3 6 Mlfcella^ea Curio fa. Vol. III. 



at Kadik^i ox Chalcedon. So at Staurods^ Chin" 

 plkui^ and feveral other Villages upon the 

 Afian Shore ofF the Bofphorus, as at Bejhiltajhj 

 Ortakui^ Chorouch chefme^ which Church is de- 

 dicated to St. Michal the Archangel^ Jemkui 

 or Neochorion^ Therapta^ Bujukjere^ and other 

 Villages on the European fide. They have 

 alfoa Church at Haskui^ where is their Bu- 

 rying place, and another near the Bagnio^ 

 dedicated to St. Farafceve. And BtTatoula 

 about a Mile from Pera^ upon a Hill, which 

 from theName of the Church is thence called 

 by the Greeks and Fra^kj^ St. Demetrius hisHiW* 

 Next to the holy Virgin, St. Demetrim and 

 St. George have moft Churches dedicated to 

 them. 



The Armenians have not, if I remember a- 

 right, above feven Churches^ they being few 

 in number in comparifon of the Cr^e^. 



The Jews may have in the City and places 

 adjacent between twenty and thirty Syna- 

 gogues, this being the greateft llielter of that 

 accurfedand contemptible People in the Grand 

 Signiors Dominions,next to Caire and Salonikii 

 and I believe there may be about twenty or 

 thirty thoufand families of them. They are 

 of great ufe and fervice to the Turkj^ upon 

 accompt of their Brocage and Merchandife, 

 and Induftry in feveral mechanical Trades. 

 Allthefe I look upon as Natives, or Slaves ra- 

 ther, each paying mony for his Head every 

 year. The Jews indeed very wifely colled: 

 this Tax among themfelves, and according to 

 an agreement made with the Tefrardar or 

 Treafurer, pay a certain fum in grofs for their 

 whole Nation refiding there : by which piece 



