'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.' [‎142] (565/594)

of The'Invifion it will be ncceCfary to tell the Rel-
r0n in tlie year 1 664. according to out account thete attiv'd at J/-
Jana famous Embaffie from Muficvhetem two Embafla-
C wete concern'd, with a Train of about erght bnndted Men:
and the Prefems which they made the Krng were yalud by ap-
praifment at frye thoufand Tmm or fevenrcen rhoufand five hnn-
dl The^onfiftd' of two Coaches cnrich'd with ttroft fumptu-
OUS Embroideries. Harrden Horfts, and Beafc of then ow»
Country, as black Foxes, white Bears and Doynas. Bnr the
chiefeft wealth of the Prefent lay rn the prodrgrous quantity
of Sables which the frrfms call S Thefc tmbaffadors as
ir was believ'd came only to Traffick, and to have penmffion by
vertue of their Title of Embaffadors to import and export what
Goods they pleas'dwithonr paying Cuftom. And indeed twas
thonght that they fold in Sables only at ^r as many as came
to 280000 I. Ster. by which you may judge of the reft.Neverthe-
lefs the Kins of ferfia. entertained 'em very civilly at hrit, and
allow d 'em their expences which was tax'd at ten or 35
Sterline per day, which they rather chole to take in Money than
in Visuals, to the end they might lay up the beft part. To
which purpofe they liv'd meft wretchedly, and in theMagmh-
cent Palace which the King had affignd 'em they laid thert rails
amoncr the Coftly Moveables wherewith it was furmihd, like
fo many Doss. For which reafon the look d upon the
Mofcavkes as the moft pakiy narrow-ibul'd, and infamous among
all the Chriftians; and inderifion call 'em
thereby expreffing the fmall efteem they have of em; for the
ieh are the moft abjed People of all the . rr
The King therefore difdaining the Infamy of thele amballa-
dors, and feeing that indeed they were lent by their Mafterfor no
other reafon then to Traffick, to fell their Furs and other Com
modities, and to carry away Stuffs, Leather, and other luch like
Merchandizes out of ferfta, but efpecially Mony, ^ abus d em at
knerth and made little account of 'em. One of em dy d, and
the other return d home with his tatter d Train withoiu any o
nourfheWn him, or hardly any anfwer given liim.
The Grand Duke highly refented this Affront,but Qitlcmbldhis
Choler for the prefent, in regard he durft not meddle with ;
but underftanding at the beginning of the Year 1605. t at e
was dead, and that the Scepter of Verfta was fall n into the Hands
of a Young Prince, herelolv d to take his revenge, tho e