'The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' [6] (35/594)
The record is made up of 1 volume (505 pages). It was created in 1691. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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(The Travels of Sir John Chardin Perfia,
tions and Fines, and other fevere Vexations to the Nation)
The Company, I fay, forefeeing thefe Mifchiefs, have pru
dently provided a Remedy to prevent em. For the Englifh
Cloth, of which they fend into about Twenty Thou-
fand Pieces yearly, and the chiefeft part of the reft of their
Merchandize is fent to the Factors with a Bill or of
the Price at what they are bound to fell; together with ano
ther Bill of the Price certain for thofe Goods which they give
order to be bought} and by that means it never happens that
the Merchants receive any Damage in the Profped or Defign
of their Profit.
For the prevention of thefe and other diforders } the Company
oives a Penfion to the Englilh Ambaflador, who refides at the
Wort5 to the Confuls^nd all their Principal Officers,as the Mini-
fl;er,the Chancellor, the Secretary,the Interpreters,the Janifaries
and others. Which Officers have no Power to Levy any Taxes
or Sums of Money upon the Merchandize, whether under
the pretence of Duties, or Prefents, or any other extraordi
nary Expences. But when any thing of that Nature is to be
done, they give Notice to the Deputies of the Nation, who
are Two Perfons appointed to Aft in the Name of the reft.
Thefe Deputies examine and debate with the Ambaflador, or
the Conful, What is fit to be given, What Journeys are ne-
ceflary to be made to the fort,and what is there to be tranf
a£l:ed : Not but that the Ambaflador or Conful may not A6t
of themfelves, but they obferve that method to acquit and
juftifie themfelves 5 and fbmetimes upon Emergent and Ex
traordinary Affairs they aflemble the whole Body of the Na
tion. So foon as they are come to a Relult, the Deputies
give Notice to theTreafurer to provide w T hat is neceflary, whe
ther it be Money, Toys or Curioficies. This Treafurer alfo
is fetl'd by the Company, and provides Money for every
thing, difcharges pun&ually all manner of Charges and Ex
pences, and pays exactly the Wages of every Officer. Thus
the Ambaflador and Confuls have no more to do but only to
mind the Security of the Englilh Nation, and the good of
Trade, without being incumber'd and diverted by their own
Interefls. There are alfo many other excellent Regulations
and Orders for the fupport of their Trade in the ; by
which means they carry it on with Honour and Profit beyond
any of their Neighbors.
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The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of this present king of Persia, Solyman the III.
Publication details: London: printed for Christopher Bateman, 1691.
Holding notes: Imperfect, only 16 plates present.
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- 1 volume (505 pages)
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The volume contains two sections, an account the travels and an account of the Coronation. There is an index to the account of the travels, which begins after page 417; and a table, similar to an index, for the account of the coronation which begins after page 154.
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Dimensions: 304mm x 197mm.
Condition: [14], 417, [7[, [2], 154, [6]p, 25 leaves of plates, iii, map, portrait; 31cm. 2°.
Pagination: p265 to p330 have been omitted; the pages between p398 and p403 have been numbered as follows: p402, p400, p401, p399.
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- ORW.1986.b.10
- Title
- 'The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:xi-v, 1:208, 208a:208d, 209:216, 216a:216b, 217:244, 244a:244b, 245:246, 246a:246b, 247:248, 248a:248d, 249:264, 331:352, 352a:352d, 353:374, 374a:374b, 375:390, 390a:390f, 391:398, 402, 400:401, 399, 403:410, 410a:410d, 411:412, 412a:412b, 413:426, 1:40, 40a:40b, 41:170, back-i
- Author
- Chardin, Sir John xx Jean-Baptiste Chardin
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- Public Domain