cal ▁Court ▁at ▁Florence . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁Company ▁on ▁the ▁king ' s ▁education ▁on ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 1 6 7 2 . ▁ ▁Sir ▁John ▁was ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁Sub lime ▁Por te ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁in ▁Constantin ople , ▁succeed ing ▁his ▁uncle ▁H ene age ▁Fin ch , ▁ 3 rd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Win ch il se a ▁and ▁his ▁cousin ▁Daniel ▁Har vey ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 6 7 4 . ▁ ▁Fin ch ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁strong ▁amb assador ▁and ▁was ▁constantly ▁out w itted ▁by ▁the ▁Grand ▁V iz iers ▁Ah met ▁Kö pr ül ü ▁and ▁K ara ▁Must af a ▁▁ ▁Other ▁British ▁residents ▁during ▁Fin ch ' s ▁ten ure ▁included ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁John ▁Cov el , ▁merchant ▁Sir ▁D ud ley ▁North , ▁Fin ch ' s ▁cons ul ▁in ▁S my r na , ▁Paul ▁Ry ca ut ▁and ▁their ▁letters ▁and ▁mem oir s ▁contribute ▁to ▁our ▁picture ▁of ▁Fin ch ' s ▁ten ure ▁as ▁the ▁diplom at ▁in ▁residence . ▁ ▁Fin ch ▁and ▁B aines ▁are ▁further ▁remembered ▁in ▁the ▁poem ▁B aines ▁His ▁Dis section ▁by ▁Scottish ▁poet , ▁David ▁Kin lo ch . ▁He ▁left ▁Turkey ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 6 8 1 . ▁ ▁Sir ▁John ▁Fin ch ▁died ▁of ▁ple ur isy ▁in ▁Florence , ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 2 , ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Christ ' s ▁College