The nauigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie by Nicholas Nicholay Daulphinois, Lord of Arfeuile, chamberlaine and geographer ordinarie to the King of Fraunce conteining sundry singularities which the author hath there seene and obserued: deuided into foure bookes, with threescore figures, naturally set forth as well of men as women, according to the diuersitie of nations, their port, intreatie, apparrell, lawes, religion and maner of liuing, aswel in time of warre as peace: with diuers faire and memorable histories, happened in our time. Translated out of the French by T. Washington the younger.

The departure and voyage of the Lorde of A••a∣mont (Ambassadour for the King towardes the great Turke) from Constantinople to returne into Fraunce.

Chap. 1.

ABout the end of the yeere of our Lord 1550.* 1.1 The Lord of Aramont (a wyse & vertuous Gentleman,) after he had for many yeeres bin Ambassadour for the most Christian kings, Frauncis the first of that name, and Henrie the 2. towardes Soliman Emperour of the Turkes, about certain affaires greatly importing his charge▪ was by the said Soliman sent backe into Fraunce, and departing frō the citie of Constantinople aunciently called Bi∣zance, and of the Turks Stambolda,* 1.2 hauing trauayled through the countries of Thracia, Macedonia & Bulgaria, and surmoun∣ted the height and sharpnesse of the mount Rhodope vulgarly called the mountes of siluer, because of the siluer mynes that there are found, and passed Morannia, Bossina and Seruia, whi∣che by the auncients was called Mysia differing from those whi∣che are in Asia came to Ragusa in times past called Epidauia, a citie in Dalmatia most rich and famous, cituated vpon the Sea Adriatique & gouerned in common wealth as hereafter in his place shalbe declared.* 1.3 From thence inbarking himselfe in a Bri∣gantin, passed along by the Goulphe Adriatique & the coasts

of Dalmatia,* 1.4 Slauonia, & the Ile of Istria, vnto the cytie of Ve∣nice: afterwardes taking his iourney by land towardes Pado∣a, Vincence, Veronne, Bresse, & other towns of the Seigniorie of Venice, of the Grisons, & Switsers, arriued in the end at Ly∣ons: and from thence to Roane, where hee imbarked vppon the riuer of Loyre, repayred to the king beyng in the citie of Blois, where his maister did receyue hym with all royall huma∣nitie, and hauing well, and at large vnderstanded the procee∣dinges in his charge, and the cause of his comming, often put∣ting the same to the deliberation of his counsell, his returne was finallye concluded and resolued, and that for the more suretie of his voyage, he shoulde returne by Sea. To which in∣tent and in consideration of his vertue and seruice (hauing al∣ready honourably endued him with the estate of a Gentleman ordinarie of his chamber,* 1.5) hee gaue vnto hym two Gallies of the best and best furnished that were within the hauē of Mar∣seillie, & ordayned the knight of Seur, (a man of great experi∣ence and excellent iudgement) to accompany him with his gal∣liot well appointed:* 1.6 and I (for certaine causes) was by his ma∣iestie expressely commaunded to assist him in all places during his voyage.

Notes

• * 1.1

  1550. The Lorde of Aramont sent Ambassadour from the king of Fraunce to Soliman Em∣perour of the Turkes.
• * 1.2

  The voiage by land from Cō∣stantinople to Ragusa.
• * 1.3

  Nauigation from Ragusa to Venice.
• * 1.4

  Iourney from Venice to the city of Blois.
• * 1.5

  The Lorde of Arramōt made gentleman or∣dinarye of the kings chamber and captain of two gallies.
• * 1.6

  The king cō∣maundeth the author of this booke to goe with the Am∣bassadour into Leuant.