The history of the Turks Beginning with the year 1679. Being a full relation of the last troubles in Hungary, with the sieges of Vienna, and Buda, and all the several battles both by sea and land, between the Christians, and the Turks, until the end of the year 1698, and 1699. In which the peace between the Turks, and the confederate Christian princes and states, was happily concluded at Carlowitz in Hungary, by the mediation of His Majesty of Great Britain, and the States General of the United Provinces. With the effigies of the emperors and others of note, engraven at large upon copper, which completes the sixth and last edition of the Turks. In two vol. in folio. By Sir Paul Rycaut, kt. eighteen years consul at Smyrna, now his Majesty's resident at Hamburg, and fellow of the Royal Society.

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Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700.

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"The history of the Turks Beginning with the year 1679. Being a full relation of the last troubles in Hungary, with the sieges of Vienna, and Buda, and all the several battles both by sea and land, between the Christians, and the Turks, until the end of the year 1698, and 1699. In which the peace between the Turks, and the confederate Christian princes and states, was happily concluded at Carlowitz in Hungary, by the mediation of His Majesty of Great Britain, and the States General of the United Provinces. With the effigies of the emperors and others of note, engraven at large upon copper, which completes the sixth and last edition of the Turks. In two vol. in folio. By Sir Paul Rycaut, kt. eighteen years consul at Smyrna, now his Majesty's resident at Hamburg, and fellow of the Royal Society." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A57999.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2025.

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XVII.

The Rule for Receiving, Entertaining, or Treating the Ministers by the Courtiers of each Empire, shall be taken from the practice of former times, to be executed with all imaginable Candor and Decency, according to that distinct Prerogative which the Characters of those that are sent shall Demand. The Caesarean Ambassadors, Envoys, or Resi∣dents, and their Attendants, shall without the hindrance of any one, enjoy a full liberty of using what sort of Garments they please. Besides, the Caesarean Minister, whether he be Vested with the Character of Ambassador, Envoy, Resident, or Agent, shall at the Ful∣gid Port enjoy the same Privileges and Im∣munities, which the Ambassadors or Agents of any other Princes there enjoy, and to make a Distinction of the Prerogative of the Caesarean Dignity, with the usual Marks of Preference: They shall have liberty of Hi∣ring their own Interpreters, and their Messen∣gers that come to the Fulgid Port, or return from it to Vienna, shall have free Passage going and coming, with all convenient Fa∣vour and Assistance in their Journey.