Being ‘most ready to requite the same, so far forth as may stand with her honour and conscience’"
"Al- Mansur was proposing an audacious Anglo-Moroccan military campaign against the Spanish that would put Don António on the Portuguese throne, occupied by Philip of Spain since 1580, and enable him to reconquer the lost Muslim lands of Al- Andalus, in return for which he would pay Elizabeth 150,000 ducats... Eventually Elizabeth agreed to al- Mansur’s offer, albeit with some reservations, being ‘most ready to requite the same, so far forth as may stand with her honour and conscience’"
What does the emphasized phrase mean?
The source: The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam by Jerry Brotton
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Elizabeth was very willing to agree to the deal, as long as she wouldn't have to do anything that was dishonest or that troubled her conscience. She had to be careful about being seen to make deals with Muslims. live
- Elizabeth was very willing to agree to the deal, as long as she wouldn't have to do anything that was dishonest or that troubled her conscience.
- She had to be careful about being seen to make deals with Muslims.
- live
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Elizabeth was very willing to agree to the deal, as long as she wouldn't have to do anything that was dishonest or that troubled her conscience. She had to be careful about being seen to make deals with Muslims.
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