Mtfcellama Curiofa. Vol. Ill . 



unite their Forces the better together^ and 

 make Head againft the Sxveeds. 



The AmbalTadors of ChrifiimYrmcts^ when 

 they are admitted by the Grand Signior to au 

 Audience, (their Prefents being then of courle 

 made, which are look'd upon as due, not to 

 fay, as an Homage) are difmifs'd in few Words, 

 and referred by him to his Wakil or Deputy, 

 as hrufually ftiles the chief Vi^ir: And afmall 

 number of their Retinue only permitted the 

 Honour of kiffing his Veft, and then rudely 

 enough fent away. 



The Grand Signiors keep up the State of 

 the old Aftatic} Princes: They do notexpofe 

 themfelves often to the View of the People, 

 unlefs when they ride in Triumph, or upon 

 fome fuch folemn Occafion when they go to 

 theMofchs, or divert themfelves in the Fields, 

 eithar in Riding or Hunting, they do not love 

 to be flared upon, or approached. It is highly 

 Criminal to pry into their Sports, fuch an 

 Infolent Curiofity being often punilhed with 

 Death. The Story is Famous of Morad 

 the Third, who baiting a Bear in the old Pa- 

 lace with a MaftifF, and efpying three Fel- 

 lows upon the Tower of Bajaz^id^s Mofch, . 

 who had planted themfelves to fee the Sport, 

 commanded their Heads to be ftruck off im- 

 mediately, and be brought before him, which 

 was done accordingly. Inftances of fuch 

 Capricio's are frequent in the Ttirkijh Hifto- 

 ry this following happened during my ftay 

 ^tConft amino fie. 



Upon tlie return of Vizir Achmet from Cari" 

 dia^ after the Surrendry of that City, and a 

 ^^PPy <^nd put by him to that tedious and 



bloody 



