KING CHARLES HIS LETTER TO THE GREAT TURK; The High and Mighty Emperor SULTAN MORAT HAN: Chief Lord and Commander of the Ottoman Kingdom, Sole and Supreme Monarch of the Eastern Empire.  
LONDON: Printed for H. Blunon. August 11. 1642.   

CHARLES. By the grace of the most High God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland; Defender of the Faith, etc.  
To the High and Mighty Emperor, Sultan Morat Han; Chief Lord and Commander of the Ottoman Kingdom, and sole and Supreme Monarch of the Eastern Empire: SENDETH GREETING.  
WE understand by Our Ambassador Resident with You, with how much Honour and respect, the death of Our dear Lord and Father (of ever glorious memory) was condoled at your Imperial Port: and if the signification thereof, and of Our peaceable succession to these Crowns, have not in all this time come unto you immediately from Ourselves, it hath not been through any default of Our affection, or respect to You, but many important affairs upon Our first Access, and the dangerous troubles wherewith Our City of London and many other principal parts of Our Kingdom have been (and at this time are) infected with; have diverted Us, and forced Us to defer these offices longer than We intended▪ or desired; and as we hope You will: For these important Reasons, readily and freely excuse those Omissions which in so weighty occasions may well be dispensed withal.  
So We pray You to be assured, that We are desirous that the Amity which hath of long time been held between our Predecessors, may be renewed, continued, and confirmed: And the intercourse of Trade between Our Subjects and Yours be maintained and preserved, for the good of both Our Kingdoms and People, and to give You the better proof of Our Real and sincere intentions therein; We have ratified, and do ratify the Treaty made by Sir Thomas Rowe in that Your Imperial Port, with Your Subjects of Algiers and Tunis: duly to observe the Articles of that Treaty in all respects towards Our Subjects. We do likewise recommend unto You, and pray You in conformity to Our desire of friendship and good correspondency, to confirm and ratify those privileges which have been formerly granted by your Predecessors to Our Merchants, and to enlarge the same according to present occasions, as shall be most convenient for the good of both Our Kingdoms; which as We will study by all good means to keep up in full force, and most advantageous execution: So We may not omit to represent unto You, the Grievances of Our Subjects, when they are most unjustly wronged contrary to the Capitulations between Us, and We presume, contrary to Your knowledge and consent.  
That which we have now to desire your Justice in: is,  
First, for extreme injuries done by inferior Officers, and especially by one Morat Chaus, a Customer of that Port, who hath not only broken, but also scorned and contemned the Articles of the Capitulations; and that in the Public. Divan. to your dishonour, and to the great prejudice of our Merchants:  
Secondly, an open injustice done to our Subjects in Algiers, wherein our English Consul, and the rest of our Nation, were restrained of their Liberty, their goods seized upon, and forced to pay great sums of money, contrary to Justice, and the direct terms of the treaty; But if while We on our behalf do observe the Capitulation and all good terms of friendship; such mean persons as Customers and other Officers, be suffered and born out in these unjust Insolences and oppressions upon Our Subjects, in a manifest breach of the Capitulations.  
We cannot shut our ears against the Petitions of our Subjects, but must according to their Humble Suit give Order to withdraw their Persons and Estates from such dangers, wrongs, and injustice; unless upon this our Instance, we find a speedy redress and exemplary punishment inflicted upon such as have, or shall transgress the Rules of Justice, and the Amity and Contract between Us: Which, We recommend to your judgement and care, as a matter wherein the welfare of Our and Your people and Countries is interessed.  
We do further particularly pray You, to give express Order for the upholding and maintaining of the Article of Privilege, for the paying but only of one Custom within all the Ports under Your Jurisdiction; with free liberty to export any Commodity (having once paid Custom) without further Charge: And that Our Subjects be not exacted upon contrary to that privilege.  
The further particulars of Our Subjects grievances, and what else We desire to be negotiated with You, We have given in Charge to Our Ambassador: to whom We pray you to give credit, and to return Us full Answer to the several points of this Our Letter: Wherein if You shall give relief to our Subjects, and punish those that violate the Capitulation; We shall reserve it as a singular Testimony of Your Justice, Your good intentions towards Us, Your constancy in your Contracts, and Your Judgement in what hath Relation to the good of Your own Dominions: And We shall be ready to answer that Relation of Yours, in whatsoever shall rest on Our parts to perform.  
Dated the first of August:  
FINIS.