CHARLES', Earl of Nottingham, Barron Howard of E●●ingham, Knight of the most Noble order of the Garter, Lord Lietetenant of his majesties Counties of Sussex, and Surry, Constable of his majesties Honour and Castle of Windsor chief justice and justice Itinerant of all his majesties Forests, Parks, Chases & Warrens on this side Trent. Lord high Admiral of England, Ireland, and Wales, and the Dominions and Isles of the same, of the town of Calais, and Ma●●…hes thereof, Normandy, Gascoigne, and Gwines, and Captain General of his majesties Seas, and Navy royal.  
TO all & singular Viceadmiralles, justices of peace, Mayors, Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Parsons, Vicars, Curates, Constables, Churchwardens, Headboroughes, tithingmen, Collectors, and all other his majesties Officers, Ministers, and l●uing Subjects whatsoever, to whom these Presents shall be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 greeting.  
WHEREAS the bearer hereof Anastasius joseph, borne in Amasia the chief City of Capadocia, a Merchant by his t●●de, and of good account and worth, was by the malice of some wicked men in Walachia, envying his wealth and prosperity, accused, falsely, cast in prison, robbed of all his goods, and his only Son taken from him and sold to the Turks, who keeps him still in slavery and bondage until such time he either deny his Saviour Christ & turning Turk, embrace Mahometisme, or pay for his ransom and liberty seven hundred Crowns, upon consideration whereof he hath a Testimonial under the most high and mighty Emperor of Germany, his hand and seal of the Duke of Walachia, of the Patriarch of Constantinople, of the Archbishops of Lacedemonia, and Bulgaria, of the Earls of Pembroke, and Mountgomery, of divers Bishops, Deans, Mayors of Cities, and sundry learned men of this kingdom, and of the Council of Scotland, who have favourably assisted him with their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Alms for his own better relief in his travels, and the more speedy redemption of his son. Thief are therefore in his majesties name, and by highness authority royal to me in this behalf Directed: to require you and every of you in your several places, to recommend his miserable estate and condition unto the charitable devotion of the people, and to permit and suffer him the said Anastasius joseph (he behaving himself honestly and soberly according to his majesties laws) to travel by you and every of you, through any parts of this Realm without any trouble or molestation, and by the way to help him with convenient lodging, he demanding the same in due time: And hereof fail ye not. Given at London in his majesties High Court of the Admiralty of England, the second day of july in the year of our Lord God 1613. and in the eleventh year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord james. By the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the Faith, etc. And of his Reign of Scotland the ●xe and ●or●●eth. 1613.  
Hareward.