Die Großbotschaften Damian Hugo von Virmonts und Ibrahim Paschas (1719/20)Protokollregister über die erste Audienz von Damian Hugo von Virmont bei Großwesir Ibrahim Pascha im Großwesirpalast und die Liste der Geschenke von Virmont an den Großwesir, Istanbul, 5. August 1719Protocol register of the first audience of Damian Hugo von Virmont with Grand Vizier İbrahim Paşa at the grand vizieral palace and gifts presented by Virmont to the grand vizier, Istanbul, August 5, 1719Teşrifat defteri kaydı, Damian Hugo von Virmont’un Veziriazam Damat İbrahim Paşa’ya ilk ziyareti ve veziriazama sunduğu hediyelerin listesi, İstanbul, 5 Ağustos 1719Teşrifatçıbaşı Selman Efendiota1719-08-05protocol registerProtokollregisterMezbūr Nemçe ilçisinüñ ibtidā ṣāḥib devlete geldigini müşʿirdür. Fī 19 Ramazan sene 1131Mezbur Nemçe ilçisinüñ ibtida sahib devlete geldigini müş irdür. Fi 19 Ramazan sene 1131Yevm-i mezbūrda Nemçe ilçisi ṣāḥib devlete gelmekle bu siyāḳ üzeredür ki ẕikr olunur.Yevm-i mezburda Nemçe ilçisi sahib devlete gelmekle bu siyak üzeredür ki zikr olunur.İlçi-yi mezbūr Ḫazīnedār Çiftliginde çadırlarında olmaḳla çavuşbaşı aġa selīmī ve erkān kürk ve dīvān bisāṭlı at ile çavuşlar kātibi ve emīni daḫı mücevveze ve ferāce kürkler ile ve ḳırḳ elli nefer dergāh-ı ʿālī çavuşlar mücevvezeleri ile ʿaleʾl-seḥer maḥall-i mezbūra vardılar. Ve ilçiniñ rükūbı içün daḫı dīvān raḫtı ve ʿabānī ile müzeyyen bir at ve begzādegān ve etbāʿı için daḫı yüz otuz ʿaded eyerlenmişegerlenmiş atlar irsāl ve ilçi-yi merḳūmı alub alay ile sarāy-ı ṣadr-ı ʿālīye getürmişlerdür.İlçi-yi mezbur Hazinedar Çiftliginde çadırlarında olmakla çavuşbaşı aġa selimi ve erkan kürk ve divan bisatlı at ile çavuşlar katibi ve emini dahı mücevveze ve ferace kürkler ile ve kırk elli nefer dergah-ı ali çavuşlar mücevvezeleri ile ale l-seher mahall-i mezbura vardılar. Ve ilçiniñ rükubı içün dahı divan rahtı ve abani ile müzeyyen bir at ve begzadegan ve etba ı için dahı yüz otuz aded eyerlenmişegerlenmiş atlar irsal ve ilçi-yi merkumı alub alay ile saray-ı sadr-ı aliye getürmişlerdür.İlçi gelüb dāḫıl olmazdan muḳaddem sarāy-ı ṣadr-ı ʿālīde Eski Dīvānḫāne semtinde vāḳiʿ cirīd meydānı olan ḥavlınıñ ṭarafeynine delü ve göñüllü neferātı kisvetleriyle dizilüb ve vācibüʾl-riʿāya aġaları daḫı sarıḳlarıyla dīvānḫānede durub ve meydān-ı mezbūra nāẓır köşke gidecek dehlīzde vezīr ḳapucıbaşıları ve kürklü aġalar ḳaraca semūr kürk ve mücevvezeleriyle durub ve bunlarıñ yuḳarusında beş on nefer ḳadar mücevvezelü çavuşān alḳış içün müheyyā olduḳları cihetle ilçi-yi mezbūr gelüb binek ṭaşına nüzūl itdükde ve devletlü ṣadr-ı ʿālī ḥażretleri köşkden ḳalḳub ḳurbda olan küçük oṭaya gitdiler.İlçi gelüb dahıl olmazdan mukaddem saray-ı sadr-ı alide Eski Divanhane semtinde vaki cirid meydanı olan havlınıñ tarafeynine delü ve göñüllü neferatı kisvetleriyle dizilüb ve vacibü l-ri aya aġaları dahı sarıklarıyla divanhanede durub ve meydan-ı mezbura nazır köşke gidecek dehlizde vezir kapucıbaşıları ve kürklü aġalar karaca semur kürk ve mücevvezeleriyle durub ve bunlarıñ yukarusında beş on nefer kadar mücevvezelü çavuşan alkış içün müheyya oldukları cihetle ilçi-yi mezbur gelüb binek taşına nüzul itdükde ve devletlü sadr-ı ali hazretleri köşkden kalkub kurbda olan küçük otaya gitdiler.İlçi-yi mezbūr gelüb ḳaṣr-ı mez̠ kūrda ṣadruñ önine vażʿ olunan iskemleye oturduḳdan ṣ oñra saʿādetlü ṣāḥib-devlet ḥażretleri kalāvī ve ṣof ferāceye ḳaplu semūr kürk ve miyān-ı saʿādetlerinden cevāhir ḳuşaḳ ve cevāhir ḫancer ile müzeyyen kethüdā ketḫüdā beg ḥażretleri selīmī ve erkān kürk ile ve ḳapucılar kethüdāsı ketḫüdāsı aġa mücevveze ve erkān kürk ile ḳoltuġında ve reʾīs efendi ve çavuşbaşı aġa öñince teşrīf eyledüklerinde The secretary Driesch was impressed by the grand vizier’s outfit and accessories which he described in great detail. ilçi ḳıyām idüb ṣāḥib devlet efendimüz [ve] reʾīs efendi ve çavuşbaşı aġa ṭarafına selāmdār olduḳda selām aġası ṣavt-ı bülend ile selām alub baʿdehū maḳām-ı ʿālīlerine ḳuʿūd eyledüklerinde çavuşān-ı dergāh-ı ʿālī alḳış eylediler.