Show shirts for visitors whatever might have been said against the venetians they were a hospitable people ahls too in small as well as in great matters when for example in 1476 an am cassador bas from the khan of visited the city and it was known that the khan and his suite carried but one shirt apiece in their bags the sen ate formally voted twenty ducats that they might be provided with addi shirts which were accordingly made alia tartar escha and present ed we can imagine how the good councilors and citizens would enjoy this kindly little jest |