Epstein, Mordecai: The English Levant Company: its foundation and its history to 1640 (London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1908)

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power and aucthoritie from tyme to tyme at
theire will and pleasure to assesse and sett
reasonable and convenient somes of money
as well uppon the marchandize to be trans-
ported or carried out of this Realme of England
or Domynions of the same into the Signiorye
of Venice and the Domynions of the Graund
Signior and other places within the levant
seas or anie the partes or Domynions thereof
as alsoe uppon all other marchandize to be
transported out of the said Signiorye of
Venice and the Domynions of the Grand
Signior and other places within the levant
seas or anie the partes or Domynions thereof
in or to this Realme of England or Domynions
of the same or elsewhere And uppon everie
shipp laden with the said marchandize as to
them shall seeme requisite and convenient
for the comon proffit and sustentacon of the
necessarie and reasonable stipendes and other
charges of the said companie and corporacon
whether such somes of money soe sett either
uppon the goodes or shippes used in the said
trade be rated by waye of consulage or other-
wise. And further we will and by these
presents for us our heires and successors doe