'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.' [‎32] (453/594)

The Coronation
The General of the Mufquetteers and the at
the fame time heard theWomens Lamentations, and believing
it proceeded from themiftakeof the Mother of the Ladies that
belonged to the Prince, fenta fecond Black Enunch to allure the
Princels, that the MelTenger who waited for the Prince her Son
at the Gate had brought him happy tydings, and defircd only
to sive him notice of a more Exalted Fortune. Which they
both confirmed by an Oath moft folemn among the Perfians, by
the Head of the GreatJgrea, by whom they mean Haty, whom
they believe to be the real Succeffour to But all
.ihole Oaths and Proteftations did nothing avail but only to
augment the Miftrufts of the affli^ed Mother. She redoubled
her Lamentations more loudly than before; She hugged her
beloved Son in her Arms, and intheTranfportsof herlbrrow
called down a Thoufand Imprecations upon the deceafed
Kine her Husband, calling him
the Fatal caufe of all her Tears. Wherein fhe faid Truth, tho
he were but a very Innocent Caufe. Sometimes fhe turned to
ward the Lordly Meifenger, whom fhe reproached with the
fcurrilous Terms of %, and M fometimes
toward the Emuchs that wereprefent, whom fhe upbraided tor
Allthe while the Young Prince flood immovable; for, as is
faid, he uttered not one word j nor did he fhew in his Counte
nance any fign of forrow. It is very probable, that it was
lb extreme, as to overwhelm him in luch a fore, that he had
neither Life nor Motion. While Nature that could not find
fufficient fisns to exprefs "her dreadful pains, flood as it were en
tranced , not knowing what fide to take. Therefore the Young
Prince fhednot a Tear, becaufe the occafion which he had to
weep was fo great: In that manner he flood in the midfl ofthe
Lamentations of the Women, who detained him, and drevv him
to their knees, as if they had refolved to defend him, and pre
vent thofe that came to carry him away from approaching his
This Scene had lafled above three quarters of an Hour, for
other Black Eunuchs that were fent one after another with
Oaths and new Imprecations to affure them that the General
brought Orders only that were highly to the Princes advantage,
could sain nothing upon the belief of the Mother and the other
Women, fo that the Na^rrefolved to go himfelf in perfon to
try what he could do to undeceive her. But fo loon as he
appeared before the Mother, and with terrible Oaths endea-