'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.' [‎17] (46/594)

through the Black-Sea, an Country c^Colchis.
fee Conftantinople, Prefently the gave him a Pafs, and
charged him with a great Packet of Letters for the Am-
baflador. But the French Man , who had no other defign
then to turn T«r^, apply'd himfelf to the of
jiantinople, and told him, That he had quitted the Camp of
the Chriftians, as being refolv'd to abjure their Religion, and
embrace Mabtmat/fm ; and more, that he had a Packet of areat
Importance to deliver into the Hands of the
Upon which the Caimacan order'd him forthwith to be con-
vey'd to Jclrianople, where the Court then lay. Nor was this
perfidious Renegade, contented only to renounce his Faith, but
difcover'd to the Grand Vizier the fee ret Correfpondence be
tween the Ambaffador of France and the 5 and far
ther told him, That the Packet of Letters which he had deli-
ver'd into his Hands would Cbnvince him clearly of the Truth
of what he laid.
The Grand Vizier had a jealoufie of this lecret Correfpon
dence before, but being no\v in a manner afiur'd in his fufpi-
tions through the Dilcoveries of the it may be rea
dily conje&ur'd to what a degree his paffion tranfported him
againft the Ambaflador of France, incens'd as he was already,
and boyling with revenge, efpecially being naturally inhuman
and bloody. However at this time he put a curb upon him
felf, and fliew'd more referv'dnefs and moderation then could
be expected from him.
M. de laHaye, who well underftood Defign,
and what his Errand was to the Court, and befides was well
acquainted with the Grand Vizier Difpofition, hifr Implaca
bility, and the Importance of the Affair, made no queflion
but the Intercepted Packet would put him to a great deal of
trouble and therefore he confulted with his Interpreters and
his Secretaries. Immediately the Secretary for his Ciphers
took fuch a fright at the Unfortunate Accident, that he re-
fblv'd to march off, well knowing that the up
on the like occafion of a Letter in Ciphers Intercepted, had
caus'd an Interpreter to the Venetia to be Drubb'd to Death.
Thereupon , addrefllng himfelf to M. Haye, faid he,
J am naturally fo 'very timorous, Drnb-
hing-Stich^, there is no fecret which
fore feenre me, or let me mahg my Upon which the Am-
baflador order'd him to be conveigh'd into a private Conceal
ment, and prepar'd to abide the Shock, wliatever happen d.
He then kept his Bed, very ill of the Stone, fo that he could
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