Early Voyages and Travels in the Levant

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Thomas Dallam went with the present of a marvel lous organ from Queen Elizabeth to the Sultan Mahomed III in 1599, our Company of Turkey Merchants had scarcely organised themselves. When Dr. Cove] went as chaplain to the embassy in 1670, the Company was still struggling to. Gain for itself those rights - or capitulations, as they are called - which formed the basis of the prosperity of the Company during the ensuing century and a half. Consequently, I think, a succinct account of the rise Of this Company will form a suitable intro duction to the perusal of the diaries themselves.