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son_n	daughter_n	mother_n	sister_n	25,437	5	10.5778	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51903	The eighth and last volume of letters writ by a Turkish spy who lived five and forty years undiscover'd at Paris : giving an impartial account to the Divan at Constantinople of the most remarkable transactions of Europe, and discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts (especially of that of France) continued from the year 1642 to the year 1682 / written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, and from thence into English, by the translator of the first volume.	Marana, Giovanni Paolo, 1642-1693.; Bradshaw, William, fl. 1700.; Midgley, Robert, 1655?-1723.	1694 (1694)	Wing M565EA; ESTC R35024	164,847	384

indeed read of a Fruit which whosoever tastes will die I aughing And of the Torpedo which if any Man touch though with a Staff or Pole in his Hand immediately it benums him and takes away his Sense of Feeling But I always ascrib'd these Stories to the Romantick Humour of Pliny or at least of those from whom he collected the pleasant Paragraph of his Natural History But now I 'm convinc'd that 't is possible these things may be true In a Word I tell thee plainly that were it not for honest Eliachim the Jew poor Mahmut must starve himself For I wou'd rather die weeping and famishing deploring and lamenting the Miseries of Human Life than pass to Orcus in an Artificial Good Humour only fram'd by the Force of Poysons and Charms but Eilachim and all the Jews are singular in their Diet They take Care not to be polluted by Abominable Infidels They will not eat the Bread of the Christians nor taste of their Flesh The Law of Moses for bids it and they are very curious in observing it They have their Corn-Merchants Millers Bakers Butchers Poulterers and Fish-mongers by themselves Their Fruiterers also and such as serve 'em with Water Wine or any other Beverage They will not easily be cheated of their Lives through the Complaisance of what they call Good Nature Neither French nor Dutch Italians or Spaniards shall impose upon them They eat and drink more nicely I speak of the better Sorts than the Infidel Kings of the Earth Herein lies my Safety amidst the Common Danger I never eat or drink of late but at E●●●chi●'s House For I dare not so well grounded are the Fears of Poyson in the Society of Nazarenes at this Time in Paris By the God of my Fathers and my God I would not willingly go down to the Shades in a Vehicle of Aia mal● Xerim or any other subtle Eastern Opiate I 'd rather fairly stand the Fate of a Bullet Dagger Sword or any Thing that with Candor threatens us above-board But to be sneakingly undermin'd circumvented c. goes against the Grane by the Wounds of Mahomet which he receiv'd before the Holy Flight O Ali Ali This Oath brings thy Fame to my Remembrane who durst stand against the Sword of Ali when he was in his Wrath Ali the True Successor of the Prophet Do not take me for a Kysilbasch● Heretick Infidel c. For I am of an untainted Race a True Believer a Mussulman in all Senses But I hate Phanaticism and factious Bigotry Though we hate the Persians and pursue 'em as Incorrigible Hereticks may we not love and honour the Cail●●h whom they follow So we are profess'd Enemies to the Christians and yet we reverence Jesus the Son of Mary the Christians Messias But to return to the French the King has erected a Kind of Inquisition-Court which is call'd the Chamber of Poysons Here all Persons suspected of these Diabolical Practises are examin'd and put to the Torture Also Millers Bakers Butchers Fruiterers Vintners and other Trades which sell any thing to eat or drink are sworn in this Chamber and undergo a severe Scrutiny So do all Physicians Druggists and Apothecaries ●dicts are daily publish'd whereby all Pe●sons pretending to a Spirit of Divination c. are commanded forthwith to depart the Kingdom under the Penalty of Death It is order'd also that whosoever has abus'd any Sentence of the Written Law in making of Enchantments Spells Charms or any Thing beside or beyond the Force of Nature shall be severely punish'd The same Edict forbids all Vse of Poysons unless they be such as are Ingredients of wholesome Medicines and help to compound those Physical Preparations which are necessary to conserve the Life of Men. And that even these shall not be sold to any Person whatsoever but only to those who by their Art and Profession are oblig'd to make use of them Abundance of Care is taken both by the State and the Church by Publick Magistrates and Private Persons to discover the Authors of these Inhuman Tragedies and to prevent the like for the Future Every Man's Eye is upon his Neighbour and they of the same House are jealous one of another The Father suspects and narrowly watches the Motions of his Son and the Mother will not trust the Daughter of her Delight Children are wary of their Parents and one Brother or Sister dares not eat or drink any thing prepar'd by another Neither the Ties nor even the Sacred Bonds of Friendship it self are sufficient to conquer Mens Fears and Apprehensions of being poyson'd In the mean while the Inhabitants have felt a terrible Blow from the French Arms. For the King of France having receiv'd some A●●●ont from those Corsairs gave Orders to the Sieur Die Quesne Lieutenant General of his Naval Forces to go and Bombard their City which was perform'd accordingly in the Beginning of the 9th Moon And that Bld Warriour threw so many Bombs into the Town that he ruin'd a considerable Part of it overthrew the Principal Mosque and killed many Thousands of Men Which obliged the Algerines to become humble Supplicants for Peace And it was granted them on certain Conditions advantagious enough for France This Monarch is wholly addicted to War in which also he is no less expert than he is in Matters of State And he loves to see his Subjects follow his Example To this End he has lately establish'd Two Seminaries One in the Cittadel of Tournay the Other in that of Metz where a certain Number of Cadets or Younger Brothers who can prove themselves descended of Noble Blood are educated at the King's Charge and taught the Method and Art of Fortifications with other Exercises of Military Discipline This is a great Encouragement to the young Gentry and Nobles and fills 'em with Glorious Emulations every one being ambitious to excel another in these Heroick Arts. And the King will never want for able Souldiers to serve him in any Station at Home or Abroad Illustrious Kaimacham this is all the News I can at present send thee May God protect thee and all the True Faithful from the ●ly Attempts of Magicians Witches and Poisoners As for me I know not how long I shall escape their Snares But I 'll be as cunning as I can Sage Minister Adieu Paris 4th of the 7th Moon of the Year 1682. LETTER XVI To Nathan Ben Saddi a Jew at Vienna I Receiv'd a Dispatch Yesterday sign'd with thy Name but not writ by thy own Hand nor in thy accustom'd Style and yet there is no mention made of Sickness a broken Arm or any other Misfortune which might hinder thee from penning it thy self which fills me with Abundance of Doubts and Scruples If the Palsy or any other Disease has taken from thee the Use of thy Limbs I hope it has not depriv'd thee of thy Reason That Faculty would have prompted thee to explain this Mysterious Way of Correspondence by the same Hand which wrote the