WILLIAM HAREBORNE'S AMBASSAGE ad. 



1583. 

 presence. At the Privy chamber doore two noble men 

 tooke the Ambassadour by ech arme one, and put their 

 fingers within his sleeves, and so brought him to the 

 great Turke where he sumptuously sate alone. He 

 kissed his hand and stood by untill all the gentlemen 

 were brought before him in like maner, one by one, and 

 ledde backewards againe his face towards the Turke ; 

 for they might neither tarry nor turne their backs, and in 

 like maner returned the Ambassadour. The salutation 

 that the Noble men did, was taking them by the hands. 

 All this time they trode on cloth of golde, most of the 

 Noble men that sate on the South side of the Privy 

 chamber sate likewise on cloth of golde. Many officers [II. i. 171.] 

 or Janisaries there were with staves, who kept very good 

 order, for no Turke whatsoever might goe any further 

 then they willed him. At our Ambassadours entring 

 they followed that bare his presents, to say, twelve fine ^'^^ Turke h 

 broad clothes, two pieces of fine holland, tenne pieces of /*^^f^f^^ ^^^ 

 plate double gilt, one case of candlesticks, the case 

 whereof was very large, and three foot high and more, 

 two very great Cannes or pots, and one lesser, one 

 basin and ewer, two poppinjayes of silver, the one 

 with two heads : they were to drinke in : two bottles 

 with chaines, three faire mastifs in coats of redde cloth, 

 three spaniels, two bloodhounds, one common hunting 

 hound, two greyhounds, two little dogges in coats of 

 silke : one clocke valued at five hundred pounds sterling : 

 over it was a forrest with trees of silver, among the 

 which were deere chased with dogs, and men on horse- 

 backe following, men drawing of water, others carrying 

 mine oare on barrowes : on the toppe of the clocke stood 

 a castle, and on the castle a mill. All these were of 

 silver. And the clocke was round beset with jewels. 

 All the time that we stayed at the Councell chamber 

 doore they were telling or weighing of money to send 

 into Persia for his Souldiours pay. There were carried out 

 an hundred and three and thirty bags, and in every bagge, 

 as it was tolde us, one thousand ducats, which amounteth 

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