March xx.
His Excellency had audience of leave of the caimekám, a courteous, affable, and obliging person, of no great estate or character, except that his wife is sister to the Sultan. The same day, being Friday, I saw the Grand Signior riding from his palace to the mosque, where he paid his public devotion. He was preceded by several chiaushes, then by six led horses, and then by several solácks, habited in short vests, and adorned with high caps of gilt silver. On each side of his horse walked three churbegées, bearing on their heads so many beautiful white ostrich feathers; and behind him followed on stately horses his selictár agá, and kyslér agá. He is of a low stature, but broad and corpulent; has a short neck, a large squat yellow fleshy face, a flat nose, a low forehead, with cheeks remarkably long and squabby. In his coins he stiles himself, The mighty Sultan of the earth and sea, a Sultan son of a Sultan, Sultan Mustafá Han, son of emperor Mahomet.