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Heads and touch their Eyes with it, both 

 when they open it and fliut it. 



The Janiz^aries^ when they attend upon 

 Chriftian Ambajfadors to their Audience, feem 

 to appear in their Bravery, and in a Habit 

 far from that of a Soldier, being without 

 either Fire- Arms or Swords, (which latter 

 are not worn but in time of Service, or when 

 they are upon a March, or embodied, wear- 

 ing a Cap made of CameFs Hair, with a 

 broad Flap dangling behind, a gilt embroi- 

 dered Wreath running round it, and an 

 oblong piece of Brafs rifing up from the 

 middle of their Forehead near a Foot, with 

 a great Club in their Hand, like inferior Offi- 

 cers of the Civil Government. But when they 

 are in the Camp, they throw off their upper 

 Veft, and Turbants, which they wear at all 

 other ufual times, as troublefome, and put 

 on a ft/}, or red Cap, which fits clofe to 

 their Head , and tuck up their DuUman or 

 long Coat, to their Girdle, that they may 

 be the more quick and expedite in their 

 Charge. 



They affed finery and neatnefs in their 

 Cloths and Shaihes ^ not fo much as a fpot 

 to be feen upon them, and in rainy or fufpi- 

 cious Weather, are very careful how they go 

 abroad without their Tamurlkh^ which is a 

 kind of Coat they throw over their Heads at 

 fuch times. 



Their Pans and Diflies are for the molt 

 part of Copper, but fo handfomly Tinn'd o- 

 ver, that they look like Silver. 



There are thoufands of Gypfies or Zinga^ 

 nies in Tnrky^ who live the fame idle nafty 



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