'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.' [‎18] (47/594)

The T ray els of Sir John Ghardin Perfia,
not eo to Adrianople, though he had receiv'd Orders to appear
there. However he fent a Mefiage to who fenc
him the Order, to tell him, That he was fick a Bed, fo that
it was impoffible for him to Travel ; neverthelefs he would
fend his Son in his ftead«
But fo it happen'd, that all the Letters which the
vJier met with in the Venetian General's Packet, were writ in
Ciphers 5 fo that all the Renegado's and Interpreters in the
Ottoman Court were fent for in vain ; for there was not one
that had a Key to the Lock: which enrag'd the Vizier fo much
the more. And as for M. de la the Son, he found him
in fuch an ill Humour, at his coming to that up
on his returning him an Anfwer, fomewhat more boldly
perhaps then the Circumftance would bear, tranfport-
ed with paflion, not only caus'd him to be abus'd in his Perlbn,
but fent him Prifoner to a Tower adjoyning to the Wall of the
City i faying withal, That he
Ambajfador's Deputy, though his with
in the Amhajfador himfelf. However, the did no harm
either to the Merchants or the Interpreters, that went along
with M. de la Haye : nor to the Secretary or Chancellor; be
ing all difcharg'd at the expence of that fear, into which he
had put 'em at firft, by Threats and cruel Menaces of Tor
ment and Death if they did not Decipher the General's Let
ters. Only one of the Interpreters fell into fuch a Diftemper
upon it, that he has continu'd fick every llnce, and 'tis thought
he will never recover.
The Ottoman Court was then at as I have laid,
making great Preparations for the War. So that
M de la Haye the Father, underftanding the Vizier was
ready to march, and fearing his departure before he had en-
larg'd his Son, as it really fell out, ftrovewith his Diftemper,
and took a Journey to Adrianople ; to which his Daughter-in-
Law perfwaded him, urging him continually, That if he did
not fpeedily labour the Difcharge of his Son, he might be in
danger of his Life ; and that the was cruel and incens'd;
and therefore he ought to ufe his utmofl: Endeavours to pacific
his Fury.
A Month after the Viziers departure, the Ambafiador ven-
tur d upon a bold Exploit, that delerves to be remember'd.
A little before Vertamonts coming to there
arrivd in the fame place a certain Man, whofe Name
was Qrddet, together with his Wife, and another French Man
+ whofe