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kind of Life, as they do in Chriftendom^ and 

 pretend to the lame Art of telling Fortunes ^ 

 and are look'd upon as the OfF-fcouring of 

 Mankind. It is accounted the extremeft 

 point of human Mifery to be a Slav€ to any 

 of this fort of Cattel. 



The Haggi^ or Pilgrims, that have 'been at 

 Mecca and Medina^ forbear to drink Wine 

 molt Religioufly, out of a perfwafion, that 

 one drop would efface all the Merits of that 

 troublefome and expenfive Journey ; and fome 

 have been pofljbfs'd with fuch a mad Zeal, 

 that they have blinded themfelves after their 

 having been blefs'd with the fight of Maho- 

 m^t\ Sepulcher. 



After Jatz^ih^ that is, an Hour and a half 

 in the Night, throughout the whole Year, 

 there is as great a filence iji the Streets as at 

 Midnight : The Emperor Achmet in the Year 

 i6ii. having made an Order, that no one 

 Ihould prefume to be out of his Houfe after 

 that time which is to this Day moll pun* 

 ctually obferved. The Boflangi bajJn^ who has 

 the Command of all the Ag-iamoglans in the 

 Seraglio^ the Topgibajhi or fuch great Officers 

 attended with a great Train of armed Men, 

 walking the Rounds, and drubbing fuch as 

 they find abroad at unfeafonable Hours of 

 what Nation or Qiiality foever, except Phy- 

 ficians, Chyrurgeons,and Apothecaries, whom 

 they allows at all times to vifit the Sick. 



The Turkinans^ (for fb they are peculiar- 

 ly called, as if they were the true Defcen- 

 dents of the Old Turks or Scythians.^ whofe 

 wandring kind of Lifq is defcribed by the 

 Poet; i 



