Travels into the J^ew ant- Part I. 
Dinner, fent for the SingHcmennes^ which is 2 vevy common Diverfion among 
the Perfians and Moguls \ and without which, the belt Entertainment that can' 
The Prefent be given them lignifies nothing. The Ambalfadour gave to thefe Singmniennsz 
of the Am- two hundred and thirty Turbans^ worth a thoufand ^fpres one with another, 
baffadour of ^jj^-j, make near two thoufand fix hundred Piafires. He was afterwards 
the Sir treated by all the Fifiers at Scndaret, whether they Conduced him by turns- 
iennes" in the Bafiarda , in which were many that played on Inllruments; and he 
alfo received feveral Prefents -from the (jrWSz^^K^^r, among others, fomeof 
the lovlieft'Horfes of his Stables. The occafion of his Embaflie was as it 
was faid, to follicite the Grand Signior to make War againft the King of 
Terfia^ while his Mafter the great Mogul, a great Enemy to the Pf^y/^^/jfhould 
fall upon him on the other fide. 
CHAR LVII. 
Of the Grand SigniorV going abroad in State. 
''f'\'e^T«rf ^ ^ Grand Signior intending to (hew his Grandure to the AmbalFadour of 
sijiior's ordi- -L the refolved to go through the City in State. I have leen him 
nary going feveral times, and among others, next day after the Feftival of the Birth of 
abroad. Mahomet, I faw him go to the new Mofque, attended by about a Score of 
Horfe-men. He was clad in a Satin Doliman, of a Flefli-colour, and a Veft al- 
mofl of the fame Colour ^ on his Turban he had two black Herows Tops ador- 
ned with Diamonds, the one pointing up to Heaven, and the other down to- 
wards the Earth : He had a great many Eunuchs before and behind him richly 
Mounted, and by his Stirrups the two Mailers of his Horfe on foot, the chief 
at the Left, and the other at the Right. Then a little behind them two 
Pages, one on the Right Hand carrying the Sword, Bow and Quiver of the 
Grand Signior, the other on the Left carrying a Turban ; next came the Kz.lar 
jigafi, and the Cafi Agafi, and after them two other Pages, carrying each a 
Silver Pot, one full of Water, and the other of Sorbet, and fome other Pages 
behind them onHorfe-back, followed by Peiks, and a great many on 
foot j the Janiz,aries in the mean time being drawn up on both fides the Street. 
When the Grand Signior had faid his Prayers in the Mofque, he changed his Vel!: 
and put on one of a Goofe-turd green Colour lined with Samour, then he Mount- 
ed a {lately Horfe, covered with a Houfl^e all Embroidered with Gold, having a 
Gold Bit adorned and fet with many precious Stones,and fo returned to the 
ragito, followed by Horfe-men richly Mounted , befides many Eunuchs, and 
the fame Officers that waited upon him when he went. I have feen him fo 
feveral times, and then he was never accompanied but with the Officers of the 
Serraglio ; but his going abroad for the fake of the Ambafladour of the great 
Mogul, was performed with all the State that can be (hewn on fuch occafions. 
TIr order of In the firft place, all the Way was covered with Sand from the Serraglio to 
the Gunà j-|^ç Mofque of Sultan Mahomet, whether his Highnefs was to go, as is ufually 
^ordinary' ^^^^ f^htn he goes abroad in State, every one taking care to lay Sand before 
Cavalcade ^heir Doors, making by that means in the middle of the Street, a way of 
upon occafi- Sand three or four Foot broad, and pretty thick, on which the Grand Signior 
on of the marches with all his Court : The Jamz.aries made a Lane being drawn up on 
^r'jf ^M*^""/ ^^^^ ^^^^ °^ Way, all along where the Cavalcade was to pafs : It began 
0 t e "^'^ • the gresit Souf Bafl^a, having by his fide the CommiiFary General, and many 
Jafnz.aries after him: Next came the Keeper of the Grand Signior' s Hounds, 
and the Keepers of the Cranes, very well Mounted, thefe being followed by 
Jamz^aries with their Chorbadgis well Mounted, having on their Heads their 
Caps of Silver guilt, with Plumaches of Feathers -, in the Rear of them was 
the Jamz.ary Agafi very well Mounted, having Two and thirty Chorbadgis on 
foot 
