تحفة النظار في غرايب الامصار وعجايب الاسفار 13.21.5

13.21.5

When we came forward to the food, the chamberlains and the heralds made obeisance, and we made obeisance as they did. Then they brought sherbet and we drank, and the chamberlains said, "In the name of God." Then we ate, and they brought fuqqāʿ (barley beer) and then betel. Then the chamberlains said, "In the name of God," and we all made obeisance. Then we were called to a place there and were given robes of honour of gold-embroidered silk. Then they brought us to the gate of the palace and we made obeisance there, and the chamberlains said, "In the name of God." The vizier stood and we stood with him. Then a chest of unsewn cloth of silk, linen and cotton was brought out from inside the palace, and each of us was given his share of it. Then they brought a golden platter with dried fruit, a similar platter with julep, and a third platter with betel.