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.

Mr. Zacharie Browne.

In Alicant the 21. of March, 1648.

THese are to acquaint you how this evening we were all taken by the Officers of the Inquisition, and remain prisoners, wherefore we know not, nor the cause of your fathers detension; But find the Commissaries and other Officers to pretend the ruine of us all. Wee are not suffered to plead our cause, nor is that Tribu∣nall to expect replies; your father adviseth you in what condition himselfe is, and the businesse is not to be remedied otherwise then by my Lords comming on shore speedily, whereupon your father and us shall be freed, and you may be consident your father and his Mate and us will be freed without dispute, and rest

Your loving friends to serve you,

• ...Richard Cape,
• ...William Trevill,
• ...Anthony Basset,
• ...Nicholas Ieffery,
• ...Thomas Iackson,
• ...William Paullin,
• ...Edward Landen,
• ...Io. Hibbins,
• ...Hen. Callamore,
• ...Richard Hownsell.

This comming to Mr. Zacharie Browne aboard the Ship Marga∣ret, he demanded of my Lord Crow, wherefore hee had caused his father Captaine Browne, and his mate to be detained, and impriso∣ned on shore, who presently tooke a Bible, and laying his hand thereon, took a voluntary oath, that he for his part knew nothing of it, and that if his wife had done any thing, she did it out of her love to her husband, and his liberty, but not by his direction; yet about two dayes after he confessed to the same Master Browne, (charging him againe with the evill usage of his father on shore) that hee did indeed give his wife order to goe to the Governour, and to de∣sire him to send for the Captaine on shore, and know of him by what Authoritie he kept him, his Lady, and familie in his ship, and whether he had any command from the King of England so to doe? but 'tis conceived he had forgotten his former oath.

Letters from Alicant of the 22. of March informe that the Mar∣garet ariving there, which ship brought Sir Sackvile Crow, his Lady, and family from Smirna, the Lady Crow pretending to Master George Browne (commander of the said ship) that shee was with childe, and so neere her time, that she durst not venture to goe to England, but would stay and ly in at Alicant, he caused her to bee set on shore, and himselfe went to accompany her; when shee was in the Towne, she presently went to the Governour, and told him she was a Roman Catholike, and that the Master of the ship had not only detained her by force, but had also denyed her liberty of her religion; whereupon the Governour sent for the Master and his chief Mate, and put both them and all the English Nation there into prison, and sent to the ship to demand Sir Sackvile Crow; but the Masters sonne, Master Zacharie Browne, considering the danger the ship was in, and what a trick Sir Sackvile Crow had put upon his father, denyed to deliver him, but presently wayed Anchor and came away; but before his comming, this Letter was sent him from the Collonel and Merchants.

FJNJS.