AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1583. 



to three hundred and thirty thousand * , and in sterling 

 English money to fourescore and nineteene thousand 

 pounds. The Captaine of the guard in the meane time 

 went to the great Turke, and returned againe, then they 

 of the Court made obeisance to him, bowing downe their 

 heads, and their hands on their breasts, and he in like 

 order resaluted them : he was in cloth of silver, he went 

 and came with two or three with him and no more. 

 Then wee went out at the first gate, and there we were 

 commanded to stay untill the Captaine of the guard was 

 passed by and all his guard with him, part before him and 

 part behinde him, some on horsebacke and some on foot, 

 but the most part on foot carrying on their shoulders the 

 money before mentioned, and so we passed home. There 

 was in the Court during our abode there, for the most 

 part a foole resembling the first, but not naked as was the 

 other at the Bassas : but he turned him continually, & 

 cried Hough very hollowly. The third of May I saw 

 the Turke go to the church : he had more then two 

 hundred and fifty horses before and behinde him, but 

 most before him. There were many empty horses that 

 came in no order. Many of his Nobilitie were in cloth 

 of golde, but himselfe in white sattin. There did ride 

 behinde him sixe or seven youthes, one or two whereof 

 carried water for him to drinke as they sayd. There were 

 many of his guard running before him and behinde him, 

 and when he alighted, they cried Hough very hollowly, 

 as the aforesayd fooles. 



A letter of Mustapha Chaus to the Queenes 

 most excellent Majestie. 



Erenissima, prudentissima, & sacra Regia Majestas, 

 domina mihi semper clementissima, meorum 

 fidelium officiorum promptam paratissimamque 



! 



commendationem. Generosus & virtuosus Gulielmus 

 Hareborne legatus vestrae Majestatis venit ad portam 

 excelsissimam potentissimi & invictissimi, & semper 

 Augustissimi Caesaris Sultan Murad Can, cui Deus omni- 



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