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Paul Rycault
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Paul Rycault : The present state of the Ottoman Empire By Paul Rycault, Esq. secretary to his Excellency the Earl of Winchilsea, Embassadour Extraordinary for His Majesty Charles the Second etc. to Sultan Mahomet Han the Fourth, Emperour of the Turks
'After dinner away home, Mr Brisband along with me as far as the Temple; and there looked upon a new book, set out by one Rycault, secretary to my Lord Winchelsea, of the policy and customs of the Turkes, which is it seems much cried up - but I could not stay'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Paul Rycault : The present state of the Ottoman empire
'So home to supper, and to read the book I bought yesterday of the Turkish Policy, which is a good book, well writ; and so owned by Dr Clerke yesterday to me, commending it mightily to me for my reading as the only book of that subject that ever was writ, yet so designedly.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Paul Rycault : The present state of the Ottoman empire
'Up, and to read a little in my new History of Turky'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Paul Rycault : The present state of the Ottoman empire
''and so home; and they home, and I to read with satisfaction in my book of Turky and so to bed.'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Paul Rycault : The present state of the Ottoman empire
'and I to my chamber and there read a great deal in Rycault's Turks book with great pleasure, and so eat and to bed'
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Pepys Print: Book
Paul Rycault : The present state of the Ottoman empire
'Then down to my chamber and made an end of Rycaults "History of the Turkes", which is a very good book.'
