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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.9697#0135
Dallam shows off the present.
my headc as low as my kne, not movinge my cape, and
turned my backc righte towardes him, and touched his kne
with my britchis.
He satt in a verrie ritche Chaire of estate, upon his
thumbe a ringe with a diamon in it halfe an inche square,
a faire simeterie by his side, a bow, and a quiver of Arros.
He satt so righte behinde me that he could not se what
I did; tharfore he stood up, and his Coppagaw removed
his Chaire to one side, wher he myghte se my handes;
but, in his risinge from his chaire, he gave me a thruste
forwardes, which he could not otherwyse dow, he satt so
neare me; but I thought he had bene drawinge his sorde
to cut of my heade.
I stood thar playinge suche thinge as I coulde untill
the cloke stroucke, and than I boued my heade as low as I
coulde, and wente from him with my backc towardes him.
As I was taking of my cloake, the Coppagaw came unto
me and bid me stand still and lett my cloake lye; when
I had stood a litle whyle, the Coppagaw bid me goo and
cover the Keaes of the organ ; then I wente Close to the
Grand Sinyor againe, and bowed myselfe, and then I wente
backewardes to my Cloake. When the Company saw me
do so theye semed to be glad, and laughed. Than I saw
the Grand Sinyor put his hande behind him full of gouldc,
which the Coppagaw Reccvcd, and broughte unto me fortic
and five peecis of gould called chickers,4 and than was I
put out againe wheare I came in, beinge not a little joyfull
of my good suckses.
Beinge gotten oute of the surralia, I made all the spede
I could to that gate where the imbassador wente in, for he
and all his Company stode ali these tow houres expecktingc
the Grand Sinyors cominge to another place whear he
should deliver his imbassege and Letteres.
Sequins.
my headc as low as my kne, not movinge my cape, and
turned my backc righte towardes him, and touched his kne
with my britchis.
He satt in a verrie ritche Chaire of estate, upon his
thumbe a ringe with a diamon in it halfe an inche square,
a faire simeterie by his side, a bow, and a quiver of Arros.
He satt so righte behinde me that he could not se what
I did; tharfore he stood up, and his Coppagaw removed
his Chaire to one side, wher he myghte se my handes;
but, in his risinge from his chaire, he gave me a thruste
forwardes, which he could not otherwyse dow, he satt so
neare me; but I thought he had bene drawinge his sorde
to cut of my heade.
I stood thar playinge suche thinge as I coulde untill
the cloke stroucke, and than I boued my heade as low as I
coulde, and wente from him with my backc towardes him.
As I was taking of my cloake, the Coppagaw came unto
me and bid me stand still and lett my cloake lye; when
I had stood a litle whyle, the Coppagaw bid me goo and
cover the Keaes of the organ ; then I wente Close to the
Grand Sinyor againe, and bowed myselfe, and then I wente
backewardes to my Cloake. When the Company saw me
do so theye semed to be glad, and laughed. Than I saw
the Grand Sinyor put his hande behind him full of gouldc,
which the Coppagaw Reccvcd, and broughte unto me fortic
and five peecis of gould called chickers,4 and than was I
put out againe wheare I came in, beinge not a little joyfull
of my good suckses.
Beinge gotten oute of the surralia, I made all the spede
I could to that gate where the imbassador wente in, for he
and all his Company stode ali these tow houres expecktingc
the Grand Sinyors cominge to another place whear he
should deliver his imbassege and Letteres.
Sequins.