'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎176] (197/448)

Jmbajfadorns Audience,Hjrcania.
TneAmbafradour by ntckWtlliams his Interpreter^ the call him:ac-
nna nted the King, That by his Matter's command he had undertaken a very great jour-
ney to congratulate his fuccefs againft their common Enemy the 7>b as alio to pro-
mote Trade, and fee Sir Robert Shcrlcy v.nd.cate himfelf from ^-^//y-% h.s m.
Durations and withal, to defire that a perpetual League of fnendlh.p might be conti.
nued 'twixt the two powerful Monarchs of Great Britain and .
The Tot-fhaHj'h raifing his Body,returned this anfwer; To thehdt, theTurkj were a
' mean People, compared with the generous Perfiom-, as appeared by feyeral Battels he had
S ven them ample proof oft and that than the no People in the World were more m.
confiderable. Nevefthelefs he wiihed unity amongftC^ytoPrinces,theO(f«»^ ground-
ins his conqueft upon their difcord. Concerning Trade, the Kmg of Great Br,mm Ihould
if he pleafed receive ten thoufand bales of filk at and for pay.
ment would by way of exchange accept of fo many thoufand Engltp Clothes as Ihould
be adequate in value; For, as he well knewthe filk was a greater quantity than he could .
ufe in his own Dominions, fo were the Clothes to him', but he would hazard the vent
ing them by his Merchants to ferve his Neighbours, fo as neither we nor he Ihould need
to traffiaue or hold correipondency with furky. It would infinitely be to his fatisfa.
dion to difappoint the Grand Seignior of that yearly Cuftom he was forced to when his
Carravans go by the way of Jlejfo or Trefiund to the Geman,
other European Merchants, fo as the Janifaries were maintained by thole Cultoms: What
was this, but to fharpen his Enemies Sword to his deftrudion ? Concerning Sir Robert
S her lev he had been long of his acquaintance, and expreffed as many confiderable fa
vours towards him (though a ftranger and a Chriflian) as to any of his born Subjefts.
That if NordiM had afperfed him unjuftly, he fhould have fatisfadion: It argued in
deed, Nom-heg ^as guilty, in that he rather chofe to deftroy himfelf by the way^han
adventure a purgation. In fome fort he prefaged my rigour ; for had he come, and
been found faulty. By my head, ( an Oath of no fmall force ) he Ihould have been cut in
as manv pieces as there are days in the Year, and burnt in the open Market with dogs-
turds. Now touching a League of Frienfhip with the King your Mafter, I chearfully
embrace it: and concerning your felf, you are truly welcome. And feeing you have
done me that Honour none of my Predeceffors ever had before v for you are the firft
AmbalTadour that ever came from Great Britain in that quality into my Countrey, you
may deferfedly challenge the more refped. Yea, as I account your Mafter Chief of
the worfliippers of Jefa fo do I of your felf in a fuperiour degree to any other Ambaf-
fadour now prefent. „' . r j it
This faid, the King fat down again. And whereas all Mahometans fizeda or KnocJc
their heads againft the ground and kifs his garment ; in a friendly manner he pulled our
Ambafladour near him, and feated him by his fide, fmiling that he could not fit crols-
legg'd: and after Audience, in another Apartment calling for a bowl of Wine, there
drunk his Mailer's health *, at which the AmbalFadour ftood up,and uncovered his headj
which being noted by the PoufraHgh, the more to oblige he lifted up his Turbant: and
after an hours entertainment, diimiffed him with much fatisfadion-
It is a real truth, that Aures atq\ Oculi Regum fmt multi, lb we found (though not the
occafion) that the King's good will became foon diverted: For, from that day till we
arrived at CazJbyn (albeit no offence was given,) neither was the AmbafFadour cajola
at Court, nor faw he the King, neither did any Sultan invite or vifit him: all which was
imputed to the envy of Mahomet Ally-beg-, who by bribery was made our enemy *, one
that for his faculty in diving into other Mens adions, and informing the Tot-jhaitgh witn
his obfervations, made a Ihift to engrofs the Royal favour, infomuch as moft bufineis ot
State palfed through this impure conveyance: fo that it came to this at length, whom
he loves the King honours, fuch as he hates the King crulhes all to pieces. To have nis
good opinion each great Man out-vies others *, infomuch that his annual comings in ^
& modis was bruited to be fevenfeore thoufand pounds fterling. And well might be, lince
Myter heg (the Overfeer of the King's Harams} has a hundred thoufand pounds year y)
if it be true that fome there aifured me. . ,
Sors noftra humilior! Tamer-beg's Houfe at the North end of the Town entertaine
twelve long dayes and nights, ( fo long the Court ftay'd after we got thither; ) w ers
the Sun darted his outragious beams fo oblique upon us, as made us believe we relt n
more heat when we were within the burning Zone, than we did in Ajharajf at ^t P
fent: Nor did the Sun we thought more torment us in the day, than did thoie in -
merable fwarms of Gnats, Musqueto's and like vermine in the night feafon. How e ,
comfort was, that if it were fo for any continuance, our ihort ftay there was 10^
our