'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.' [‎74] (497/594)

The Coronatio
and this according to the Cuftom of where the Sove-
reign newly come to the Crown, fends to all Perfonsin any
rornmand or Employment of value a Patent or Commiffion
which they call and a Habit call'd palate. Which
two things afcertain him that he is continu'd in his Employ,
ment So that when they appear in Pubhck thus habi
ted, the People alfo know that they are conhrm'd in their
^This" Commiffion vaftly enrich'd the Coffers of this great
Lord, in regard that every Officer and Governour to whom he
fends'fuch a Patent and Veft, fends a very confiderable Prefent
according to the Cuftom of Terfia. But it was the mine of his
Fortune and his Family, as we (hall by and by declare ; in re
gard he made an ill ufe of his Power : For that he fent thofe
Royal Habits more fumptuous, orlefscoftly, not according to
the Rank of the Perfon, and Dignity of the Employment
which every one held, but according to the friendfhip and kind-
nefs which he Lad for them himfelf. And thus he dealt by the
Vaster or Farmer of the Province of Ma^enderan, to whom he
fent a Veft of little value, becaufe he had an Enmity againft him;
not only to be reveng d of him by that affront, but becaufe he
believ'd the indignity and vexation to be fo flighted would
tranfport his Enemy to fome other Ad that would promote his
ruine, which was the only thing that he moft cordially wifh'd
for: and thus it fell out.
This Fazier of Maunder an, call'd Mir^a-Hachem, during the
Reign of HabdsIf. was in good credit with his Prince. And
yet there was not in all Terjtaa perfbn of a more fcandalous
Tongue. He would talk of the to the King with a
moft dreadful fawcinefs 5 call the Prime Mimfter, Buffle-Head;
the Superintendant, a Liar i the Chief Juftice, downright Knave;
and then for the General of the Mufqu he laid, he was both
a Coward and a Robber. And tho gave little heed to
his difcourfe j neverthelefs the perfbns concern'd, were afraid
they fhould make an impreffion in the Kings mind to their
difadvantage, and therefore they all hated him with a perfect
hatred. 1 1 r 1
But now, the King his fiipporter being dead,
Mufquetteers, who was become the New Kings chief Favou
rite, and had obtain'd a Commiffion to fend all the Officers
their Royal Habits, refblv'd to be reveng'd, as believing
withal that it would be no lefs acceptable to the reft of the
Lords. _
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