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the_o french_a king_n library_n there_o be_v entire_a manuscript_n of_o the_o rule_n that_o it_o observe_v the_o great_a esteem_n that_o ismal_a know_v his_o forefather_n have_v acquire_v under_o that_o name_n make_v he_o think_v it_o will_v be_v much_o for_o his_o advantage_n to_o take_v it_o and_o he_o be_v not_o mistake_v for_o he_o be_v first_o follow_v by_o all_o the_o sofy_v and_o those_o who_o be_v addict_v unto_o they_o by_o who_o mean_n he_o establish_v the_o belief_n which_o his_o father_n and_o grandfather_n have_v but_o in_o a_o manner_n propose_v to_o wit_n that_o aly_n be_v the_o only_a true_a heir_n of_o mahomet_n he_o be_v to_o be_v follow_v in_o all_o thing_n by_o those_o who_o will_v be_v save_v and_o the_o truth_n be_v they_o conceive_v so_o high_a a_o opinion_n of_o that_o sofi_n that_o the_o friend_n of_o his_o family_n with_o the_o malcontent_n and_o innovator_n easy_o join_v with_o he_o and_o he_o as_o easy_o employ_v they_o to_o destroy_v farochk_a king_n or_o sultan_n of_o schirvan_n who_o have_v put_v to_o death_n his_o father_n aidar_n this_o have_v succeed_v so_o well_o with_o ishmael_n sofi_n he_o find_v mean_n afterward_o to_o attack_v and_o overcome_v the_o other_o sultan_n of_o persia_n who_o be_v of_o the_o family_n of_o akkoionlu_n and_o to_o mount_v the_o throne_n of_o the_o empire_n himself_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o none_o of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n ever_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o sofi_n though_o since_o ismael_n time_n these_o king_n have_v forbear_v to_o take_v it_o have_v depress_v that_o order_n of_o the_o sofy_v for_o reason_n that_o i_o can_v allege_v elsewhere_o and_o beside_o they_o stand_v no_o more_o in_o need_n of_o artifice_n to_o maintain_v their_o grandeur_n this_o be_v that_o shakstone_n ishmael_n sofi_n who_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o european_n to_o call_v the_o king_n of_o persia_n sofy_v as_o from_o caesar_n they_o call_v the_o succeed_a emperor_n caesar_n and_o from_o osman_n or_o othman_n those_o of_o turkey_n ottoman_n i_o must_v also_o tell_v you_o that_o one_o ought_v not_o to_o take_v exception_n if_o he_o meet_v with_o some_o diversity_n in_o the_o pronunciation_n of_o oriental_a word_n in_o this_o book_n especial_o when_o the_o question_n be_v about_o vowel_n or_o the_o consonant_n kha_n hha_n kef_n and_o some_o other_o in_o different_a country_n they_o be_v various_o pronounce_v in_o some_o place_n they_o pronounce_v nameh_n bender_n and_o bazerghian_a and_o in_o other_o namah_n bendar_n bazerghion_n some_o say_v kher_n and_o other_o hher_n some_o gomron_n other_o komoron_n and_o so_o in_o many_o other_o but_o the_o figurative_a letter_n always_o occur_v in_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o thus_o you_o see_v sir_n that_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr thevenot_n be_v sufficient_o justify_v as_o to_o the_o point_v you_o suspect_v may_v be_v cavel_v at_o if_o consider_v with_o relation_n to_o the_o book_n of_o the_o coronation_n of_o solyman_n upon_o which_o i_o pretend_v not_o to_o play_v the_o critic_n nor_o indeed_o have_v i_o full_o examine_v it_o and_o this_o answer_n though_o somewhat_o long_o in_o respect_n of_o your_o note_n be_v only_o to_o satisfy_v your_o desire_n and_o that_o duty_n of_o friendship_n wherewith_o our_o illustrious_a traveller_n honour_v i_o as_o well_o as_o the_o strict_a obligation_n that_o lie_v upon_o i_o to_o have_v a_o eternal_a veneration_n for_o his_o memory_n i_o be_o sir_n etc._n etc._n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o the_o first_o part_n book_n i._n chapter_n i._o the_o author_n design_n and_o beginning_n of_o his_o travel_n page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o of_o messina_n scylla_n and_o charybdis_n page_n 