DEDICATION
TO THE VERY ILLUSTRIOUS MR. MARCANTONIO GIUSTINIANO,
son of the late Very Illustrious Mr. Girolamo, Proctor of Saint Mark’s.
IN these hot days, most illustrious and most expert Lord, for amusement, I have translated with the help of a very dear friend of mine this work from the Persian language in the Italian language. The thought was far from my mind of having it printed for publication. Nevertheless, overcome by the persuasion with which he loves me greatly, I allowed myself to have it be brought to light. But because I have been made to understand, that here too, as in my own country
