even in the smallest matters, which we _Christians_ are apt to neglect, even in things of greatest Moment. At some distant from the Ambassador sate his Attendants with some _Turks_ of Quality with them. Peace being thus made with the _Persians_, as I told you before, yet we could get no good Terms of them at all, only we obtain’d an half year’s Truce, till I could send to my Master, and know his Answer. I was sent to be _Leiger_ Ambassador there; but, in regard there was no Peace settl’d betwixt both Empires, the _Bashaws_ thought it adviseable for me to return to my Master with Letters from _Solyman_ their Emperor; and I was to return with an Answer from his Imperial Majesty, if he thought fit. Hereupon I was again introduced into _Solyman_’s Presence, and had two large embroider’d Veils, reaching down to my Ancles, clap’d upon me; they were so heavy, that I could hardly stand under them. My Family also, that attended me, were all clad with silk Garments of divers Colours; in this Posture I stalked along, like _Agamemnon_, or some such piece of Gravity, in a _Tragedy_; and so I took my leave of their Emperor, having first receiv’d Letters from him to my Master, seal’d and wrap’d up in Cloth of Gold, and the chief of my Attendants were also admitted to take their Leaves; and thus, after we had taken our leaves of the _Bashaws_, I and my Collegues departed from _Amasia_, _June_ the 2d. The Custom is, that Ambassadors at their Departure, have a Dinner provided for them in the _Divan_, (so they call the place where the _Bashaws_ sit to administer Justice,) but this is done only to their Friends; that Compliment was omitted to me, because Affairs were not yet in an amicable Posture between them and us. If you ask me, what manner of Man _Solyman_ was, I’ll tell you. He was an ancient Man, his Countenance, and the Mien of his Body, were very majestick, well becoming the Dignity which he bore; he was frugal and temperate, even from his Youth, though he might have taken a greater Liberty to himself by the Rules of their own Religion. In his younger Days he was not given to Wine, nor to masculine Venery, which the _Turks_ much delight in; to that his very Enemies could object nothing against him on those Accounts, but that he was too uxurious, and his over-indulgence to his Wife made him give way to the Death of his Son _Mustapha_: Yet that Crime was vulgarly imputed to an Ascendent she had over him, by reason of her Inchantments and Love-Portions. This is certain, that, after he once took her for his lawful Wife, he never had carnal Knowledge of any other Woman, though their Laws did not forbid him. He is a very strict Observer of the _Mahumetan_ Religion, and is as desirous to propagate that, as to enlarge the Bounds of his Empire.