'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.' [‎13] (42/594)

through the Black-Sea, and Colchis.
fame Articles with the Bnglifh and Upon which
the Envoy, having the Grand Viz word in the Name of his
Highnefs, return'd to Genoa, and gave an Account of his Ne
gotiation with the Divan. Prefently thereupon the Gemefes
fitted out two Ships, and fent the fame Marquifs of Dura^o
again in Quality of an AmbafTador.
However the firft Conferences which the had with
the Vitiier were not fo fecretly carried, but that the in
the Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. had private fntelligcncc of the Marquifs's Proceed
ings. Immediately they were much troubl'd at this Defign
of the Gemefes, fearing it would be a great prejudice to their
Trade ; which Was the reafbn that they wrote into France, that
their Trade would be much impair'd, if the to
be fetl'd in Turfye ■, and therefore that all means were to bs
ys'd to prevent 'em. Which Addrefs procur'd a Refolution
to hinder 'em, and Inftrudions to that purpofe were fent to
the French Ambaflador at the who was then M
Jrlaye, the Son.
Nofooner therefore was become back from Jclriample,where.
he had been about other Affairs, but he receiv'd Orders to op-
pofe the Eftablifhment of the Gemefes. Which made him
fend back immediately for leave to return. For in no
Ambaffador muft appear at Court without Permiffion. But
it happen'd that the Grand Vizier was not then in Town, be
ing gone toward Theffaly, to haften the Siege of And
as for the Cairnacan, who is as it were his He, having
private Intelligence of the new Inftru(5tions which the Am
baflador had receiv'd from Fra made anfwer. That he
could not grant the Ambaffador leave, without the
ziers conlent.
This the AmbafTador look'd upon as a flat Refufal; and
therefore fent a Gentleman to Adrianople with Inftru6Hons, to
reprefent to the ChiefMinijiers, That by the Capitulations be
tween the Emperor of France and the the
was oblig'd not to entertain any Nation, new Comers,
but under the Colours of France, and lo it was contrary to
the Capitulations to Treat with the for which rea-
fon if they did proceed to a Conclufion of the Treaty, He
would be gone. Which Meflage, together with fo much of
his Inftru&ions as he thought requifite, were fent to the
Vizier, and debated in the place where he lay. But the An
fwer which the Vi -z .ier return'd, was very harfh and unci
vil. Which was not to be wonder'd at in regard the
E was