Ahdname - عهدنامه.

An ahdname or treaty between England and the Ottoman Empire concluded in the middle of the month of Jumādá al-Ukhrá 1086 AH (September 1675). The text opens with the following preamble:. Balası hatt Humayün şevkatımkurun ile ma'nu muveşşah Ingiltere kıralı tarafına ca'ib Devlet-i Aliye-yi ebdu'l-karardan ı'ta büyürülen ahdname-yi humayün'ün suratıdır ki 'unıyla suratı tahrir ve ihraç şud. The treaty begins with an overview of relations between the two state, particularly during the reigns of Sultan Murat IV and Sultan Mehmet (III?). Further information on relations under Sultan Ibrahim and Sultan Süleyman are provided throughout the text. The treaty outlines the rights and privileges of English subjects within the Ottoman lands. Special attention is paid to the rights of ships and their crews in Istanbul; the roles and responsibilities of diplomatic and consular staff vis-à-vis subjects; the rights and privileges of English traders and those under English protection, especially in Aleppo, Egypt and other parts of the Ottoman lands (ff. 12r and 19r); the treatment of Muslims by the English (f. 20r); and the dispensing of justice on English subjects within the Ottoman Empire (f. 22r-23r). Each folio of the text contains an ownership stamp bearing the name El-Seyyit Mehmet Sayit 1223 (1808 CE). A short inscription of his in Nastaᵓliq hand can be found on f. 1v.

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Presented by Mr. A. J. Erskine on 21 February 1888.