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A32195	The capitulations and articles of peace betweene the Majestie of the King of England, Scotland, France, & Ireland, &c., and the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire as they have beene augmented, & altered in the times of every embassadour : and as now lately in the city of Adrianople in the month of January 1661 they have beene augmented, renewed, & amplifyed with diverse additionall articles, & priviledges, which serve towards the maintenance of a well grounded peace, & securities of the trade, & trafficke of His Majesties subjects in the Levant by His Excellency Heneage Earle of VVinchilsea Embassadour Extraordinary from His Majestie Charles the Second, King of Great Brittaine, France, & Ireland to Sulton Mahomet Han the Most Puissant Prince, & Emperour of the Turkes : set forth, and published by Paul Ricaut, Esquire, Secretary to his Excellencie the Lord Embassadour.; Treaties, etc. Turkey, 1662 Jan.	England and Wales.; Turkey. Treaties, etc. England and Wales, 1662 Jan.	1663 (1663)	Wing C2930; ESTC R8505	19,927	28

as they discharge not from their ships vvillingly our customer shall not demand nor take custome nor other duties but they may transport them vvhether soeuer they please XXXXI And if it shall happen That any of the said English Nation or any under their banner shall com̄it man slaughter bloudshed or any other like offence or that there shall happen any cause appertaining to the lavv or Iustice untill the Embassadour or Consul shall bee present to examine the cause the Iudges nor other ministers shall not decide nor giue any sentence but such controuersie shall allvvayes bee declared in the presence of the Embassadour or Consul to the end that no man bee Iudged or condemned contrary to the lavv the capitulations XXXXII VVhereas it is vvritten in the Imperiall Capitulations that the goods landed out of any English ship vvhich shall come into our dominions pay custome ought also to pay the dutie of Consulage to the English Embassadour or Consul it seemeth That diuerse Mabometan merchants Sciots other merchants in peace amitie vvith this Imperiall Port other merchant strangers doe deny refuse to pay the right of consulage VVherefore It is com̄anded that all the merchandize vvhich shall bee laden upon their ships haue paid custome bee they goods of vvhomsoeuer according to antient Imperiall Capitulations they shall pay the right of Consulage to the Embassadour or Consul of England vvithout any contradiction XXXXIII That English merchants vvhich trade at Aleppo those under their banner of all the silke vvhich they shall buy lade upon their ships shall pay the custome other duties as the french Venetian merchants doe pay not one asper or farthing more XXXXIIII As the Embassadours of the King of England vvhich shall bee Resident in this Imperiall Court are the Representatiues Comissioners of the person of his Maiestie so the Interpreters are to bee esteemed the Com̄issioners of the Embassadour Therefore for such matter as the Interpreters shall translate or speake in the name or by the order of the Ambassadour it being found that that vvhich they haue translated to bee according to the vvill order of the Embassadour or Consul they shall bee allvvayes free from any imputation or punishment And in case they shall com̄it any offence our ministers shall not put any of the said Interpreters in prison nor beat them vvithout knovvledge of the Ambassadour or Consul in case any of the English Interpreters shall die if hee bee an Englishman all his goods or faculties shall bee possessed by the Ambassadour or Consul of England but if bee shall bee a subiect of our dominion they shall bee consigned to his next heire hauing no heire they shall bee taken into our Exchequor And as in this particular so also in all other the aboue mentioned articles priuiledges granted by our forefathers of happy memorie It is expressely com̄anded Ordained That all our slaues shall euer obey obserue this Imperiall Capitulation that the peace amitie shall bee respected maintained vvithout any uiolation vvhatsoeuer XXXXV Since vvhich time of our fore fathers of famous memorie the gran● of these aboue mentioned Capitulations articles establishment of peace amitie the said King of England hauing in the time of our grand father of happy memorie Sultan Mahomet Han sent one his vvell desired Ambassadour a person of qualitie to this high Port to confirme this peace articles Capitulations vvhich Embassadour did declare that often times there vvere to diuerse persons Imperiall com̄ands granted subreptitiously procured contrary to the tenour articles of the