'The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' [‎12] (41/594)

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In fo much that they did not forefee the gteat Dammages
which it would bring upon the French Nation ; of ^h'ch the
moft confiderable was the prejudice done to the Articles of the
Treaty between the Crown of France and the being a
kind of Annihilation of one of the Principal Capitulations,
wherein it was concluded, That European^
fbould deftre to fettle in the Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ,
Trade, but under the Banners andfroteciion France. How
ever the Genoefes being thus recommended by the King, M di
la Have, the Father, then the French EmbalTador in Turkic,
us'd theutmoft of his endeavours to affift era. Neverthelefs
it came to nothing, becaufe, as they fay, it was not profecu-
ted with that vigor as it ought to have been.
In the Year i 664.. they were very fierce upon it again, en-
coura^'d by the great Profit which was got by Pieces of Five-
Sows. But they could not then expeft that the French fhould
follicite in their behalf as they had done before, becaufe the
Face of Affairs was alter'd, as well in refped of Traffick in
General, as of the Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Trade in particular; rather they
faw that their Enterprize would be difpleafing to How
ever they believ'd, that the King of had fo embroird
himfelf with the Tur\, by the Afliftance which he had givn
the Venetians and the Emperor, that they did not think his Op-
poficion or his Recommendation would ftand em in any ftead.
Thereupon they fought the Affiftance of and the Em
pire, and as for France, they fatisfi'd themfelves with giving
the King a bare Information of their defign. Their Refident
inform'd the King that there was a fetting up
at Genoa, and that the %eptiblicJ^ had a defign to fend an Am-
baflador to the Port, in hopes that his Majefty would favour
their Negotiation. But the King faid no more, then only that
he wifli'd the ^epHblkk^ aW good fuccefs.
Which Anfwer increafing the Sufpicions that the had
already conceiv'd, and putting 'em into a deep doubt what Re
ception they (hould meet with at Conftantinople, they lent
nito the Marquifs of Durai.'z.o, as a Perfon that had the chiefcft
Intereft in the Company, to fift out the Truth, and to treat
privately with the Filter; to which purpofe he went , with
Count Lefley, the Emperors Extraordinary Amballador, as
one of his Train, fn fhort, he faw the and treated
with him, and by the Mediation of the (aid AmbaiTador, and
the Ambaffador of England, who were very active in forward
ing the Negotiation, obtain'd that the Genoefes fhould have the
+ fame