2o8 The Persi a n Travels Book V. 



Wall into the Garden and fled. The next clay Ralph (who knew who hewa$\ 

 told his Brother of it, and defir'd him to fpeak to the young Perfian not to 

 come any more to his Houfe j for if he did, he mull expert what fo'llow'd. 



t Some days after, the Embafladors treated all the Franks ; when Ralph be- 

 ginning to be warm, calPd the young Perfian to mind, and flipping home witta. 

 out taking his leave, open'd the door foftly, and found the yoafig -Perfian a&aki 

 with his Miftris. Thereupon Ralph calling his Slaves to help him, bound bfc 

 arms, and ty'd him to a Tree in the Court ; and fo leaving him there, went to 

 bed. By and by one of Ralph's Servants, who knew the Perfian, fella jeerihe 

 him 5 which fo incens'd the Perfian, that he having his feet at liberty, and rhe 

 fellow within his reach, gave him fuch a kick upon the bottom of his betty 

 that he firft fwooned away, and then dy'd. The other Slaves feeing him &H 

 waken'd Ralph with their cries, who thereupon hatching Op a Filtol that was 

 charg'd with a brace of Bullets, mot the Perfian into the head. The Perfian 

 being thus flain, Ralph went in the morning to wind up the Kings Watch 5 and 

 being ask'd by the King, as he was wont 1 to c\o t what news in fjpahjn 'told 

 him plainly what he had done, and the rcafon why. The King upon his re- 

 port told him, he had done well according to the ftrirtnefs of the Country. 



The Athemadottlct at that time was Mir^a-Takj, who hated Ralph. For the 

 Armenian Merchants having preferred the Athemadotdet with Qmrdl Watches 

 at a time, it happen'd that once he fent to Ralph above thirty Watcher toge- 

 ther to be mended. For which the Athemadattlet, to gratihV him, and know'me 

 that he kept four or five Servants, and feven or eight Horfes, fent him fifteen 

 or twenty Camels load of Straw and Barley for his Horles. But Ralph flight 

 ing fuch a prefent as that, Go ( Paid he to the Athemadoulets Servant ) nllthf 

 Matter , that I am neither a Hoffi nor an Afs, and therefore let him eat his 

 Prejent himfelf. Which melfage fo prOvok'd the Athtmaehitlct, that he ftudv'd 

 nothing but revenge. J 



Thereupon the Athemadotdet 3 whofe bufinefs it is to attend the King when 

 he rifes and to report to him the news of the Town, told him, among the 

 reft, what Ralph had done. The King replY'd, that Ralph had confefs'd Tt to 

 him already, and that he had pardon'd him, in regard he had rcafon to do as 

 he did. But the AtbemadouUt made anfwer, that Ralph had mine'd the mat ' 

 terj and reprefented the ftory to the King far otherwife than it was, making 

 the worft of it he could upon Ralph's fide 5 and the more to incite the Kirte 

 he put him in mind of the fair occafion he had to force him to turn Muffulman there 



better 

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rZV H °J ^Thereupon the -King lent him to Prtfbn. Eight days after, 

 tneiiing (who had a great love for him, and therefore troubfd that he muft 

 be conftrain d to put him to death, unlefs he would turn Mahumctan,) fent for 

 him again, and offer'd him two thoufand Tomans, after a powerful perfwafion 

 by words, but all fignify'd nothing. Upon that he fent him back again to Pri- 

 lon. But yet remembring that he had once approv'd the tad, he fent for Ralph 

 a fecond time, and offer'd him ten thoufand Tomans, and a Wife out of his 

 Haram.mtM all her Jewels s all which Ralph rcfus'd, with the fame refolu- 

 tion as before. The King incens'd at the fiercenefs of his refolution delivered 



urn' v e ? r 4? l } CT ° f the party flain ' t0 execute the Law u P° n %*• The 

 Holfiem > Embafladors were refolv'd to have beg'd his life; but the Athema- 



donlet, fmelhng their defign, would not permit them Audience. However the 

 King commanded all the Franks, and all the Armenian Clergy to be prefent at 

 the Execution to fave all his blood, and put him in a Coffin ; he commanded 

 alio, that he mould be buried at Zulpha in the Armenian Church-yard, and 

 nave a Tomb made over him. 



Thereupon Ralph was lead to the Meidan, with that triangular Inftmm 

 Wood which the Perfians call a Palen^ about his neck. This Ptf*n\ wi 



ment of 



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