'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.' [‎13] (434/594)

boLYMAN III, [{tng Perfia.
The Lords be,ng aiTembkd in one of thdr^^-d
PaYihons, which by accident was then ereded in a Garden of
the Village adjoyning to the Palace, next to the Pavilions of
the grand Mafier of the Houjhold, placed themfelves in the Tame
Order as they ufed to feat themfelves in the Kings PrefoS
That mo fay, on the Right Hand fate the
chie Mmifter, fo called from a compound word which figni
ijes the Confidence of the Empire. For the word Voulet tho
literally taken for Riches and Grandeur, yet Metapho icallv
and in a borrowed fenfe, Merfians make ufe of it fo fignifie
Ttommwn in general or particularly for that which we callSe
10 OUr ! - aS Weliave in another
place. Next to him fate the J^oelar-Agafia or Lord of the
Slaves. By which is to be underftood the General nf rhe
fecond Body of the Perfian M&w, whom they ftile the l^nn
Slaves Below him fate the SuperinteSt
General of all the Royal Demefnes; and who alfo takes par-
ticular care of the Treafunes, Furniture, Buildings, Manu-
fadures. Magazines, Stores, and Servants, andina word of
all things that relate to the Kings Houfliold.
Next to him fate the Divaan-Bekt ; a word fo formed from
the corruption of two other, or
Comal of JuJhce. And he that bears this Title is thefupreme
Judge in all Civil and Criminal Caufes, which coihe before him
by way of Appeal from all parts of the Kingdom. Nor is
there any one but the King himfelf who can flop the Execution
and Sentence by him once pronounced. Next to whom fate
the Mr-Jteuer-Bach, or Grand Efquire. For thofe Perfian
77°* 5 ® n1 / n-^r ^^ The
Hakiem-hacht,ot Chtef of the Thyfcians, that is, the chief Phy-
Right Hand? ' ^ ^ lowermoft the
On the Left Hand, he that held the uppermoft Seat was
fu or&cLordof the Musketee bemg the General of
the third Body of the Perfian Mil Next to whom fate the
JJ aa - -ovtezi, or the Notary of Occurrenaes, or of fuch Tranf-'
bf the ^ i t0 c Empire, and may be therefore faid to
be the principal Secretary of State. Next to him fate the
Mr-tchehar-Bach, or Prince of the Chace, an Office well
mZVplT ^ Tkk ? ( ^ or c hiefHuntif
^ next . £0 hlm ^MunehzimSachi, or the
kersifttV^ ^% W r 0 iS 0116 of the moft ^onfiderable
Peers in the Court of ferfr.On the fame fide, but at feme
diftance