3_o chap._n iii_o sicily_n aetna_n page_n 4_o chap._n iv_o from_o messina_n to_o malta_n page_n 5_o chap._n v._o of_o malta_n ibid._n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o st._n angelo_n and_o st._n erme_v page_n 7_o chap._n vii_o the_o city_n valetta_n page_n 8_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o grove_n our_o lady_n of_o melecca_n and_o isle_n of_o gozo_n page_n 11_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o public_a solemnity_n on_o our_o lady-day_n in_o september_n ib._n chap._n x._o from_o malta_n to_o constantinople_n page_n 12_o chap._n xi_o the_o cape_n of_o metapan_n and_o isle_n of_o cerigo_n page_n 13_o chap._n xii_o the_o isle_n of_o zia_n page_n 14_o chap._n xiii_o the_o isle_n of_o andra_n page_n 15_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o dardanelles_n gallipoly_n and_o author_n arrival_n at_o constantinople_n page_n 17_o chap._n xv._o the_o situation_n and_o description_n of_o constantinople_n page_n 19_o chap._n xvi_o of_o santa_n sophia_n solymania_n and_o other_o mosque_n page_n 20_o chap._n xvii_o the_o hypodrome_n pillar_n and_o obelisk_n at_o constantinople_n page_n 22_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o grand_a signior_n seraglio_n page_n 23_o chap._n xix_o of_o the_o other_o serraglio_n hans_n and_o building_n at_o constantinople_n page_n 25_o chap._n xx._n of_o cassumpasha_n galata_n pera_n and_o tophana_n page_n 27_o chap._n xxi_o leander_n tower_n scudaret_n the_o prince_n isle_n and_o the_o black-sea_n page_n 28_o chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o shape_n strength_n apparel_n and_o behaviour_n of_o the_o turk_n page_n 29_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o their_o bath_n or_o bagnio_n page_n 31_o chap._n xxiv_o their_o way_n of_o eat_v drink_v and_o lie_v of_o coffee_n and_o coffeehouse_n etc._n etc._n page_n 32_o chap._n xxv_o their_o exercise_n game_n and_o sport_n page_n 34_o chap._n xxvi_o their_o language_n science_n and_o divination_n page_n 36_o chap._n xxvii_o their_o disease_n and_o cure_n page_n 37_o chap._n xxviii_o of_o mahomet_n and_o the_o koran_n page_n 38_o chap._n xxix_o their_o belief_n and_o opinion_n ib._n chap._n xxx_o concern_v angel_n page_n 40_o chap._n xxxi_o concern_v such_o beast_n as_o shall_v enter_v paradise_n page_n 41_o chap._n xxxii_o of_o circumcision_n page_n 42_o chap._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o command_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o their_o religion_n page_n 43_o chap._n xxxiv_o of_o the_o ramadan_n hegyra_n and_o turkish_a year_n page_n 44_o chap._n xxxv_o of_o the_o bairam_n the_o turk_n easter_n page_n 45_o chap._n xxxvi_o what_o render_v they_o unclean_a and_o of_o their_o ablutions_n page_n 47_o chap._n xxxvii_o the_o form_n of_o their_o mosque_n and_o hour_n of_o prayer_n page_n 48_o chap._n xxxviii_o their_o charity_n and_o pilgrimage_n to_o mecha_n page_n 50_o chap._n thirty-nine_o thing_n prohibit_v in_o their_o religion_n page_n 51_o chap._n xl._n the_o minister_n of_o their_o law_n page_n 53_o chap._n xli_o their_o marriage_n and_o divorce_n page_n 55_o chap._n xlii_o the_o beauty_n manner_n and_o apparel_n of_o their_o woman_n page_n 56_o chap._n xliii_o their_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a manner_n of_o burial_n and_o burial_n place_n page_n 57_o chap._n xliv_o a_o summary_n of_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o turk_n page_n 58_o chap._n xlv_o of_o the_o grand_a signior_n page_n 60_o chap._n xlvi_o of_o the_o grand_a visier_n and_o other_o chief_a officer_n of_o the_o turkish_a empire_n page_n 63_o chap._n xlvii_o of_o the_o divan_n page_n 65_o chap._n xlviii_o of_o the_o oeconomy_n among_o the_o turk_n and_o of_o the_o money_n weight_n and_o measure_n at_o constantinople_n page_n 66_o chap._n xlix_o of_o the_o sort_n of_o punishment_n and_o the_o several_a way_n