A
True
Report
of
Sir
Anthony
Shierlies
Iourney
ouer-land
to
VENICE
,
from
thence
by
sea
to
ANTIOCH
,
ALEPPO
,
and
Babilon
,
and
soe
to
Casbine
in
Persia
:
his
entertainmnt
there
by
the
great
Sophie
:
his
Oration
:
his
Letters
of
Credence
to
the
Christian
Princes
:
and
the
Priuiledg
obtained
of
the
great
Sophie
,
for
the
quiet
passage
and
trafique
of
all
Christian
Marchants
,
throughout
his
whole
Dominions
.
LONDON
,
Printed
by
R
,
B.
for
I.
I.
1600.
❧
A
briefe
and
true
Report
of
S.
Anthony
Shierlie
his
iourney
into
Persia
,
reported
by
two
Gentlemen
who
haue
followed
him
in
the
same
the
whole
time
of
his
trauaile
,
&
are
lately
sent
by
him
with
Lette●s
into
Englande
.
September
1600.
FIrst
,
Sir
Anthony
Shirley
departing
from
England
,
landed
at
Vlishing
,
&
so
went
to
Colleme
,
from
thence
to
Frankeford
,
then
to
Nuremberg
,
&
so
to
Augustus
:
Thence
taking
his
Iourney
ouer
the
Alpes
,
he
ariued
at
Venice
,
where
he
staide
two
Moneths
,
&
from
thence
(
after
honorable
Entertainment
by
the
State
and
Duke
of
Venice
)
he
tooke
shiping
and
crossing
the
straightes
passed
the
gulfe
of
Zante
,
so
came
to
Candie
,
then
to
Rodes
,
and
so
alongst
the
coast
of
Cipres
to
Antioch
where
he
landed
,
and
in
fiue
dayes
space
marched
to
Aleppo
and
staide
there
six
wéekes
:
From
thence
he
passed
with
a
Caruan
to
Beere
in
Arabia
.
There
he
&
his
company
made
Boates
,
&
therein
passed
downe
the
Riuer
of
Euphrates
vnto
Arabia
,
where
he
presented
the
King
with
a
very
rich
guift
or
present
.
Thence
he
departed
towardes
Babilon
,
staide
there
sixe
wéekes
,
and
at
last
met
with
a
Caruan
bounde
for
Persia
,
in
company
whereof
,
he
passed
the
desarts
of
Same●ay
,
being
all
sandie
and
very
painefull
to
passe
,
and
are
two
Moneths
trauail
from
thence
to
Casbine
in
Persia
:
At
which
place
he
met
with
the
great
Sophie
,
by
whom
he
was
most
honorably
receiued
and
entertayned
.
For
before
his
ariuall
(
vnderstanding
of
his
comming
)
he
sent
Horses
Leagues
for
him
and
his
Companie
to
trauaile
vnto
Casbine
,
the
imperiall
cittie
of
Persia
,
where
findeing
him
on
horsebacke
(
as
the
manner
is
)
he
offered
to
haue
kissed
his
foot
,
but
the
great
Sophie
refused
it
,
putting
his
hand
betweene
Sir
Anthony
Shirleys
Mouth
and
his
Foote
.
Then
did
his
Maiestie
presently
appoint
a
very
faire
and
lardge
house
fit
for
him
and
his
Company
to
abide
and
rest
themselues
in
,
and
daylie
sent
all
manner
of
Dyet
vnto
him
(
limmiting
him
a
short
time
wherein
his
pleasure
was
to
giue
him
Audience
)
at
which
time
Sir
Anthony
resorting
vnto
the
Court
,
made
his
Oration
in
Italian
,
as
followeth
.
¶
The
true
Coppie
of
Sir
ANTHONY
SHIRLIES
Oration
to
the
Sophie
,
as
followeth
.
I
Am
so
assuredly
frée
from
any
iust
imputation
,
that
I
will
not
draw
into
suspicion
so
noble
a
cause
(
as
this
of
my
comming
with
circumstances
,
)
which
though
they
beare
the
name
,
yet
are
in
substance
nothing
but
vncertaine
Excuses
that
betoken
a
fault
:
whereas
trueth
séeketh
no
starting-holes
,
but
as
a
Pilgrim
(
who
followeth
the
motion
of
his
affections
)
is
come
from
farre
,
to
yéelde
and
pay
vnto
vertue
his
Zeale
and
Deuotion
,
and
to
none
other
end
,
if
it
may
please
your
Maiestie
to
accept
the
consecration
of
his
poore
Carcas
vnto
you
,
which
my
minde
hath
caried
hither
to
be
made
an
Offering
or
hanging
vow
in
the
Temple
of
your
most
singuler
vertues
,
being
brought
to
this
point
by
the
Extremitie
of
my
desires
,
with
expenses
of
much
time
,
and
not
without
great
perill
:
which
though
it
be
no
Present
in
any
degree
of
woorth
estimable
to
such
a
Prince
:
it
may
please
your
Maiestie
to
remember
,
that
the
pitch
of
an
Eagles
flight
,
doth
farre
surmount
the
fluttering
of
a
Flie
,
and
that
common
base
Mindes
are
not
Capable
of
such
Noble
Thoughtes
,
as
might
raise
themselues
with
the
true
seeking
of
thiese
your
most
rare
&
worthie
parts
,
which
haue
drawn
me
to
your
Presence
:
whereof
I
haue
hearde
men
speake
with
wonder
,
&
now
they
giue
me
cause
to
think
my selfe
most
happie
.
