James the Second by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith etc To the most Illustrious Lords the Bashaw, Divan, Dei, Bei and the rest of the Souldiers in the Kingdome of Tunis, Our well-beloved friends Greeting Having in pursuance of what we formerly signifyed to you directed Sr William Soame Baront whome We had appointed our Ambassador to the Grande Signor to call at your City, in order to confirme the peace subsisting between Us and to renew to you the Assurances of Our friendship. And whereas we have lately received an account that Our said Ambassador was seized with a violent sicknesse which obliged him to stop his voyage and that he is since deceased We have thought fit hereby to signify to you that We have fully empowered our Trusty and well-beloved Thomas Goodwyn Esqr. Our Agent and Consul Generall with you to confirme the peace with you, And therefore we desire you will give him full Credence in what he has to say to you on Our part, in order to Confirming the peace. And we do promise that We shall in Our name agree unto, We will Confirme and ratify, in pursuance of Our intentions to Live with you in perfect ffriendshipe and a good Correspondence to the mutuall benefit of Our People and Subjects respectively. And so committing you to the Protection of Almighty God, We bid you farewell. Given at Our Court at Windsor the 12th day of July 1686 in ye seconde year of Our Reigne Yr loving friend JAMES R. Sunderland P Mr. Consul Goodwyn lost no time in carrying out the king’s orders, and signed a treaty with Tunis on the 2d October 1686.[23] The following copy of Sir William Soame’s instructions was sent him for his guidance:— EXTRACT of Sir WILLIAM SOAME’S Instructions. WINDSOR, _September_ 21st 1685.