majesties commands in the denying of them and the retarding your departing hence you run your selfe upon more inconveniences then I desire you must blame your selfe not me who have made your selfe uncapable of receiving that honour from me which was ever intended by Pera 18. Octob. 1647. Your friend to serve you Tho. Bendish Vera Copia Examinatur concordat cum original per nos Jo Williams Ant. Isaacson October the 19. in the morning wee delivered the originall hereof to Sir Sackvile Crow who after hee had received it retir'd into a private roome a little space and then comming to us said as followeth Tell your Master I wonder that hee hath so little manners or discretion to send me such a Letter as this I thought my answer to him at the delivery of his last would have been sufficient to have taught him more discretion but as God judge me if he will not learn better manners tell him I 'le teach him some and that I have given the King an account of the businesse already and this shall be your answer and then thrust us out of the chamber and told us that we were servants and if wee had affront put upon us we might thank our selves for bringing such a Message Jo. Williams Ant. Isaacson To his Sacred Majesty our most Gracious Soveraign The humble Petition of your Majesties Loyall and obedient Subjects the Merchants and Factors Resident in Galiata of Constantinople Humbly sheweth THat whereas for the Protection of those negotiating in these parts it hath been the Royall pleasure of your Sacred Majestie to appoint Sir Sackvile Crow your Ambassadour with the Grand Signieur these late yeares whose violent and grievous proceedings against your Petitioners by Imprisoning their persons some in chaines he intending to seize upon the Estate here at Constantinople as he had done that at Smirna in his owne name forcing us to subscribe for payment of great summes of money to him your Petitioners were notwithstanding compelled to spend fourty thousand pounds sterling to free our persons and estates from his power whom he had designed to Ruine and destruction Doe humbly implore that no misrepresented Action of your Petitioners may so farre prevaile upon your apprehension as to thinke us guilty of the least disrespect towards him as your Majesties Ambassadour but forced out of a necessity to save our selves and fortunes now Redeem'd and established to us in your Majesties Royall choyce of his successor one of such apparant trust for which your Princely care and clemency we are to praise God and as by our duty and allegiance bound for your Majesties increase of greatnesse happinesse Shall ever Pray Ionathan Dawes Richard Strode William Petre Iohn Dodington Francis Dryver William Gifford William Gibbes Iohn Ridley Iohn Erisey William Galt Marmadake Picket Maurice Evans William Osborne William Gough Thomas Berkeley William Chappell Iohn Tye Roger Fowke William Pearle Iames Modyford Robert Frampton Iohn South Giles Davis Nic. Bell. Mr. Zacharie Browne In Alicant the 21. of March 1648. THese are to acquaint you how this evening we were all taken by the Officers of the Inquisition and remain prisoners wherefore we know not nor the cause of your fathers detension But find the Commissaries and other Officers to pretend the ruine of us all Wee are not suffered to plead our cause nor is that Tribunall to expect replies your father adviseth you in what condition himselfe is and the businesse is not to be remedied otherwise then by my Lords comming on shore speedily whereupon your father and us shall be freed and you may be confident your father and his Mate and us will be freed without dispute and rest Your loving friends to serve you Richard Capell William Trevill Anthony Basset Nicholas Ieffery Thomas Iackson William Paullin Edward Landen Io. Hibbins Hen. Callamore Richard Hownsell This comming to Mr. Zacharie Browne aboard the Ship Margaret he demanded of my Lord Crow wherefore hee had caused his father Captaine Browne and his mate to be detained and imprisoned on shore who presently tooke a Bible and laying his hand thereon took a voluntary oath that he for his part knew nothing of it and that if his wise had done any thing she did it out of her love to her husband and his liberty but not by his direction yet about two dayes after he confessed to the same Master Browne charging him againe with the evill usage of his father on shore that hee did indeed give his wife order to goe to the Governour and to desire him to send for the Captaine on shore and know of him by what Authoritie he kept him his Lady and familie in his ship and whether he had any command from the King of England so to doe but 't is conceived he had forgotten his former oath Letters from Alicant of the 22. of March informe that the Margaret ariving there which ship brought Sir Sackvile Crow his Lady and family from Smirna the Lady Crow pretending to Master George Browne commander of the said ship that shee was with childe and ●o neere her time that she durst not venture to goe to England but would stay and ly in at Alicant he caused her to bee set on sh●re and himselfe went to accompany her when shee was in the Towne she presently went to the Governour and told him she was a Roman Catholike and that the Master of the ship had not only detained her by force but had also denyed her liberty of her religion whereupon the Governour sent for the Master and his chief Mate and put both them and all the English Nation there into prison and sent to the ship to demand Sir Sackvile Crow but the Masters sonne Master Zacharie Browne considering the danger the ship was in and what a trick Sir Sackvile Crow had put upon his father denyed to deliver him but presently wayed Anchor and came away but before his comming this Letter was sent him from the Collonel and Merchants FJNJS