The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Vol. 2 (of 2)Busbecq, Ogier Ghislain de
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The Life and Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Busbecq, Ogier Ghislain de
Busbecq, Ogier Ghislain de, 1522-1592
overwhelmed by the news of the Spanish defeat, 316;
rescues the standard of the Neapolitan galleys, 322;
becomes surety for Don Juan de Cardona, 325;
his charity to the Spanish prisoners, 326-330;
fears he will lose the money advanced to them, 329;
good effects of his example, 330;
the plague in his house, _ib._;
allowed to import wine for his private use, 332;
his request to leave his house on account of the plague refused
by Roostem, 333;
granted by Ali, 334;
visits Quacquelben on his death-bed, 335-336;
erects a monument to him, 337;
goes to Prinkipo, _ib._;
his fishing there, _ib._;
his walk with the friar, 340;
his acquaintance with the Metropolitan Metrophanes, 341-342;
Pashas afraid he may escape, 342;
returns to Constantinople, _ib._;
interview with Roostem, 343;
Ferdinand’s bounty to him, 344;
his inquiries for Ali, 347;
alarmed by the invasion of Moldavia, 349;
interview with Ali on the subject, 349-351;
sends home the released pilgrims, 353;
accused by Lavigne as a Spanish spy, 354;
his interview with Goths from the Crimea, 355-359;
with Turkish pilgrims, 359-364;
feats of a mountebank he saw at Venice, 365;
his confinement relaxed, _ib._;
refuses to appease the Cadi by a bribe, 368;
writes to encourage de Sandé, 372;
asks Ferdinand to intercede for the Spanish prisoners, 373;
argues with his cavasse on predestination, 383-384;
fears the effect of Bajazet’s death on his negotiations, 385;
hears of his death from Ali, _ib._;
makes inquiries of his friends, _ib._;
his precautions in concluding peace, 387;
his presents from Ali, 388-389;
starts for home, 390;
a good walker, 391;
recovers his appetite, _ib._;
his application to Ibrahim, 395;
reaches Buda, 396;
visits the Pasha, _ib._;
reaches Gran and Vienna, 397;
informs Ferdinand of his arrival, _ib._;
is graciously received by him, 398;
longs for home, 399;
prefers retirement to a court, 399-400;
his high opinion of Hannibal, 408;
books, plants, animals, &c.,
brought back by him, 414-417;
sent a physician to Lemnos, 416;
his journey to Paris, ii. 3;
stays at Speyer from illness, _ib._;
his second visit to Spain, 4, _note_;
reaches Paris, 5;
his interviews with Queen Elizabeth, 5-7;
dissatisfied with the dower business, 14;
asks for instructions, _ib._;
his forecast of the future, 15;
his conversation at Kaiserslautern, _ib._;
complains of Paris prices, 19;
intends going to the Netherlands, _ib._;
his interview with Pibrac, 29;
his conversation about the dower with the Bishop of Paris
and others, 33;
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