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stranger_n consulage_n be_v depend_v which_o
will_v beg_v her_o intercession_n with_o her_o son_n in_o his_o behalf_n and_o be_v admit_v to_o discourse_n with_o she_o he_o thereby_o plain_o discover_v she_o most_o inveterate_a hatred_n and_o displeasure_n against_o her_o son_n not_o only_o for_o this_o but_o for_o many_o other_o action_n of_o like_a nature_n this_o discovery_n which_o the_o queen_n have_v make_v give_v he_o the_o boldness_n to_o propose_v the_o confinement_n again_o of_o ibrahim_n to_o his_o old_a prison_n not_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v absolute_o lay_v aside_o and_o depose_v but_o only_o correct_v awhile_o and_o be_v put_v in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o past_a condition_n may_v be_v teach_v wisdom_n and_o instruct_v for_o the_o future_a what_o moderation_n and_o justice_n sultan_n be_v oblige_v to_o exercise_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o government_n and_o so_o subtle_o do_v he_o insinuate_v his_o discourse_n that_o the_o queen-mother_n assent_v to_o the_o proposal_n and_o that_o the_o seal_n shall_v be_v 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that_o trade_n and_o as_o some_o study_n several_a way_n and_o prescribe_v rule_n by_o which_o a_o war_n may_v be_v most_o advantageous_o manage_v against_o the_o turk_n i_o on_o the_o contrary_a be_o moâe_n inclinable_a to_o give_v my_o judgement_n in_o what_o manner_n our_o peace_n and_o trade_n may_v best_o be_v secure_v and_o maintain_v know_v that_o so_o considerable_a a_o welfare_n of_o our_o nation_n depend_v upon_o it_o that_o a_o few_o year_n of_o trade_n interruption_n in_o turkey_n will_v make_v all_o sort_n of_o people_n sensible_a of_o the_o want_n of_o so_o great_a a_o vent_n of_o the_o commodity_n of_o our_o country_n and_o therefore_o as_o i_o be_o oblige_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o glory_n and_o prosperity_n of_o his_o majesty_n our_o gracious_a sovereign_n so_o likewise_o as_o that_o which_o conduce_v to_o it_o for_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o this_o embassy_n in_o turkey_n and_o the_o profitable_a return_n of_o the_o levant_n company_n finis_fw-la the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n the_o first_o book_n chap._n i._n the_o constitution_n of_o the_o turkish_a government_n be_v different_a from_o most_o other_o in_o the_o world_n have_v need_n of_o peculiar_a maxim_n and_o rule_n whereon_o to_o establish_v and_o confirm_v itself_o page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o the_o absoluteness_n of_o the_o emperor_n be_v a_o great_a support_n of_o the_o turkish_a empire_n 2_o chap._n iii_o the_o lesson_n of_o obedience_n to_o their_o emperor_n be_v teach_v by_o the_o turk_n as_o a_o principle_n of_o religion_n rather_o than_o of_o state_n 4_o chap._n iu_o a_o true_a relation_n of_o the_o design_n manage_v by_o the_o old_a queen_n wife_n of_o sultan_n ahmet_n and_o mother_n of_o sultan_n morat_n and_o sultan_n ibrahim_n against_o her_o grandchild_n sultan_n mahomet_n who_o now_o reign_v and_o of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_a queen_n and_o her_o complice_n 6_o chap._n v._n the_o education_n of_o young_a man_n in_o the_o seraglio_n out_o of_o which_o those_o who_o be_v to_o discharge_v the_o great_a office_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v elect_v it_o be_v a_o maxim_n of_o the_o turkish_a polity_n to_o have_v the_o prince_n serve_v by_o such_o who_o he_o can_v raise_v without_o envy_n and_o destroy_v without_o danger_n 12_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o method_n in_o the_o turkish_a study_n and_o learning_n in_o the_o seraglio_n 15_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o platonic_a affection_n and_o friendship_n the_o page_n in_o the_o seraglio_n bear_v each_o to_o other_o 16_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o mute_n and_o dwarf_n 17_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o eunuch_n ibid._n of_o the_o black_a eunuch_n and_o apartment_n of_o the_o woman_n 17_o 18_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o agiamoglan_n 19_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o visier_n azem_n or_o prime_a visier_n his_o office_n the_o other_o six_o vizier_n of_o the_o bench_n and_o of_o the_o divan_n or_o place_n of_o judicature_n 20_o
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