'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.' [‎131] (160/594)

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bility. That at another time he would have done me juftice
fpeedily, and to the full : However he would endeavour the
Rcftitution of what had been taken from me. The
told me the fame Story, and in ftead of afllfting me, b,egan to
preach me a Lecture of Confolation. However, they made
choice of two Gentlemen to go in their Names and demand
what had been tak'n from us. ■ f : -
But the moft confiderable Thing that I got by this Days
Work, was the Difcovery which I made, that the or
Prince had a (hare in the foregoing Days Robbery, and that
he had a third part of the Goods for himfelf. Which Difco
very ferv'd to make me Underftand the Nature of the Country
where I was, and that the Dangers were the more inevitable
that threaten'd Us. After our departure, the two Gentlemen
appointed to ferve us, went along with us, and lay at out
Houle, where it was neceflary to preferit 'em with fomething
at their Arrival. And they for their parts made a great fhew
as if they had rid about all the next Diyj and the Day fol
lowing to ferve us; but all their Riding produt'd nothing :
for the 2 (5th in the Evening they return'd to tell us they could
do us no good ; nor could they look any farther, for that the
Turks were enter'd Mingretia, burnt and fackt all before, and
therefore they were oblig'd to return fpeedily to their Ma
ilers.
I was fo accuftom'd to fuffer, that thele fame dreadful T y-
dings hardly mov'd tile. But the Theatins were at their Wits
end ; forefeeing that this Incurfion of the would utter
ly mine "em : therefore both they and we prepar'd for flight.
At the fame Inftant we heard two great Guns go off", which
Was a Signal from the Fortrels of of the Enemies ap
proach. tlpon which Signal all the People betake themfelves
to flight, carrying away with 'em into the Woods and Strong-
Places whatever they are able.
The 27th by break of Day We begart our Flight with the
reft : but I refolv'd not to meddle with any thing that I had
bury'd, or that I had hid in the Roof of the Hbufe, which I
held to be more fecure then if I fliould carry 'em along with
me. The Theatins had only one Wagon drawn by two Oxen,
and two Horfes to carry the whole Baggage belonging to the
Houfe and two Childern : and as for the Horfes, the Lay-
Brother rode upon one, and ray Comrade on the othet; who
Was then fick, which very much retarded our Journey. Two
Theatin Fryers and my felf follow'd the Wagcin afoot ana
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