'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.' [‎49] (78/594)

through fheBkck-Sea, a Countrj o/~Co]chis.
Majefty of "Poland from regaining Pofleffion, and that he
might do what he pleas'd with the but in regard the
GrandSignior s Honour was concern'd, he could not op'nly
difavow the Protedion which he had openly granted. But
M. Wk%Ojkr, being a Perfon of a violent hafty Humour, would
not accept of that Expedient, nor of any other which the
Turks propos'd. But loudly protefted in a full ' That
' though the King, the Senat and the Republick fliould agree
' to accept a Ungle Ratification, he would prevent 'em from
' doing it, by the Power which he had, as a Gentleman of
* Poland.
But when the King and the Senat underftood thdt the Grand
Sign tor. was turning his Preparations againft them; and that
moft afliiredly the next Spring they fhould have him at their
Gates, they were both furpriz'd and confounded. Nor did
the Agent himfelf know what to do, being deceiv'd by the
Rumours that were fpread abroad of the Revolt of the Ara
bians, and Sacking of Mecca 5 as alfo for that through the
Affurances which M, deKointel had giv'n him that his Moft
Chriftian Majefty would fend a Fleet of Fifty Ships into the
Archipelago, he had always Writt'n to the Republick to hold
faft their own, and not to relinquifli the leaft Tittle of their
Demands, in regard that infallibly the Grand Si. nior would
iuddainly have his Hands full on every fide.
And indeed ^Poland was very defirous at that time not to
have diverted his Highnels from his Deligns. For
which reafon, they lent an Interpreter to the Port. Who
arriv'd the 25 of May with a Train of eight Men, fix weeks
after the departure of the Agent ; and had a L odging affign'd
him, and Twenty Shillings a day for his Expences. The
Letters which he brought were from the Great Chancellor,
fuperfcrib'd to the Grand Vizier, purporting , c That Poland
1 was very much furpriz'd to underftand, that the Grand Sig-
' "ior was preparing for a War againft them; that they
e knew not the Realbn, nor had they giv'n him any Occafion;
'That if the Vortwould Ratifie the Treaty of the
' King was ready to do it, and would fend an Ambaflador Ex-
traordinary for that purpofe. But that if the Signior
5 perfifted in his Defign of making War, his Majefty was rea-
' dy to defend himfelf; protefting withal that the
4 were not the Violators of the Peace. The Interpreter Was
difpatch'd and lent back again in eight days, with Letters td
this effect j That 'Poland might fend ah Ambafiador Extraor^