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Letter of recommendation and dispensation from the Shah of Persia to Sir Anthony Sherley his ambassador, to ensure that the latter would receive respect and safe passage throughout his dominions and neighbouring ones as well, particularly in Muscovy, dated 1598/9

ʻAbbās I, Shah of Iran

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Sherley, Anthony, Sir

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Husein Ali Beg

...Sherley first appeared in Persia in 1600 intending to persuade ʻAbbās I, Shah of Iran (1571-1629), to join an alliance against the Turks, and re-establish Anglo-Persian commercial ties. ʻAbbās I granted him a ferman conferring numerous...