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ill mounted; After them appear'd in fomewhat a better order, the menial Retinue of 

 the Caimacan, his Officers, as well thofe belonging to the Chamber, as thole of the 

 Stables, were very handfbmely mounted, and all in their yellow Garments. 



The next appearance was that of the Spabis, who are the SWtew/r-Mother's Life- 

 Guard. Of thofe there were four hundred, which made a handfome Shew, being all 

 well mounted, and well clad* They had all their Coats of Mail, with their Vefts of 

 red Taffeta, and had on the right iide a Quiver of Crimfon-Velvet, embroider VI with 

 Flowers of Gold ••> and on the left, a Bowe in a cover of red Velvet, embroider'd as 

 the other. They had all of them Helmets on their Heads, and over them white Tur- 

 bants, and from the Helmets there hung fmall Chains of Mail, rclembling Locks of 

 Hair, which they u(e when occafion requires, to ward oft" a blow from the neck and 

 face. Every one of them had alfo a Launce in his hand, and the Trappings of their 

 Horfes were of one of thefe three Colours, yellow, violet, and red, of a rich Stuff, 

 with an embroidery of Silver. 



The Spabi-Bacbi came in the Rear of them, having a Plume of Heron-tops in his 

 Turbant, three foot in height, which made him remarkable, and diitinguim'd him 

 from all the other SpahU. On the Breaft-piece of his Horfe, were fallen'd a dozen 

 little Scarffs, which hung down negligently, and he was attended by lix Pages, who 

 had Caps on, after the Slavonian Mode, red Vefts tuck'd up about the walk, and yel- 

 low Hofe, or Drawers. 



After the Spab'tf^ there pafs'd fevcral Janizaries, but not marching in any order, fol- 

 low'd by two hundred men on Horfe-back, and in the Rear of them, came the Jam- 

 z,ary-Aga, a Perfon of a very goodly prefence. He had for his immediate Attendants 

 fix gentile young Perfons, who had each of them, hanging over his moulder, a kind 

 of Quiver, full of fmall Wands, which are a fort of Arrows, without any Iron- 

 work at the ends. 



After the forementioncd, there came up twelve men, who are as it were the Ma- 

 tters of the Ceremonies, in very ridiculous Accoutrements. They had Silver Wands 

 refting on their Shoulders, their Veftments were garnifhM with fmall Bells, and they 

 had Caps on, which had fomewhat hanging down of each lidc, refembling Affes 

 Ears. 



The next appearance after that extravagant Party, was that of an hundred Capigify 

 all well mounted, every one with a Launce in his hand, with a Flag faften'd thereto, 

 reaching from the top to the bottom, which made a very noble Shew. In the Rear of 

 the Troop came the Capigi-bacbi, diitinguilh'd from the reft by a high and large Plume 

 of Heron-tops , which added much to the gracefulnefs of his looks, and Per- 

 fon. 



After them, came a hundred Chiaourfs, well clad, and well mounted, having their 

 great Caps on their Heads -, and in the Rear of them came the Caimacan, having a 

 Cap of the fame faGiion, attended by twenty Pages, very neatly clad. 



The next appearance was that of five or fix hundred Bofiangis, with their Caps 

 like Sugar-loaves, their Habits of a red linncn Cloath, and Muskets on their Shoul- 

 ders. The Boftangi-bacbi came after them, (umptuoufly clad, and mounted, with a 

 Chiaoux-cxp upon his head, and a great number of people about him. 



There appear'd next, two hundred Cadis, making a molt noble Shew, all modeft- 

 ly clad, with their Bufquins of black SpaHijh-L&Lther, and white Turbants, like great 

 Balls of Wooll.or Silk. 



They were follow'd by the Scberifs, who affirm themfelves to be of the kindred of 

 Mabomet) and made up a Troop of iixty Perfons. As they were the Relations of the 

 Prophet, they wore green Turbants of an extraordinary bignefs. 



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