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teschare_n and_o the_o merchant_n be_v willing_a to_o transport_v his_o good_n to_o another_o scale_n another_o custom_n shall_v not_o be_v demand_v thirteen_o the_o officer_n and_o customer_n at_o sidon_n birut_n aleppo_n or_o cairo_n shall_v not_o compel_v the_o merchant_n to_o take_v good_n by_o force_n not_o under_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o take_v one_o asper_n from_o they_o nor_o demand_v money_n to_o be_v lend_v unto_o they_o fourteen_o the_o french_a vessel_n may_v bring_v good_n from_o the_o indies_n by_o way_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n unto_o the_o port_n suucis_n and_o have_v pay_v their_o custom_n once_o there_o whatsoever_o good_n they_o can_v sell_v in_o that_o country_n they_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o transport_v over_o land_n to_o alexandria_n and_o there_o relade_v they_o again_o on_o their_o own_o vessel_n without_o pay_v another_o custom_n or_o receive_v molestation_n from_o any_o person_n howsoever_o this_o capitulation_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v with_o 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