Imperiall capitulations vvhich being vvithout our knovvledge presented to our Iudges and Gouernours the da●es of such com̄ands being more fresh then those of our Imperiall Capitulaions the Iudges ministers doe put in execution the priuate com̄ands preiuditial contrary to these Imperiall To the end therefore that for the time to come such commands shall not bee accepted of any but that the imperiall Capitulations might bee allvvayes obserued maintained according to the sincere meaning the said Ambassadour demonstrating the sinceritie of his Maiestie his request herein to our Imperiall knovvledge vvhich vvas most acceptable in conformitie thereuto it vvas expressely ordered That all such com̄ands vvhich allready haue beene or shall hereafter bee granted vvhich are or shal bee repugnant to the tenour of this Imperiall Capitulation vvhatsoeuer such commands sh●ll bee vv●en presented before our Caddees or other ministers should neuer bee accepted or put into execution but that allvvayes the tenour of the Imperiall Capitulations shall bee obserued And vvhosoeuer shall present such com̄and contrary to the Capitulations they shall bee taken from him in no vvise bee of any force or ualiditie In vvhich time also on the part of our said Grand father all the aboue vvritten Priuiledges Articles Capitulations vvere accepted ratifyed the peace amitie good correspondence antiently contracted vvas a nevv of him confirmed established XXXXVI In the time of the inauguration of Sultan OSMAN Han in the Imperiall high throne the King of England did againe send a famous noble Geentleman his Embassadour vvith letters presents vvhich vvere most acceptable And the said Ambassadour desiring in the name of his King Lord that the antient Capitulation articles contracts granted in the dayes of our forefathers should bee of him renevved confirmed the antient peace amitie anevv fortifyed established vvhich his request vvas to the said Sultan Osman most acceptable And the antient Capitulations articles Priuiledges herein vvritten confirmed the long since contracted peace amitie by him promised accepted XXXXVII After vvhom in like manner in the dayes of Sultan OSMAN Han the King of England hauing againe sent unto this high Port his Ambassadour the Excellent honnourable sr THOMAS Roe Knight vvith his letters presents vvhich vvere most aceptable proffering in the name of the King his Lord all good termes of friend ship good correspondence And desiring that the antient Capitulations all the articles from his Ancestours from himself formerly granted to the English nation might bee anevv confirmed the peace league long since betvveene both parties contracted ratifyed that some other articles uery necessary might bee added to the Imperiall Capitulations diuerse others allready granted might bee renevved amended in a better forme explained vvhich his request demand vvas uery acceptable unto him in conformitie thereunto the antient Imperiall Capitulations all the articles other priuiledges in them often confirmed the peace amitie good corrspondence contracted in the times of his Ancesters Grand father father himself confirmed vvere againe by Sultan OSMAN then ratifyed established promised accepted vvhereupon by him there vvas expresse com̄and giuen that for the time to come the ●enour of his renevved Capitulations should bee of euery one obserued

that all men should bee carefull respectfull to thē said peace friende ship established contracted on both partes that no man should presume to uiolate or to doe any act contrary thereunto vvhich Emabssadour did often declare that the Caddees other of our ministers in many places prouinces contrary to the Imperiall Capitulations vvill of the Imperiall Maiestie haue imposed laid diuerse taxes burdens monies upon the said English Nation those under their banner for vvhich cause as it is aboue declared it being found necessary to make additions of some nevv articles in the said Imperiall Capitulation of vvhich the said Ambassadour made declaration in vvriting presented the same to the Imperial presence The said Sultan OSMAN Han vvith his Imperiall hand seale did presently giue expresse order com̄and that in the time to come all those articles priuiledges vvhich vvere allready in the Imperiall Capitulations those articles vvhich novv are there in by our order nevvly added shall bee of all our subiects slaues duely obeyd obserued according to the sincere meaning of this our Imperiall Capitulations XXXXVIII In as much as it is publickly knovvne That certaine pyrates of Tunis Algier contrary to our Imperiall Capitulations mind vvill doe take rob in the seas the ships merchandize men subiects to his Maiestie