Nevves from Turkie, or, A true relation of the passages of the Right Honourable Sir Tho. Bendish, baronet, Lord Ambassadour, with the Grand Signieur at Constantinople, his entertainment and reception there.: Also, a true discourse of the unjust proceedings of Sir Sackville Crow, former ambassadour there, against the English merchants, his contest with the present Lord Ambassadour, and Sir Sackviles imprisonment, and in his returne, his betraying the captain of the ship and some English merchants at Alicant in Spain, to the Inquisition; lastly his commitment to the Tower of London, where now he is.

My Lord,

YOu cannot say but with great patience I have attended your performance of the King of Englands command, expressed in his Letter of Revocation to you (viz.) to deliver up his Seale to me, together with all such Instructions, informations, and such other things behovefull for the good of his Subjects which are in your power, or keeping, and to Resigne and depart from the place, and authority of his Ambassadour, and no further to meddle either with the Merchants, their affaires or goods, to none of all which I can discerne you have yielded any obedience or perfor∣mance.

And whereas his Majestie hath commanded me, and given me Authority to require from you in his Majesties name the afore∣said Seale, Instructions, or informations, or ought else remaining in your custodie, behovefull for the good of his Merchants, and al∣so commanded me to presse your speedy returne to him; By ver∣tue of the said Authoritie, and in order to his Majesties com∣mands, I doe require you to deliver up the said Seale, together with all those writings, and books which belongs to, and are the proper goods of the Merchants in the Cancellaria, into the hands of the bearers hereof, and that henceforth you doe not pretend to any au∣thoritie of Ambassadour in this place; and also that you doe pre∣pare your selfe, for your speedy departure to the King of England. If through your disobedience to his Majesties commands, in the denying of them, and the retarding your departing hence, you run your selfe upon more inconveniences then I desire, you must blame your selfe, not me, who have made your selfe uncapable of recei∣ving that honour fromme which was ever intended by

Your friend to serve you, Tho. Bendish.

Pera 18. Octob. 1647.

Vera Copia Aexaminatur & concordat cum original. per nos. Jo. Williams, Ant. Isaacson.

OCtober the 19. in the morning wee delivered the originall hereof to Sir Sackvile Crow, who after hee had received it, retir'd into a private roome, a little space, and then comming to us, said as followeth; Tell your Master, I wonder that hee hath so little manners, or discretion, to send me such a Letter as this, I thought my answer to him at the delivery of his last, would have been sufficient, to have taught him more discretion, but as God judge me, if he will not learn better manners, tell him I'le teach him some, and that I have given the King an account of the busi∣nesse already, and this shall be your answer, and then thrust us out of the chamber, and told us, that we were servants, and if wee had affront put upon us, we might thank our selves for bringing such a Message.

Jo. Williams, Ant. Isaacson.