'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.' [‎92] (515/594)

The Coronation
l^knt, which the former had mention'd, But another of the
lame name, who with his two Brothers manag'd tne Kings
Money, and had always confiderable Sums i'rheif hands, to
purchafe in Foreign Countries fuch Curioficies of value which
might pleafe the"King. This latter therefore the
fetch'd. And the General believing him to be the Merchant
Zachdra, caus'd him to fit down by him for two hours toge
ther, and receiv'd him fo civilly as to make him ftay and dine
with him. ^ ^ „ ,
Alter Dinner, l^oga-Zachara, faid the General, canjt
do me tlx kindnefs to lend me two hun (which are about
athoufand Piftols) I expeEl in f jort
Money, and then I will repay thee wi
thou fh alt fee I know how to he grateful Xo
which the Armenian repli'd. Not thou-
fand Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , tf your Lordjhij) plea This anlwer pleas d the
General, infomuch that he fhew'd himfelf highly latisfi'd, and
ask'd him if he could not fend him in the money the fame
day. To which the Armenian, underftanding what he had to
do, repli'd, Sir, faid he, the money pall fent in, when
to command it; hut Imujl % the fafirfi
fpeak one word. We are two (Br Majejlies
Factors, the one is in the Indies, the Europe; a* ,
I refide here, as you fee; all the Mon
Kjngs, and then it will he requifite that the Receipt which you gweme
fhould hefeald with the Icings Signet,
you dejire.
The General then law he was miftaken, for he could not
meddle with the King's Money, and chafing in his mind, dif-
mifs'd the Merchant, believing the had nam d this
perlon to him, on purpofe to baffle his requeft, by putting him
to defire a kindnels of the King's Factor, of whom it was not
proper for him to borrow Money. However it was only an Error
caus'd by the miftake of the Perfon, where there were two of a
name. For in regard that the are only call'd by the
Proper names which they receive in Baptilm, never ufing any
Sirnames, it happens that there are leveral perfons that go by one
and the fame Name.
However the General refolv'd to try once more; and two
days after he found an opportunity to make a fecond Requeft.
For the F^eloanter, or chief and ible Governour of the
and who has therefore that Title given him, which fignifies
Greatejl, having made fome Preients to the King, for which
his