ANTHONY JENKINSON ad 



1553- 



Immediately after them came the great Turke himselfe 

 with great pompe & magnificence, using in his counten- 

 ance and gesture a wonderfull majestie, having onely on 

 each side of his person one page clothed with cloth of 

 gold : he himselfe was mounted upon a goodly white 

 horse, adorned with a robe of cloth of gold, embrodered 

 most richly with the most precious stones, and upon 

 his head a goodly white tucke, containing in length by 

 estimation iifteene yards, which was of silke and linnen 

 woven together, resembling something Callicut cloth, but 

 is much more fine and rich, and in the top of his crowne, 

 a litle pinnach of white Ostrich feathers, and his horse 

 most richly apparelled in all points correspondent to the 

 same. 



After him folowed sixe goodly yong ladies, mounted 

 upon fine white hackneis, clothed in cloth of silver, 

 which were of the fashion of mens garments, embrodered 

 very richly with pearle and precious stones, and had upon 

 their heads caps of Goldsmiths worke, having great 

 flackets of haire, hanging out on each side, died as red 

 as blood, and the nailes of their fingers died of the same 

 colour, every of them having two eunuches on each side, 

 and litle bowes in their hands, after an Antike fashion. 



After marched ye great Basha chiefs conductor of the 

 whole army, clothed with a robe of Dollymant crimson, 

 and upon the same another short garment very rich, 

 and about him fiftie Janizaries afoote, of his owne gard, 

 all clothed in crimson velvet, being armed as the great 

 Turks owne Janizaries. 



Then after ensued three other Bashas, with slaves 

 about them, being afoote, to the number of three thou- 

 sand men. 



After came a companie of horsemen very brave, and 

 in all points well armed, to the number of foure 

 thousand. 



All this aforesayd army, most pompous to behold, 

 which was in number foure score and eight thousand 

 men, encamped about the citie of Aleppo, and the Grand 



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