'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.' [‎31] (452/594)

S O L Y M A N III. King of Perfia.'
gather a thouland liilpicjons and jealoufies, than go about toex-
prels it in words. We learnt afterwards, that for lometime
they flood like Statues in a profound filence,' which was firft in
terrupted by a loud fhriek of the Princefs, and afterwards by
thefe words, which brake forth through the midfl of her fighs
while Hie embraced the Prince, Jh
thy Life.
And indeed flie could not look for any other thing for him
than Death, or fome other Misfortune little lefs terrible. She
much lefs dreamt that it was to advance him to the Throne.
For in two Years that fhe had taken leave of her Husband, then
healthy and vigorous, in the Flower of his Age, not exceeding
thirty fix Years, fhe had never heard of his being fick, muchlels
could fhe believe him dead.
Therefore when fhe heard that a Noble
Order was come to /peak with the Prince, what could (he think
but that this Order came from Ha the Second; and that his
Command was either to put to death, or pluck out her Sons
Eyes; and that if they preffed him fo earneflly to come forth,
it was only to underfland and luffer the Execution of-that
Order. All Appearances confirmed this lad Sulpicion. The
feverity of the Monarch was known to her, as well as the
dilguft which he had taken againft his Eldeft Son, of which
he had given Inch publick proofs by the ftrict Captivity to which
he had confined him. But lire that moft perplexed her, and
augmented her miflrufts, was the Lady-Mother of Ham^eh-
Mr^a," Queftionlefs, faid fhe, that wicked Woman it is,
" who by herCarelfes and alluring Charms has over-ruled the
" King, to deprive my Son of the Crown, to fet it upon hers.
Thereupon fhe began to redouble her Shrieks and Lamentations
infuch a manner, that the whole Palace rang with her Com
plaints. All the Ladies furprized to hear the firfl of the Kings
Legitimate Wives in fuch an Agony, ran preiently to condole
her Ibrrows, and to intermix their Tears and Complaints with
hers. And indeed they had reafon, efpecially the Confidents
of the Young Prince, who had an extraordinary Palfion for his
Interefts. Friendfhip in others produced the fame Effects, be
lieving bloudy Executioners were come to ravifh from their
Arms a friendly Prince in his tender Years. So that it is laid
that the Women railed liicha general Compaffion, that even
the Black Eunuch who was prelent, tho they are a lort of Peo
ple endued with favage and remorfelefs Souls, could not refrain
from dropping fome few tears, and quitting that Indifferency to
which his Truftand Duty obliged him. The
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