502 Account of a Mission from Turkey to the British Court. 
of my earnest desire to strengthen and augment the concord and good 
understanding which have for ages existed between the two empires. It 
affords me special satisfaction that you have been chosen for this fortunate 
and gratifying embassy ; and I beg you will assure His Majesty, the distin- 
guished, noble and victorious PapisuAu of the Islam, of my best wishes 
and sincere desires for the constant increase of his good-fortune, greatness, 
and honour.” 
This speech having been translated by the interpreter of the divin, I 
replied :—* His Majesty need not at all doubt to reap the fruits of my 
sincerity.” I then with great respect took the imperial credentials out of 
the hands of the secretary of the embassy, and said: ‘ These are the 
letters (the source of all favour) from His Majesty who adorns the throne 
of the O/tomans, the most glorious, most noble, most illustrious and most 
powerful PApisuAu, our most gracious lord and master, SurrAn Sexi, 
which manifest his friendship for your Majesty, his illustrious, noble and 
worthy friend.”’ I kissed the credentials, and gave them from my own 
hands into those of the king, who took them in the most respectful manner, 
and handed them over to my Lord Grenvitte, the Secretary of State for 
Foreign Affairs, Having in the same manner delivered the letter from His 
Highness the Grand Vezir, we announced to His Majesty, through our 
interpreter, the names of the gentlemen of our suite; and having accom- 
plished the duties of our embassy, we retired and returned. The Secretary 
of State came after us to tell us that he was commanded by the King to 
inform us that he was much pleased with the imperial presents, and par- 
ticularly so with the horses and pistols. I replied:. ‘* The presents of 
friendship are valued by true friends ; the king’s gracious approbation is as 
the perfume of musk, and affords us infinite joy and inconceivable 
pleasure.” 
The second chamberlain then came to invite us from Her Majesty the 
Queen. We proceeded in the former order, conducted by her first cham- 
berlain, my Lord Burton (Morton ?). She arose at our entrance; and when 
we had come up to her, we spoke to the following effect : 
* In consequence of the sincere friendship and harmony, existing 
between the Sublime Porte and the British Empire, His Majesty the 
most glorious, noble, and powerful PApisHAu, the refuge of the world, 
my most gracious lord and master, has cherished in his heart a special 
attachment and friendship for the English Court, and has appointed this 
