Eleventh Emperor of the Turfa.

Tïvelftlj^^eror of^ße Turfy.
1646. Hyde, refıdesathisLorflıip's, laying their
t - /r V~° Heads together in contriving Mifchief againft
tliofè from whom they have had
their Maintenance.
In cafe your Worfhips fhould not be in
a pofture to procure an Ambaflâdor fò
toon as you may delire,* that you would
pleafè in the interim, and as fbon as may
be, to obtain a Letter from his Majefty to
the Grand Signior, or Vizier, in approbation
and acknowledgment of what is
done; and that his Lordfhip benotnim-
'; : bier than your Worfhips in getting the
like againft us, which doubtlefs he will endeavour.
We fhallnot farther in large at
prêtent, but intend fhortly,when all things
filali be fully and abfölutely fètled, to
• \yrite to your Worfhips again. So we
reih
At Inftant a Copy of his LordihipY
Letter, with others directed to him, oeing
come to hand,we lend them herewith ;
and from Smyrna, are advifèd that the Peril
j * ions of Hetherington znd the Druggerman
are detained aboard our Ships there ; and
* by this time the Command is with them,
which will warrant the bringing them up
with their Papers, that are alio aboard ;
The Failors Cenerai Letter from Smyrna,
dated the 4th of July, 1646, fo
the Levant Company-,
Right Worßipful Sirs,
IT may pleafè you, our laft from hence
was by the Ship William, and Thomas,
advifing his Lordfhips Proceedings for another
Leviation, for difcharging your Debts
at Conßantinople, being then informed that
the whole amounted unto Dollars 118109 ;
and how We were refblved to withftand it,
until your Worfhips further Pleafure fhould
be fignified unto us concerning the fame,
for luch Reafòns as we then prefurned to
Jay open unto you ; and that in the mean
prnè we had prefènted our Grievances tö
his Lordfhip's gracious perufàl, the Copy
whereof went annexed to our laid Letter,
to both which you may pleafè to have reference.
The 24/A of March following, our Conful
called a Court, and declared his Lordfhip's
Ajifwer to our laid Letter, difliking
our Proceedings ; and by a new Order pro­
by which the Plot will more plainly ap- hibited the lading of Goods, and receiving
fear. To morrow we expect, his Lord- them on Board, and the departure of Ships,
_Jjp*s S appearance before the Vizier, when until the laid Leviation were paid, accord­
we have hopes to reward the Trouble ing to his former Order, and Schedule now
he intended others, &c.
let down, fhewingeach Man his proportionable
part for his Faftory of Smyrna,-
Kfpt until the 6th of
amounting in all to Dollars *)49$o, and for
July, 1646.
I the Faftory at Constantinople, to Dollars
56000,1s together Dollars, % 109 50. Where­
Your Worfhips moft obliged and upon, we generally defired that his Lord­
| humble Servants, „ fhip would be pleafèd to fufpend the exëf
Gurion of the laid Order of Leviation, un­
John Wyld, Samuel Barnardißon, til flieh time we fhould receive your Wor­
John Lancelots John Swift, fhips farther Order about it,without which
Nicholas Read, William Gough, we our fèlves were like to pay it out of
William Jßley» I Thomas Pigaf, • our own Purfès, as in the laft Leviation}
Thome* Berkley y John Ahney, receiving fince particular Orders fromfòms
Dixtvell Brent y Francis Afbwcll, of our Principals, not to pay any Levia-
Nat h. Barnardißon, Robert Frampton, tions, otherwifè it fhould be for our own
James Moyer, Gyles Davis, Accompts, and not theirs.
James Modyford, JohH Plomer, The 2Ath of April, thé Conful called
intèl Edwards, James Davifon, another Court, fignifying unto us, that
William Chappel, William O slum, hisLorfhip did require an account for the
Roger Vouke, Henry Davy, departure of the Ship William and Thomas,
Gyles Ball, Richard Strode', and Succeß, contrary to his Lordfhip's
John Tye> Philip Farewtll, Commands, there being an Officer of thd
$>%» Ball, M John Eri/ey, Vizier's come down tò apprehend Captain
William Pearl,
Jonathan Dawes, Tho. Porter; and to carry him Up to Con*
John Pixley,
Ralph Crofnold. pantinople, (which Ships departed at tlieit
yjpjjgf Monger,
own pleafiires, being not in our powers to
ftay them ). And that concerning the Le­
your Worfhips moft obliged, moft viation it was inevitable, and his Lordfhip
. humble, and fkithml Servant, was refblved upon it, and therefore would
force us unto it, and expect repair of .Ho­
Domenico Tintone, nour from theDelinquents.Whereupon fearinghis
I^raTnip'sfàrtherdifpleafurejWhich
I Şfecretaİfyj_^ might Beget fome greater Inconveniences
âmongft us, we prefumed to yield unto his
Lord­
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