Chap.lX. of Monfieur Tavernier. 125 



The Bey of Metelin has two Gallies. 



The Bey Cavale, afmall Bay, twelve Miles on this fide the Bardanelh, upon the 

 Coaft of Europe, has one. 

 The Bey of Nefirepont , feven. 

 The Bey of Napoli in Romania, five. 

 The Bey of Coron, one. 

 The Bey of Modon, one. 

 TheJ?cy of Famagofia^ fix. 

 The Bey of Alexandria in .Egy/tf, five. 

 The Bey of Cane'e, two Gallies. 

 The 2?i?y of Candia, one. 



The of Cajfel-T onrneze or Navarin, two Gallies. 

 All thefe Gallies make up the number of Fourfcore. 



The light Gallies carry not above 196 men; the four men that are wanting of 

 two hundred, being the 2?ey's profit. 



Every Captain is allow'd thirteen thoufand Piafiers for his Provifion -, and every 

 Chriftma* he gives to every Slave a pair of Breeches, and aCaflbckof courte Cloth, 

 with a fcantie kind of a Cloak. 



Every Slave has every day a pound and a half of good Bread, and nothing elfe. 

 But upon Friday, which is the Mahumetans Snnday, they have hot Peafe, or Beans, 

 or Lentils boyl'd in Butter. They receive alio fometimes the Alms of the Greeks* 

 when they lie in any Port. But at Conflaminople they fare fomewhat better*, for 

 twice a week, as well the Turks, as the Greeks and others, come to the Bains, and 

 be flow their Charity of Rice and other good Victuals. The Bains is the name of 

 the place where the Sea-men are kept when they are not at Sea. 



Sometimes when they are to go to Sea, they will counterfeit themfelves fick or 

 lame ; but they are fo narrowly obferv'd, that it ferves them to no other purpofe than 

 to procure to themfelves the more Blows. 



CHAP. IX. 



A Relation of the prefent State of Georgia. 



GEORGIA, which others call Gurgie, otGurgifian, extends Eaftwai'd 

 to the Cajpian Sea ; and upon the Weft is bounded by Mountains that 

 part it from Mengrelia. Formerly it was a Kingdom , all the Inhabi- 

 tants whereof were Chriftians , of the Armenian , and of the Greeks 

 Church ; but of late the Mahometans have got footing among them. And the 

 King of Perfia having fill'd them full of Divifions, has made two Kingdoms ôf it, 

 which he calls Provinces ; over which he has plac'd two Governors. They are ge- 

 nerally Princes of the Countrey, who mud turn Mahometans before they can be ad- 

 mitted to that Dignity. When they are advanc'd , they take upon them the title 

 of Kings-, and while they have any IfTue, the King of Perfia cannot difpoflefs their 

 Children. 



The mod Potent of thefe two Kings, is he that refides at Teflis, who in the Lan- 

 guage of the Country is call'd the King of Cartele. The prefent King is the laft 

 that has continu'd a C hriftian, with his four Sons -, theEldeft of which, the King 

 ot Terfia having entic'd to Court, partly by Promiiës, and partly by Prefents, has 

 won to Mahnmetifm. Immediately thereupon , he caus'd him to be declar'd 

 King of the other Province. 



Thefe two Kings have each of them a Guard of Mahumetan-Hotfemen under 

 their own pay -, and at prefent I believe there are in both Kingdoms near upon 

 J2000 Mahumetan Families. 



The King of T eflis coyns Mony in the King of Perfa's Name ; and the Silver 

 which he coyns , is in Spanish Reals , French Crowns, and fuch other Money, 

 which the Armenians bring out of Europe for their Goods. As to the Juftice of the 

 Countrey, neither the King himfelf , nor the Mahometans have any thing to do 



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