FOOTNOTES:

[173] See Appendix XII.

[174] Finch to Coventry, May 26: S.V. 1677. See also Appendix XIII.

[175] Such was the mournful reflection of a contemporary merchant who, after doing the “Nation” a great service at Constantinople, got not “common thanks and scarce good looks” for his pains. See Life of Dudley North, p. 102.

[176] Richard Pococke, who visited Smyrna in 1739, notes: “they export a great quantity of raisins to England, under the pretence of a privilege they have by our Capitulations of loading so many ships for the King’s table.”—A Description of the East (London: 1745), Bk. II. ch. i.

[177] Finch to Coventry, May 4-14, Coventry Papers; the Same to Right Hon. [Joseph Williamson], May 31: S.V. 1676, S.P. Turkey, 19.

[178] Covel’s Diaries, pp. 163-8.

[179] Finch to Coventry, May 4-14.

[180] The Same to the Same, June 20-30, 1676.

[181] Finch to Coventry, Aug. 4-14, 1676. Cp. Covel’s Diaries, pp. 160-2; Rycaut’s Memoirs, pp. 331-2.

[182] Finch to Coventry, Jan. 6 16, 1675-76; May 4-14; Aug. 4-14, 1676.

[183] Finch to Coventry, Aug. 4-14, enclosing Nointel to Finch (in French), Aug. 11 and 13 (N.S.); Finch to Nointel (in Italian), Aug. 2-12 and 4-14. The Same to the Same, Aug. 29/Sept. 8, 1676.

[184] Malloch’s Finch and Baines, p. 68.

[185] Finch to Coventry, Oct. 26, S.V. 1676. Cp. Rycaut to John Field “At Mr Secretary Coventry’s office att Whitehall,” Dec. 13, Coventry Papers; Rycaut’s Memoirs, pp. 332-3.

[186] George Etherege to Joseph Williamson, letter endorsed “R. 8 May, 1670,” S.P. Turkey, 19. It is interesting to compare this verdict with this: “One of the most refined witts, the most accomplished Courtier, and a person of the greatest experience,” Rycaut to Field, loc. cit. Etherege was a poet, Rycaut a historian; which of the two had a truer insight time was to show.

[187] Finch to Coventry, Nov. 20-30, 1676; March 1-11, 1676-77. Cp. Rycaut to Field, loc. cit., Rycaut’s Memoirs, pp. 334-5.