of England of other Kings states in league vvith this our Imperiall Port to the great Damage iniurie of the said English Nation vvee doe com̄and by the●e presents vvee doe ordaine that seuerall Imperiall commands bee giuen for the entire restitution of all goods merchandize to the English Nation so taken avvay And that all such English as haue beene taken made slaues or imprisoned by the said pyrates shall bee im̄ediately set free And after the date of this our Imperiall Capitulations If it shall bee knovvne that the said Pyrates of Tunis Algier shall rob them againe shall use continue their outrages vvill not restore their goods men vvee doe com̄and that the said pyrates bee not receiued into any Port of our dominions especially into the Scales of Tunis Algier Modon or Coron Our Beglerbegs other minsters shall not suffer them to enter nor barbour nor receiue them but the Beglerbeges Caddees or other ministers shall persecute banish punish them XXXXVIIII Being informed that in our dominions many of our Customers other officers in Aleppo contrary to the Imperial Capitulations under colour of taking custome rest upon silke of the English merchants haue uiolently taken from the said merchants agreat sum of mony And vvhereas in the Imperiall Capitulations it is vvritten that for silke vvhich the English shall buy in Aleppo they shall pay as the french Venetian merchants doe no more Notvvithstanding the said customers besides the tvvo half per cent for custome Rest haue taken from that nation a great sum̄ of mony lately under name of Rest vvherefore vvee com̄and that this bussinesse shall d ee examined that the said mony bee restored back for the time to come the antient custome may d ee kept And that this nation shall only pay as the French Venetian doe that neuer bee taken one asper by name of s●ch imposition L VVhereas the English merchants resident in Galata ordenarily buy diuerse goods merchandize before they can la ie or send them avvay upon their ships doe pay unto the customers the custome of the said goods receiuing a bill or acquittance to haue paid the same after carry the same merchandize to their ovvne vvare houses In the meane time before they can load ●end avvay the said goods It happens that either the customer dies or is remoued from his charge the nevv customers vvill not accept of the said acquittances but pretend an other custome troubling molesting of them many vvayes VVherefore vvee doe com̄and that of all the merchandize vvhich they shall buy it appearing really that bee hath paid once his custome the customer shall ●ccept of the said acquittances shall not demand of the merchant a second custome LI It being usuall to buy in Angora Chamblets Mohaires silkes other sorts of merchandize vvhich they transport to Constantinople other places of our dominions pay their customes taking acquittances for the same so put the goods into their ovvne vvare houses And after being desirous to ship them avvay the customers doe demand againe the custome There fore for the time to come vvhen the said merchants shall desire to lade such goods it bee true that they haue allready paid their custome of such merchandize they shall not demand any second or nevv customes Prouided that the said merchants doe not mingle their goods vvhich haue not paid custome vvith those vvhich haue allready paid custome LII The English merchants of all the merchandize vvhich they shall bring into our dominions of the merchandize vvhich they carry out of our dominions as silke chamblets other goods hauing paid the custome not sold the goods unto an other And being aftervvards to ship it avvay for Scio Smyrna or any other Scale the said goods there ariuing the customers officers shall allvvayes accept of their aquittances vvhich they haue in their hands shall not take other custome of their merchandize LIII The English merchants of all the com̄odities vvhich they shall bring to constantinople or to any other Port of our dominions of all such as they shall transport the Mestaragi of Galata Constantinople shall take their Mestaria or Brokidge according to the antient ca●●o ●●ance that is of such merchandize as of old custome vvas vvont to pay it or such they shall only take Mes●aria but of s●ch merchandize as vvas not antiently accustomed to pay it shall not bee taken ●●●aria contrarie to the ●ntient cannon Farther upon the Engli●h merchandize there shall not bee made or laid any impositions or other causes Nor from the said nation shall not bee taken one a●●●r more vvhich shall bee contrary to the antient ca●no● ●nd accustomed ●sance LIIII The English Nation shall may freely come in to all the Ports of our do●inions to ●egoti●●● bring in clo●● Kersie sp●ce tinne lead all other merchandize no 〈◊〉 shall doe ●●m any ●i derance or ●olestation In ●ke ●●●●er except only goods prohibited they shall may b●y ●●port all so●● of merchandize vvithout the prohibition or mo●e●tation of ●●y man the customers other 〈◊〉 the said nation ●●●ing pai● their custome according to this Imperiall Capitulation ●he antient use shall not demand o● them any ●●ing more In the time of the happy memorie of my ●n●le ●●●an 〈◊〉 Han the King of England sent his Em●●●●●dour Sir 〈◊〉 uis●e ●●ovv Baronet vvith his pr●sent letter vvh●●● vvas ●●●eiued 〈◊〉 ●ood part the time of his Em●●●●e ●ei●g expi●ed