And
therefore
I
humblie
beseech
your
Maiestie
,
when
you
haue
read
the
Historie
of
the
inward
thoughtes
of
my
minde
,
you
will
vouchsafe
to
iudge
hereof
,
not
as
of
conceiptes
hanging
of
the
thréedes
of
flattering
tearmes
:
but
that
you
will
be
pleased
to
vnderstande
through
the
concience
of
your
owne
vertues
,
that
wordes
of
neuer
soe
great
magnificence
,
are
but
the
least
parte
of
so
high
and
excellent
deserte
,
and
that
the
lesse
I
am
able
to
display
their
dignitie
with
my
speaches
:
the
more
will
I
with
my
Bloude
make
proofe
of
my
zeale
towardes
them
,
if
at
any
time
I
may
be
made
worthie
to
be
Commaunded
by
your
Maiestie
.
I
am
a
Souldier
whose
profession
is
cleane
contrarie
to
wordes
,
which
shall
sooner
faile
me
,
then
my
courage
to
greater
effect
.
Yf
the
present
be
acceptable
to
your
Maiestie
,
I
shall
estéeme
it
as
a
most
singuler
good
happe
vnto
me
:
but
much
more
,
if
it
shall
be
imployed
.
For
it
would
be
but
a
very
idle
ende
and
conclusion
of
so
long
a
trauaile
,
full
of
so
many
perrills
,
if
it
were
knit
vp
with
wordes
only
,
and
a
very
poore
and
slender
haruest
of
so
feruent
Affection
,
if
it
should
bring
foorth
onely
Buddes
or
Blossomes
,
and
no
sounde
Fruite
:
and
finally
too
méeke
a
Subiect
for
your
Maiesties
most
excelent
vertues
,
if
my
deuotion
and
obseruances
were
not
sealed
with
my
Bloude
,
the
which
I
do
humble
and
fréely
offer
at
your
Maiesties
féete
,
to
be
shed
and
spent
,
at
the
least
signe
and
token
of
your
Maiesties
pleasure
.
SInce
which
time
,
Sir
Anthony
Shirley
hath
receiued
all
the
familliar
and
kinde
Entertainment
at
the
great
Sophies
handes
,
that
coulde
possiblie
be
deuised
.
It
hapned
within
a
small
time
after
that
Sir
Anthony
Shirley
came
thither
,
the
Turke
sent
a
very
Principall
Basha
to
the
great
Sophie
vppon
an
Imbassage
,
after
whose
comming
,
the
great
Sophie
dined
one
day
publikelie
:
where
he
feasted
both
the
Basha
,
and
Sir
Anthony
and
his
Company
also
,
placing
them
on
his
right
hande
,
and
the
Basha
,
and
his
traine
on
the
left
.
The
great
Sophie
hath
dealt
very
gratiously
and
liberally
with
Sir
Anthony
Shierlie
during
all
the
time
of
his
being
there
:
for
the
King
intending
a
iourney
from
B●ssan
vnto
Hastfam
,
required
Sir
Anthony
to
goe
with
him
,
at
which
time
the
great
Sophie
sent
him
this
guift
folowing
,
(
Viz.
)
Fortie
Horse
well
furnished
,
whereof
foure
Saddles
were
Plate
of
Golde
,
set
with
pretious
Stones
,
and
two
of
Siluer
.
Fiftéene
Cammels
,
and
as
many
Mults
for
his
Carriages
.
Three
most
faire
Tents
.
Eightéene
Carpets
curiously
wrought
with
Golde
.
16000.
Pistolets
withall
,
Commaunding
his
Messenger
to
tell
Sir
Anthony
,
that
the
great
Sophie
woulde
not
haue
him
to
accept
them
as
a
Present
,
but
as
thinges
necessarie
for
his
Iourney
,
(
being
but
for
eight
dayes
,
)
and
euer
since
he
hath
bestowed
many
great
guiftes
vpon
him
.
