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the_o king_n pass_v away_o buffoon_n the_o time_n with_o his_o mute_n and_o buffoon_n not_o speak_v as_o i_o say_v at_o all_o with_o his_o tongue_n but_o only_o by_o sign_n and_o now_o and_o then_o he_o kick_v and_o buffete_v they_o in_o sport_n but_o forthwith_o make_v they_o amends_o by_o give_v they_o money_n for_o which_o purpose_n his_o pocket_n be_v always_o furnish_v so_o that_o they_o be_v well_o content_v with_o that_o pastime_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n also_o the_o capee_n aga_n eat_v in_o a_o room_n apart_o such_o meat_n as_o be_v prepare_v dâ—…et_fw-la for_o he_o in_o his_o kitchen_n be_v far_o inferior_a to_o the_o king_n diet_n and_o with_o he_o do_v eat_v the_o haziâ—…ehdar_n bashawe_n the_o saraj_n agasee_n and_o sometime_o some_o of_o the_o king_n physician_n who_o he_o call_v in_o for_o to_o bear_v he_o company_n and_o such_o other_o eunuch_n which_o be_v keeper_n of_o the_o seraglio_n abroad_o as_o do_v come_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o 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at_o the_o most_o all_o be_v dispatch_v the_o queen_n service_n be_v in_o copper_n dish_n tin_a over_o but_o keep_v very_o bright_a and_o copper_n clean_o and_o some_o also_o of_o white_a purselain_n however_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o she_o herself_o may_v be_v serve_v as_o she_o please_v and_o so_o questionless_a may_v all_o the_o sultana_n although_o their_o ordinary_a allowance_n be_v no_o other_o than_o copper_n for_o oftentimes_o the_o king_n be_v among_o they_o a_o whole_a day_n woman_n together_o eat_v sport_v and_o sleep_v of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o notice_n take_v nor_o may_v any_o look_v into_o his_o action_n where_o among_o themselves_o they_o make_v he_o delicate_a and_o sumptuous_a banquet_n over_o and_o above_o the_o ordinary_a meal_n of_o dinner_n and_o supper_n of_o sweet_a meat_n and_o fruit_n of_o all_o sort_n have_v daily_o a_o abundance_n present_v unto_o they_o they_o drink_v their_o sherbet_fw-la in_o the_o summer_n time_n mingle_v with_o snow_n of_o which_o sherbet_fw-la there_o be_v a_o great_a quantity_n preserve_v yearly_o for_o to_o serve_v the_o seraglio_n but_o at_o a_o very_a dear_a rate_n for_o the_o snow_n do_v stand_v the_o port_n in_o more_o than_o twenty_o thousand_o chequin_n a_o year_n in_o gift_n and_o ceremony_n sterl._n and_o other_o expense_n at_o the_o fetch_v it_o in_o from_o the_o hill_n and_o in_o put_v it_o under_o ground_n in_o house_n make_v of_o purpose_n for_o that_o use_n they_o do_v not_o ordinary_o use_v comfit_n use_v nor_o cheese_n for_o the_o turk_n do_v hardly_o know_v how_o to_o make_v they_o especial_o cheese_n which_o if_o they_o make_v yet_o it_o never_o prove_v good_a so_o that_o the_o sultana_n all_o the_o bashaw_n and_o other_o great_a personage_n eat_v none_o but_o parmezan_fw-mi of_o which_o the_o *_o ambassador_n bailo_n of_o venice_n do_v always_o furnish_v they_o and_o that_o very_o plentiful_o for_o they_o love_v it_o well_o and_o eat_v hearty_o of_o it_o when_o they_o go_v abroad_o upon_o pleasure_n to_o take_v the_o air_n for_o the_o sundry_a provision_n of_o the_o say_a seraglio_n all_o thing_n be_v prepare_v in_o great_a order_n abundance_n and_o every_o particular_a provision_n be_v assign_v to_o particular_a person_n to_o take_v care_n thereof_o so_o that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o want_n at_o all_o of_o thing_n necessary_a for_o the_o officer_n be_v sure_a upon_o the_o least_o complaint_n make_v against_o they_o to_o lose_v their_o place_n wherefore_o as_o it_o behoove_v they_o they_o be_v very_o careful_a to_o see_v not_o only_o that_o there_o be_v a_o sufficiency_n but_o also_o that_o it_o be_v very_o good_a the_o first_o and_o best_a sort_n of_o bread_n which_o indeed_o be_v very_o white_a and_o savoury_a be_v sort_n for_o the_o grand_a signior_n the_o sultana_n the_o bashaw_n and_o other_o great_a one_o the_o second_o sort_n for_o they_o of_o middle_a rank_n and_o the_o three_o and_o last_o sort_n which_o be_v very_o black_a and_o course_n 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