İlçi-yi mezbur gelüb kasr-ı mez̠ kurda sadruñ önine vaz olunan iskemleye oturdukdan ṣ oñra sa adetlü sahib-devlet hazretleri kalavi ve sof feraceye kaplu semur kürk ve miyan-ı sa adetlerinden cevahir kuşak ve cevahir hancer ile müzeyyen kethüda kethüda beg hazretleri selimi ve erkan kürk ile ve kapucılar kethüdası kethüdası aġa mücevveze ve erkan kürk ile koltuġında ve re is efendi ve çavuşbaşı aġa öñince teşrif eyledüklerinde The secretary Driesch was impressed by the grand vizier’s outfit and accessories which he described in great detail. ilçi kıyam idüb sahib devlet efendimüz [ve] re is efendi ve çavuşbaşı aġa tarafına selamdar oldukda selam aġası savt-ı bülend ile selam alub ba dehu makam-ı alilerine ku ud eyledüklerinde çavuşan-ı dergah-ı ali alkış eylediler.Baʿdehū ṭatlu ve ḳahve virildükden ṣoñra ilçi-yi mezbūruñ ṣāḥ ib devlete getürdigi hedāyāsı ʿarż olunub baʿdehū çāsārdan getürdigi mektūbı ṣ āḥ ib devlete uzatdıḳda reʾīs efendi alub yaṣdıḳ üzerine ḳoydı. Ve başvekīlden getürdigi mektūbı daḫı uzatduḳda yine reʾīs efendi alub yaṣdıḳ üzerine ḳoyub According to the Austrian secretary C. Driesch’s description of the audience, the letters of Emperor Karl VI and Prince Eugene were presented to the grand vizier by members of the ambassador’s entourage, Count Carl von Bathyani and Otto Friedrich von Oebschelwitz. The latter, when approached by one of the pashas (probably the chief of scribes) to hand in Prince Eugene’s letter, rejected the courtesy offered and handed the letter directly to the grand vizier himself. baʿdehū dostāne muʿāmeleye şürūʿ olunub yarım sāʿat miḳdārı ṣoḥbetden ṣoñra During the conversation, the ambassador gave a list of prisoners of war and requested their release. şerbet ve buhūr virilüb baʿdehū ilçi-yi mezbūra ferāce yeñlü serāsere ḳaplu semūr kürk ilbās ve begzādegānına daḫı bu maḥallde ḫilʿatler ilbās olunub küsūr-i ḳuṣūr-i etbāʿına köşküñ taḥammüli olmamaġla dīvānḫānede ilbās olunmaḳla mecmūʿına yüz yigirmi ḫilʿat ilbās olunmışdur.Ba dehu tatlu ve kahve virildükden soñra ilçi-yi mezburuñ saḥ ib devlete getürdigi hedayası arz olunub ba dehu çasardan getürdigi mektubı ṣ aḥ ib devlete uzatdıkda re is efendi alub yasdık üzerine koydı. Ve başvekilden getürdigi mektubı dahı uzatdukda yine re is efendi alub yasdık üzerine koyub According to the Austrian secretary C. Driesch’s description of the audience, the letters of Emperor Karl VI and Prince Eugene were presented to the grand vizier by members of the ambassador’s entourage, Count Carl von Bathyani and Otto Friedrich von Oebschelwitz. The latter, when approached by one of the pashas (probably the chief of scribes) to hand in Prince Eugene’s letter, rejected the courtesy offered and handed the letter directly to the grand vizier himself. ba dehu dostane mu ameleye şüru olunub yarım sa at mikdarı sohbetden soñra During the conversation, the ambassador gave a list of prisoners of war and requested their release. şerbet ve buhur virilüb ba dehu ilçi-yi mezbura ferace yeñlü serasere kaplu semur kürk ilbas ve begzadeganına dahı bu mahallde hil atler ilbas olunub küsur-i kusur-i etba ına köşküñ tahammüli olmamaġla divanhanede ilbas olunmakla mecmu ına yüz yigirmi hil at ilbas olunmışdur.Baʿdehū ilçi-yi mezbūra devletlü ṣadr-ı ʿālī ḥażretleri ikrāmen bir donanmış siyāh-gūn