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comprehend_v the_o quarter_n of_o the_o woman_n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o ordinary_a victual_n of_o the_o serrail_a and_o of_o the_o provision_n thereof_o for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o of_o those_o which_o serve_v there_o a_o order_n be_v so_o judicious_o establish_v in_o the_o serrail_a and_o so_o exact_o observe_v it_o have_v not_o forget_v the_o necessary_a provision_n of_o victual_n they_o be_v bring_v and_o preserve_v with_o admirable_a husbandry_n contrary_a to_o the_o ordinary_a confusion_n of_o prince_n house_n first_o the_o corn_n be_v gather_v for_o the_o sultan_n mouth_n for_o the_o sultana_n the_o great_a bassa_n and_o the_o mufti_n for_o all_o of_o they_o have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o bursia_n a_o town_n in_o bythinia_n where_o retain_v for_o the_o pure_a and_o best_a of_o all_o the_o eastern_a part_n they_o retain_v for_o the_o serrail_a eight_o or_o nine_o thousand_o quilot_n every_o quilot_n be_v two_o bushel_n of_o paris_n 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victual_n be_v it_o for_o the_o annual_a provision_n or_o for_o the_o ordinary_a of_o the_o day_n be_v bring_v and_o distribute_v with_o the_o like_a order_n about_o the_o end_n of_o autumn_n the_o grand_fw-fr vizir_fw-it appoint_v certain_a day_n to_o see_v the_o pastromanis_n make_v for_o the_o kitchen_n of_o the_o sultan_n and_o of_o the_o sultana_n they_o be_v make_v with_o the_o flesh_n of_o cow_n that_o be_v with_o calf_n that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o tender_a they_o salt_v they_o as_o they_o do_v stag_n or_o hog_n in_o christendom_n about_o that_o time_n they_o kill_v to_o the_o number_n of_o four_o thousand_o the_o serrail_a esteem_v this_o kind_n of_o meat_n among_o the_o delicacy_n of_o their_o feast_n and_o the_o turkish_a family_n if_o they_o have_v any_o convenient_a mean_n make_v likewise_o their_o provision_n this_o great_a store_n of_o flesh_n be_v for_o the_o whole_a year_n but_o
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which_o follow_v he_o and_o idolatrise_v the_o greatness_n of_o his_o fortune_n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o grand_a seigneurs_n favourite_n advance_v to_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o of_o their_o fall_n few_o king_n have_v be_v without_o favourite_n and_o what_o reason_n be_v it_o to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o eminent_a among_o man_n from_o that_o which_o be_v allow_v to_o the_o most_o object_n that_o be_v to_o love_v one_o man_n above_o all_o other_o and_o to_o honour_v he_o with_o the_o effect_n of_o their_o friendship_n by_o honour_n and_o greatness_n whereof_o they_o be_v the_o master_n and_o absolute_a disposer_n favourite_n doubtless_o the_o sovereign_n of_o king_n who_o come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o teach_v both_o man_n and_o king_n perfection_n have_v not_o deny_v they_o this_o liberty_n when_o as_o he_o himself_o give_v they_o a_o example_n love_v and_o favour_v above_o the_o small_a number_n of_o man_n which_o be_v in_o his_o ordinary_a court_n he_o who_o he_o 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