ABSTRACT
Friday, 1 July. We saw forty well-dressed and well-mounted horsemen arrive at Baghdad. I learnt these were the escort of the son of the Grand Vizir of Persia, who had come to take refuge with the Turks. The Pasha received him with honour and promised to protect him and his followers. This splendid troop of Persians was a fine sight as they paraded the streets of Baghdad. They excited everyone’s admiration by the richness and beauty of their clothes, the brilliance of their arms and trappings of their horses, also by the elegance and courtesy of their bearing.