of_o execute_v malefactor_n in_o turkey_n page_n 68_o chap._n l._n of_o the_o grand_a siguior_n militia_n page_n 69_o chap._n li._n of_o the_o grand_a signior_n easy_a way_n in_o raise_v and_o maintain_v great_a army_n page_n 71_o chap._n lii_o of_o his_o weakness_n at_o sea_n page_n 73_o chap._n liii_o a_o exact_a account_n of_o the_o sea_n fight_v between_o the_o venetian_n and_o turk_n at_o the_o dardanelles_n in_o the_o year_n 1656_o page_n 74_o chap._n liv._o of_o the_o great_a sedition_n at_o constantinople_n in_o the_o year_n 1655_o page_n 77_o chap._n lv._o of_o the_o christian_a and_o jewish_a subject_n of_o the_o grand_a signior_n their_o custom_n and_o way_n of_o live_a page_n 81_o chap._n lvi_o the_o arrival_n and_o audience_n of_o the_o mogul_n ambassador_n page_n 84_o chap._n lvii_o of_o the_o grand_a signior_n go_v abroad_o in_o state_n page_n 86_o chap._n lviii_o the_o city_n bursa_n describe_v the_o hot_a bagnio_n and_o sepulcher_n there_o page_n 87_o chap._n lix_n journey_n from_o bursa_n to_o smyrna_n page_n 90_o chap._n lx._n the_o city_n of_o smyrna_n describe_v page_n 91_o chap._n lxi_o chio_n town_n describe_v page_n 93_o chap._n lxii_o of_o the_o mastic_n tree_n and_o other_o observables_n there_o page_n 95_o chap._n lxiii_o of_o some_o village_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o chio_n and_o apparition_n etc._n etc._n there_o page_n 97_o chap._n lxiv_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o chio_n and_o their_o manner_n and_o of_o the_o partridge_n there_o page_n 100_o chap._n lxv_o of_o the_o isle_n patino_n or_o
a_o corner_n of_o a_o street_n where_o they_o think_v they_o be_v not_o perceive_v they_o will_v lift_v the_o veil_n to_o show_v themselves_o to_o some_o friend_n or_o youngman_n that_o please_v they_o but_o in_o that_o they_o hazard_v their_o reputation_n and_o bastonadoe_n beside_o now_o these_o woman_n be_v very_o haughty_a haughty_a turkish_a woman_n be_v haughty_a all_o of_o they_o general_o will_v be_v clad_v in_o flower_a stuff_n though_o their_o husband_n can_v hardly_o get_v bread_n nevertheless_o they_o be_v extreme_o lazy_a spend_v the_o whole_a day_n sit_v on_o a_o divan_n and_o do_v nothing_o at_o all_o unless_o it_o be_v embroader_a flower_n upon_o some_o handkerchief_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o husband_n get_v a_o penny_n it_o must_v be_v lay_v out_o for_o purchase_v a_o woman-slave_n this_o great_a idleness_n make_v they_o vicious_a and_o employ_v all_o their_o thought_n how_o to_o find_v out_o way_n of_o have_v their_o pleasure_n much_o the_o turk_n value_v not_o woman_n much_o the_o turk_n do_v not_o believe_v that_o woman_n go_v to_o heaven_n and_o hardly_o account_v they_o rational_a creature_n the_o truth_n be_v they_o take_v they_o only_o for_o their_o service_n as_o they_o will_v a_o horse_n but_o see_v they_o have_v many_o of_o they_o and_o that_o they_o often_o spend_v their_o love_n upon_o their_o own_o sex_n these_o poor_a woman_n find_v themselves_o so_o forsake_v use_v all_o mean_n to_o procure_v what_o they_o can_v have_v from_o their_o husband_n who_o be_v very_o jealous_a turk_n the_o jealousy_n of_o the_o turk_n and_o put_v so_o little_a confidence_n in_o the_o frailty_n of_o that_o sex_n that_o they_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o show_v themselves_o to_o man_n and_o a_o woman_n that_o shall_v allow_v a_o man_n to_o see_v her_o face_n or_o hand_n only_o will_v be_v reckon_v infamous_a and_o receive_v bastonadoe_n on_o the_o buttock_n and_o therefore_o they_o suffer_v they_o not_o to_o go_v to_o the_o mosque_n husband_n the_o woman_n go_v not_o to_o the_o mosque_n upon_o what_o ground_n a_o woman_n may_v sue_v out_o a_o divorce_n from_o her_o husband_n where_o they_o will_v only_o distract_v the_o man_n from_o their_o devotion_n nor_o to_o market_n nor_o yet_o to_o enter_v into_o their_o husband_n shop_n