[Appeals to the King.] Some have adventured to Appeal to the King sometimes; falling down on the ground before him at his coming forth, which is the manner of their obeisance to him, to complain of Injustice.  Sometimes he will give order to the great ones to do them right, and sometimes bid them wait, until he is pleased to hear the Cause, which is not suddenly:  for he is very slow in all his Business:  neither dare they then depart from the Court, having been bidden to stay.  Where they stay till they are weary, being at Expence, so that the Remedy is worse than the Disease.  And sometimes again when they thus fall before him, he commands to beat them and put them in Chains for troubling of him; and perhaps in that Condition they may lay for some years.

[How these great Officers Travel upon publick Business.] The King’s great Officers when they go abroad into the Countries about the King’s Business, they go attended with a number of Soldiers armed both before and behind them; their Sword if not by their side, a Boy carrieth after them, neither do they carry their Swords for their safety or security.  For in travelling here is little or no danger at all.  But it is out of State, and to shew their greatness.  The Custom is that all their journey Victuals be prepared for them ready dressed; and if their Business requires hast, then it is brought on a Pole on a Man’s shoulder, the Pots that hold it hanging on each end, so that nothing can be spilt out into the road; and this is got ready against the great Man’s coming.  So that they are at no charge for Diet:  It is brought in at the charge of the Countrey.  But however this is not for all his Soldiers that attend him (they must bring their own Provisions with them) but only for himself, and some of his Captains.

[Their Titles and Signs of State.] The greatest Title that is allowed in the City to be given to the greatest Man is Oussary, which signifieth Worshipful.  But when they are abroad from the King, men call them Sihattu and Dishondrew, implying, Honour and Excellency.  These Grandees whensoever they walk abroad, their manner is in State to lean upon the arm of some Man or Boy.  And the Adigar besides this piece of State, wheresoever he goes, there is one with a great Whip like a Coach-whip goes before him slashing it, that all People may have notice that the Adigar is coming.

[The misery that succeeds their Honour.] But there is something comes after, that makes all the Honour and Wealth of these great Courtiers not at all desirable:  and that is, that they are so obnoxious to the King’s displeasure.  Which is a thing so customary, that it is no disgrace for a Nobleman to have been in Chains, nay and in the Common Goal too.  And the great Men are as ready when the King Commands, to lay hold on one another, as he to command them:  and glad to have the Honour to be the King’s Executioners, hoping to have the Place and Office of the Executed.  When any of these are thus dispatched, commonly he