Note 2 — II Of the rich embassy which Prester John sent to the noble Emperor Frederick
Edward Storer translation
Prester John, hearing the account of his ambassadors, praised the Emperor and said that he was very wise in speech but not in deed, since he had not asked the value of the precious stones. He sent back his ambassadors with the offer that if it should please the Emperor they should become seneschals2 of his court. And he made them count his riches and the number and quality of his subjects and the manners of his country.