A Proclamation on the King of the GermansI, the Sultan of Sultans, the emperor of Rome, the sovereign of sovereigns, the dispenser of crowns to the monarchs on the face of the earth, the shadow of the God on Earth, the Sultan and sovereign lord of the Mediterranean Sea and of the Black Sea, of Rumelia and of Anatolia, of Karamania, of the land of Romans, of Dhulkadria, of Diyarbakir, of Kurdistan, of Azerbaijan, of Persia, of Damascus, of Aleppo, of Cairo, of Jerusalem, of all Arabia, and of many other lands which my noble fore-fathers and glorious ancestors (may God light up their tombs!) conquered by the force of their arms and which my August Majesty has made subject to my flamboyant sword and my victorious blade, Sultan Selim Khan, believe my input into this choice of German King should be heard.
I heartily endorse my good friend, King Henry of England. King Henry is a friend to all Islam and I thoroughly enjoy doing business with him. I foresee his election meaning great things for myself and for all Dar al-Islam. The German electors should feel lucky that he has deigned to allow them to name him their ruler.
