with siluer, orient perles and great Turkesses; the
other part of the house was couered with a carpet
of Cornation sattin imbrodered with gold, none were
in the roome with him, but a Bassa who stood next the
wall ouer against him banging down his head, and looking
submissely vpon the ground as all his subjects doe
in his presence. [Sidenote: The ambassador kisseth
the grand Signiors hand.] The ambassador thus betwixt
two which stood at the doore being led in, either
of them taking an arme, kissed his hand, and so backward
with his face to the Turke they brought him nigh the
dore againe, where he stood vntill they had likewise
done so with all the rest of his gentlemen. [Sidenote:
The ambassadors demands granted.] Which ended, the
ambassador, according as it is the custome when any
present is deliuered, made his three demaunds, such
as he thought most expedient for her maiesties honor,
and the peaceable traffique of our nation into his
dominions: whereunto he answered in one word,
Nolo, which is in Turkish as much as, it shal be done:
for it is not the maner of the Turkish emperor familiarly
to confer with any Christian ambassador, but he appointeth
his Vizir in his person to graunt their demaunds if
they be to his liking: as to our ambassador he
granted all his demands, and gaue order that his daily
allowance for his house of mony, flesh, wood, and haie,
should be augmented with halfe as much more as it
had bene before. Hereupon the ambassador taking
his leaue, departed with his gentlemen the same way
he came, the whole court saluting him as they did
at his comming in: and comming to the second
court to take our horses, after we were mounted, we
staied halfe an houre, vntil the captain of the guard
with 2000 horsemen at the least passed before, after
whom folowed 40 or 50 Chauses next before the ambassador
to accompany him to his house. And as before at
his landing, so now at his taking boat, the ship discharged
all her great ordinance, where arriuing, he likewise
had a great banquet prepared to entertaine those which
came to bring him home. [Sidenote: The Sultanas
present.] The pompe and solemnitie of the Present,
with the day thus ended, he shortly after presented
the Sultana or empresse who (by reason that she is
mother to him which was heire to the crown Imperial)
is had in far greater reuerence then any of his other
Queens or concubines. The Present sent her in
her maiesties name was a iewel of her maiesties picture,
set with some rubies and diamants, 3 great pieces
of gilt plate, 10 garments of cloth of gold, a very
fine case, of glass bottles siluer and gift, with 2
pieces of fine Holland, which so gratefully she accepted,
as that she sent to know of the ambassador what present
he thought she might return that would most delight
her maiestie: who sent word that a sute of princely
attire being after the Turkish fashion would for the
rarenesse thereof be acceptable in England. [The Sultanas
present to the Queene. Letters sent for England.]