find some fevv letters misplaced or the letter VV not so neatly formed as vvere to bee vvished attribute the fault neither to the Printer nor Correctour for the presse at Constantinople being but sildome employed is not furnished vvith the uarietie of those letters vvhich are only propper to northern languages amongst vvhich the VV is of speciall use to supply vvhich defect I haue beene forced to imitate that letter as vvell as I could beyond my ovvne art profession And if any other letters are let slip it vvas in time of the Correctours urgent auocation to other employments vvhich permitted him not to bee so accurate attentiue hereunto as hee desired And so hoping you vvill pardon vvhat slight errours you may possibly meet vvith herein I remaine Yours at Com̄and ABRAHAM GABAI Chaf Nabat ACCORDING TO My IMPERIALL COMMAND LET IT BEE OBSERVED LET NO ACT BEE PERMITTED CONTRARIE HEREVNTO MAHOMET The Command Of This Sublime Lofty Imperiall Signature Preserued Exalted By Diuine Prouidence vvhose Triumph And Glorie is renovvned through all the vvorld By the fauour of the Nourisher of all things mercy grace o● the Mercifull I that am the povverfull Lord of Lords of the vvorld vvhose name is formidable upon earth Giu●r of all Crovvnes of the Vniuerse Sultan MAHOMET Han Son●e of Sultan IBRAHIM Han Sonne of Sultan AHMET Han Sonne of Sultan MAHOMET Han Sonne of Sultan MVRAT Han Son●e of Sultan SE●IM Han Sonne of Sultan SVLIMAN Han Sonne of Sultan SELIM Han. To the glorious amongst the Great Princes of Iesus reuerenced by the high Potentates of the people of the Messiah Sole Directour of the Inportant a faires of the nazarene Nation Lord ●f the limits of decencie honour of greatnesse ●ame Charles the Second King of England Scotland that is of ●reat Brittaine France Ireland vvhose end enterprises may the Omnipo●ent God conclud● vvith blisse fauour vvith the ill●●ination of his holy vvill In times past the Queene of the aforesaid Kingdomes sent diuerse of her esteemed Gentlemen persons of qualitie vvith letters shipps to this Imperiall High Port the refuge of the Princes of the vvorld the retreat of the Kings of the vvhole Vniuerse in the happy times of famous memorie of my Ancestours novv placed in Paradise vvhose soules bee replenished vvith deuine mercy vvhich Gentlemen presents vvere gratefully accepted ma●ing declaration offering in the name of the said Queene an entire good peace pure friendship demanding that their subiects might haue leaue to come from England into our Ports our said Ancestours of happy memory did then grant their Imperial licence gaue into the hands of the English nation diuerse especiall Imperiall Comands to the end that they might safely securely come goe into these dominions in coming or returning either by land or Sea in their vvay passage that they should of no man bee molested or hindered After vvhich time in the dayes of our Grand father Sultan MAHOMETH an of famous memorie unto vvhose soule bee granted diuine absolution it being anevv desired that the subiects merchants theit Interpreters might freely securely come merchandize negotiate through all the parts of this Imperiall dominion that such capitulations other priuiledges Imperiall comands as had beene granted unto ●he nation of the Kings Princes in peace amitie vvith this High Port as France Venice Poland others might also bee granted to the subiects of the said Queene all others coming under the English banner In confirmation of vvhich request vvere giuen confirmed by our Ancestours of famous memory the Imperiall Capitulations priuiledges succeeding to say It is comanded c. I First that the said Nation the English merchants any other nation or merchants vvhich are or shall come under the English banner protection vvith their ships small great merchandize faculties all other their goods may allvvayes passe safe in our seas f●eely in all securitie may come goe into any part of the Imperiall limits of our dominions in such sort that neither any of the nation their goods faculties shall receiue