180 The Persian Travels Book IV. 



The Second Patent. 



To the Governour of Scbirav , 



Tff E Command of Him whom all the World ought to obey, is fuck, That 

 the illufirious and High Lord, whofe Office ought to he honoured, the 

 Governour and Prototype of Vifiers and Grandees, MirZa-Mahomet-Sadee 

 the Vifier ^Fars may he affur'd of Royal Favours when he understands the 

 Contents of this Command. He {ball give three Loads of wine , of that 

 which he has in his cuHody, to the Cream of his Equals , Aga T A V E R- 

 NIER, French Merchant, and you (hall take an Acquittance, u^ 

 the Grand Viihrs, and Officers of Cu/loms , and Guarders of Pajfes alfo let 

 them not molejl him at all, let them take nothing from him , let them permit 

 him to go and come as he pleafcs , and let them obey him. Given the Month 

 yjamady-Elaker, in the Hegyra of Mahomet 1075. 

 January, 

 1665. 



The Cream, is the Charader of an honed man among thefcaftern people. 



But to return to the Calaat. You muft take notice, that the Perfians call a Calaat 

 any Prelcnt which one perfon makes tcTanothcr inferior to him in dignity \ fome- 

 times a Veft alone , Ibmetimcs a Tunick with the Girdle only, ibmetimes a Tur- 

 bant, oraHorle, with Bridle and Saddle, to thofe in the Army the King fends a 

 Sword or a Dagger 5 and all thele go by the name of Calaat' s. Secondly, you muft 

 take notice, that when the King fends a Calaat to a Governour of a Province he 

 names himlelf the perfon, that is to carry it. For both in Turkic and Perfia 'the 

 Receiver of the King's Prcfent is oblig'd to pay .the MefTcRger, in fo much' that 

 lometimes they hardly fcapc for a thoufand Tmats. But when the Calaat is lent to 

 any private perfon, the Nazar choofes out of his Domcftick Servants one to carry it 

 I gave twenty-five Tomans into Father Raphael's hand , who order'd his bufinefs with 

 io good a grace, and fo advantagcouHy for my Purfc, that he complemented away 

 the McfTenger very well fatisrVd with half. 



The next day the Nazar fent to me to put on my Calaat , and to come and do 

 my obeyfance to the King , who was that day to go abroad. Thereupon 1 iummon'd 

 together all the Frank, and order'd the Trumpets and Drums to be made ready as 

 I rode from the Palace home. For then the people come out to ice who the Kin* 

 has honour'd that day, who is always known by his Habit , which is (til) the ncweft 

 and gayeft of all the reft. 



It happened , that the King being indifpos'd did not go away that day, however 

 I apply d my felf to the Nazar, and told him how much I was oblig'd to the King 

 tor the honour he had done me , and that I was tefolv'd to (hew my felf before the 

 greatcft Monarchs in Europe in the Habit he had beftow'd upon me ; that they mi^ht 

 behold the beauty and richnefs of my Calaat. The Nazar fail'd not to repeat niy 

 Compliment to his Majcfty, who thereupon order'd me the Per flan Cloak, with 

 hanging-flceves, and fae'd with fable Martins. 



Two or three days after the Nazar fent for me again to Court, whither I went, 

 accompany d by the Zdphian Franks, as before. I was no fooner come to the Palace, 

 but the AW met me in the great Hall , attended by two Officers, who carry'd 

 the Cloak which the King had appointed for me, and prcfently taking the Cloak 

 out of their hands, he put it about my fhoulders , faying thefe words, It is the 

 King tjleajnre to honour thee entirely. It was a mod magnificent piece of Silk, and 

 very richly furrd having been valu'd at eight hundred Crowns. In this I was 

 particularly beholding to the Naz.tr, who might have fent me my Cloak home to my 

 Lodging as well as the Calaat ■ but he was plcas'd to put it upon my back in the Palace 

 with his own hands, to f pare me the charges of a new Prcfent. After this the ft&* 

 took me by the hand, and led me to the Hall, where the King was fitting upon a 



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