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In addition to together with Sherley's personal account of his trip into Persia in 1600, this necessary version contains the most works facing Anthony Sherley and his existence. unique inaccessible texts are reprinted in complete and the serious bibliographical creation offers very good assistance for the certainty of a few of the assets (and their benefits and limitations), and the context during which Sherley's personal account used to be composed.When first released in 1933, Sherley's narrative (1613) had by no means ahead of been reprinted.
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Sloane MS. 105, f. 8. 35. XERLEY, Conde A. Pesso polytico de todo el Mundo por el Conde Don Anttonio Xerley [Shirley], Al Exmo Señor Conde Duque de Oliuares del Conssejo de Su Magd su Sumiller de Corps y su Cauallerizo Mayor. Dated Granada, 2nd November, 1622. Egerton MS. 1824, ff. 144. II. Bodleian Library. SHERLEY, Sir Anthony. His Relation of his Travels into Persia… etc. (see Bibliography, Pt. I). Ashmole MS. 829, ff. 118–35. III. Public Record Office. Various collections of Foreign and Domestic Records have been consulted in the Public Record Office, and reference to these will be found in the foot-notes.
P. 232. Sir Anthony Sherley and his Persian adventure 10 practice after each campaign in the East. He had certain important affairs both military and political to dispose of in the north before he was able to dismiss his army and settle down in his new capital, Ispahān. Iskandar Munshi tells us1 that after his triumphal entry into Qazvīn his troops were disbanded and allowed to go to their homes. 2 According to Don Juan3 the Shāh found awaiting him in Qazvīn not only the Sherleys but also Muhammad Agha, Grand Chaush of the Sultan, who at once set forth his master’s preposterous demands.
2 See p. 5 of Relation. The Bodleian MS. reads here morisigne. Angelo the interpreter told the Signory of Venice that the name of the ship was Nana e Ruzzina (see p. 30). 3 Manwaring says twenty-one. Sir Anthony Sherley and his Persian adventure 8 servants we must include a page-boy in the service of Anthony, of whom we hear again in Rome. 1 They eventually hired a carramosall2 and proceeded to Candia, and thence to Cyprus. From this point the narratives are conflicting, but it is clear that the party having touched at Tripoli in Syria proceeded to Alexandretta (Scanderoon) whence they sailed up the Orontes to Antioch.