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justice_n	chief_a	lord_n	treasurer_n	2,704	5	10.8093	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52655	A narrative of the success of the voyage of the right honourable Heaneage Finch, Earl of Winchilsea, Viscount Maidstone, Baron Fitz-Herbert of Eastwell, Lord of the royal mannor of Wye, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Kent and city of Canterbury, His Majesties ambassadour extraordinary to the high & mighty Prince Sultan Mamet Han, emperour of Turkey, from Smyrna to Constantinople; his arrival there, the manner of his entertainment and audience with the Grand Fizier and Grand Seignior.		1661 (1661)	Wing N227; ESTC R214299	7,523	13

we came to the Divan where at the upper end was placed the Grand Vizier on his right hand were five other Viziers of which the Captain Bashaw was one on his left hand were the two Judges or Chief Justices one of which wore a great Turbant of green being of the family and kindred of the Prophet near to whom was placed the Toftardar or Lord Treasurer with three other Bashaws being under Treasurers The floor of the Divan was spread with Carpets and on them a rich covering of bags of money to pay the Souldiery there being in all an hundred and fifty heaps every one of which consisted of ten purses and every purse five hundred dollers so that the summe by computation amounted to an hundred and fifty thousand pounds Being come to the door of the Divan none were admitted in besides my Lord Sir Thomas Bendish and about six or seven more being entred Sir Thomas Bendish and my Lord approched towards the Vizier others remaining at the lower end of the room where for them were set two small red Velvet Stools on which being set there passed some discourse of kindnesse and civility which being done they retired to another part of the room In the mean while the payment of the Souldiers went forward every Colonel and Captain receiving the pay of his Regiment and company which having done every one of them came up to the Vizier and kissed the hemme of his vest on his knees and so retired with great humility making haste away from him passing with one side towards him so as not to turn his back The payment being over three small Tables were brought in the Grand vizier retiring by reason of his indisposition of body on which were set a large capacious Voider for a Table that on which they dined being of silver oar other of mixed metal Being set at these Tables their meat was served in one dish after another where they had no knives laid for them to cut for supposing the sharpness of their stomacks would make amends for the want of knives they fell too after the Turkish fashion and tore it in pieces but scarce was any dish upon the table sometimes almost before they had tasted it but immediately was snatched off and another set in his place having thus superficially proved every dish of which there was about two Courses the Table was taken away and the Chouse Bashaw advised them to accompany him where they should receive the Honour of the Grand Seigniors Vests according to the usual custome upon like occasions Eighteen Vests were bestowed and one more above the number as a mark of more honour and favour Whilest this was doing the present made to the Grand Seignior by the Turkey Company was displayed in open Court consisting of fifty Vests ten being of Velvet ten of Sattin ten of Cloth of Gold ten of Tabbies ten of fine English cloth every one of which Vests was held by a several person so that fifty men were rancked in order for the better appearance and four English Mastiffs were also given as an addition to the Present In this Court were also drawn up the whole body of the Janizaries that were then paid consisting of five thousand men amongst whom there was that silence that not one whisper or noise or the least motion was understood And as the Janizaries Aga and other Commanders passed the bowing and salutations that they made were also regular at the same time as may well testifie the exactnesse of the Discipline and admirable obedience which hath been the sole cause of their Conquest and enlargement of their Empire Being thus vested and the Grand Vizier gone into the presence of the Grand Seignior to whom we bowed as he passed two Cappagee Bashaws with Silver staves conducted him to the Audience none being permitted to follow him but Sir Thomas Bendish his Brother the Drugerman the Captain of the Ship the Treasurer and his Secretary who carried the Cloth of Cold bagg in which were the Kings Letters The Gate we first entred was set vvide open vvithin it vvas paved vvith vvhite Marble vvhere attended some fourty Eunuchs all clothed vvith divers Colours of silk and Sattin Vests coming near the Presence door vve made a stand in the Porch vvhere runnes a pleasant Fountain of vvater and trode very softly so as not to disturb vvith the least motion that great Majesty vvhere vvas so profound a silence that nothing vvas heard more than the murmuring of the Fountain Just at the Entrance hung a Ball of gold studded vvith Diamonds and precious stones and about it great Chains of rich Peail The Chamber vvhere the Grand Seignior sate vvas covered vvith a Carpet of Crimson Velvet and embroidered vvith Gold vvire and so likevvise vvas an open Gallery before the Entrance through vvhich vve first passed and many of them beset vvith small seed-pearl The Grand Seigntor himself sate in a Throne raised a small heighth from the ground supported vvith four pillars plated vvith Gold from the top hung great Balls of massie and vveighty Gold The Cushions he sate upon and those also that lay by and the Carpets spread upon the Throne were all beset vvith Jevvels on his Right hand stood the Grand Vizier the tvvo Cappagee Bashavvs took him by each hand and brought him into the Presence about the middle of the room laying their hands upon his head made him bovv untill he had almost touched the Carpets vvith his fore-head and then raising him again they retired vvith him backvvard unto the furthest part of the room in like manner they did unto the rest of his company The Kings Letters being presented they vvere appointed to be carried to the Lord Chancellour and the Drugerman by his order in the Turkish Language read in his Paper to this effect First declaring hovv the King of England vvas restored again vvithout War or any Conditions and the great Clemency of the King in pardoning all but such as had a hand in the murther of his Father Secondly to recommend to his Majesty the continuance of his protection to our Merchants Thirdly to beg all English slaves as a Testimony of his Majesties gracious acceptance of him The Ceremonies being over and the paper read vve immediately retired avvay and so passing along by the Janizaries unto our horses and being mounted vve stood out of the vvay to see those Souldiers march by us vvhich indeed seemed a very flourishing Militia of young men strong and vvell cloathed about tvvo or three thousand first marched vvith baggs of money upon their shoulders aftervvards follovved about as many more running vvith much haste after the money next follovved their Commanders vvell mounted vvith brave feathers of a yard high upon-their heads next follovved the Chouses and their Commanders vvith several Bashavvs of great quality Last of all the Grand Vizier vvho being gone my Lord and his attendance proceeded forvvards and so returned to his house It is observable that there vvere admitted to eat in the Divan many of his Retinue vvhich never before vvas admitted onely for the tvvo Ambassadours and also that none had access to the presence of the Grand Seignior but onely the tvvo Ambassadours and the Drugerman 'T is observable that the dishes in vvhich the meat vvas served up vvere of a greenish colour made of earth very ordinary to the eye yet such as Cost the Grand Seignior an hundred and fifty dollers apiece brought from China vvhose virtue is such that as soon as any poyson comes into them they break immediately and therefore the most necessary for the security of the Emperour FINIS