Whereupon, I posted back to _Vienna_, and began, with great Application and Diligence, to prepare Necessaries for my Journey. But such was the Flush of Business, and so little the Time allowed to dispatch it, that, when the Day fixt for my Departure came, though the King did earnestly press me forward, and I had been extremely Busy all the Day in equipping myself, and in causing Bag and Baggage to be pack’d up, even from the fourth Watch; yet it was the first Watch of the following Night, before I could be quite ready; but then the Gates of _Vienna_, which at that time of Night us’d always to be shut, were opened on purpose for me. The Emperor went abroad a Hunting that Day, but he told his Followers, That he did not doubt but that I would be upon my Way, before he returned from his Sport in the Evening, and it fell out accordingly; yet so, that I was but just gone before he came Home. At eleven o’Clock at Night, we came to _Ficiminum_, a Town in _Hungary_, four Miles from _Vienna_; there we Supp’d, for our haste was so great that we came Supperless out of Town; from thence we travelled towards _Comora_. The Emperor, among the rest of his Commands, had enjoin’d me to take along with me to _Buda_, one _Paul Palinai_ from _Comora_, a Man well acquainted with the Rapins and Depredations of the _Turks_, and so was best able to assist me in my Expostulations with the Bashaw of _Buda_, and in my Demands for satisfaction of Injuries received. But he, not in the least suspecting that my departure would have been so punctual at the Day appointed, had not yet stirred from his own House, and there was no Body could tell when he would come; which uncertainty troubled me very much. I acquainted King _Ferdinand_ therewith by Letter, and all the next Day stayed at _Comora_ expecting his coming. But the third Day, I passed over the River _Vaga_, and prosecuted my Journey towards _Gran_, the first Garrison of the _Turks_ I came to in _Hungary_. Col. _John Pax_, Governor of _Comora_ had sent sixteen Horse with me (of those that the _Hungarians_ call _Hussars_) to be my Guard; and he had given them a Charge not to leave me, till they came in sight of the _Turkish_ Convoy; for the Governor of _Gran_ had signified to me, that his Soldiers should meet me half way. We travelled about three Hours through a vast Plain, when, behold! there appeared afar off four _Turkish_ Horse; and yet, notwithstanding, my _Hungarian_ Guard accompanied me still, till I desired them to retire; for I was afraid that if they should come up to the _Turks_, some troublesome Bickering would have intervened betwixt them.