RICHARD WRAG a.d. 



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folowers to the grand Signior who sate in a chaire of 



estate, apparelled in a gowne of cloth of silver. The 



floore under his feete, which part was a foote higher then 



the rest, was covered with a carpet of green sattin embro- 



dered most richly with silver, orient perles & great 



Turkeses ; ye other part of the house was covered with 



a carpet of Carnation sattin imbrodered w l gold, none 



were in the roome with him, but a Bassa who stood next 



the wall over against him hanging down his head, & 



looking submissely upon the ground as all his subjects 



doe in his presence. The ambassador thus betwixt two ™ e " mba * sa ~ 



which stood at the doore being led in, either of them ^ an js igni J s 



taking an arme, kissed his hand, and so backward with i m £ % 



his face to the Turke they brought him nigh the dore 



againe, where he stood untill they had likewise done so 



with all the rest of his gentlemen. Which ended, the 



ambassador, according as it is the custome when any 



present is delivered, made his three demaunds, such as 



he thought most expedient for her majesties honor, & the 



peaceable traffique of our nation into his dominions : 



whereunto he answered in one word, Nolo, which is in 



Turkish as much as, it shal be done : for it is not the 



maner of the Turkish emperor familiarly to confer with 



any Christian ambassador, but he appointeth his Vizir in his The ambassa- 



person to graunt their demaunds if they be to his liking ; do } r ^J e ^ mnds 



as to our ambassador he granted all his demands, & gave 



order that his daily allowance for his house of mony, 



flesh, wood, & haie, should be augmented with halfe as 



much more as it had bene before. Hereupon the 



ambassador taking his leave, departed with his gentlemen 



the same way he came, the whole court saluting him as 



they did at his comming in ; & comming to the second 



court to take our horses, after we were mounted, we 



staied halfe an houre, until the captain of the guard with 



2000 horsmen at the least passed before, after whom 



folowed 40 or 50 Chauses next before the ambassador 



to accompany him to his house. And as before at his 



landing, so now at his taking boat, the ship discharged 



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