_ 199 _ should not relinquish so important a negotiation as he had charged me with, nor fail to take his ambassador, for such a trivial reason. He said that if he had been idling in Isfahan it would have been a fault that he did not know what was happening in his kingdom, but when he was on the fringes of the kingdom, occupied in so dangerous a war, it should not be held against him if something happened without his knowing of it. There are many considerations why I should accept the reparation that the Persian king offers, as I shall tell Your Majesty more closely if God is pleased to bring me to your royal presence. So I answered His Highness that I was happy with everything he arranged, but that as I had not exact knowledge of what satisfaction was due to the captain of Ormuz his Highness should give me permission to consult him, and meanwhile I begged him to order at once that the fortress which had been begun should be pulled down, which he readily granted, and told me to take this as done, adding that Cambar Beg would be punished for what he had done and for all similar offences he might commit in this matter. I expect the reply from the captain of Ormuz to arrive any day, and when it does I shall decide on the reparation that I should accept from this King. If all goes as I hope, I
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