'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.' [‎237] (272/594)

through the Bkclc-Sea, and Colchis.
3. It is in the ferftdn, Whofe For thd
Followers of All hold the Kings of for Saints, in the
Quality Mahomet s Succeflbrs and Lieutenants of GOD. And
it is an Article of their Faith, That their Kings go to Heaven^
by a Deftiny as Uncontroulable and as Natural as the Birds fly
to their Nefts.
4* The word which I Tranflated EnropeMSy is ; for
trie Orientals call by that Name all that are born in the
Jiian Dominions of Europe, except thofe of
gui is moft certainly deriv'd from Francois 5 the having
alfuredly given that Name to all the becaufe the
French were the firft among 'em with whom they had Com"
mercc and Alliance.
5. Honialy which I have Tranflated is as much a-s
(petty Regents, or Inferiour Officers. Under which Names are
comprehended the Daroga, or Judge of Criminal Caufes, the
Mujiaufy or Controller of the The Sheic-eU
or Lieutenant Civil. The Vafier, or Receiver-General, and
the l\elonter, or Provoft of the Merchants.
6. One of the moft Ordinary Titles which the Qerfians give
their King, is Alempenha , or the and Bafes of the
World.
y.This is the Eleventh Month of the Year.
I gave the Chancellor's Secretary a as his Fee foT
jDifpatches of this Nature; Though there be no certain Rule
for fuch Fees; but only every one gives according to the Ad
vantage which he receives by his Difpatch, and according to
his Quality and Condition. Prdcntly my Guide gave me tb
Underftand, That he wanted a Horfe, which was as much as
to fay that he wanted four Gui to buy one. Which I
immediately knew to be a Trick to get Advance-Money out
of me, fearing left when I came to that I fhould be
fb diflioneft as to recompence him only with a Trifle, or per
haps give him nothing at all. For the are not vefy
prone to make Acknowledgments, and for the they
are ingrateful above meafure. The greateft KindnefTes make
no Impreflion upon their Minds: for they forget em, and
P p p repay