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unto him, which he looked earnestly upon, and his wife 

 also that sate beside him. After that he caried the Bible : 

 then Sartach asked if the Gospel were contained therein ? 

 Yea (said I) and all the holy scriptures besides. He tooke 

 the crosse also in his hand, and demanded concerning the 

 image, whether it were the image of Christ or no ^ I said 

 it was. The Nestorians & the Armenians do never make 

 No good the figure of Christ upon their crosses. Wherfore either 



consequence. ^^y seem not to think wel of his passion, or els they are 

 ashamed of it. Then he caused them that stood about us, 

 to stand aside, that he might more fully behold our 

 ornaments. Afterward I delivered unto him your 

 Majesties letters, with the translation therof into the 

 Arabike, & Syriake languages. For I caused them to be 

 translated at Aeon into the character, & dialect of both 

 the saide tongues. And there were certain Armenian 

 priests, which had skil in the Turkish & Arabian 

 languages. The aforesaid knight also of the order of the 

 Temple had knowledge in the Syriake, Turkish, & 

 Arabian tongues. Then we departed forth, and put off 

 our vestiments, and there came unto us certaine Scribes 

 together with the foresaid Coiat, & caused our letters to 

 be interpreted. Which letters being heard, he caused our 

 bread, wine and fruits to be received. And he permitted 

 us also to carie our vestiments and bookes unto our owne 

 lodging. This was done upon the feast of S. Peter ad 

 vincula. 



Hovs^ they were given in charge to goe unto 

 Baatu the Father of Sartach. Chap. i8. 



THe next morning betimes came unto us a certaine 

 Priest, who was brother unto Coiat, requesting to 

 have our boxe of Chrisme, because Sartach (as he said) 

 was desirous to see it : and so we gave it him. About 

 eventide Coiat sent for us, saying : My lord your king 

 wrote good words unto my lord and master Sartach. 

 Howbeit there are certaine matters of difficulty in them 

 concerning which he dare not determine ought, without 



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