40 A Relation of the Chap VII. 



vf tfa Boo^ I will caufe to be executed all the Orders and Commands which (hall be 

 brought wtto me from my Lord. " e 



And now that I have given you the Oath of Allegiance made by the VsfTjl to hk 

 Lord, I (hall here alfo addethe Form of that, which the Ottoman Emperour requires of 

 all the Chriftian Princes, who are fubjed to his Jurifdiclion, fuch as are the Princes 

 of Moldavia and Walacbia. It runs in thefe words : Hi if a hdC Juchum fca- 



detlupadichaim tar £ fin den heme Emir, W ferman harm 'kekurfe it ant 

 Ideym. That is to fay, By the truth of Jefus Chfift, I mill canfe to be executed til 

 the Orders and Commands , which jhall be brought unto me from the Emperour M 

 Lord* ^ ' J 



The Grand Seignor requires alfo an Oath of Allegiance of all theMzV whom ^ 

 fends to the Frontiers of the Empire, as the Bajfas of Grand Cairo, Babylon zvhIbI 

 da, which is more than he exadts of the other Governours of Provinces which 

 not npon the Confines of his Territories, and of whom he has no ground titl 

 airaici* 



Let us now make our Entrance into the Quarter of the Eunuchs and the Ich *!*», 

 whereof the Baths make a great part. " •*'*"» 



CHAP. VII. 



Of the Baths of the Seraglio. 

 The Principal Heads. 



Tbt prodigious ftrengtb of 'Body of a certain Ichoglan. The Ofofi 

 quey belonging to the Apartment of the Eunuchs. The Employ- 

 ments of the Dwarfs, and the SHutes. 71* fuferfimon of the 

 Turks in the manner of paring their nails. The Colours forbidden 

 the Chrijltam in tvhate^er they T»ear about their heads. The T>e- 

 fcription of the Baths. Certain abufes reform d. Why the Inhabi- 

 tants of the EaRern Tarts do net make ufe of Taper upon an tmde- 

 cent account. The Perfians more fcrupulom than the Turks. 

 They are great lowers of cleanlinep. Certain Chambers wry com- 

 modious and diVertiVe. W,e Jlrift prohibition of Mahomet for 

 anyone tofuffer himfelf to befeenftark naked. A certain Earth 

 tbhcb takes off the hair, and its dangerous effects. 



TnL^ th f \ <WiSn ' <1 f0 V h£ ^T* ^g^own Perfon, and his principal 

 2fe 1 " P 'P Mt / lp *f, f the OS"*™ ° f *e Eunuchs. The little Ovcm, 

 whereby they are heated called Kul^s, are ad,oy„ing to the Appartment of 



e™1nv\4 ; S ^ hmd 'fi> 3 ^ $ Kn M* 1 ™' ,hc moft mbuft **« can be found, are 

 Hve and ,1 T"l ** ^ 8 ° ,n& T ^ haW the d ^m\mdon of Knlkfips , and 

 Z ^Z^L^Sr^ arC , namcd De " a ^ are em P lo y' d «n the Baths/to lhave 

 and rub the Body, as alfo in applying Cupping-Glades to thofe who Hand in need 



thereof 



