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CHAP. XV.
Of the' Author’s reception at the Court of Persia in his firth and
J laji Voyage., and what he did there during fiay at Hpahan.
I Arriv’d at Ifltaban the 26 th ot December, 166 ^. So fbon as the Nazar
was inform’d of my arrival, he fent the Kelotiter or chief of the Armenians
with feven or eight more to congratulate my arrival, and to affure me of all
the kind Offices he could do me. The next day he fent the fame Armenians
with four Horfes \ and to tell me that the King had a defire to fee what 1 had brought
for which purpofe the Kelonter had order to furnifh me with men. Thereupon I
tookHorfe, accompany’d by all the Franks that were at Zulpha. When I came to
Court,! was brought into the place where all the great Ambafiadours had audience,
where 1 found attending the Nazar, and Father Raphael fuperior of the order of
the Capuchins, ready to deliver me my Box of Jewels which I had left with him in
the Govent for more fecurity. After I had expos’d my Goods upon a fair Table
covet’d with a Carpet of Gold and Silver, and that the Nazar had difpos’d every
thing in order with his own hand,the King enter’d,attended only by three Eunuchs
for his Guard, and two old men, whofe office it was to puli off his Shoes when he
goes into any Room fpread with Gold and Silk Carpets, and to put them on again
when he goes forth. The King had nothing on but a fingle pair of Drawers of
Taffata, chequer’d red and white, which came half way the Leg, his feet being bare*
a (hort Caflbck that came but half way his body, with a large Cloak of Cloth of
Gold with hanging-fleeves down to the Ground, furi’d with Sable Martin. The
firft thing I ffiew’d was a large Candleftick of Chryfial of the Rock, the richeft
piece of that nature that ever was feen. The next was a fuit of Tapeflry hangings
held up by feveral men, as! had appointed. The Nazar then caus’d me to advance
and do my obeyfance to the King, who prefently knowing my Face again * Oh,
faid he to the Nazar, This ^ the Fringui Aga who fold me f> many Rarities about
fix years ago, Mahomet Beg Athemadoulet, After that the Nazar ffiew’d
him all my Rarities as they lay in order. Among the reft l befbught His Majefty
by Frier Raphael’, to accept of a great Steel Mirror, which when he look’d in,
he wonder’d to fee his Face fo big. But when fhier Raphael had told him the nature
ofit, he caus’d it to be held to one of his Eunuchs, which had a monftrous Hawk
Note, the fight whereof held him in laughter and divertifement for above a quarter
- of an hour. After that the King retir’d, leaving me alone with the Nazar and
Friar Raphael, As for my Jewels I put them up my felf, and had a place allign’d
me to Lock them up and keep the Key, but for my large pieces of Goldfmiths
work, the Nazar committed them to the truft of one of the principal Officers of
the Houle.
The next day early in the morning the Nazar fent for me and Father Raphael,
and made his Secretary write down the price of every thing, according to his de
mands. He had alfo his own Artifts to prize them * but that I did not value, in
regard I knew the price much better then they. Alter he had Ihew’d the Jewels*
price and all to the King, we were feveral times before we could agree » but at
length he told me, that the King would give me Twenty-five in the Hundred profit
for all the Stones * leaving me the Pearls, which he thought I might put oij at a
better price in the Indies *, which was an offer I could not refufe, and therefore
I fign’d the Agreement according to the Nazar's defire : Which when his Ma/efty
had feen, he bid the Nazar tell me I ffiould be his Jeweller in Ordinary, and that
for my fake all the Franks ffiould be the better us’d within his Territories, and
that 1 ffiould have any favour of him that I defil’d. I befought his Majefty to
give me his Patent with his Seal affix’d, whereby I might be priviledg’d to Trade
m his Dotflinions, without paying Cuftom for fuch and fuch Merchandize, and in
fuch ipanner as 1 ffiould think fitting. I alfo befought him gracioufly to grant
his Prbte&ion to a Nephew of mine, whom I had left at Tauris to learn the Lan*
guage, that he might be ferviceable to his Majefty when I was dead and gone.
, A- ; Z> There*