'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.' [‎230] (265/594)

230 The Travels of Sir John Chardin Perfia^
preter. Only he told me thus much, that he was offended to
fee the Superiour Divertife the Company at a Feftival with the
fame Hymns, which he pretended were appointed for the Ser
vice of GOD in the Church. Father alfo added,
That he took it very ill, that the Viceroy had us'd his Autho
rity fo far, to oblige the Superiour to play upon the Lute, and
fmg at every turn to pleafe his Humour j only that their Se
curity depended fo much upon his Favour, that they durft not
deny him any thing. About Midnight therefore, as I told
yee, we left 'em i after we had tak'n leave of the Prince with
all due Reverence. Neverthelefs before he would let me go, he
ask'd me how his Kinfman the King of did, and drank
his Health in a Bowl fet with Pretious Stones: and would
needs have both the Capuchins and my felf pledge the Health
in the fame Cup. Though I know not whether he did it out
of Vain-glory, or to honour the Superiour, whom he knew
to be a Subjed of his moft Catholick Majefty.
The 17th, refleding upon the Title of King of Spain, which
the Prince had aflum'd to himfelf, and finding that it was not
incoherent with what feveral Authors alledge, that the
niard Originally came out of Iberia , I ask'd the
How the prince claim'd Affinity with the King of ? They
anfwer'd, That Clement the VIII. having written to
and in his Letters call'd him Kinfman to the Second, and
the Iberians and Spaniards Brothers, his Succeflors ever (ince
retain'd that Imaginary Kindred. And upon that occafion
they told me feveral Stories of the Pride and Vain-glory of the
Georgians, and of the Viceroy in particular, and fliew'd me
the Copy of a Letter which he wrote about two Years fince
to the King of Poland. Of which I have inferred the Tranfla-
tion in this Journal, as being an Authentick Piece, and proper
to (hew that the pride of the is not a little Extrava
gant, and becaufe the Crowd of Vain-glorious Titles with
. which it is ftuff'd, difcovers plainly, that the Eaftern Nati
ons beyond all compare furpafs all others in the World in Va
nity.
P%aife, Glory and Adoration
Omnipotent, who has J
mho was neither 'Produc'd nor Enge ; Evils'-,
Ineffable, Merciful to all, as ;
Commands with abfolute louver , and
Governs em with Clemency. moji moft