THE SPEECH OF Hadgi Giafer Aga ambassador FROM THE Divan of Algier TO HIS MOST Christian MAJESTY AT VERSAILES.  
Together with the FRENCH KINGS Answer to the said ambassador.  
July the 4th. S. N.  
HADGI GIAFER AGA ambassador from the Divan of Algier had his Audience of the most Christian King, being conducted thereto by the Sieur Bonneuil Introducer of ambassadors, with the Coaches of the King and Madam the Dauphiness; He was brought from the Hall of ambassadors to the Apartment of Monsieur Colbert de Croissy, Minister and Secretary of State, then to that of the Marquis de Seignelai Secretary of State, then to that of the Count Tholose Admiral of France, and afterwards to that of the King where the whole Court was Assembled, where he made to his Majesty the following Speech in the Name of the City of Algier,  

MOST High, most Excellent, most Potent, most Magnanimous and most Invincible Prince Lewis the XIV. Emperor of the French; May God perpetuate thy Reign and thy Prosperity; I come to the Foot of thy sublime, Imperial Throne, to express the Joy of our republic, and of the Dey my Master; for having concluded a Peace with thy Lieutenants, and their ard●nt Desire, That it would please Thy High Majesty to put to it the last Seal of Thy Consent; the Force of thy most Puissant Arms, and the brightness of Thy ever-Conquering Sword, hath made them know how great the Fault of Baba Hassan was, in presuming to declare War against Thy Subjects; and I am Deputed to ask Thee Pardon for it, and to Protest to Thee, That we will for the future have no other Design than to merit by our Conduct the Friendship of the greatest Emperor that is, or ever hath been, of the Faith of Jesus, and the only one which we dread; we might fear, That the Detestable Out-rage committed upon the Person of Thy Consul, should be an Obstacle to the Peace; if Thy Soul, the Eyes whereof, like the Sun, penetrate all things, did not fully apprehended, what a Rabble is capable of, when enraged, at the beholding their Fellow-Citizens dashed in pieces by Bombs, amongst whom were their Fathers, their Brothers and their Children; and seeing themselves robbed of their Slaves, the most valuable Part of their Riches; besides all which to add to their Misfortune, the Liberty of their Country-men, by way of Exchange, which they yet justly hoped for, was refused them; But whatsoever Influence this Violence may have upon Thee, I come to pray Thee for ever to turn away Thy Sacred Eyes from beholding an Action, which all the Honest Men amongst us, especially the Governours, abhorred; so that it would not be reasonable to impute it to them.  
We hope, Oh Great Emperor! who art as Puissant as Gemchid, as rich as Caroun, as magnificent as Solomon, and as generous as Hatemtai, That we shall obtain this Favour from Thy Goodness, and the High Opinion which we have of Thy incomparable Generosity, causes us to make no doubt, but Thou wilt give Liberty to all those of our Brethren, who are detained in Thy Fetters, as we give full Liberty to all those of Thy Subj●cts, who are in our hands, and even to all those who are honoured by the shadow of thy Name, to the end, that the Joy of this Country may be equal and universal. And in this what do we ask, but to set open a greater number of Mouths to Thy Praise, and that at the sam● time, when Thy Subjects being returned to their own Country, shall bless thee, lying prostrate before thy Feet, ours also may spread themselves through the vast Country of Africa, and there Publish thy Magnifiscence, and plant a profound Veneration for Thy incomparable virtues in the Hearts of their Children? This will lay the Foundation of an eternal Peace which we will keep on our part by the exact and Religious Observation of all the conditions upon which it is grounded, not in the least doubting, but that by reason of the perfect Obedience, which thou causest to be rendered to Th●e, Thy Subjects will take the same Care to Preserve it also: May the Almighty and most Merciful Creator vouchsafe to give his Blessing to it, and to keep a perpetual Union between the most High, most Excellent, most Puissant, most Magnanimous and most Invincible Emperor of the French; and the Illustrious and Magnificent Dey, Pacha, Divan, and victorious Army of the republic of the Algerines. By his most humble Servant Hadgi Giafer Aga, ambassador of Algier, wish●ng the Prosperity of his Majesty.   
After this he presented to the King his Credential Letter which was in a bag Embroidered with Gold, and he complemented his Majesty upon the occasion of the taking of Luxemburgh.  
Then the King  told him, that he granted to the Divan of Algier the pardon which it had asked, that he approved of the Treaty concluded with the Chevalier Tourvile; that he hoped the Algerines would do all that was necessary on their part for the keeping of the peace; and that he would command his Subjects to disturb them no more.  
Afterwards the ambassador was magnificently treated by his Mejesties Officers, and brought back with the same Ceremonies to Paris, being every where accompanied by the Sieur de Bussieur Gentleman in Ordinary of the Kings House.   

LONDON, Printed by T. B. for Richard Mead. 1684.