'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.' [‎48] (77/594)

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f ranee to imploy againft the ^jhofe migF.ty-Preparations
of War which the greateft part of her Neighbors dreaded.
And now having thus giv'n an Accompt of the whole Pro-
prefs of M- Nowtel's Negotiation at the , I (hall add
fomething in fhort in reference to the Negotiations of U
% osh the Folifh Agent, and Procurator
of Venice, of which two the one happen'd to depart as loon
as 1 arriv'd there *, but the other remain'd at the Court all the
■while I ftaidf t • » i
The Grand Vt%ter order'd 1700 CrdWns to be giv n to the
(Polifh Agent at his departure, for the difcharge of his Debts,
and his Expences upon the Way ; allowing himbefides feven
Waaons and a Chiaws. The of alfo had Or-
ders^to caufe him to be Conduaed through the Frontiers of
Tartary and to Command the Tartars to detain him, till they
underftood that the Tnrkt/h who was in had
pafs'd the Frontier^ and was enter'd into The
did all they could to compofe all Differences with this Agent,
and to prevent a W«r with his Mafter. For the had fome
Defigns upon Perfta and the fo that it was only by
conftraint if they turn'd their Arms againft On the
other fide the folander could not brook the Protedion which
the Grand Siguier had given to the Coffach^- For which rea-
fon the King demanded that his Highnefs would publickly re
nounce the Protection which he had publickly allow'd. To
the end that the CoJfachj being terrifi'd by fuch a Defertion,
might be compell'd to fubmit the fooner to the Polifh Prince
without Fighting, and he by that means regain the Poffefllon
of the Ukraine, which is his particular Demeafns, and the Pa
trimony of his Anceftors.
During the Raign of King ( I{al%ieuskie was fent
to demand the Ratification of the Treaty of CoShhin, which
was obferv'd between Poland and ; and fome other
Things. To which the fort made anfwer. That they would
Ratifie the Treaty purely and barely without mentioning the
Coffacks. But M. ^{atT^iemh^e dy'd at before he
could conclude his Negotiation. Whole Imployment of Agent
his Secretary, M. If'ili.oskj by the Order of the King that fuc-
ceeded Caftmir, was appointed to fupply, and receiv'd Infttu-
£tions to reprefent to the 'Port, That feeing the was
the particular Eftate of the Prince who then Raign'd, he had
a double Reafon to claim the Repofleffion of it. To which
the 'Tort rcturn'd for anlwer, That they w T ould not hinder his
Majefty