'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.' [‎118] (147/594)

The Trawls of Sir John Chardift Perfi^
the Country, and was return'^ and had recreated without
doing him the leaft Kindnefs. And thus after he had giveri
us a full Accoittpt of the Nevfo that was ftirring, he told Fa-,
ther Zampi farther, That we might all go together to their
Refidence at Sipfias, and that the Prince and the Cathohcos
had order'd him to affure me and my Comrade, That we were
Welcom, and that he would provide us Men and tJorfes to
Convoy us into Ceorgid. Upon which we refolv'd to depart
the next day. •
While we ftaid at Andrghia we funer'd for no want of afty
thing j we had Fowl, Wild Pigeons, Porkers, and Goats ia
abundance. All which my People had in exchange for Lin*
nen, Needles, Incenfe ,Combs and Knives: and they had their
Provifions very Cheap too: Wine was alfo very plentiful, for it
was then the very time of their Vintage. There was alio at
ghia a Lady of Quality, who had made choice of that Place to
retire to for fecuricy but a little before. She was a Widow,
and her Husband had been Chief Minifter or Vizier to the
Prince. Father Zampi carry'd me to her Houfe, where I pre*
lented her with fome inconfiderable Trifles, and flie in Ao
knowledgment of what flie hadreceiv'd, and in hopes of more,
fent me every Day a Loaf of half a Pounds with fbme other
of her choiceft Viands. One Day fhe fent me a piece of Wild
Boars Flefh, another Day a Ball of Wax, another Day a fmall
Quantity of Honey, another time a Pheafanr, and by the Met
fenger ftill flie requefted fome Trifle or other, as Knives, Scif-
fars, Ribband, Paper, or the like, and fo flie paid her felf
double for her Prefents. One Day flie came to give me a Vi-
fit, and fliew'd her felf very Complaifantj and fignifi'd her
Fancy for feveral other things. But though I did not like this
Trade, I kept fair With her however, becaufe I would not
want Bread, which was not otherwhere to be had.
Father Zampi advls'd me to pretend my felf a Capuchin;
and gave out himfelf that I was going to the in
Georgia t That I had disguis'd my felf becaufe I would no®
be kneswn in Turkey,and to the end I might travel vvhh more
freedom. And the better to counterfeit my Difguife, he per-
fwaded me to go very meanly, arid to pretend Poverty uport
all Occafions. And for my own part} I acted my part very
well, but the ill Management of my Servants prevented my
Plot from taking Effect. They brake my Meafurcs by the
Good Houfe which they kept. For they bought the beft
Vittles they could find, let it coft what it would. In