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

192 THE EARLY HISTORY OF

the Graund Signior and other places of traf-
hque in the levant seas as aforesaid and to
the Deputie and Deputies or anie other officer
established or appoynted in anie Porte Towne
or other place in this our realme of England
by the said Governor and companie for the
tyme being such obstinate offenders and ill
doers to chastice and correcte by imprison-
ment or otherwise by fyne amercement or
other reasonable punyshment according to
the quallitie of the faulte or offence as by
the said Governor for the tyme being or his
Deputie and the said assistants or the greater
parte of them for the tyme being which shall
be then soe present and assembled shall be
ordered and adjudged And that then and
soe often it shall be lawfull to and for the
said Governor or his Deputie and the said
assistants or the greater parte of them for
the tyme being present at anie courte or
assembly or to and for their officer and officers
in that behalfe by them appoynted and
aucthorised to enter into anie house shoppe
warehouse celler or shippe where anie goodes
or marchandize of such offender or offenders
or pson or psons soe refusing to paye the said