A.D. 



I 593- 



The Sultanas 

 present. 



The Sultanas 

 present to the 

 Queene. 



Letters sent 

 for England. 



The others Vi- 

 zirs presented. 



{II. i. 307.] 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



all her great ordinance, where arriving, he likewise had a 

 great banquet prepared to entertaine those which came to 

 bring him home. The pompe & solemnitie of the 

 Present, with the day thus ended, he shortly after pre- 

 sented the Sultana or empresse who (by reason that she 

 is mother to him which was heire to the crown Imperial) 

 is had in far greater reverence then any of his other 

 Queens or concubines. The Present sent her in her 

 majesties name was a jewel of her majesties picture, set 

 with some rubies and diamants, 3 great pieces of gilt 

 plate, 10 garments of cloth of gold, a very fine case of 

 glasse bottles silver & gilt, with 2 pieces of fine Holland, 

 which so gratefully she accepted, as that she sent to know 

 of the ambassador what present he thought she might 

 return y' would most delight her majestie : who sent 

 word that a sute of princely attire being after the Turkish 

 fashion would for the rarenesse thereof be acceptable in 

 England. Whereupon she sent an upper gowne of cloth 

 of gold very rich, an under gowne of cloth of silver, 

 and a girdle of Turkie worke, rich and faire, with a letter 

 of gratification, which for the rarenesse of the stile, 

 because you may be acquainted with it, I have at the 

 ende of this discourse hereunto annexed, which letter and 

 present, with one from the grand Signor, was sent by 

 M. Edward Bushell, and M. William Aldridge over-land 

 the 20 of March, who passed through Valachia and Mol- 

 davia, & so through Poland, where Michael prince of 

 Valachia, and Aron Voivoda prince of Moldavia receiving 

 letters from the ambassador, entertained them with al 

 curtesie, through whose meanes by the great favour 

 which his lordship had with the grand Signior, they had 

 not long before both of them bene advanced to their 

 princely dignities. Hee likewise presented Sigala the 

 Admirall of the Seas, with Abrim Bassa, who maried the 

 great Turkes daughter, and all the other Vizirs with 

 divers pieces of plate, fine English cloth & other costly 

 things : the particulars whereof, to avoid tedious- 

 nesse, 1 omit. All the presents thus ended, the ship 



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