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dallam's travels.
When I came to that greate gate I sawe our Imbassador
takeinge horse to begone. As I was making haste towardes
him, he saw me, and came to me, Askinge me yf the Grand
Sinyor had sene the presente. I tould him yeas, and that
I had sene the Grand Sinyor, and that I had gould out of
his pockett; whearat he semed to be verrie glade.
As he was speakinge unto me thar cam towe brave
Turkes ridinge to my lord, bidinge him take his place
and staye a litle; than my lord bid me take my place
awhyle, for he desiered to heare more of that good
neues.
So, when everie man had taken his place, thare was a
greate gate opened on one side of the courte, and sodenly
thar came oute at that gate five hundreth men on hors-
backe, whose habbittes wear strainge to us, and their
horsis wear verrie good.
Lykwyse thare came 500 jenisaris on foute, everie man
havinge in his handc a great cane like unto a beadles
staffe, and theye wear also in a strange habitt. This
thousande men did but only cross the Courte for a show ;
they beinge gone, thar came sixe brave Turkes, well
mounted, to our imbassador, and conducted him to the
water side.
When my Lord was com to his owne house, he, with the
12 jentlmen, entred into his Chamber, and than he scnte
for me to tell him in what maner the Grand Sinyor had
sene the presente, and how I came to se him. When I
hade tould them the discource of it, they weare all verrie
glad that he did so well like the presente ; but my lorde
sat still a good whyle, and said nothinge untill one asked
him what he did stodie, on seinge althinges proved so well.
My lord Answeared him, that he was sorye for onethinge,
the which was that he never had any thoughte of my
cominge into the Grand Sinyors presence, nether that any
other would make it doubtful unto him, for if he had but
dallam's travels.
When I came to that greate gate I sawe our Imbassador
takeinge horse to begone. As I was making haste towardes
him, he saw me, and came to me, Askinge me yf the Grand
Sinyor had sene the presente. I tould him yeas, and that
I had sene the Grand Sinyor, and that I had gould out of
his pockett; whearat he semed to be verrie glade.
As he was speakinge unto me thar cam towe brave
Turkes ridinge to my lord, bidinge him take his place
and staye a litle; than my lord bid me take my place
awhyle, for he desiered to heare more of that good
neues.
So, when everie man had taken his place, thare was a
greate gate opened on one side of the courte, and sodenly
thar came oute at that gate five hundreth men on hors-
backe, whose habbittes wear strainge to us, and their
horsis wear verrie good.
Lykwyse thare came 500 jenisaris on foute, everie man
havinge in his handc a great cane like unto a beadles
staffe, and theye wear also in a strange habitt. This
thousande men did but only cross the Courte for a show ;
they beinge gone, thar came sixe brave Turkes, well
mounted, to our imbassador, and conducted him to the
water side.
When my Lord was com to his owne house, he, with the
12 jentlmen, entred into his Chamber, and than he scnte
for me to tell him in what maner the Grand Sinyor had
sene the presente, and how I came to se him. When I
hade tould them the discource of it, they weare all verrie
glad that he did so well like the presente ; but my lorde
sat still a good whyle, and said nothinge untill one asked
him what he did stodie, on seinge althinges proved so well.
My lord Answeared him, that he was sorye for onethinge,
the which was that he never had any thoughte of my
cominge into the Grand Sinyors presence, nether that any
other would make it doubtful unto him, for if he had but