haue vsed.

And we of our further Royall fauour and of our especiall grace, certaine
knowledge, and meere motion haue graunted and by these presents for vs, our
heyres and successors doe graunt to the sayd Gouernour and companie of
Marchants of the Leuant, that the sayde landes, territories, and dominions
of the sayde Grand Signor, or the dominions of the Signiorie of Venice, or
any of them within the sayde Leuant or Mediterran seas shall not be
visited, frequented, or haunted by the sayde Leuant sea by way of
marchandize by any other our subiects during the saide terme of twelue
yeeres contrarie to the true meaning of these presentes. And by vertue of
our prerogatiue Royall, which wee will not in that behalfe haue argued or
brought in question, wee straightly charge, commaunde and prohibite for vs,
our heyres and successours all our subiects of what degree or qualitie
soeuer they bee, that none of them directly or indirectly doe visite,
haunt, frequent, trade, traffike or aduenture by way of marchandise into or
from any of the sayd dominions of the sayd Grand Signor, or the dominions
of the saide Segniorie of Venice, by or through the sayde Leuant sea other
then the sayd Gouernour and companie of marchants of the Leuant, and such
particular persons as be or shall be of that companie, their factors,
agents, seruants and assignes. And further for that wee plainely
vnderstande that the States and Gouerours of the citie and Segniorie of
Venice haue of late time set and raysed a newe impost and charge ouer and
besides their auncient impost, custome, and charge of and vpon all manner
of marchandize of our Realme brought into their dominions, and also of and
vpon all marchandise caried or laden from their sayd Countrey or dominions
by our subiectes or in the ships or bottoms of any of our subiectes to the
great and intollerable charge and hinderance of our sayd subiects trading
thither, wee therefore minding the redresse thereof, doe also by these
presents for vs, our heires and successors further straightly prohibite and