RICHARD WRAG a.d. 



1593- 

 From thence we went to the Rhodes, and by contrary 

 windes were driven into a port of Candy, called Sittia : Candle. 

 this Hand is under the Venetians, who have there 600 

 souldiers, beside certaine Greeks, continually in pay. 

 Here with contrary winds we stayed six weeks, and in 

 the end, having the winde prosperous, we sailed by 

 Nicaria, Pharos, Delos, and Andros, with sight of many 

 other Hands in the Archipelago, and arrived at the two 

 castles in Hellespont the 24 of August. Within few 

 dayes after we came to Galipoli some thirty miles from 

 this place, where foure of us tooke a Parma or boat 

 of that place, with two watermen, which rowed us 

 along the Thracian shore to Constantinople, which 

 sometime sailing and sometime rowing, in foure dayes 

 they performed. The first of September we arrived at 

 the famous port of the Grand Signior, where we were 

 not a little welcome to M. Edward Barton untill then 

 her Majesties Agent, who (with many other great 

 persons) had for many dayes expected the present. Five 

 or sixe dayes after the shippe arrived neere the Seven The Ascension 

 towers, which is a very strong hold, and so called of arr * ved atthe 

 so many turrets, which it hath, standing neere the sea ' 

 side, being the first part of the city that we came unto. 

 Heere the Agent appointed the master of the Ascension 

 to stay with the shippe untill a fitte winde and oppor- 

 tunity served to bring her about the Seraglio to salute 

 the Grand Signior in his moskyta or church : for you 

 shall understand that he hath built one neere the wall 

 of his Seraglio or pallace adjoyning to the Sea side ; 

 whereunto twise or thrise a weeke hee resorteth to 

 performe such religious rites as their law requireth : 

 where hee being within few dayes after, our shippe set 

 out in their best maner with flagges, streamers and 

 pendants of divers coloured silke, with all the mariners, 

 together with most of the Ambassadours men, having 

 the winde faire, and came within two cables length of 

 this his moskita, where (hee to his great content 

 beholding the shippe in such bravery) they discharged 



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