Early voyages and travels in the Levant : $b I.—The diary of Master Thomas Dallam, 1599-1600. II.—Extracts from the diaries of Dr. John Covel, 1670-1679. With some account of the Levant Company of Turkey merchants.Covel, John
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Early voyages and travels in the Levant : $b I.—The diary of Master Thomas Dallam, 1599-1600. II.—Extracts from the diaries of Dr. John Covel, 1670-1679. With some account of the Levant Company of Turkey merchants.
Covel, John
Company of Merchants of England Trading to the Levant; English diaries; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Turkey; Middle East -- Description and travel; Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
P. 141, _Agnus castus_ is the oleander.
P. 143, “Magla” should be Nagara, exactly on site of ancient Abydos.
P. 153, “Kalenderis” are, as stated by Dr. Covel, a sect of dervishes.
P. 153, “Jamurluck” is a tunic.
P. 154, “Bellonius.” This is Pierre Belon, a well-known French
archæologist, who wrote _Thesaurus Græcarum antiquitatum_, Antwerp, 1589.
P. 196, “Mr. Cook.” This must be the Mr. Coke who was present at the
solemnities, and wrote the following:—“A True Narrative of the Great
Solemnity of the Circumcision of Mustapha, Prince of Turkey, eldest
son of Sultan Mahomed, present Emperor of the Turks. Together with an
account of the Marriage of his Daughter to his great Favourite Mussaip at
Adrianople. As it was sent in a letter to a Person of Honour.
“By Mr. Coke, Secretary of the Turkey Company; Being in Company with his
Excellency the Lord Embassador, Sir John Finch. London, 1676.” Reprinted
in _Harleian Miscellany_.
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PART I.
MASTER THOMAS DALLAM’S DIARY.
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1599.
In this Book is the Account of an Organ Carryed to the Grand Seignor and
Other Curious Matter.
Nessecaries for my voyege into Turkie, the which I bought upon a verrie
short warninge, havinge no frend to advise me in any thinge.
_Imprimis_ for one sute of sackcloth to weare at sea 1 2 0
Item for another sute of Carsaye[10] 1 18 0
Item for tow wastcotes of flanell 0 8 0
Item for one hatt 0 7 6
Item for an arminge sorde 0 6 0
Item for a chiste 0 9 8
Item for 3 shirtes 0 18 6
Item for one doson of bandes 0 12 8
Item for half a doson of bandes 0 10 0
Item for one bande 0 2 6
Item for sixe shirtes more 1 14 0
Item for one doson of hand chirthers (handkerchiefs) 0 10 0
Item for one pare of garters 0 4 0
Item for one doson of poyntes[11] 0 1 0
Item for another doson 0 2 0
Item for 2 pare of stockins 0 12 0
Item for one pare of lininge britchis 0 1 4
Item for one pare of pumpes and pantables[12] 0 3 6
Item for 3 pare of showes 0 7 0
Item for a girdle and hangers[13] 0 2 8
Item for a gowne 1 10 0
Item for a pare of virginals 1 15 0
Item for a pare of fustion britchis 0 2 6
Item for a hatbande 0 4 2
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