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french_a church_n shall_v remain_v and_o continue_v quiet_a and_o unmolested_a in_o their_o respective_a habitation_n and_o dwelling_n with_o liberty_n to_o perform_v all_o their_o ecclesiastical_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n second_o that_o the_o religious_a of_o jerusalem_n and_o of_o bethlem_n shall_v conserve_v those_o religious_a place_n which_o they_o have_v ancient_o possess_v and_o there_o may_v continue_v to_o celebrate_v their_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o all_o their_o devotion_n without_o any_o disturbance_n three_o that_o if_o these_o religious_a of_o jerusalem_n or_o bethlem_n have_v any_o difference_n or_o dispute_n with_o the_o officer_n thereof_o it_o shall_v be_v remit_v to_o the_o decision_n of_o the_o port._n four_o all_o frenchman_n and_o all_o under_o their_o banner_n shall_v safe_o at_o all_o time_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o return_v without_o molestation_n five_o the_o two_o church_n in_o galata_n belong_v to_o the_o jesuit_n and_o capuchin_n and_o ancient_o possess_v by_o they_o be_v now_o again_o confirm_v by_o these_o present_n one_o of_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o capuchin_n have_v be_v burn_v free_a liberty_n be_v give_v for_o the_o rebuild_n thereof_o and_o to_o remain_v as_o former_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o french_a and_o in_o the_o hospital_n in_o galata_n if_o they_o will_v read_v the_o gospel_n after_o their_o fashion_n none_o shall_v give_v they_o disturbance_n or_o hinder_v they_o six_o whereas_o the_o french_a nation_n former_o pay_v 5_o per_fw-la cent._n custom_n now_o in_o regard_n they_o have_v be_v ancient_a friend_n to_o the_o port_n and_o that_o they_o have_v renew_v their_o capitulation_n they_o shall_v pay_v no_o more_o than_o 3_o per_fw-la cent._n and_o according_o let_v no_o more_o be_v demand_v seven_o all_o portuguese_n sicilian_n catelan_n messineses_n of_o ancona_n etc._n etc._n that_o have_v no_o ambassador_n at_o the_o port_n if_o they_o come_v under_o the_o french_a banner_n shall_v pay_v no_o more_o 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the_o chief_n and_o bestow_v largess_n to_o the_o soldiery_n that_o the_o army_n unsensible_o moulder_a away_o leave_v their_o general_n and_o commander_n to_o shift_v for_o themselves_o and_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o justice_n of_o a_o vizier_n who_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o mercy_n and_o never_o pardon_v any_o who_o be_v either_o guilty_a of_o a_o fault_n or_o suspect_v for_o it_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o this_o year_n the_o vizier_n build_v the_o low_a fort_n which_o be_v situate_v at_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o dardanelles_n common_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o queen_n mother_n castle_n and_o dispatch_v a_o chaous_a to_o the_o pasha_n of_o canea_n to_o put_v all_o thing_n in_o a_o readiness_n for_o the_o siege_n of_o candia_n order_n be_v also_o give_v to_o the_o pashaw_n of_o the_o inland_a country_n to_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o the_o war_n against_o dalmatia_n and_o transilvania_n anno_fw-la 1660._o the_o rendezvous_n of_o the_o army_n be_v appoint_v at_o 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and_o fall_v sick_a at_o belgrade_n he_o be_v advise_v by_o the_o physician_n to_o change_v the_o air_n as_o the_o best_a remedy_n for_o his_o disease_n and_o indeed_o they_o be_v all_o careful_a to_o give_v he_o the_o best_a and_o safe_a counsel_n for_o that_o he_o often_o threaten_v they_o if_o he_o die_v of_o that_o sickness_n he_o will_v send_v they_o all_o to_o the_o next_o world_n before_o he_o the_o vizier_n follow_v the_o advice_n of_o his_o physician_n return_v to_o adrianople_n where_o have_v in_o a_o good_a measure_n recover_v his_o health_n he_o send_v order_n to_o hali_n pasha_n than_o general_n of_o the_o force_n in_o hungary_n to_o hasten_v the_o siege_n of_o varadin_n be_v esteem_v by_o the_o turk_n a_o advantageous_a fortress_n for_o carry_v on_o their_o conquest_n in_o that_o country_n of_o the_o take_n of_o which_o town_n and_o of_o all_o the_o trouble_n in_o transilvania_n cause_v by_o the_o ambitious_a humour_n of_o