Four Epistles of A. G. Busbequius
Subtitle: Concerning his Embassy into Turkey : Being Remarks upon the Religion, Customs, Riches, Strength and Government of that People : As Also a Description of their Chief Cities, and Places of Trade and Commerce : To which is added, His Advice how to Manage War against the Turks : Done into English.
Contributors: Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.
Publisher: Printed for J. Taylor at the Ship, and J. Wyat at the Rose in St. Paul's Church-yard
Published: 1694
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
Notes: 'The Epistle Dedicatory' signed: 'N[ahum] Tate'; the four Epistles are dated: 'Vienna, Septemb. 1st. 1554'; 'Constantinople, the Day before the Ides of June 1555. June 12.'; 'Constantinople, June 1. 1560' and 'Franckfort, Decem. the 16th. 1562', respectively.

B.L. describes Nahum Tate as the editor of this work; the DNB entry for him lists it among 'the translations which he executed for the booksellers'.

The four Epistles and Busbecq's 'Advice' each has caption title.

Wing B6219; T.C.II, 510.

Translated from the Latin: 'Au. Gislenii Busbequii D. Legationis Turcicae: Epitolae quatuor, 'by the Editor [i.e.Nahum Tate] & Printer' [Percy].
Table of contents: value: Contains, on final pages, 'The Oration of Ebraim Strotschen ... Nov. 27. 1562', 'The Copy of the Prudential Letters given ... by the German Emperor', and 'the Names and Sirnames of the Turkish Ambassador, and his Attendants ... which entred into Frankfortwith him'.