they_o never_o show_v their_o wife_n to_o their_o friend_n how_o intimate_v soever_o they_o be_v and_o in_o short_a they_o hardly_o ever_o stir_v out_o of_o door_n unless_o to_o the_o bath_n and_o these_o also_o man_n of_o quality_n have_v at_o home_n and_o those_o of_o high_a quality_n keep_v eunuch_n to_o look_v to_o their_o wife_n so_o that_o the_o great_a quality_n the_o husbund_n have_v the_o less_o liberty_n have_v they_o the_o wife_n have_v not_o the_o privilege_n of_o divorce_v their_o husband_n as_o the_o husband_n have_v of_o divorce_v they_o unless_o he_o deny_v they_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o furnish_v they_o which_o be_v bread_n pilau_n coffee_n and_o money_n to_o go_v twice_o a_o week_n to_o the_o bagnio_fw-it for_o if_o he_o fail_v in_o give_v they_o any_o of_o these_o thing_n they_o may_v go_v before_o the_o cady_n and_o demand_v a_o divorce_n because_o the_o husband_n be_v not_o able_a to_o maintain_v they_o then_o the_o cady_n visit_v the_o house_n and_o find_v the_o wife_n complaint_n to_o be_v just_a grant_v she_o suit._n a_o wife_n may_v also_o demand_v divorce_n if_o her_o husband_n have_v offer_v to_o use_v her_o contrary_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n then_o she_o go_v before_o the_o cady_n and_o turn_v up_o the_o sole_a of_o her_o slipper_n without_o say_v a_o word_n the_o cady_n understand_v that_o language_n send_v for_o the_o husband_n who_o if_o he_o make_v no_o good_a defence_n be_v bastinado_v and_o his_o wife_n divorce_v from_o he_o chap._n xliii_o of_o the_o way_n of_o mourn_v for_o the_o dead_a among_o the_o turk_n their_o manner_n of_o burying_n and_o of_o their_o burying-place_n when_o any_o one_o die_v in_o turkey_n the_o neighbour_n soon_o have_v the_o news_n of_o it_o dead_a of_o the_o way_n of_o mourning_n for_o the_o dead_a for_o the_o woman_n of_o the_o house_n fall_v a_o howl_v and_o cry_v out_o so_o loud_a that_o one_o will_v think_v they_o be_v in_o dispair_n all_o their_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n have_v notice_n of_o this_o come_v to_o visit_v they_o and_o fall_v to_o make_v the_o same_o music_n as_o they_o do_v for_o these_o visit_n be_v not_o render_v for_o comfort_v but_o for_o condole_v they_o all_o then_o together_o weep_v and_o in_o a_o mournful_a and_o doleful_a tone_n but_o still_o as_o if_o they_o be_v sing_v fall_v to_o rehearse_v the_o praise_n of_o the_o decease_a as_o for_o example_n the_o wife_n of_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a will_v say_v he_o love_v i_o so_o well_o give_v i_o plenty_n of_o every_o thing_n i_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o etc._n etc._n and_o then_o the_o rest_n say_v the_o same_o make_v now_o and_o then_o all_o with_o one_o consent_n such_o loud_a cry_n that_o one_o will_v think_v all_o be_v undo_v dead_a the_o bury_v of_o the_o dead_a and_o this_o music_n they_o continue_v for_o several_a hour_n together_o but_o the_o best_a of_o all_o be_v that_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o company_n be_v all_o go_v the_o mourning_n be_v over_o and_o so_o soon_o again_o as_o any_o woman_n come_v a_o new_a lamentation_n begin_v this_o last_v several_a day_n and_o sometime_o at_o the_o year_n end_n they_o will_v begin_v again_o such_o as_o can_v or_o will_v not_o weep_v hire_v mourn_a woman_n who_o gain_v a_o good_a deal_n of_o money_n thereby_o at_o length_n after_o all_o these_o lamentation_n come_v the_o ceremony_n that_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v before_o the_o decease_a be_v put_v in_o the_o grave_a and_o his_o relation_n and_o friend_n have_v lay_v he_o out_o upon_o the_o ground_n wash_v his_o body_n and_o shave_v off_o his_o hair_n for_o the_o turk_n love_v so_o much_o to_o have_v their_o body_n neat_a and_o clean_a that_o they_o make_v even_o the_o dead_a 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