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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55663	The serasquier bassa an historical novel of the times, containing all that pass'd at the siege of Buda / out of French.	Préchac, Jean de, 1647?-1720.	1685 (1685)	Wing P3208A; ESTC R235346	38,314	158

without the sight of his Mistress or upon quitting the Service of Soliman He was ashamed of the Idleness he lived in at a time when the whole Ottoman Empire was preparing for War Zaratima continually came into his Mind his Love reproached him with his Laziness and he seem'd to himself unworthy to Love so fair a Person since he was able to live so long away from her The greatness of his Courage and the Attachment he had for Soliman combated these Sentiments and he would perhaps have dyed without taking any Resolution and overwhelmed with his Perplexities if the Prince himself had not observed his Melancholy which the Change of his Countenance rendred but too visible This obliged him to ask the Cause of it Zouglan was uncapable to make use of any Artifice He could not therefore conceal from the Prince how he felt himself of too stirring a Temper to accommode himself to a quiet Life and that the Rumors of War which were disperst about had made so strong an Impression on his Mind that he was necessitated to call his Duty to Succor and to remember himself of the inviolable Attachment he had sworn to his Service to be able to resist it Soliman who was persuaded of Zouglan's sincerity and who could not disapprove of such Noble Sentiments testifyed That it would be very displeasant to him to lose him but yet that he had rather consent to his Departure than deprive the Ottoman Empire of a Man of his Merit who was in Condition to do the Sultan important Services Zouglan touch'd with the Prince's Goodness defended himself a long time from accepting the Permission he gave him to depart but Soliman having let him know that he was so far from not being content with it that he would absolutely have him make use of the Occasion which presented it self Zouglan kist the Hem of his Garment assuring him that he would be no less his in the Army than at Bursa since he regarded the Empire as a good which might one day appertain to him and that he should believe he still serv'd him whil'st he was laboring to extend the Limits of that same Empire in which he had so great a share Soliman was the first to hasten his departure that he might go sollicit Employs at the Port before the Grand Visier had disposed of them and to shew the Satisfaction he had in his Services he made him considerable Presents Zouglan being arrived at Adrianople gave an account to Ibrahim Caimacam his Protector and Friend of all that had passed between him and Soliman and in what manner he retired from that Prince but always avoided speaking to him of Zaratima He desir'd him afterwards to employ his Credit with the Grand Visier to get him employ'd in the War he design'd against the Germans This Minister who already bragg'd of exterminating all the Christians would himself alone have the whole Glory of that War and therefore knowing Zouglan's Reputation apprehended that if he should make use of his Service the Publick would attribute to him the good Success of the War This Reason oblig'd him to reject the Caimacan's Proposition but Ibrahim who had abundance of Wit penetrating the Cause of this Refusal propos'd a new to the Grand Visier the employing of Zouglan upon the Frontiers of Persia The Visier promis'd to satisfie him but withal told him That he could not send any Troops towards Asia till he had first seen whether those he design'd for Europe were compleat The Caimacan was contented with this Answer of which he advertiz'd his Friend who was mean while in great Impatience to see his Mistress Judging therefore that the Troops which were levying in so great number through the whole extent of the Ottoman Empire could not be ready of a long time he resolv'd to take advantage of this Interval for the making a Journey to the place of Zaratima's abode Having told the Caimacan that he was going to divert himself in the Country he repaired with great diligence to Temisoüar to endeavor there the seeing of this fair Person Tho' the Turks never quit the Turban Love which works many other Miracles and the Difficulties Zouglan foresaw he might meet with in seeing his Mistress made him resolve to disguise himself like a Christian and to put on a Peruke and an Hat and since it very often happens that Christian Cavaliers travelling into the Lands under the Grand Seignior's Obedience carry without being Merchants many Curiosities with which they furnish themselves in Europe to make use of an Occasion Zouglan made Provision of these sorts of Curiosities at Belgrade particularly of Stones set in work with singular Perfection He gave so liberally to all those who could facilitate the success of his Design that he was without any difficulty introduc'd to Zaratima under pretence of shewing her his choicest Rareties He took Care to disguise his Voice feigning That with much difficulty he understood the Turkish Language All these Precautions so well deceived his fair Mistress that she did not know him She admir'd the Jewels and thought only of chosing such as she most fancy'd Having set aside many pieces that pleas'd her she ask'd their price The Stranger answered her That he was not skill'd in the Merchant's Trade This Answer troubled Zaratima who already feared his taking back the Jewels she had chosen but the counterfeit Christian told her she might keep them and that he would take others in Exchange or whatever she pleas'd to give him Zaratima who had many old Pieces of which she made no use was glad to find a man of so Commodious a Commerce but what more surpriz'd her was the Strangers Easiness who contented himself with an old Ruby and some other Trifles for many Jewels she had taken which were exactly fair He offer'd also if she thought good to bring her on the morrow some other very curious things Zaratima gave him leave to come again telling him he would oblige her in letting her see whatever he had that was curious He retir'd having had the Satisfaction to be some time with this amiable Person and to get her to accept of some Presents which her Scrupulosity would have caused her to refuse had they been made her in any other way Zaratima tho very well skill'd in Jewels distrusted nevertheless her own Judgment in this rencounter wherefore she sent for a Jewess that was verst in this sort of Traffick The little which the pretended Merchant had taken in Exchange for what he left her made her fear he had cheated her and that the Stones she had of him were false but the Jewess assur'd her they were right and even of greater Value than she thought for All these Circumstances redoubled her amazement and she was impatient to see this Man again who set so little by things that appear'd to her of so great Price Zouglan had too much love to forget what he had promis'd her He came again on the morrow and presented