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Surrendry of that City, to be depofited ia 

 its ufual Place, the f^iz.ir gave feveral Chri* 

 fiian Slaves, that row'd in the Gaily that 

 was fraught with this Holy Ware, their Li- 

 berty. They pretend to have fbme Rags of 

 Mahometh Vefi, to which they afcribe great 

 Virtue. In confidence of which, the Empe- 

 ror Achmet^ in the time of a great Fire 

 which raged at Conftaminople^ when all other 

 means fail'd, dipt part of them in Water to 

 be Iprinkled upon the Fire to rebate the Fu- 

 ry of it. 



Next to the Mufti or Cadaleskires are the 

 Mo/las^ of which thefe four are the chiefeft: 

 in Dignity. The MoUa of Galata^ Adriano^ 

 p/e, Aleppo^ Prufa and after them are reckon- 

 ed thefe eight, Stambol Ephendi^ Larijfa^ Mi- 

 fr or Cairo^ Sham or Damafcus^ Diarbekir or 

 Afefopotamia^ Cutaia^ Sophia^ PhilippL 

 . The Priefts have no Habit peculiar to their 

 Profeflion, whereby they are diftinguifh'd 

 from others. If they are put from their 

 Mofchs for mifcarriage or negled of doing 

 their Duty, or if they think fit to refign and 

 be Priefts no longer, they may betake them- 

 felves without any Scandal to fecular Em- 

 ployments, their former Character and Qua- 

 lity wholly ceafing. While they remain 

 Priefts, they counterfeit a more than ordi- 

 nary Gravity in their Difcourfe and Walk- 

 ing : and affed to wear Turbants fvvelling 

 out, and made up with more crofs folds: 

 which was all the difference which I could ob- 

 ferve by their Head Attire, which is various, 

 tho' I could not find that this was conftantly 

 gnd ftridly obferved. 



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