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sight of them) but 48 of my pulses, which is not much
above \ a minute, as I have tryed by a half minute glasse
at sea severall times. My Ld. stay'd after them about 200
of my pulses, so that in all he could not be there much
above 4 minutes at most. He being led in and bowed (as
is said) pro more, the chief Dragoman read his speech (and
yet was out about the middle of it, as my Ld. himselfe
told him before me afterwards), which I saw and was just
12 lines and a half in a small quarter of a sheet. That
ended, the Secretary gave the king's letter to the Drago-
man, and he to the Vizier, and he lay'd it by the G. Sr.'s
right hand upon his bolster, who cast a kind of scornful
eye towards it. The Vizier immediately told them : It's
well, and he as Vikiel or deputy should take care of their
businesse ; and so, without one word or complement passing,
they were all led out again. This my Ld. himself told me,
and his Secretary and Dragoman confirm'd it.
Now for grandeur and state of what was there, my Ld.
himself gave us this account. The G. Sr. was set leaning
upon a bed, and had put on a most severe, terrible, stately
look. The bed had four posts, like ours, but whether with
silk curtaines, valence, etc., is not sayd. The counter-
pane was of crimson velvet embroyder'd and flour'd with
pearl, and round the edges went eight rowes of the same,
all as bigge and as fair as ever he saw in a necklace.
The floor was crimson sattin, embroyder'd likewise and
wrought with gold wire, which in some places was very
big. The G. Sr. had a small, plain Turbant on, with
a little feather in it; at the bottome it had a brooch of
Jewels, amongst the rest one very large diamond. At the
feet of his bed stood a large cabinet all cover'd over with
jewels, which he first valued at 100,000//. (but in a second
relation at 200,000//.) sterling; he judged it to be full of
jewels. His vest and delamon,1 from his neck down before,
1 Cloak.
covel's diary.
sight of them) but 48 of my pulses, which is not much
above \ a minute, as I have tryed by a half minute glasse
at sea severall times. My Ld. stay'd after them about 200
of my pulses, so that in all he could not be there much
above 4 minutes at most. He being led in and bowed (as
is said) pro more, the chief Dragoman read his speech (and
yet was out about the middle of it, as my Ld. himselfe
told him before me afterwards), which I saw and was just
12 lines and a half in a small quarter of a sheet. That
ended, the Secretary gave the king's letter to the Drago-
man, and he to the Vizier, and he lay'd it by the G. Sr.'s
right hand upon his bolster, who cast a kind of scornful
eye towards it. The Vizier immediately told them : It's
well, and he as Vikiel or deputy should take care of their
businesse ; and so, without one word or complement passing,
they were all led out again. This my Ld. himself told me,
and his Secretary and Dragoman confirm'd it.
Now for grandeur and state of what was there, my Ld.
himself gave us this account. The G. Sr. was set leaning
upon a bed, and had put on a most severe, terrible, stately
look. The bed had four posts, like ours, but whether with
silk curtaines, valence, etc., is not sayd. The counter-
pane was of crimson velvet embroyder'd and flour'd with
pearl, and round the edges went eight rowes of the same,
all as bigge and as fair as ever he saw in a necklace.
The floor was crimson sattin, embroyder'd likewise and
wrought with gold wire, which in some places was very
big. The G. Sr. had a small, plain Turbant on, with
a little feather in it; at the bottome it had a brooch of
Jewels, amongst the rest one very large diamond. At the
feet of his bed stood a large cabinet all cover'd over with
jewels, which he first valued at 100,000//. (but in a second
relation at 200,000//.) sterling; he judged it to be full of
jewels. His vest and delamon,1 from his neck down before,
1 Cloak.