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THE LEVANT COMPANY 243
ance whereof shall procure the greater
intercourse of strangers from the
northern and eastern countries to buy
the same here, which they were accus-
tomed to fetch out of the Levant parts.
In consideration whereof a humble suit
unto your honours to be a mean to her majesty
to send over her ambassador or agent to the
said Grand Signior to confirm and ratify the
said general charter, whose charge if it please
not her majesty to supply, then we humbly
desire that her majesty of her most gracious
liberality will vouchsafe to grant us towards
the same as followeth :
1. Imprimis for so much as of necessity a
present might be first given to the Grand
Signior from her majesty, (according to
usual customs of all other princes their
ambassadors or agents at their first
coming, in token of their masters’
goodwill and friendship) that it would
please her majesty to do the like for
that the same must be presented as a
gift sent him from her majesty, which
in value may amount to one thousand
pounds sterling.
ance whereof shall procure the greater
intercourse of strangers from the
northern and eastern countries to buy
the same here, which they were accus-
tomed to fetch out of the Levant parts.
In consideration whereof a humble suit
unto your honours to be a mean to her majesty
to send over her ambassador or agent to the
said Grand Signior to confirm and ratify the
said general charter, whose charge if it please
not her majesty to supply, then we humbly
desire that her majesty of her most gracious
liberality will vouchsafe to grant us towards
the same as followeth :
1. Imprimis for so much as of necessity a
present might be first given to the Grand
Signior from her majesty, (according to
usual customs of all other princes their
ambassadors or agents at their first
coming, in token of their masters’
goodwill and friendship) that it would
please her majesty to do the like for
that the same must be presented as a
gift sent him from her majesty, which
in value may amount to one thousand
pounds sterling.