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A88889	Nevves from Turkie, 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 Ambassadour, and Sir Sackviles imprisonment, and in his returne, his 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.	W. L.; Bendish, Thomas, Sir, d. ca. 1674.	1648 (1648)	Wing L93; Thomason E441_10*	27,891	39

Lord according to the Kings Command to depart for England In stead of obeying the summons sent him an unworthy and unbeseeming answer An Overture at this present was afforded to us by Arononcone the Vizeeres Jew that he would undertake that all the forenamed Propositions should be granted and for the sending my Lord Crow to Smyrna he required but seven dayes time but for the compleating hereof till which time hee would not receive an asper doe what the Merchants could hee would 35000. pounds And indeed considering the vast expences delayes would bring upon the Company and to settle the Trade in a more secure way then ever out our enemy and recover our owne Debts it was ajudged by my Lord and us all a very good bargain yet my Lord must not take knowledge of it but as made between us and the Jew privately only his gratuity to the Vizeere must seeme to doe the businesse This Bargain concluded the Jew so wrought the businesse that within the space of six dayes he got by meanes of the Vizeere a Hattesherife to send my Lord Crow out of Turky which was presently put in execution and two Chouzes sent to take him out of his house and put him into a Boat for Smyrna hee made no resistance at all but went presently with him upon Wednesday morning the three Druggermen railing upon my Lord and calling him Devill wished the Devill to take him and us all My Lady and the rest of the Family stayed behind to pack up their houshold-stuffe till Saturday following in the mean time shee made much moan that she had not an asper in the house left her besides wages of Nurses and divers other servants came to 500. l. and upwards which were unpaid This good Lady only worthy of pitty being by the evill disposition of her husband brought to this misery was thought no wayes accessary to his bad designes Wherefore my Lord moved us in way of pitty to consider her condition upon which wee sent her 1000. l. which she kindly accepted although her Husband was offered by some of us not long before 20000. l. to be quiet and depart the place in peace Strange were the Plots and designes this man had to ruine us besides the seizing of our estates lending away our ships and imprisoning our per-persons and some in chaines at one time he pretended that wee owed him 100000. l. of which to be established hee offered the Grand Signieur 50000 l. and to the Vizeere the other 50000 l. when the Estate would not give him credit in this hee workes upon the Venetians to supply him and they hoping and not without ground by this meanes to make a breach between the Turkes and us or to undoe the Merchants which might be very beneficiall both to their Wars and Trade doe furnish him both with money and presents the French Ambassadour hee had made sure to him and it is verily believed by money and therefore hee 's commonly called Sir Sackvile Crowes Broker this man sweares and saies any thing Sir Sackvile Crow would have him but being of a wretched and miserable condition and of so poore and hen-hearted a spirit was able to get no Credence in this Court Sir Sackvile Crow was to us a roaring Lion threatens nothing but Ruine and destruction and since my Lord came told some of us that he would be as Sampson if they forced him hence hee would pull the house upon them and for my Lord that dared to come against him to send him and his Followers home in Chaines he thought to light a punishment but had decreed him a perpetuall prisoner in Rhodes or Ciprus Oh how poore miserable and weake are the imaginations and sancies of man when God leaves him that this man that over-night despised the authority of his King bid defiance to his Ambassadour and scorned all men in respect of himselfe was the next day by two Chouzes without further help led into a Boat and carryed whither he never intended Here ends his story in Turky God send him more honesty in England whither wee wish him a good voyage A translate of the Imperiall Commandement directed to the Vizeere-Bassa of Egypt and to the Cadee of Egypt to the Beghs of the scales of Egypt Alexandria and Damiate to the Cadees of Alexandria Damiate and Dossetto AT the arrivall of our Imperiall Signature you all take notice That the honoured amongst the Lords of the Messia Christians the Ambassadour of England Resident at our Imperiall Port have sent a memoriall of his to the most glorious our Gatte saying That whereas the King of England is in perfect Amitie with our most happy Port And that from England doth continually come into our Imperiall Dominions severall kind of necessarie and profitable Commodities And that in the Country of England doth not grow any Rice of which Commoditie they have great need In respect of their said good friendship for the sole service of the King the said Ambassadour having requested that they might have with an Imperiall Command Licence to buy with their money yearly in these Scales 500. Erdepps of Rice To the end they may have the said quantitie of Rice without the molestation or hindrance of any body This present our Imperiall Command is granted unto them And hereby doe Command that at the arrivall hereof all you shall observe accordingly viz. that in consideration of the good and profitable Commodities which the English Nation doth bring into our Imperiall Dominions and in respect of the said Kings friendship for his own service onely yearly they buying with their money in these Scales 500. Erdipps of Rice none of you all pretending that Rice is a prohibited Commoditie shall give them any lett or hinderance neither shall you permit any our Officers Farmers or other commanders to take from them one Asper for the Custome Reft Reeme or Bagge of them neither any what man or officer soever shall molest or disturbe them nor consent that any body doe any Action contrary to the tenour of this our Imperiall Command and doe take notice accordingly And after you shall read this our Command you shall Render it back againe into the English mens hands giving alwayes full faith to our most happy Signature Written in the latter part of the Moone Regeb Anno 1050. which is anno Domini 1640. Given in the preserved Citie of Constantinople To the most Powerfull Invincible and Just Great Emperour of the Ottoman Empire Sultan Ibrachim Han unto whose Imperiall presence Charles by the Grace and Mercie of God King of England and of the Kingdomes thereunto subjected sendeth health and prosperity Beseeching the Almighty God for the preservation Glory Honour and Prosperitie of your Imperiall State IN the time of the Glorious Memorie of Sultan Murad Han We having occasion to Revoke from the Imperiall Port where was Residing Our former Ambassadour neverthelesse intending alwayes that our Ancient Friendship Confederation and Correspondencie with the Ottoman Port should remain