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DESCRIPTION OF PRINCE MUSTAPIIA.
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personages of bustards' feathers, contrived from I-J to 2 or
3 foot wide. Whether it was by chance or on purpose, I
know not, but he made a stand just before us, where I view'd
him wel (as I have done oftentimes since), being within 3
yards of him at most, now I was about 5 yards distance.
He is in generall an ugly, il-favour'd (and I guesse very
ill-natured) chit; he hath a perfect Russe face (as I have
seen enough to be some competent judge) as may be; he
hath a beetle brow, a short, flat, saddled nose, with a
little cop1 at the end ; a roundish flat face, low forehead ;
eyes and eyebrowes fair, the latter inclining to a sandy
colour; his eares very large, as much as can be seen ; his
hands (as all Turkes are brutish and carelesse of them)
tan'd and swarthy. His mother is a Russe, and his father
of a Russe extraction. He had a plain Turbant on, like
a common Turk, and a black single feather on the left side,
at the bottom of which was a diamond of about 40 (or, as
they say, 43) carats, sent home from the K. of Persia of
old to a young prince of this Empire. He had likewise
two others, very large, on each side his vest, to clasp it
before, and instead of buttons were large pearls set al
down the edge. His Dclamon under his vest was covcr'd
all before (instead of buttons and loops) with broaches of
rubyes and Emeralds ; his vest was a white cloth of silver
sables ; his delamon purple cloth of gold. He road to his
father's tent; there he was received with a kisse, and sat
down by him. After the young p. and his attendance
follow'd his Musick, Ten Pipers, 6 Drumes, 4 trumpets, 2
kcttle-drumes, and 4 tamburs (or tympanums), like sives
cover'd with parchment at bottome; all these were mounted
on camels. The streets were lined with women on one
side and men on the other. The women of quality came
coached, and the chief had stands, or shops, or chambers,
on purpose provided. All were vailed, yet I took notice
Cop = lump.
203
personages of bustards' feathers, contrived from I-J to 2 or
3 foot wide. Whether it was by chance or on purpose, I
know not, but he made a stand just before us, where I view'd
him wel (as I have done oftentimes since), being within 3
yards of him at most, now I was about 5 yards distance.
He is in generall an ugly, il-favour'd (and I guesse very
ill-natured) chit; he hath a perfect Russe face (as I have
seen enough to be some competent judge) as may be; he
hath a beetle brow, a short, flat, saddled nose, with a
little cop1 at the end ; a roundish flat face, low forehead ;
eyes and eyebrowes fair, the latter inclining to a sandy
colour; his eares very large, as much as can be seen ; his
hands (as all Turkes are brutish and carelesse of them)
tan'd and swarthy. His mother is a Russe, and his father
of a Russe extraction. He had a plain Turbant on, like
a common Turk, and a black single feather on the left side,
at the bottom of which was a diamond of about 40 (or, as
they say, 43) carats, sent home from the K. of Persia of
old to a young prince of this Empire. He had likewise
two others, very large, on each side his vest, to clasp it
before, and instead of buttons were large pearls set al
down the edge. His Dclamon under his vest was covcr'd
all before (instead of buttons and loops) with broaches of
rubyes and Emeralds ; his vest was a white cloth of silver
sables ; his delamon purple cloth of gold. He road to his
father's tent; there he was received with a kisse, and sat
down by him. After the young p. and his attendance
follow'd his Musick, Ten Pipers, 6 Drumes, 4 trumpets, 2
kcttle-drumes, and 4 tamburs (or tympanums), like sives
cover'd with parchment at bottome; all these were mounted
on camels. The streets were lined with women on one
side and men on the other. The women of quality came
coached, and the chief had stands, or shops, or chambers,
on purpose provided. All were vailed, yet I took notice
Cop = lump.