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2 tbe fint wmk iBmsat mrMk part wUhmt m kmng iakM(dMi
3 the taag, m oMMqnaBOtt of m diipnte 1110111; tlie ibnis <£»iint'ff&'
4 wntatloo. The comnM: ftnns df the coiBlh*' tiiough ^tlie sihiiMen
5 alleged that they had btm oonfonned to by jmbaitidan from PeMii^
6 •nd U^iiek Tartary, and er«n by the brother of the ktter Monaicht
7 appeared to us a little unseasonable. The innbassador to be intro*
8 duced, .k bdougfat iodo a coBrt by two officers, who bold -him firmly
9 faj the armiB. On coming in si^t of the King, who appears at a fai^
10 window, the ambassador is made to run forward for a certain distance,
11 when he stops for a moment, and pravs for the King. He is then
12 made to run forward again, and pravs once more ; nnd, ailer another
13 run, the King calls out " Khellut." (a (ircjss,) which is followed by the
14 the Turkish word " Getsheen," (begone,) irom an officer ot state,
15 and tht untortunntp ambas^iador is made to run out of the court, and
16 sees no more ot the King, unleia he is summoned to a private audi-
17 ence ill His Majesty's closet.
18 Every thing, hovve\ er, wa.s ui the end adjusted, and, on the morn-
19 ing of the 5th of JVlarch, we set out in procession for the palace.
20 Wepassed for about three quarters of a mUe through the streets,
21 Kfaicfa as well aa the windows «kd saoft cf HbB hoMMt, im^ cMnvded
22 nsth spectetots. At -length we.mdied an-^pan ipaee under llie
23 pakuse^ or cartfe» in wlucii the king xendeB: diia apen wia filled ivith
24 people, wlio eonrerad the tide of the hill on «4ndi iSbit caade standi*
25 like the- anriifwi* at a thcatra. When we niached the gate, over
26 niiich tfaeKing^a band was pitting, w» we raqneiled to teeve the
27 greater part of our attendenta behind, end-bete oar dilutta and trum-
28 pets ivere leqnind to oeaae gpkyii^ Some time aftat^ we entered
29 tlua gitfearay, we diamounted, and, after walking abont one hundred
30 jBids, we Mcended a flight of steps, and entered a long narrow room,
31 where about one hundred and fifiy persons were seated in greet
32 ecder akkig die. walla. This was caUed the Kidiik Khauneh, or
33 guard-roooa. ite.had never been handsome, and was now out of re-
34 pair. It was spread with carpets and felts. We were led straight up
35 to the head of the room, wheie eevend men, richly dresfled, rote aa