"ملخّص يحتوي على معلومات بشأن الاتصال الأول لشركة الهند الشرقية مع الجزيرة العربية التركية، طالما أمكن تتبع ذلك من سجلات حكومة بومباي، بالإضافة إلى أسماء العديد من المقيمين البريطانيين والوكلاء السياسيين الذين عُينوا في بغداد والبصرة في الفترة بين ١٦٤٦ و ١٨٤٦ ميلادي، وبمرافقة معلومات أخرى" [و‎‎٨‎٥] (٢٢٦/١٧٣)

Appendix A.
The Capitulations and Articles of Peace between His Majesty the
King- of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, &c., and the Sultan of the
Ottoman Empire renewed, augmented, and amplified at the city of Adri-
anople, in the month of January 1661, by Heneage, Earl of Winchelsea,
Ambassador Extraordinary from His Majesty.
[ " According to my Imperial command let it be observed and let no act be per
mitted contrary hereunto."
Mahomet.]
The command of this Sublime and Lofty and Imperial signature,
preserved and exalted by Divine Providence, whose triumph and glory is
renowned through all the world.
By the favor of the Nourisher of all things and mercy and grace
of the Merciful, I that am the powerful Lord of Lords of the world,
whose name is formidable upon earth, giver of all Crowns of the
Universe, Sultan Mahomed Han, son of Sultan Ibrahim Han, son of
Sultan Ahmed Han, son of Sultan Mahomed Han, son of Sultan Murat
Han, son of Sultan Selim Han, son of Sultan Suliman Han, son of
Sultan Salim Han.
To the glorious amongst the great Princes of Jesus, reverenced by
the high potentates of the people of the Messiah, sole director of the
important affairs of the Nazarene nation, Lord of the Limits of Decency
and Honor of Greatness and Fame, Charles the Second, King of England
and Scotland, that is, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, whose end
and enterprises may the omnipotent God conclude with bliss and favor
with the illumination of his holy will.
In times past the Queen of the aforesaid kingdoms sent divers of
her esteemed gentlemen and persons of quality with letters and ships to
this Imperial high port (the refuge of the Princes of the world and the
retreat of the Kings of the whole universe) in the happy times of famous
memory of my ancestors, now placed in paradise, whose souls be replen
ished with divine mercy, which gentlemen and presents were gratefully
accepted, making declaration and offering in the name of the said
Queen, on entire good peace and pure friendship, and demanding that
their subjects might have leave to come from England into our ports.
Our said ancestors of happy memory did then grant their Imperial
license, and gave into the hands of the English nation divers, especial
and Imperial commands, to the end that they might safely and securely
come and go into these dominions, and in coming or returning either by
land or sea, in their way and passage, that they should of no man be
molested or hindered. After which time in the days of our grandfather.
Sultan Mahomed Han, of famous memory (unto whose soul be granted
divine absolution) it being anew desired that the subjects, merchants, and
their interpreters might freely and securely come, merchandize, and nego
tiate through all the parts of this Imperial dominion, and that such capitu-
latons and other privileges and Imperial commands as had been granted
a