peyker at çıḳ maḳ la süvār olunub alay ile cāy-ı maḳarrına gitmişdür. ʿAvdetde çavuşbaşı gitmek ḳānūn olmamaḳla sāyirleri gidüb çāvuşbaşı gitmemişdür.Ba dehu ilçi-yi mezbura devletlü sadr-ı ali hazretleri ikramen bir donanmış siyah-gun peyker at çıḳ maḳ la süvar olunub alay ile cay-ı makarrına gitmişdür. Avdetde çavuşbaşı gitmek kanun olmamakla sayirleri gidüb çavuşbaşı gitmemişdür.ilçi-yi mezbūruñ saʿādetlü ṣāḥ ib devlete geldükde getirdigi hedāyādür ki z̠ ikr olunurilçi-yi mezburuñ sa adetlü saḥ ib devlete geldükde getirdigi hedayadür ki z̠ ikr olunurçalar sāʿat ʿaded 3çalar sa at aded 3ṭ arz-ı kāfirī kebīr sīm legen ʿaded 2t arz-ı kafiri kebir sim legen aded 2ṭ arz-ı mezbūr üzere yaldızlı kebīr sīm legen maʿa ibrīḳ ṭaḳım 1t arz-ı mezbur üzere yaldızlı kebir sim legen ma a ibrik takım 1sīm ḫavlı āb ṭası maʿa tebsi ṭaḳım ʿaded 6sim havlı ab tası ma a tebsi takım aded 6kebīr som ḳahve ibrīġi ʿaded 2kebir som kahve ibriġi aded 2dört ayaḳlı iki ḳulblu kebīr sīm ? ʿaded 1dört ayaklı iki kulblu kebir sim ? aded 1altışar mūm ḳonacaḳ kebīr sīm şemʿdān ʿaded 2altışar mum konacak kebir sim şem dan aded 2Report indicating the first audience of the Austrian ambassador with the grand vizier on August 4, 1719.On this day, the Austrian ambassador visited the grand vizier and the following is a description of the progress of the visit.The ambassador was situated in his tent at Hazinedar Çiftliği. Therefore, at dawn, the agha of the palace ushers, with his ceremonial turban (selimi) and ceremonial cloak, mounted a horse equipped with an imperial ceremonial harness. The secretary of palace ushers and the intendant of palace ushers with their mücevveze (a turban of many plaited folds) and ceremonial cloaks, and forty to fifty palace ushers with their mücevvezes, arrived at the aforementioned place. For the ambassador’s ride, a horse was sent that was equipped with a ceremonial saddle and a silk cover. For his inner circle and entourage one hundred and thirty saddled horses were sent. They took the ambassador and processioned to the grand vizier’s palace.Before the ambassador arrived and entered [the palace], the members of the mad (delü) and volunteer (göñüllü) corps, wearing their uniforms, lined up on both sides of the courtyard of the javelin maidan that is located near the old reception room by the grand vizieral palace. The aghas of the palace guardsmen (vācibüʾl-riʿāya aġaları) also stood at the reception room with their turbans. The gatekeepers of the grand vizier and palace aghas, with their dark sable furs and mücevvezes (a turban of many plaited folds) on them, stood along the vestibule that opens to the aforementioned maidan through which the cortege would enter. Above them, five to ten ushers were ready to applaud. As the ambassador came in this manner and arrived at the stepping-stone, the grand vizier left the mansion and went into the pavilion nearby.Before the ambassador arrived and entered [the palace], the members of the mad (delü) and volunteer (göñüllü) corps, wearing their uniforms, lined up on both sides of the courtyard of the javelin maidan that is located near the old reception room by the grand vizieral palace. The aghas of the palace guardsmen (vacibü l-ri aya aġaları) also stood at the reception room with their turbans. The gatekeepers of the grand vizier and palace aghas, with their dark sable furs and mücevvezes (a turban of many plaited folds) on them, stood along the vestibule that opens to the aforementioned maidan through which the cortege would enter. Above them, five to ten ushers were ready to applaud. As the ambassador came in this manner and arrived at the stepping-stone, the