The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09: Asia, Part IIHakluyt, Richard
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The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09: Asia, Part II
Hakluyt, Richard
Discoveries in geography -- English; Voyages and travels
The plaintifes expect the grand Signiors going abroad from his pallace,
either to Santa Sophia or to his church by the sea side, whither, with a
Perma (that is one of their vsuall whirries) they approch within some two
or three score yards, where the plaintife standeth vp, and holdeth his
petition ouer his forehead in sight of the grand Signior (for his church is
open to the Sea side) the rest sitting still in the boat, who appointeth
one of his Dwarfes to receiue them, and to bring them to him. A Dwarfe, one
of the Ambassadors fauorites, so soone as he was discerned, beckned him to
the shore side, tooke his Arz, and with speed caried it to the grand
Signior. Now the effect of it was this; that except his highnesse would
redresse this so great an indignitie, which the Vizir his slaue had offered
him and her maiestie in his person, he was purposed to detaine the Present
vntill such time as he might by letters ouer-land from her maiestie bee
certified, whither she would put vp so great an iniurie as it was.
[Sidenote: The great hall of Iustice.] Whereupon he presently returned
answere, requesting the ambassador within an houre after to goe to the
Douan of the Vizir, vnto whom himselfe of his charge would send a gowne of
cloth of gold, and commaund him publikely to put it vpon him, and with kind
entertainment to imbrace him in signe of reconciliation. [Sidenote:
Reconceliation with the Vizir made.] Whereupon our ambassador returning
home, tooke his horse, accompanied with his men, and came to the Vizirs
court, where, according to the grand Signiors command, he with all shew of
kindnesse embraced the ambassador, and with curteous speeches reconciled
himselfe, and with his own hands put the gowne of cloth of gold vpon his
backe. Which done, hee with his attendants returned home, to the no small
admiration of all Christians, that heard of it, especially of the French
and Venetian ambassadors, who neuer in the like case against the second
person of the Turkish Empire durst haue attempted so bold an enterprise
with hope of so friendly audience, and with so speedie redresse. This
reconciliation with the great Vizir thus made, the ambassador prepared
himselfe for the deliuerie of the Present, which vpon the 7 of October
1593. in this maner he performed.
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