'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.' [‎63] (92/594)

through the Black-Sea, and the 0/Colchis. 65
which I have mention d either in (laying any longer
fiantimple, or in travelling quite through' ^
The Danger indeed ot the '^ lac One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ^Sea was the gtea reft be-
caule it threaten'd the lofs of all ; but it was more uncertain.
The Hazards ot were lefs | for there was no fear of
I ife's being loft ; or of lofing entirely the whole CW But
it was more difficult to be avoided, fo that at length f refolv'd
for the < Blach c Sea, and prepar'd to embark.
One of ray Friends to whom I imparted my Deiign, eni
gag'd a Greek. Merchant to affift me, who was bound for
this, and went in the Saic prepar'd for He was a very
honeft Man, befides that my Friend had. fome hank as well
over his Eftate as Perfon. So that he obiig'd him to ferve me "
to the uttermoft of his Power, under the forfeiture of his
Friendfliip if he fail'd. Thereupon the Merchant un
dertook to help me, and did it fo cordially and feduloufly that
the Succefs anfwer'd both his Diligence and Fidelity. He cook
upon him to hire Cabbins for me in the Saic, never difcover-
ing for whom it was ; he put my Goods aboard, forae and
iome, as he faw his Opportunity. ' He gave me advice, and
neceflary Inftrudions how to make myfclf refpcckxl in the
Veflel, and to get good Entertainment at C,ifa^ whither I
was firft bound Among the reft of my Dire&ions, he or-
der'd me to get good Recommendations to the Officer that
was to Command at J%ac ^ and to take along with me the
Grand Sigmors Pals. As for the Recommendation, [ did not
much fear to get it, but the Pafs drove me to defpair, bccaufe
I had already been refus'd it.
Thereupon I difcover'd my perplexity to M.
befeeching his Excellency to give me leave to make nfe of the
Letters ot Recommendation which I had from the Enghp Am-
baflador, who was at Tans, when I departed thence, for the
Englifh Ambaflador at Conjiantinople, that I might by his means
obtain a Pafs as an EngliflvMan Which although
Nointel fcrupl'd at firft, yet he confented at length, when I
told him the Urgency of my Occafions. So that he caus'd
his Secretary both to write and carry his Letter to the
Ambaflador, who was very glad to ierve his Excellency in my
behalf. And indeed the Ambaflador purfu'd his Kindnefs with
the greateft Grace in the World, and with a real AfFe&ion,
but without fuccefs. For as the Ca was ready to fign
the Pafs, Some-body gave him private Intimation to take a
care what he did j for that the Pafs recjuir'd of him was for
a