A.D. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1583. 

 TheAmbassa- house. The 1 6 the Ambassadour and we his men 

 %^Tdmirdl ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ Captaine Bassa, who is Admirall of the 

 JJchali ^^^^' ^^^ name is Uchali, he would not receive us into 



his house, but into his gallie, to deliver our present, 

 which was as followeth : Foure pieces of cloth, and 

 two silver pots gilt & graven. The poope or sterne 

 of his gaily was gilded both within and without, and 

 under his feet, and where he sate was all covered with 

 very rich Tapistry. Our Ambassadour and his gentle- 

 men kissed his hand, and then the gentlemen were 

 commanded out, and our Ambassadour sate downe by 

 him on his left hand, and the chaus stood before him. 

 Our men might walke in the gaily fore and after, 

 some of us taried, and some went out againe. The 

 gaily had seven pieces of brasse in her pro we, small 

 and great, she had thirty bankes or oares on either 

 side, and at every banke or oare seven men to rowe. 

 The Susan The 1 8 day the shippe went from the Key. And 21 

 goethfromthe the Admirall tooke his leave of the great Turke, 



Customehouse heing: bound to the Sea with sixe and thirty rallies. 

 The Admtrdl r- 1 1 ^' r ^ -^i -u- j . K ^ ? 



departeth to ^^^1 rairely beautified with gilding and painting, and 



the sea. beset with flags and streamers, all the which gallies 



[II. i. 170.] discharged their ordinance : and we for his farewell 



gave him one and twenty pieces. Then he went to 



his house with his gallies, and the 22 he went to the 



Sea, and the Castle that standeth in the water gave 



him foureteene or sixteene pieces : and when he came 



against the Turks Seraglio he shot off all his calivers 



and his great pieces, and so hee went his way. The 



TheAmbassa- 24 our Ambassadour went to the Court, whose enter- 



doursrepaire tainement with the order thereof followeth. When 



^i^^^ ^QQ came first on land there was way made for us 



1 ttrks court. i -r» j j • 1 i 



by two or three mssaes and divers chauses on horse- 



backe with their men on foot, to accompany our 

 Ambassadour to the Court. Also they brought horses 

 for him and his gentlemen for to ride, which were 

 very richly furnished : and by the way there met with 

 us other chauses to accompany us to the Court. 



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