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18 God !” Entering into a Greek lodging, he was I much eased of his blows, by their anointing him with divers oils, and kindly received and refreshed gratis, because he had suffered so much for Christ’s sake. Next day he went to pay his duty to Sir Thomas Glover, the English ambassador, who courteously entertained him three months in his house “ A more complete gentleman,” he says. “ he never met with, nor one in whom true worth did more illustrate virtue.” His mother was a Polish lady who coming from Dantzick to London was delivered of him at sea. Afterwards he was brought up at Constantinople, and spoke and wrote the Selavonian tongue perfectly; and thence returning to London he was the first ambassador sent there by king James I. after his coming to the crown of England. The duke of Moldavia^ being deprived of his principalities by Achmet was received and chargeably maintained by Sir Thomas, in his house, for two years, but his embassy being expired and Sir Paul Pindar being expected in his place this prince stole away from him, turned Turk, and was circumcised receiving only, for his dukedom, a palace, and a yearely pension of 121,000 gold sequins for life. He owed the ambassador about 151,000 half of