A Relation of the 



Chap. VIL 



of tbti Bool^. I will caufe to be executed all the Orders dnd Commands nhkb Jhall be 

 brought unto me from my Lord. 



And now that I have given you the Oath of Allegiance made by the VafTal to his 

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

 all the Chriftian Princes, who are fubjecl: to his Jurifdi&ion, fuch as are the Princes 

 of Moldaviaznd Walachia. It runs in thefe words : Hi ija hac Juchum, jCd- 



detlu padichaïm taré fin den her né Emir, ye ferman bam keleurfe mat 



Ideytn. That is to fay, By the "truth of Jefus Chrift, I will canfe to be executed Ml 

 the Orders and Commands , which Jhall be brought unto me from the Emperoxr f My 

 Lord* 



The Grand Seignor requires alfo an Oath of Allegiance of all the Baffd% whom, he 

 fends to the Frontiers of the Empire, as the Baffas of Grand Cairo, Babylon-, and Bu- 

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

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

 afraid. 



Let us now make our Entrance into the Quarter of the Eunuchs and the Icboglant, 

 whereof the Baths make a great part. 



CHAP. VII. 



i. * 



Of the Baths of the Seraglio. 

 The Principal Heads, 



* f Vff r "- ■"■"/; f ■ \ \ < I'^^^t- 

 The prodigious frength of 'Body of a certain Ichoglan. The çMof* 



quey belonging to the jippartment of the Eunuchs. T):e Employ- 

 ments of the Dwarfs j and the SMutes. The fuperfiition of the 

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

 the Chriftians in Iphate'Ver they "Wear about their heads. Ti?e 'De- 

 fer ipt ton of the Baths. Certain abufes reform' d. Why the Inhabi- 

 tants of the Eaîtern Tarts do not make nfe of Taper upon an unde-i 

 cent account. The Perfians more fcrupulous K than the Turks. 

 They are great loyers of cleanl'mefi. Certain Chambers <very com- 

 modiou* and divertive. The JlriH prohibition of Mahomet for 

 any one to fuffer himfelf to be feen jlark naked. A certain Earth 

 "Which takes off the hair, and its dangerous effects. 



THE Baths defign'd for the Grand Seignor's own Perfon, and his principal 

 Officers, take up a great fpace of the Quarter cf the Eunuchs. The little Ovens, 

 whereby they are heated, called Kulhgns, are adjoyning to the Appartment of 

 the S ' ardi-houdafiy and fifteen Ichoglans, the mort robuft that can be found, are 

 employ'd in keeping the fire going. They have the denomination of Kulkangis j and 

 Five and twenty others, who are named Della^ are employ'd in the Baths, to lhave 

 and rub the Body, as alfo in applying Cupping-Gla(Tes to thpfe who ftand m need 



' thereof 



