About seven this morning his Excellency set forward, and prepared for his entrance into _Bucurest_, which is distant about an hour and half from _Popest_. Not far from his _conáck_ he was met by a rich coach from the Prince of _Valachia_, complimented by his two eldest sons, and attended with a guard of about five hundred men. His Excellency having mounted the coach, preceded by the guard, made his entry about nine a clock; when he was conducted to a spare palace of the Prince, near that of his own residence, and entreated to use it as his own home. It is a fair and gentile house, built of stone, and covered agreably to the custom of this place with wooden tiles; and being furnished with apartments after the Christian fashion, may be esteemed magnificent, when compared with the barbarous edifices of the neighbouring Turks. From the front it looks into a large garden, and from the right wing into another of somewhat a lesser size; both which are agreable, and afford a convenience of shade and verdure. This afternoon the Prince came on horseback thro the lesser garden to visit his Excellency, who met him at the garden door, and could scarce prevail with him to precede in going up stairs. He returned in an hour, and gave opportunity to his uncle, _Constantinus Cantacuzenus_, who has the office of grand _stolnicho_, or _steward_, in this court, to pay my Lord the same compliment. The name of the Prince is _Joannes Constantinus Bassarabas_, who has enjoyed the principality about thirteen years, having succeeded _Serbanus Cantacuzenus_, brother of the above mentioned _Constantinus Stolnichus_. He is a promoter of good order and discipline in the province, a reviver of architecture, and incourager of learning both at _Bucurest_ and other places of the principality; into which he has introduced two or three printing presses, and from thence published several books useful for the instruction and edification of the Greek church. He is about forty seven years of age, and has ten children, four of them sons; the second of whom, being about fourteen years of age, is well instructed in the Latin and Greek languages. He is of an affable, mild, and courteous temper; generous, careful of the education of his family, and a great encourager of religion; and therefore liberal in his disbursements for printing and giving away books, erecting of monasteries, adorning of churches, and other acts of piety. His uncle, _Constantinus Cantacuzenus Stolnichus_, is an elderly person, who has traveled over most parts of Europe; is skilled in the controversies of their own church, as well as in the several liberal sciences; is also well versed in politics, and by his counsels chiefly sustains the present Prince, with the honour and interest of the principality. April xxv.