TO MONSIEVR 
LOYSEAV 
COVNSELLOR 
OF THE KING 
IN HIS COVNCILS 
Having found in your Person all that's necessary 
for an illustrious Protector of this small Work, I venture 
specially to present it to you. I do not undertake here to 
make a Panegyrick of the rare Virtues & good Qualities 
which you possess ; & if I wish'd to expand myself on this 
subject my Letter would excel in size my Book; but the 
Publick has sufficient Knowledge of them by the Advantage 
it has deriv'd from them : & besides your Piety & your 
Modesty prescribe for me Limits which I care not to pass. 
I do not pretend either, MO NS IE VR, to make you a 
Present worthy of your Merit, in offering you this Narra¬ 
tive ; I pretend rather to acquit myself of a Debt which you 
have created against me; for beyond the infinite Obliga¬ 
tions which I owe to you, 'tis you alone, MONSIE VR, to 
whom I further owe that of my having been in the Oriental 
Countries; 'tis therefore very right that I should render 
you an account of my Voyage. If the Narrative please you, 
I have Materials for giving others to the Publick, & I hope, 
MONSIE VR, that you will honour it with your Protec¬ 
ts 
