Having thought it requisite that in your Passage to Constantinople you should call at Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, you are accordingly upon your arrivall in the Road before any of the said Places to send for our Consull, and by him give notice thereof to the Government, Letting them know, that in pursuance of what Wee signifyed to them by Our Letters of the 12th of February last, We have directed you to passe that way to your Embassy, That you might confirme to them Our Resolutions to maintaine the peace and good Correspondence established with them by the Late King Our most Dear Brother of Blessed memory deceased, Which Peace though We look upon as substituting and being in full force, Wee are willing however as an Argument of the Sincerity of Our Intentions to renew in Our own name, which may be done by short Instrument referring to the respective Treaties made viz with Algiers the 10th day of Aprill 1682 by Arthur Herbert Esqr Late Admirall of the Mediterranean Seas, With Tunis by Sir John Lawson October 5th 1682 and confirmed and renewed the 4th of February 168⅘ With Tripoli May 1st 1676 by Sir John Narborough late Admirall in the said Seas. It being usuall upon such occasions to send Presents to the Chief Persons of those Governments, We have accordingly ordered Presents to be prepared and put on board the Man of Warr which is to carry you, but though you may intimate to them that you have such Presents, We do not think fit you should cause them to be delivered till you have finished your Business and that all things shall be concluded. The treaties you shall so renew you shall leave with our respective Consuls to be forthwith sent by some safe Conveyance to us for our Ratification. Mr. Secretary Pepys appears to have written to Mr. Goodwyn to express his satisfaction at the speedy conclusion of the treaty:— MR. SAMUEL PEPYS TO MR. GOODWYN AT TUNIS. Sr This serves to acknowledge and thank you for yr of the 9th October, 1686, which calls for noe other answer from mee than my telling you, that I did not faile to comunicate the contents thereof to his May who was very well pleasd with your proceedings on Occasion of the Confirmation of the Peace with that Governmt, wh is hopd by yr prudence in ye ministry of yr office, will bee of long continuance wh for ye sake of ye King’s service as well as the Publick Interest and your particular is desired and wished for by Your very humble servt S. PEPYS. _Admty_ 21st _Feby_ 168⁶⁄₇ In 1686 the Sultan conferred upon Muhamed the title of Bey, as well as that of Dey. He died in the following year, having received a short time before his death an important letter from James II. TO THE BASHAW OF TUNIS. James the Second etc etc