A Relation of the Chap.XVllI. 



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 hand Ibmely mounted, and all in their yellow Garments. 



The next appearance was that of the SpabU, who are the Sultmefs-Motbtfis Life- 

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

 well mounted, and well clad. They had all their Coats of Mail, with their V'dts of 

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

 Flowers of Gold ■■> and on the left*, a Bowe in a cover of red Velvet, ernbroider'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, refembling Locks of 

 Hair, which they uiê when occafion requires, to ward off 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-Bachi came in the Rear of them, having a Plume of Heron-tops in his 

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

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

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

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

 low Hoîè, or Drawers. 



After the SpahU, there pafs'd.feveral 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 Jani- 

 zary- 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 (houlder, a kind 

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

 work at the ends. 



After the forementioned, 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 garnith'd with fmall Bells, and they 

 had Caps on, which had fomewhat hanging down of each fide, refembling Afles 

 Ears. 



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

 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 ot 

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

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

 fon. 



After them, came a hundred Cbiaourfs, 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 falhion, 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 linnen Cloath, and Muskets on their Shoul- 

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

 Cbiaoux-cap upon his head, and a great number of people about him. 



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

 ly clad, with their Bufquins of black SWi/fc-Leather, 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 

 Mahomet j and made up a Troop of fixty Perfons. As they were the Relations of the 

 Prophet, they wore green Turbants of an extraordinary bignefs. 



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