ten Bhuibant ; that would be a word as monlirous 
in a French or Englifh Book, as in the Mouth of 
him .that fhould pronounce it. Turban is now a vul- 
gar European word, eftablifhed by Cuftome, and 
Bhulbandt a Perfian word, provided it were written 
according to its true Orthography, (for it ought to 
be written Dulband.) And when a European ijpeaks 
his own Language, and would be underftood, he 
ought not to ufe Exotick words, when his own 
Country Language can do the thing ; fo as a Man 
Ipeaking French or Engliih would render himfelf 
ridiculous, fhould he fay Cbimichir inftead of Cimeter^ 
though the one come from the other. ' But there is 
more to be faid as to this ; for the word Dulband fig- 
lîifîes not in Perfian, what in French or Englifh is 
meant by Turban (as the Author oîtliQ Coronation of 
Solyman thinks,) and inftead of blaming Writers who 
underftood not the language, and of faying that the 
King s Cap was tied round in manner of a Dhulbandt 
with a fine Gloth, he ought to have faid (fince he 
pretends that Perfian words are to be uled) that 
the King's Cap was tied in manner of a D^/^r,which 
is the Turban^ by a Dulband^ or fine Cloth, feeng the 
Dulband is but a part of the Turban^ which in Perfian 
is called 'Defter, as in Turkifh Sarick, and only figni- 
fies the Cloth that is wreated about the Kaouk or Cap 
of the Turban ; and by a Turban, is underfîood the 
whole Head-attire, after theEaftern way. 
Now for the word Munedgim , which fignifies 
Afirologer, and is ufed by our Author, there is no 
difpute to be made about it : The word Munehizym^ 
made ufe of in the Book of the Coronation, is not a 
word of the Language, and is indeed, infignificant ; 
but the word in queftion, is altogether a term of 
Learning, and is purely Arabick, the root of it 
being Nedgem, whereof the radical letters are Nun, 
Dgm, Mim, among which as you fee, there is neither 
H nor 2, and therefore it muft .be Munedgim, 
It is not the fame with the word Khanum, inter- 
preted in the Book of the Coronation , by that of 
Dutchel's ; it is more a word of Court than of Art, 
but for all that it is nothing the worfe employed by 
our 
