'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.' [‎14] (43/594)

The Travels rf Sir John Chardm Perfia,
was at that time highly incensd tor the Afhont which he had
rcceiv'd in 9 hy means oF the Ois Fveply
therefore was, 'That the fVt was open for him as well to
'go, as to come : That the Emperor of had nothing to
'do to hinder the Grand Signior from making a Peace with his
' Antient Enemies, or to grant 'em their Capitulations when
'they came to demand enT: and that it might fuffice his Ma-
' jefty to be acknowledged at the under the Titles of Em-
'peror and Chief Monarch of Ch without taking up-
' on him to prefcribe to others what they were to do.
The AmbafTador of Genoa arriv'd at at the fame
time that thefe Endeavours were us'd to prevent his Recepti
on. Which was to him however no furprize, in regard he
had already had Intelligence while he was at Sea, that fomc
llich thing was in Agitation. Befides, he had Advice, that
the Refidentof Genoa in France, having made known to the
King, that his Mafters had fent the Marquifs of in
the Quality of an Amballador to the King (hould
return thisAnfwer j I wifh the Ambaffa ^epuhheh^a good
Voyage^ but Ikiiow not what our Ove 'Port this
Occafion. I have leen feveral People who were of Opinion,
that if the Grand Vizier had not had a particular Peek againft
the French , and fome kind of averfion to the Ambaflador's Per-
fon, that the Gcnoefes had not been receiv'd into the
For that the 'Port had no fuch high value for an Interefl: of
Trade,to grant a favour to the prejudice of from which
their Hands Were fo fpecioufly ty'd with a fair pretence.
After I had ftaid twelve days at I embark'd for
Conftantinople, where I arriv'd the Ninth of and Landed
without any trouble, any danger, or any expence a very great
Qnancity of Rich Goods, which ! brought along with me, be
ing more then two Horfes could carry. " For Nointel did
me that favour as to give me leave to put his Name and the
Florvre de Lices upon my Chcfts, and then fent for 'em as be
longing to himfelf Which was done with the greateft eale
in the World. For he prefently fent his Interpreter to the
Officer of the Cuflom-Houje, to let him know that he had two
Chefts aboard a Flemifh Veflel that arriv'd the day before,
v hich belong'd to him^ and therefore defir'd they might be
dehver'd Cuftom-free. Accordingly the Officer gave fuch
Older, that the Interpreter went aboard the Dutch Veflel, un
laded the two Chefts, and fent 'em to the Ambaffador sHoufe,
who