any hinderance or molestation from any person vvhatsoeuer II The said nation shall may in like manner freely securely come goe by land through all the imperiall limits of our dominions so that neither to their persons beasts goodes or faculties shall any trouble or impediment bee giuen nor any iniurie bee done unto them but they shall allvvayes at their ovvne pleasures safely securely traffick in all parts of our dominions III And if it happen that any of the said nation coming into our dominions by land or passing into any other country shall bee stayed or arrested by any of our ministers such persons shall bee set free at libertie aftervvards shall receiue no hinderance in his iourny IIII All English ships or uessells small or great shall may at any time safely securely come harbour in any of the scales ports of our dominions likevvise may from thence depart at their pleasure vvithout the detention or hinderance of any man V And if it shall happen that any English Vessell great or small fall into any misfortune danger of sea or any other necessitie all the Vessells as vvell Imperiall as belonging to priuate men that shall bee neere or present as also all others that in habit the seas thall giue them help succour being come into our Ports or scales they shall freely stay in them as long as they please for their mony prouide for them of all necessaries prouision may take vvater vvithout the let or hinderance of any man VI And if it shall happen that any of their shipps shall haue suffered shipvvracke or beene broken or in distresse shall bee cast Vpon any coast of our dominions In vvhich case all Beglarbeggs Caddees Gouernours ministers other our slaues shal giue them all assistance succour help vvhatsoeuer goods faculties shall bee saued or recouered in the said ships shall b●e restored to the English if they shall bee informed that any part of their goods faculties shall bee stoalen or taken avvay our said ministers vvith all diligence shal make sufficient search examination to find out recouer the goods restore them to the English VII T●● English merchants Interpreters brokers all other subiects of that nation vvhether by sea or land may freely safely come goe in all the Ports of our dominions or returning into their ovvne contreyj all our Beglerbeges ministers Gouernours others officers Captaines by sea of ships others vvhom soeuer our slaues subiects vvee comand that none of them doe or shall lay hands upon their persons or faculties or upon any pretence shall doe them any hinderance or iniurie VIII If any English man either for his ovvne debt or for suretie

it should bee ruled obserued according to this present Capitulation After vvhich there being arriued an other Ambassadour at this HighPort sent from the king of ●ngland vvith letters presents vvhich vve●e most acceptable the said Ambass●dour did make reque●t that certaine other necessarie articles should bee added vvritten in the Imperiall Capitulations of vvhich the first vv●s As in times past in the dayes of one of our forefathers of famous memorie Sultan Soliman Han there vvas gran●ed a ce●taine Capitulation priuiledge that the m●●chants of the spanish nation Portugall Ancona Ciuilla Florence Cat●l●●nia all sorts of Dutchmen other merchant strangers might safely securely goe come through all the places of our dominions trade tra●fick granting unto them Moreouer that in any part of our Empire th●y might e●ta●lish their Co●suls But it being that eu●ry nation apart vv●s not able to d●fray the ●harges m●i●tenance of a Co●sul It vv●s then left to their vvill ch●ice to ●ome un●er the banner of such A●●a●sa●our or Consul as 〈…〉 like ●●e● Prouided that it vv●re an Ambassa●o●r or Co●●●l of a King in peace amitie vvith our High Fort upon vvhich Grant other priuiledges giuen them there vvere often granted diuerse Imperiall com̄ands constitutions being so desired by merchant strangers vvho of their ovvne vvill elected to trade under the banner protection of the Embassadour Consul of the King of England And vvhilest in all Scales Ports in these parts they had refuge to the banner protection of the English Consuls It seemeth that the French Ambassadour by some meanes hauing a nevv gotten into their Capitulations that the said merchant strangers should come under their banner did endeauour to force them in all Scales to their protection for vvhich cause the controuersie vvas againe renevved referred to our Diuan or Great Councell vvhich after a due examination a nevv election permited to the vvill choice of the said merchants they againe did desire to bee under the protection of the Ambassadour of the King of England notvvithstanding it being made