J>o8 WAR OF THE TURKS 



think proper to leave them in repofe. That they did not 

 go to war, becaufe they found pleafure in taking up 

 arms, but becaufe their people were hurt by the inju- 

 rious language his troops had thrown out againft: their's, 

 and that the world might not be led to believe that 

 they fled from him out of fear." 



On the return of the kialif, the kapudan pafha dif- 

 patched two dignitaries of the religion, attended by an 

 officer and two of the learned in the law of the prophet, 

 to conclude an accommodation with them ; who, on 

 the fourth day from the receipt of the anfwer, namely, 

 the 29th of May, departed on their way to the beys. 

 This day the goods of Camanzoglo were fold by auc- 

 tion, and produced 25 purfes ; without reckoning the 

 fums of money found in his poffeffion, and a calket of 

 jewels, taken from the toilettes of the women of beys, 

 which was valued at a very high amount. 



The 1 2th. of June 9 galeangi came in great wrath to 

 the kapudan pallia, demanding of him an allowance 

 for the Ramazan ; as they pretended that they could 

 not keep it properly with the 8 ounces of butter, 20 

 ounces of rice, and 2 medini, which he allowed them 

 daily. The kapudan pafha had forefeen this mutiny. 

 He had therefore very feafonably gone from home, and 

 returned at the very moment the rioters were entering 

 his palace. Thole of his retinue were perfuading them 

 to take themfelves away before he fhould come home ; 

 as that they would do better to lay their complaints 

 before him himfelf, fince they, his fervants, could 

 give them no relief. 



The kapudan pallia told them, that at prefent he 

 had no money, but that he would do all that lay in 



his 



