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covel's diary.
least molestation or difficulty. I was round with him in
twenty companyes of Turkes, and houses and places ; but
that is not now to be insisted on.
When the lights began. I and he went on the People's side,
where were many more horsemen besides. My horse
snorted and trembled, so I suspected no good, yet I was
resolved to stay and see all. Just as the fireworkes began,
he and many other horses by, ran mad, and rising up
fell on his hams, then, trembling, on his side, fairly layd
along and run away as if the Divel had drove him. T
was getting up, but seeing many, many mad Jades coming,
I fell flat on my face, and committed the event to God.
His name be ever praised ! for though I dare sware at
least 100 horse and people came over me, I got not the
least harm imaginable in the world.
You must understand this Bocareschi was a very para-
site as lived, an excellent wit, and some little learning, the
Latin toung perfectly ; but for his damned traiterous per-
fidious tricks, was kick't out of all publick ministers' com-
panyes. And for my own part I knew him well, but
caressed him onely to make my ends of him at this time ;
which I did, for he had come and made a little interest here
with my Ld. and Sir Tho. Baines. We went for Adrian-
ople, and there he come almost every day, and eat and
drank wine with us. Now he kept alwayes fair with me,
for fear I might doe him some discourtesy. I alwayes gave
him good words, though in good earnest every one else
hated him. That you may see once for all what a beast he
was, he came and eat and drink at my Ld.'s Table with
the Plague upon him twice, and at last dyed of it, within 8
houres after he went from us.
I was with the Ragusean Embassr. (as is said) several
times to see the sights. We alwayes had a cherbigce or two
that look't after us, and would not suffer the greatest Turk
whatever to molest us ; but we sat on a cushion with
bolsters and cushions, very near the Vizier's tent. Once
covel's diary.
least molestation or difficulty. I was round with him in
twenty companyes of Turkes, and houses and places ; but
that is not now to be insisted on.
When the lights began. I and he went on the People's side,
where were many more horsemen besides. My horse
snorted and trembled, so I suspected no good, yet I was
resolved to stay and see all. Just as the fireworkes began,
he and many other horses by, ran mad, and rising up
fell on his hams, then, trembling, on his side, fairly layd
along and run away as if the Divel had drove him. T
was getting up, but seeing many, many mad Jades coming,
I fell flat on my face, and committed the event to God.
His name be ever praised ! for though I dare sware at
least 100 horse and people came over me, I got not the
least harm imaginable in the world.
You must understand this Bocareschi was a very para-
site as lived, an excellent wit, and some little learning, the
Latin toung perfectly ; but for his damned traiterous per-
fidious tricks, was kick't out of all publick ministers' com-
panyes. And for my own part I knew him well, but
caressed him onely to make my ends of him at this time ;
which I did, for he had come and made a little interest here
with my Ld. and Sir Tho. Baines. We went for Adrian-
ople, and there he come almost every day, and eat and
drank wine with us. Now he kept alwayes fair with me,
for fear I might doe him some discourtesy. I alwayes gave
him good words, though in good earnest every one else
hated him. That you may see once for all what a beast he
was, he came and eat and drink at my Ld.'s Table with
the Plague upon him twice, and at last dyed of it, within 8
houres after he went from us.
I was with the Ragusean Embassr. (as is said) several
times to see the sights. We alwayes had a cherbigce or two
that look't after us, and would not suffer the greatest Turk
whatever to molest us ; but we sat on a cushion with
bolsters and cushions, very near the Vizier's tent. Once