knovvne to the Imperiall Port that as yet the french Embassadour did not desire to molest the said merchants nor to force them under his protection the first Article vvritten in the french Capitulations that the merchants strangers should come under their protection vvas by the Imperiall com̄and made Void annulled And to the end that according to the antient custome of the said merchant strangers they should allvvayes come under the banner protection of the Ambassadour or Consuls of England that neuer hereafter they should bee uexed or troubled by the french Embassadour in this point The said Embassadours of his Maiestie of England hauing desired that this particular should bee vvritten enrouled in this nevv Imperiall Capitulationj this present article vvas accordingly inserted by the Imperiall authoritie It is com̄anded That for euer in time to come merchants of the said Princes in the mentioned forme according to this Imperiall com̄and in their hand shall allvvayes bee under the banner protection of the Embassadour Consuls of England XXXIIII There shall neuer bee permitted or granted any Imperiall com̄ands contrary to the tenour articles of this Imperiall com̄and or Capitulations nor in preiudice of this our peace amitie but in such occasion the cause shall first bee certifyed to the Ambassadour of England residing at the Port to the end that bee may ansvver obiect any scandalous action or other pretence vvhich might infringe the peace league XXXV The English merchants of all the merchandize vvhich they shall bring or transport in their ships hauing paid the custome they shall also pay the right of Consulage to the English Ambassadour or Consul XXXVI The Eng●ish merchants all under their banner s●all may safely throughout our dominion trade buy sell except only com̄odities prohibited all sorts of merchandize likevvise either by land or sea they may goe traffick or by the vvay of the riuer Tanais in Moscouia or by Ru●sia from thence may bring their merchandize into our Empire also to from Persia they may goe trade through all that part nevvly by Vs conquered through those confine● vvithout the impediment or molestation of any of our ministers they shall pay the custome other duties of that country nothing more XXXVII The English merchants all under their banner shall may safely freely trade negotiate in Aleppo Cairo Scio Smirna in all parts of our dominions according to our antient customes of all their merchandize they shall pay three in the hundred for custome nothing more XXXVIII The English ships vvhich shall come to this our city of Constantinople if by fortune of seas or ill vveather they shall bee forced to Co f● or to such like Port as long as the English vvill not unla●e tell their ovvne merchandize goods no man shall enforce them nor gi●e them any trouble or annoyance but in all places of danger the Caddees or other of our mini●ters shall al●vvayes protect defend the said English ships men goods that no damage may come u●to them vvith thir mony may buy uictualls other necessaries desiring also vvith their mony to hire carts or uessells vvhich before vvere not hired by a●y other to transport their goods from place to place no man shall doe them any hinderance or trouble vvhat soeuer XXXIX The English Nation of all the merchandize vvhich in their ships shall bee brought to Constantinople or to any other part of our dominions vvhich they shall not desire of thir ovvne accord to land or sell of such goods there shall not bee demanded or tak●n any custome at arriuall at any Port hauing landed their ●erchandize paid their customes other duties they may quietly safely depart vvith out the mole●tation of any man XXXX In regard English ships coming into our dominions doe use often times to touch in some part of Africa there take in Pilgrims Mahometan passengers to transport them to Alexandria arriuing at that Port It seemeth that the Customers other officers doe prete●d to take custome of all goo●s vvhich are found in t●eir ships before the merchants are vvillin● to la●d any by occasion of vvhich molestation they haue forbo●●●e to transport any pilgrims And in like manner their ships vvhich come to Constantinople carry diuerse merchandize to transport part thereof to other places the customers Farmours vvould enforce to land pretend to take custome thereof VVherefore vvee doe com̄and that all the English ships vvhich vvith their merchandize shall come into this Port of Constantinople Alexand●ia Tripoli of Suria Scanderoone or into any ●ort vvhatsoeuer of our Empire according to use they shall pay only custome of such goods vvhich vvith their ovvne vvill they shall designe to sell such other merchandize