'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.' [‎133] (556/594)

S olym an III. Kjng cfVcvim.
d:e Grandees of the Court who had the priviledge of fitting
before the King, pkc d themfelves upon the Right hand. Thf
twoFontiffs, the moft eminent Interpreters of the and
aU the Tribe of Mto flood upon L Lef. ^
Court was fate, and that there was nobody elfe to come, every
one oblerving a profound filence,. the King'enter d from the far
ther part of the Hall, and fate down: In a fliort time after
upon a a fignal given, they all rofe ■ and then the Ceremony
it felf was perform d as before related.
rafmt made the Sermon of four parts, and the the Prayer
at the end of which, exalting his Voice, he gave the Prince a
nevv Name ' ^ ch that of Solamaan. Which name beinff
r Ce r P TT C /V eV f y 0ne ' as at the firft Ceremony, gav!
their Litfh^ Alia,jo God grant tt, and may this Prince furpals in
glory and happinefs the wife Prince who was thefirft that bore
the Isfame, For Sokmaan fignifies the fame thing as ;
in the Hebrew ; from whence it was queftionlefs deriv'd.
lem in that Language fignifies peace, from whence the
derive their Sekm, which flgmfies Jffablr,
and perhaps the name of that famous Legiflator amona the
Mentans, Solon might have the fame Etymology. And^chen
the Hebrew Salomon, the Perfian Soleimaan, the Turkith and
Arabian Selm, and the Grecian Solon will come to be one and the
lame Name.
The Doctor composed that Prayer with all the Eloquence he
was Mafter of : which done, every one went to kifs his Ma*
jeftias feet and -then retum'd to their places. Where all she
Court ftaid till it was Noon, and where they were ferv'd wkha
Collation of Sweet-meats, bur no meat, by realbn of the Kings
ficknefs. And by and by the Loud Mufick from the Royal
Palace proclaim d to the whole City the News of the Ceremo
ny. All the reft of the day was fpent in Paftimes and publick
Shews ; and at night Lights were kept burning till Morning,
and the Shops order d to be kept open, for the People to walk
the Streets as at Noon day.
At the fame time all thecals and all the Money Stamps were
broken and others made with the new name ofSolemaJ, ; and
in the fpace of twenty four Hours fome thoufands of new
Crowns were difpers'd abroad. Moreover, to inform all the
Provinces of this new Coronation, a Commiffion was given to
Mahamed-Sakk tne Kings Aftrologer, Brother to the Chief
Aftrologer, and Head of the Society, to write to all the Officers
of Terfia, and all that had any Employment or Command irt
tha.
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