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 ish mace, in which was a gilt striking-clock, and so forth. From Ferhat we afterwards rode to the Vizier Muhamet, who had been barber to the preceding emperor, and, after kissing his hand, gave him from his Imperial Majesty 1,000 rix-dollars, an ewer with a silvergilt basin, and a large clock in the shape of a sea-horse, adorned all round with various shells. Having transacted all necessary business with him,—(he was a born Hungarian, but had turned Turk,)—we returned to our hotel.

Another day we went to three other pashas, and also to a chiaous, who was by birth a Croat, and had a daughter of the Turkish emperor to wife; to Ibrahim Pasha, who was also a Croat; and to Cykula Pasha, who was by birth an Italian, from Messina, and at that time captain, or high admiral. Having saluted these pashas, we gave them 1,000 dollars a-piece, a silver-gilt jug, with a basin, a silver-gilt bottle, in the shape of a moon, two large double-gilt beakers, a clock like a Moor leading an English dog by a chain, and another clock, on which was a Turk sitting on horseback, and behind him a lion overpowering another Turk, all which moved when the clock struck, and the horse pawed with his foot, and turned his eyes every minute. To other officials simpler presents were delivered by the steward, dragoman, or interpreter of my lord.