'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.' [‎104] (527/594)

The Coronation
faithful Subject, and moft paffionate for his Countries welfare
in the World. He vow'd that he himfelf fliould be the
as they call it, or the Sacrifice that would be offer'd for the
fafety of the People, and that he would go himfelf to
and there expole his own Pcrlon to the firft Aflaults of his
Enemies. He alio engages the General of the Army in this
Intrigue; who befides was willing enough of himfelf to re
turn him like for like, and to repay him for the kindnefs he had
done him,as we have already related. The King therefore per-
fuaded by thefe two Lords that were his Confidents, the one
the General of his Armies, and the other General of his Slaves,
aranted to the latter what he contended for with fo much heat,
and gave him a Commiflion to raife men for with
hopes of the Government it (elf in a fhort time. Which was
no fmall joy to this fame contriver of Wiles and Intrigues,who
thereby thought himfelf fafe fhelter'd from all thofe milchiefs
which his turbulent Ipirit had brought upon him.
We have already told ye that this Lord was always look'd
upon as a notorious Cheat, and that in the Keign of II.
being fiipported by the favour of his Prince he had put a hun
dred tricks upon the Court: that he took money at that time of
all that offer a it him : promifing to help 'em to the Offices and
Employments for which they fu'd: but that when he had their
money, he prefently forgot all his Promifes: that it was his
paftime to fbw difcord, and kindle the Coals of Diffention:
that he forg'd dangerous Calumnies and Accufations againft his
Competitors, and with a brazen forehead utter'd 'em to the
King for real Truths. As to other things he was a comely
well proportion'd Perfbn, a man of great Courage and Wit,
dextrsufly handl'd his Arms, and liberal to Magnificence: fo
that he might have pals'd for one of the braveft men in the
World, had it not been for that lame black Malignity that in-
fe<fted all the reft of his Anions. In a word, there never
was in one man a greater Medley of good and bad Qua
lities.
His good Qualities gain'd him the affection of his Maflers •,
his bad ones render'd him odious and formidable to his Equals:
and having gain'd the Affe&ion of his Young Sovereign, as
he had won the favour of his Father, he praftis'd the lame
fooleries under the new Prince as before.
One of the firft mifchievous Pranks fell upon Mr^a Ibrahim,
or Abraham, Vaster, or ^oyal Farmer of or Media;
which is one of the richeft in all From this perfon
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