Selected quad for the lemma: country_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
country_n	great_a	king_n	persia_n	1,582	5	10.5277	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B15781	A true report of Sir Anthony Shierlies iourney ouerland to Venice fro[m] thence by sea to Antioch, Aleppo, and Babilon, and soe to Casbine in Persia: his entertainment there by the great Sophie: his oration: his letters of credence to the Christian princes: and the priuiledg obtained of the great Sophie, for the quiet passage and trafique of all Christian marchants, throughout his whole dominions.	Sherley, Anthony, Sir, 1565-1635?	1600 (1600)	STC 22425; ESTC S101942	3,979	10

is come vnto me in this good time a principall Gentleman Sir Anthony Shierlie of his owne frée will out of Europe into thiese parts and al you Princes that beléeue in Iesus Christ Know you that he hath made Friendship betwéene you me which desire we had also heretofore graunted but there was none that came to make the way and to remoue the vaile that was betwene vs and you but onely this Gentleman who as he came of his owne frée will so also vppon his Desire I haue sent with him a chiefe man of mine The Entertainement which that Principall Gentleman hath had with me is that daylie whil'st he hath bin in thiese partes we haue eaten togither of one dysh and drunke of one Cup like two Bréethren Therefore when this Gentleman comes vnto you Christian Princes you shall Credite him in whatsoeuer you shall demaunde or he shal say as mine owne Person and when this Gentleman shall haue passed the Sea and is entred into the Cuntrey of the great king of Muscouie with whom we are in friendshippe as Bréethren all his Gouernours both great and small shall accompany him and vse him with all fauour vnto Moses and because there is great Loue betwene you the king of Mosco and mee that wee are like two Bréethren I haue sent this Gentleman through your Cuntrey and desire you to fauour his passage without any hindrance ¶ The Coppie of the free Priuiledges obned by Sir Anthony Shierlie of the great Sophie for all Christians to trade and trafique into Persia I the king OVR absolute Commaundement will and pleasure is that our Cuntries and Dominions shall be from this day open to all Christian People and to their Religion and in such sort that none of ours of any Condition shal presume to giue them any euil word And because of the Amitie now ioyned with the Princes that professe Christ I do giue this Pattent for all Christian Marchants to repaire and trafique in and through our Dominions without disturbances or molestations of any Duke Prince Gouernour or Captaine or any of whatsoeuer Office or qualitie of ours but that all Merchandise that they shall bring shall be so priuiledged that none of any Dignitie or Aucthoritie shall haue Power to looke vnto it neyther to make inquisition after or stay for any vse or person the value of one Asper Neyther shall our religeous men of whatsoeuer sort they be dare disturbe them or speake in matters of their Faith Neyther shall any of our Iustices haue power ouer their persons or goodes for any cause or act whatsoeuer If by chaunce a Marchant shall die none shall touch any thing that belongeth vnto him but if the Marchante haue a Companion he shall haue power to take possession of those goodes But if by any occasion he be alone onely with his seruants The Gouernour or whomsoeuer shall be required by him in his sicknes shall be answearable for all such goodes vnto any of his Nation which shall come to require them But if he die suddainly and haue neyther Companion nor seruant nor time to recōmende to any what he woulde haue done Then the Gouernor of that place shall sende the goodes to the next Marchant of his Nation which shall be abiding in any partes of our Dominions And those within our kingdomes and Provinces hauing power ouer our Tolles and Customes shall receiue nothing nor dare to speake for any receipt from any christian Marchant And if any such Christian shal giue Credite to any of our subiectes of any Condition whatsoeuer he shall by this Pattent of ours haue aucthoritie to require any Caddie or Gouernour to do him Iustice and there-vpon at the instant of his demaunde shall cause him to be satisfied Neyther shall any Gouernour or Iustice of what qualitie soeuer he be dare take any Rewarde of him which shall be to his expence for our Will and pleasure is that they shall be vsed in all our Dominions to their owne full content and that our Kingdomes and Cuntries shall be frée vnto them That none shall presume to aske them for what ocasion they are héere And although it hath bin a continuall and vnchaungeable vse in our Dominions euery yéere to renue all Pattents This Pattent notwithstanding shall be of full Effect and force for euer without any Renuing for me and my successors not to be chaunged FINIS