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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16139	[Most rare and straunge discourses, of Amurathe the Turkish emperor that now is with the warres betweene him and the Persians: the Turkish triumph, lately had at Constantinople.]; Epistola Constantinopoli recens. English	Billerbeg, Franciscus de.	1584 (1584)	STC 3060; ESTC S109048	32,921	54

showe in the Parke without kéeping any order at all but all in one daye and as it best lyked euerie one of them The fyrst bande and company was the Mahumemeticall Priestes bearing Bookes in theyr handes but chéefelie and aboue all the Lawe of Mahomette written in fayre great Letters theyr Musti which is in Turkie as the Pope is in all Europe was set in a high Chayre and carried vppon a Camell at euerie steppe he turned and looked ouer the leaues of his Booke fayning as though he had searched and sought for some great secrete matter then hauing giuen his blessing vnto Amurathe he was ledde into the Princelie house to offer vppe his presentes which doone he returned againe with his Priestes and Preachers You should haue then séene which I cannot tell you but with great gréefe and wéeping eyes that great Patriarch of Constantinople followed of his Cleargie hauing the Patriarchall Robe which is in manner of a Ceape trayning vppon the grounde and all of blacke the which hee offered vnto the enimie of the Christians with a great summe of Golde within a vessell of Syluer and then of all his and of his sorte he was saluted with a loude voice To saye the trueth it was a syght most lamentable at the beholding whereof a man might well alledge the auncient crie and complaine of Hellas Alas At the which extremitie the discorde thereof hath raunged ouer and destroyed a number of meste myserable Cittizens he which hytherto and héeretofore hath looked to haue all at commaunde and himselfe to be subiect nor vnderling vnto none beholde into what pouertie beastlie thraldome and myserie he is now fallen and come After him dyd martche along the Patriarche of Armenia dooing euen as the other dyd Then came the Artificers bringing theyr Shoppes vppon Chariottes and working of theyr Occupations euen in the presence of Amurathe the which he marked as dillygentlie as if he meant to haue learned some thing of them I doo héere set thée downe gentle Reader the particulers although it hath béene a thing verie greeuous vnto mine eyes to beholde and sée and to my hande to write being meruaylous wearie with those so long pastimes yet if thou hast tyme and leysure to reade and peruse the same they will be vnto thée but as playes sportes and recreations Fyrst of all then came the Goldsmythes carrying diuerse peeces of workemanshippe of Golde and of Syluer gylded verie ritchlie and artificially wrought as Cuppes Goblettes Platters Kniues Penkniues and such lyke other thing they were in number about an hundreth bothe olde myddle age young men and chyldren all most sumptuouslie apparrelled After them was drawne vpon a Chariotte with sixe whéeles theyr shoppe glystering and shyning round about on all sides by reason of the vesselles of Golde and Siluer that were therein After them you should haue séen a great number of Orapers Taylers Smithes Masons Carpenters then of meat dressers which dressed and made ready diuers sorts of meats and gaue them away fréelie to all thè people which accomponied them the Butchers martched also in order with theyr shambles and butcherie well furnished with fleshe and with trypes then came the Cookes with their kitchen and cookerie and after them the Fishmongers with diuers good made ready dishes of fishe then the Victuallers bearing diuers kindes of meates and of wines made of water and of cherries in great vesselles whereof they gaue to as many as would drinke after them came the Bakers the Potters and the Ioyners which presented and offered vnto Amurathe a gylded table and besette with diuers sortes of verie braue and fine stones then the Grocers and Appoticaries bearing with them saffron incense synomond India spyces and other such like spyces then the Glassemakers which made theyr vesselles of glasse in the sight and presence of all men then the Embroyderers going in gownes and cloakes of cloath of golde then Dyers of all sortes of cloathes of all sortes and collours the Veluet men the Taffyta men the Parchment lace makers the Cutlers the Kniuemakers the Sadlers the Spurriers the Fullers the Tanners the Curriers the Chaundlers all these hauing theyr place according to theyr degrées and euerie thing in perticular Yet must I not héere forgette the noblest sorte of all Artificers which are the Labourers who with the plough and twelue great Dren laboured the earth in that Parke to the great benefite and good of all those which were assystaunt and by at this pastime Neither must I with silence pretermit and passe ouer the Fishermen with theyr nettes and all otheyr fishing tooles and instrumentes being in a lyttle small Cocke-boate from which they fished the little small fishes After all these came the Barbars which dressed and cut off the beardes and heaires one of another the● 〈…〉 Feather makers the Fealt makers after the 〈…〉 she fashion Hatte makers Bonnet or shadowe makers Candlestick makers Weauers Brasiers P 〈…〉 and Founders without number After those ca●e● 〈◊〉 Merchaunts of cloath of Silke of Fustians of Bu●●ssins of Wosstedes and halfe w●st●d●s and of B●r 〈…〉 c. Followed of Couerlette makers and Lapi 〈…〉 men after them came a great company of Garden 〈…〉 with all sortes of fruites flowers and hearbes carrying about them for a showe the Images of him whome the olde auncient Paganes called the God of the Gardens decked and trimmed vp with leaues Nosegayes Garlandes of flowers they had behinde them the Sheepheardes Oxe kéepers Horse kéepers Mule kéepers Carters Whéelebarrowe men and Carriers with theyr Horsses Mules and Asses which were decked vp to make a laughing sport of to the world And because that they presented and brought nothing with them but woodde water and stones they were straight wayes driuen out of the Parke and so they went theyr way with shame and reproch By this tale you should haue marked the auarice and couetousnesse of Amurathe which commaunded that they should very honourablie entertaine and make much of them as brought him any fayre and ritch gift yet contrarily he neyther would sée nor heare but he draue them farre from him which brought him giftes according to theyr abillitie and power and not to his lyking I must now set downe for the afterward and last company the Singers Players of Instruments Schollers Monkes Iuglers Tumblers and Plaiers people which among the Turkes are as like them in fashions of liuing in apparell in styring from place to place as one drop of milke is like vnto another neither better nor worsser the heart of the singers Musicians had great good agréement and concorde with the armie of seditious souldiors there you might haue séen Arabians Mores Persians Grecians and Spaniardes sounding of theyr Cornets Trumpets Tabors Cyterons and other Instrumentes within the Parke or Tiltyard where they made such a confused noyse and sound without tune change of note or kéeping of tune and space that all the whole Toune sounded and rong with the route of theyr voices and