We leave Porumback, and are presently after upon the banks of the Aluta, over which river his Excellency’s whole baggage, with the horses, coaches, waggons, and other necessaries, were transported upon flat bottomed boats. We proceed one Hungarian mile from our conáck, and then his Excellency is again met by general Rabutin, and several officers of the army, together with a train of five hundred persons, consisting of two troops of horse with the magistrates and chief citizens of Hermanstadt. After mutual compliments, my Lord takes his place in the General’s coach, and so they both ride together another Hungarian mile to Hermanstadt, attended with a numerous retinue of guards and citizens into the town, where the canons continually kept firing, and the inhabitants received them in arms. There his Excellency being first lodged in a large and convenient house in the marketplace, very near the palace of the General, about one a clock was conduced thither to diner, where a sumptuous feast was prepared at two tables. At the first sat his Excellency with his retinue, general Rabutin, his Lady, the Princess of Holstein, with the Countesses Seau, Bethlen, Mikes, and some others; as also the Counts Seau, Bethlen, Mikes, Stanville of Lorrain, Costa of Piedmont, Monticelli, and Commissary Belli. After diner his Excellency returned to his lodging, where he was now attended by Count Bethlen, instead of Count Mikes, who was appointed to conduct him from Hermanstadt as far as Clausenburg. In the evening the General complimented his Excellency with the command of the garrison, during his stay in this place; and thereupon pressed him four different times to give the watch word, which nevertheless he peremptorily declined.
May xv.
His Excellency staid this and the following day at Hermanstadt, together with his retinue; where he continued to be treated in the same gentile manner by the General.
May xvii.
This being Sunday, we had divine service and a sermon at his Excellency’s lodgings, and then dined again with the General. And in the evening I was favoured by my landlord, Mr. George Reisner, senator of the city (an ingenious and learned person, who had studied ten years in Holland) with his coach and company to visit his garden, beyond the walls and mote of the city; near to which adjoins a famous large and intire crucifix cut in stone, much adored by the papists of this country. The same gentleman gave me notice of three Roman inscriptions which, as I was informed, had been brought from Ulpia Trajana. The first was upon a stone coffin in the market place, of which the following is a copy.
T. VAREN. T. F. PAP. SABINIANO EQ. R.
FLAM. LAVRENTINO ITEM FLAM.
COL. SARMIZ. DEC. COL. SAR. ET APVL.
E. M. V. OMNIB. EQVESTRIB. MILIT. PERFUNC.
CORNEL. LVCILLA CONIVX PILA EXTRVC