LIST OF ENGLISH AMBASSADORS TO THE PORTE IN THE 16th AND 17th CENTURIES.
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Mr. William Harborne 1588.
Mr. Edward Barton 1588-1597.
Mr. Henry Lello 1597-1607.
Sir Thomas Glover 1607-1611.
Mr. Paul Pindar 1611-1619.
Sir John Eyre[5] 1619-1621.
Sir Thomas Roe[6] 1622-1628.
Sir Peter Wych 1628-1639.
Sir Sackville Crowe[7] 1639-1647.
Sir Thomas Bendysh[8] 1647-1661.
The Earl of Winchilsea 1661-1668.
Sir Daniel Harvey 1668-1672.
Sir John Finch[9] 1672-1681.
Lord Chandos 1681-1687.
Sir William Trumbull 1687-1691.
Sir William Hussey 1691 (June-Sept.)
Lord William Paget 1693-1702.
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · Mr. John Chapman was sent out in September 1621, arriving in Constantinople December 12th, with orders for Eyre to return directly and leaveNote 2 · Sir Thomas Phillipps was appointed in October 1625 to succeed Roe, but, for some reason, he did not go.Note 3 · He arrived in Constantinople 13th October 1638, but did not assume office till the middle of 1639, owing to the Grand Seigneur’s absence.Note 4 · In 1653 Mr. Richard Lawrance was sent out by Cromwell to replace Bendysh, but, apparently owing to the latter’s influence, the Grand SeigneuNote 5 · Though appointed in 1672, Finch did not reach Constantinople till 1674.