Sir
Anthony
Shirlie
is
now
at
Prage
,
being
sent
by
the
Sophie
,
vpon
an
imbassage
to
the
Emperour
,
and
diuers
other
Christian
Princes
.
¶
The
Coppie
of
Sir
Anthony
Shirlies
letters
of
Credence
from
the
great
Sophie
,
to
the
Christian
Princes
.
Know
you
,
that
he
hath
made
Friendship
betwéene
you
&
me
,
which
desire
we
had
also
heretofore
graunted
,
but
there
was
none
that
came
to
make
the
way
,
and
to
remoue
the
vaile
that
was
betwene
vs
and
you
,
but
onely
this
Gentleman
,
who
as
he
came
of
his
owne
frée
will
,
so
also
vppon
his
Desire
,
I
haue
sent
with
him
a
chiefe
man
of
mine
.
The
Entertainement
which
that
Principall
Gentleman
hath
had
with
me
,
is
,
that
daylie
whil'st
he
hath
bin
in
thiese
partes
we
haue
eaten
togither
of
one
dysh
,
and
drunke
of
one
Cup
,
like
two
Bréethren
.
Therefore
,
when
this
Gentleman
comes
vnto
you
Christian
Princes
,
you
shall
Credite
him
in
whatsoeuer
you
shall
demaunde
,
or
he
shal
say
,
as
mine
owne
Person
,
and
when
this
Gentleman
shall
haue
passed
the
Sea
,
and
is
entred
into
the
Cuntrey
of
the
great
king
of
Muscouie
,
(
with
whom
we
are
in
friendshippe
as
Bréethren
)
all
his
Gouernours
both
great
and
small
,
shall
accompany
him
,
and
vse
him
with
all
fauour
,
vnto
Moses
:
and
because
there
is
great
Loue
betwene
you
,
the
king
of
Mosco
and
mee
,
that
wee
are
like
two
Bréethren
,
I
haue
sent
this
Gentleman
through
your
Cuntrey
,
and
desire
you
to
fauour
his
passage
without
any
hindrance
.
¶
The
Coppie
of
the
free
Priuiledges
obned
by
Sir
Anthony
Shierlie
,
of
the
great
Sophie
,
for
all
Christians
to
trade
and
trafique
into
Persia
.
If
by
chaunce
,
a
Marchant
shall
die
,
none
shall
touch
any
thing
that
belongeth
vnto
him
:
but
if
the
Marchante
haue
a
Companion
,
he
shall
haue
power
to
take
possession
of
those
goodes
.
But
if
(
by
any
occasion
)
he
be
alone
,
onely
with
his
seruants
:
The
Gouernour
,
or
whomsoeuer
shall
be
required
by
him
in
his
sicknes
,
shall
be
answearable
for
all
such
goodes
vnto
any
of
his
Nation
,
which
shall
come
to
require
them
.
But
if
he
die
suddainly
,
and
haue
neyther
Companion
nor
seruant
,
nor
time
,
to
recommende
to
any
,
what
he
woulde
haue
done
:
Then
the
Gouernor
of
that
place
,
shall
sende
the
goodes
to
the
next
Marchant
of
his
Nation
,
which
shall
be
abiding
in
any
partes
of
our
Dominions
.
And
those
within
our
kingdomes
and
Provinces
,
hauing
power
ouer
our
Tolles
and
Customes
,
shall
receiue
nothing
,
nor
dare
to
speake
for
any
receipt
from
any
christian
Marchant
.
And
if
any
such
Christian
shal
giue
Credite
to
any
of
our
subiectes
(
of
any
Condition
whatsoeuer
)
he
shall
by
this
Pattent
of
ours
,
haue
aucthoritie
to
require
any
Caddie
or
Gouernour
to
do
him
Iustice
,
and
there-vpon
at
the
instant
of
his
demaunde
,
shall
cause
him
to
be
satisfied
.
Neyther
shall
any
Gouernour
,
or
Iustice
of
what
qualitie
soeuer
he
be
,
dare
take
any
Rewarde
of
him
,
which
shall
be
to
his
expence
:
for
our
Will
and
pleasure
is
,
that
they
shall
be
vsed
in
all
our
Dominions
to
their
owne
full
content
,
and
that
our
Kingdomes
and
Cuntries
shall
be
frée
vnto
them
.
That
none
shall
presume
to
aske
them
for
what
ocasion
they
are
héere
.
And
although
it
hath
bin
a
continuall
and
vnchaungeable
vse
in
our
Dominions
euery
yéere
,
to
renue
all
Pattents
:
This
Pattent
notwithstanding
shall
be
of
full
Effect
and
force
for
euer
without
any
Renuing
,
for
me
and
my
successors
,
not
to
be
chaunged
.
FINIS
.