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1 1 Charles Jervas was an Irish portrait painter who achieved success in London in the early eighteenth century. His portrait of Lady Mary is now in the National Gallery of Ireland. [Editors’ note.]

2 2 The Battle of ‘Peterwaradin’ in 1716 saw a decisive victory by European forces over an Ottoman army led by Grand Vizier Damat Ali, whose palace is described in the extracts. [Editors’ note.]

3 1 For the Chinese concept of sharawadgi, alluded to by Addison, see IC15. [Editors’ note.]

4 1 stately tulips of the east: The tulip is a flower of eastern growth, and there held in great estimation. Thus, in an ode of Mesihi:– ‘The edge of the bower is filled with the light of Ahmed: among the plants, the fortunate tulips represent his companions.’

5 2 certain cages of the ladies: There are many passages of the Moallakat in which these cages are fully described. Thus, in the poem of Lebeid:– ‘How were thy tender affections raised, when the damsels of the tribe departed; when they hid themselves in carriages of cotton, like antelopes in their lair, and the tents as they were struck gave a piercing sound!‘They were concealed in vehicles, whose sides were well covered with awnings and carpets, with fine‐spun curtains and pictured veils.’Again, Zohair:– ‘They are mounted in carriages covered with costly awnings, and with rose‐coloured veils, the lining of which have the hue of crimson andemwood.’ Moallakat, by Sir W. Jones p. 46. 35. See also Lady M. W. Montague. Let. xxvi.

6 3 magnificent tecthtrevan: This kind of moving throne, though more common, at present, than in the days of Vathek, is still confined to persons of the highest rank.

7 4 baths of rose water: The use of perfumed waters for the purpose of bathing is of an early origin in the East, where every odoriferous plant breathes a richer fragrance than is known to our more humid climates. The rose which yields this lotion is, according to Hasselquist, of a beautiful pale bluish colour, double, large as a man’s fist, and more exquisite in scent than any other species. The quantities of this water distilled annually at Fajhum, and carried to distant countries, is immense. The mode of conveying it is in vessels of copper, coated with wax. Voyag. p. 248.