Die Großbotschaften Damian Hugo von Virmonts und Ibrahim Paschas (1719/20)Befehlsschreiben des Sultans; Istanbul, 5. Oktober – 14. Oktober 1719Sultan’s decree; Istanbul, October 5 – October 14, 1719Sultanın hükmü; İstanbul, 5 Ekim – 14 Ekim, 1719Unknownota1719-10-05 ~ 1719-10-14Düvel-i Ecnebiye DefteriRegister of Foreign StatesRegister ausländischer StaatenNīş muḥāfıẓı vezīre ve āsitāne-i saʿādetümden Nemçe ḥudūdına varınca yol üzerinde vāḳiʿ olan ḳāḍīlara ve mütesellimlere ve aʿyān-ı vilāyet ve iş erlerine ḥüküm ki:Niş muhafızı vezire ve asitane-i sa adetümden Nemçe hududına varınca yol üzerinde vaki olan kaḍilara ve mütesellimlere ve a yan-ı vilayet ve iş erlerine hüküm ki:Ḳıdvetü ümerāʾi’l-milleti’l-mesīḥiyye Romā imperāṭorı ṭarafından büyükilçilik ile der-i devlet-medāruma gelen Cenerāl Ġrūf de Virmond ḫutimet ʿavāḳibühū bi-l-ḫayr südde-i saʿādetüme mühürlü mektūb gönderübKıdvetü ümera i’l-milleti’l-mesihiyye Roma imperatorı tarafından büyükilçilik ile der-i devlet-medaruma gelen Ceneral Ġruf de Virmond hutimet avakibühu bi-l-hayr südde-i sa adetüme mühürlü mektub gönderübmüşārün ileyh Romā imperāṭorı reʿāyāsından Būdīm tüccārından olan Yoḫānes nām tācir ticāret ṭarīḳiyle āsitāne-i saʿādetüme gelüb ḥālā bir nefer müsteʾmen ḫidmetkārıyla girü Belġrāddan ʿavdet ü recʿat eylemekle her ḳanġıñızuñ taḫt-ı ḫükūmet ve ḳażāsına varub dāḫil olurlar ise tācir-i merḳūmuñ ve bir nefer müsteʾmin ḫidmetkārınuñ menāzil ve merāḥilde mürūrlarına mümānaʿat ve esvāb ve ṭavarlarına ve ʿahdnāme-i ḥümāyūnum şürūṭına muġāyir ḫarāc ve sāʾir tekālīf muṭālebesiyle daḫl ü taʿarruż olmamaḳ bābında emr-i şerīfüm recā itmegin vech-i meşrūḥ üzere ʿamel olunmaḳ fermān-ı ʿālī-şānum ṣādır olmışdur.müşarün ileyh Roma imperatorı re ayasından Budim tüccarından olan Yohanes nam tacir ticaret tarikiyle asitane-i sa adetüme gelüb hala bir nefer müste men hidmetkarıyla girü Belġraddan avdet ü rec at eylemekle her kanġıñızuñ taht-ı hükumet ve kazasına varub dahil olurlar ise tacir-i merkumuñ ve bir nefer müste min hidmetkarınuñ menazil ve merahilde mürurlarına mümana at ve esvab ve tavarlarına ve ahdname-i hümayunum şürutına muġayir harac ve sa ir tekalif mutalebesiyle dahl ü ta arruz olmamak babında emr-i şerifüm reca itmegin vech-i meşruh üzere amel olunmak ferman-ı ali-şanum sadır olmışdur.Buyurdum ki: Vuṣūl bulduḳda bu bābda ṣādır olan fermān-ı celīlü’l-ḳadrüm mūcebince ʿamel idüb daḫī vech-i meşrūḥ üzere tācir-i merḳūm bir nefer müsʾtemin ḫidmetkārıyla her ḳanġıñuzuñ taḥt-ı ḥükūmet ve ḳażāsına varub dāḫıl olur ise menāzil ve merāḥilde mürūrlarına mümānaʿat ve esvāb ve ṭavarlarına ve ʿahdnāme-i hümāyūnum şürūṭına muġāyir ḫarāc ve sāʾir tekālīf muṭālebesiyle daḫl u taʿarruż olunmayub emr-i şerīfümüñ mażmūn-ı münīfiyle ʿāmil olasız şöyle bilesiz.Buyurdum ki: Vusul buldukda bu babda sadır olan ferman-ı celilü’l-kadrüm mucebince amel idüb dahi vech-i meşruh üzere tacir-i merkum bir nefer müs temin hidmetkarıyla her kanġıñuzuñ taht-ı hükumet ve kazasına varub dahıl olur ise menazil ve merahilde mürurlarına mümana at ve esvab ve tavarlarına ve ahdname-i hümayunum şürutına muġayir harac ve sa ir tekalif mutalebesiyle dahl u ta arruz olunmayub emr-i şerifümüñ mazmun-ı münifiyle amil olasız şöyle bilesiz.fī evāḫir-i ẔāẔi’l-ḳaʿide sene 1131fi evahir-i ZaZi’l-ka ide sene 1131Decree to the vizier commander of Nissa (Niš) and to the judges, deputy governors, provincial notables, and functionaries situated on the road from my threshold of felicity to the Austrian border:General [Damian Hugo] Count of Virmont —may God end his days propitiously—who came to my gate that is the center of state as grand ambassador from the Roman emperor, the paragon of the great commanders of the community of Messiah, sent a sealed letter to my threshold of felicity and requested my most noble order about [the following matter]:A merchant from Budanamed Johannes, a subject of the aforementioned Roman emperor, came to my threshold of felicity to trade. Currently, he returns from Belgrade [to Istanbul] along with a protected (müsteʾmin) servant. When he and his protected servant enter the administrative area and town of whomever among you, their passing through the stations on the road and stages of the journey shall not be prevented and their garments and flock of animals shall not be interfered with or molested with claims of tribute and a variety of levies in violation of my imperial letter of agreement (ʿahdnāme-i ḥumāyūn). My illustrious edict has been issued for [all] to act in the described way.A merchant from Budanamed Johannes, a subject of the aforementioned Roman emperor, came to my threshold of felicity to trade. Currently, he returns from Belgrade [to Istanbul] along with a protected (müste min) servant. When he and his protected servant enter the administrative area and town of whomever among you, their passing through the stations on the road and stages of the journey shall not be prevented and their garments and flock of animals shall not be interfered with or molested with claims of tribute and a variety of levies in violation of my imperial letter of agreement ( ahdname-i humayun). My illustrious edict has been issued for [all] to act in the described way.I order that when my edict of glorious worth arrives, you shall act as it requires. As described, when the aforesaid merchant along with his single protected (müsteʾmin) servant arrive and enter the administrative area and town of whomever among you, their passing through stations on the road and stages of the journey shall not be prevented; their garments and flock of animals shall not be interfered with or molested with claims of tribute and a variety of levies in violation of my imperial letter of agreement. You shall act as per the exalted purview of my most noble order. So shall you know!I order that when my edict of glorious worth arrives, you shall act as it requires. As described, when the aforesaid merchant along with his single protected (müste min) servant arrive and enter the administrative area and town of whomever among you, their passing through stations on the road and stages of the journey shall not be prevented; their garments and flock of animals shall not be interfered with or molested with claims of tribute and a variety of levies in violation of my imperial letter of agreement. You shall act as per the exalted purview of my most noble order. So shall you know!October 5 to October 14, 1719