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THE LEVANT COMPANY 157
lacion of intercourse holden by us with the
Graund Signior and by the residence of our
Ambassador within his Domynions. And
whereas it was resolved in the said conference
for the necessarie supporte of the said trade
that active payment and contribucions should
be levyed rated and collected uppon all and
everie of the marchants which should enter
into the Priviledges and freedomes of this
trade ffyrste by the payment of a reasonable
some of money uppon their fyrst entry there-
unto and afterwardes from tyme to tyme by
a rateable levy uppon theire goodes and
marchandizes sent and retorned into and
from the places of traffique by waye of con-
sulage as three, two or one in the hundred
more or less in and out as the necessary charge
of the trade shall require wherein one equall
and generall rate and proporcion of consulage
is to be kepte soe that all mens goodes shall
be charged and rated alike uppon all which
and severall proceadinges in the navigation
of the trade aforesaid and uppon the desire
of diverse of our loving subjects whose names
doe hereafter ensue to have the said trade
established under a forme of governement
lacion of intercourse holden by us with the
Graund Signior and by the residence of our
Ambassador within his Domynions. And
whereas it was resolved in the said conference
for the necessarie supporte of the said trade
that active payment and contribucions should
be levyed rated and collected uppon all and
everie of the marchants which should enter
into the Priviledges and freedomes of this
trade ffyrste by the payment of a reasonable
some of money uppon their fyrst entry there-
unto and afterwardes from tyme to tyme by
a rateable levy uppon theire goodes and
marchandizes sent and retorned into and
from the places of traffique by waye of con-
sulage as three, two or one in the hundred
more or less in and out as the necessary charge
of the trade shall require wherein one equall
and generall rate and proporcion of consulage
is to be kepte soe that all mens goodes shall
be charged and rated alike uppon all which
and severall proceadinges in the navigation
of the trade aforesaid and uppon the desire
of diverse of our loving subjects whose names
doe hereafter ensue to have the said trade
established under a forme of governement