ADVENTURES OF BARON WENCESLAS WRATISLAW.
BOOK I.
Wherein is contained the Journey of the Imperial Embassy from Vienna to Constantinople.
WENCESLAS[1] WRATISLAW of Mitrowitz was entrusted by my relatives to the care of Frederic Kregwitz, who was sent to Constantinople with rich presents, in the year 1591, by his Majesty the Roman Emperor Rudolph II, as Ambassador Extraordinary to the Turkish Emperor, Sultan Amurath III. The object of my relatives was, that I should gain experience and see eastern countries. We spent several months of that year at Vienna, waiting till the jewellery, watches, and other special presents, which our ambassa-
- ↑ Wacleslaw or Waclaw is the Bohemian; Wenceslaw is the Polish name; and Wenceslas or Wenceslaus is the Latinized form best known in England.
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