THOMAS ROE: THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THOMAS ROE IN HIS EMBASSY TO THE OTTOMAN PORTE FROM THE YEAR 1621 TO THE 1628 INCLUSIVE CONTAINING A GREAT VARIETY OF CURIOUS AND IMPORTANT MATTERS….IN RELATION TO TRADE AND COMMERCE AS TO SUBJECTS OF LITTERATURE,ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS….AND OTHER ANTIQUITIES. LONDON 1740 First Edition, IMPERIAL FOLIO, contemporary full leather trimmed and slightly rubbed,upper joint weak but holding firmly,text clean and bright,ex libris of James Devereux Hustler,prominent British Mathematician of late 18th century,with his armorial plate in front past dawn, extensive contemporary manuscript annotations regarding the history of publication of this book in first blank page, complete 16p.,55p.,828p.,all published,a massive folio of almost one thousand pages in very good condition. Roe publication is considered one of the most important primary sources for 17th-century Mediterranean history and the early modern English relationship with the Levant.Roe was the British ambassador to Constantinople for several years in the early 17th century.His original letters and official papers have been published a century later,during enlightenment period,by the novelist Samuel Richardson for a society for the encouragement of learning. Although several volumes have been planned,only this one with Roe notes has been finally published. Much of his work involved protecting the interests of the Levant Company and negotiating trade rights for English merchants in Ottoman territories. Roe wasn't just a politician; he was a famous collector. He used his diplomatic status to acquire rare Greek manuscripts (like the Codex Alexandrinus) and ancient coins for high-profile English patrons.The most important: the book details Roe's close friendship with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch, who was a key ally against Jesuit influence in the East.It contains the full story for the establishment of the first Greek press in Constantinople during the 1620s which is actually regarded as the initial point for the Greek Enlightenment.What we actually know about this crucial Greek initiative to establish a printing press in Greek at Constantinople that period come from Roe, who was an ardent supporter, extensive notes on the matter. The eight hundreds pages of Roe notes contain an amazing amount of valuable information on the Greeks, under Ottoman rule during the early 17th century.