grand vizier left the mansion and went into the pavilion nearby.The ambassador arrived and when he had sat down in the aforementioned fortress on the stool that had been prepared in front of the seat of precedence (ṣadr), his highness the most excellent grand vizier, wearing a ḳallāvī (a large ceremonial turban for viziers) and a sable fur on a mohair cloak and around his fortunate waist a jeweled sash and a jeweled dagger, [entered the room] accompanied arm in arm by the chief steward, who was wearing a ceremonial turban (selīmī) and a ceremonial fur cloak, and the chief steward of the palace gatekeepers, who was wearing a mücevveze and a ceremonial fur cloak, followed by the chief of the scribes and the agha of palace ushers. [When the grand vizier entered the room in this way] the ambassador stood up and saluted the grand vizier, the chief of the scribes, and the agha of palace ushers, upon which the master of ceremonies saluted with a loud voice. As the grand vizier sat down on his lofty post the palace ushers applauded.The ambassador arrived and when he had sat down in the aforementioned fortress on the stool that had been prepared in front of the seat of precedence (sadr), his highness the most excellent grand vizier, wearing a kallavi (a large ceremonial turban for viziers) and a sable fur on a mohair cloak and around his fortunate waist a jeweled sash and a jeweled dagger, [entered the room] accompanied arm in arm by the chief steward, who was wearing a ceremonial turban (selimi) and a ceremonial fur cloak, and the chief steward of the palace gatekeepers, who was wearing a mücevveze and a ceremonial fur cloak, followed by the chief of the scribes and the agha of palace ushers. [When the grand vizier entered the room in this way] the ambassador stood up and saluted the grand vizier, the chief of the scribes, and the agha of palace ushers, upon which the master of ceremonies saluted with a loud voice. As the grand vizier sat down on his lofty post the palace ushers applauded.Next, sweets and coffee was served and the gifts brought by the ambassador to the grand vizier were presented. After that, when the ambassador handed the letter he had brought from the emperor to the grand vizier, the chief of the scribes took it and placed it on a pillow. When [the ambassador] handed the letter he had brought from the chancellor as well, the chief of the scribes took again and placed it on a pillow. Then, friendly procedures commenced. Following a half-hour long conversation, sherbet (sweet drink) and frankincense was served. After that, the ambassador was dressed with a sable fur lined with silk, gold, and silver threaded fabric which had cloak-style sleeves, while his noblemen were dressed with cloaks at the same location. As the mansion was not large enough to accommodate the rest of his entourage, they were dressed at the reception room with a total of one-hundred and twenty kaftan.Then, as a gift of the fortunate grand vizier, a horse that had a dark-colored face was brought to the honor of the ambassador who then processioned to his location of residence. Since it was not customary for the agha of the palace ushers to accompany the return cortege, he did not go but the rest went with the ambassador.The gifts the ambassador brought to the most fortunate grand vizier:a chiming clock, 3 piecesa large silver basin of infidel style, 2 piecesanother large silver-painted basin in infidel style with a silver pitcher, 1 piece setwater bowl coated with silver and tray, 6 setslarge silver coffee pitcher, 2 pieceslarge silver ?, with four legs and two handles, 1 piecechandelier with six candle holders, 2 pieces