PERSIAN and TURKISH TALES, COMPLEAT. Tranflated formerly from thofe Languages By M. PETIS DE LA CROIX, Dean of the King's Interpreters, Reader and And now into English from that Translation, By the late Learned Dr. KING, And feveral other HANDS. To which are added, Two LETTERS from a French Abbot to his Friend The FOURTH EDITION. VOL. II. LONDON: Printed for RICHARD WARE, at the Bible and Sun in TO THE HONOURABLE THE Lady Barnardifton. MADAM, A HE near Relation of Blood betwixt us, gives me the Affurance of prefenting this to You with out Leave; and the Virtues eminently distinguishable in Your Ladyfhip, will justify my Choice to the World: For as thefe Stories contain in them many fhining Instances of Conjugal Love and Fidelity, I am confident they will not appear ill apply'd, in being dedicated to one who hath given fuch eminent Proofs of both. I undertook this Performance, in Obedience to a Lady of the first Rank; and I prefume it will be far from being unacceptable to your Ladyfhip, that your Name appears in the fame Work with one of her liluftrious Birth and excellent Qualities. If in this I have made a full Excufe to obtain your Pardon, I reft fatisfied the Publick will eafily forgive me for this fhort Trefpafs upon their Patience: And I fhall be through |