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the coming of the Ambafladour, in whofe Train we entred. The C/?;^o«a- "I'lie^nt^T^ot 
were gone to his Houfe in the Morning to wait upon him to the Serraglio v and ^^^l^^^Jf!^^^^ 
we had not waited long before we faw fourty or fifty Chi.mix's on Horfe-back, j,^^^' tlie ser- 
then came fomeofthe AmbalTadonrs Servants on Horfe-back alfo, the lafl of m^'z». 
whom led four lovely Horfes, which were followed by feventeen Mules ; for 
no Ambafladours come there without a Prefent. After all came the AmbalTa- 
dour very well mounted, but plain in his Apparrcl, having the Chiaoux Bajha on 
his left hand. They alighted at the gate of the fécond Court where all went 
in, and I among the reft. In this Court on the right hand three thoufand T'ls ^^"5^", 
Jamz.Aries were fo drawn up and kept fo great filence, that one would ^^^'^'^^^^L^Jrla 
thought they had been all Statues. The Mules that carried the Prcfents ç,^,^^,^ ^j, j,^ 
were led a great way forward to the left hand and there unloaded : in the a Lane, 
mean time the Ambafladour was introduced into the Hall of the Divan^ where 
Dinner was ferved up, and there he dined with the rijiers ; it being their 
euftom that Ambaiïadours Dine before they are conduced to Audience of the 
Grand Sigmor: and during that time the prefent is carried into the third Court, 
making it pafs before the Grand Siamor^ who is willing firft to fee what he 
hath brought, before he receive him to Audience-, after that it is laid up in 
the Wardrobe. The AmbalTadours Servants were alfo entertained at Dinner, in 
a Court near to their Prefent, which was opened under a Cloath, purpofely 
pitchM up about tvvciïfy or thirty paces from the Divan^ and carried piece 
afterpiece byCapAgis^ who gently removed it from thence into the third 
Court on ttieir Arm's, and every one had but a little to carry, that it might 
make the greater Ihew •• Two hundred threefcore and fourteen CafidgisvJtxQ The MogiJs 
employed in carrying this Prefent, which confifted of two thoufand two hurt- Ambaffadours 
dred pieces,wr2pped up in two hundred and threefcore Toilets. Firft went four jp*^^"^^ 
led Horfes. then the Capdgis carried feveral Turbans^ and Stuffs of all forts, 
with many Handkerchiefs wrought with Gold, Silver, and Silk, butin fuch 
Works as coft feveral hundreds of Crowns ; four Silk Carpets of five thou- 
fand Fiaftres a piece j and the laft wçre four Baggs of Crimfon-Velvet, car- 
ried by four Capidgis: in each Bagg there was a Cantar or Quintal of Aloes A Cmir]^ 
Wood j then two little Cafes or Boxes of Amhergreefe^ carried by two Ca- f'^urty four 
yidgis'^ 'm each Box there was half a Cantar of Amber gr ee [e : allthefe went 
very foftly, fometimes ten or twelve Cafidgis together, always two and two, 
and then for half a quarter of an hour fometimes nobody came more. At 
that time, that the AmbalTadour might fee the Forces that are commonly in 
Confiant mo fie., they had their Pay, which had been delayed for fome days on "^f 'tg p'ôrf^c- 
purpofe. There were fourteen hundred Purfes to be payed, of which the "^c^^yï^îj^^ 
Janizaries had about feven hundred and fifty -, and it was pretty to fee how mplc. 
a Chorbadgi btiwg called, and being come to the door of the Divan, called all 
the Soldiers of his Company, who came running to receive the Baggs, carried 
them after the Chordadgt^ and then ran back again to their Places, where fo fcon 
as they were come one would not have thought that they had /birred from 
thence, fo nimble they are in putting themfelves in Order ^ then went off ano- 
ther Company, and fo in order till they had done. There were thirty Purfes 
for the Chiaoux^ fourfcore for the Spabi's., fifty for the SoUhhtars, and the reft for 
the Ddebedgis^ Tofgis^ Bofiangis^ and the like. The Prefent v;as at firft val- 
lued at fix millions of Viaftres -, but at length the Merchants of the Bez.esîein 
were of opinion that it was worth three millions of Piafhcs, which they -fhe vaîî?e of 
who knew the Wealth of the Great Mogul., did not at all wonder at. When the Moguls 
the Ambaffadour had Din'd, we were conducted to Audience, where he ftayed Prefent. 
but a very little while, and came out with a Veft of Cloth of Gold upon his 
Back; and thirty of his Retinue had each of them a Caftan or Veft of the 
fame Stuff ^ for it is the cuftome that Ambaffadours take Gentlemen and thofe 
they would favour along with them to their Audience j and they have all Vefts 
of Gold, as well as the Ambafladour, before they appear in the Grand Sig- 
mor''s Prefence. We went out again into the firft Court, to fee the Caval- 
cade, which made a very fine fhow, confifting of the Ambafl^adour and his At- 
tendants, who were in no very good Order, and of the ^/yZerj withthereft 
of the Officers of the Divan, who were all well and richly Mounted. Some 
few days after, the Caym.icam treated that Ambaffadour at Dinner, and after 
Dinner, 
