Part I. Travels- into the hEv ant. 
not fuch as turn to their Religion from another who are very numerous in 
Trnkie, and are certainly capable of all forts of Wickednefs and Vice, as is 
known by Experience,^ and commonly as unfaithful to Men, as they have been 
to God ; but the native Turks are honell: People, and love honelt People, be 
they Turks, Chriftians, or Jews. Nor do they think it lawful to Cheat or 
Kob a Chriftian more than a Turk ; I know very well I may be asked, Why 
then do they fo Extortion the Franks ? But it is certain, that the Chriftians and 
Jews put them upon it and corrupt them j thefe Men being themfelves the In- 
ilrumentsof one anothers ruine, through a damnable Envy that reigns ever 
amongfl: the Frafiki-, that are in the Levant ; Ufury is cfteemed a very great Tlie Turks 
fin by the Turks, and is but little pradtifed. They are very Devout and Cha- zea'o"s for , 
ritable ■■, very zealous for their Religion, which they labour to propagate all ^^^^^ t^digi- 
over the World ^ and when they love or efteem a Chriftian, they pray him to ^i'^ -j-^^^y.^ 
turn Turk. They are Loyal to their Prince, whom they highly Reverence, Lgygj 
and blindly Obey i Turks are not feen to betray their Prince, and turn to the their Prince, 
lîdeof the Chriltians. They never Quarrel, nor carry Swords in the City, Duels not 
no not the Souldiers, but only Canguirs. They feldom fight together, and known a- 
thcy never knew what Duels were ; which proceeds chiefly from the wile Po-^^nS*^ t'^^ 
licy of Mahomet., who kept from them two great caufes of Quarrels, Wine, ^o Quarrels 
and Gaming; for the good Turks drink not a drop of Wine, and thofe a^pn^fl. 
who drink are not efleemed, no more than they who eat Opium., or the CochIhs them. 
IndtcHt, which makes them Drunk. As for Gaming, though they play at Tlie Turks 
feveral Plays, yet it is always for nothing-, fo that they never Fight, becaufe "^^^ r^^V 
if any Qiiarrel happen araongft them , the firlt that comes by makes them 
Friends, or othcrwife he that complains citing his Companion in prefence^ 
witneiTes to appear before a Judg, he does not refufe to go, otherwife he 
would condemn himfelf ^ and there every one having alledged his Reafons, 
he who hath done the wrong is Condemned, and many times Baftonadoed, if 
he deferve it. 
They are very Temperate, and commit no Excefs, neither in quantity nor Temperance 
quality of Vidtuals ; Treating Houfes would be very infignificant amongft: of the Turks, 
them ; and it may be faid, that they Eat to Live, and Live not to Eat. This, 
I think, is moft part of the good that can be faid of them. 
Now for their Vices, they are Proud, efteeming themfelves above all other Pride of the 
Nations j they think themfelves the Valianteft Men upon Earth, and that the Turks. 
World was only made for them. And indeed, they defpife all other Nations 
in general, and efpecially thofe who are not of their Religion, as the Chri- 
ftians and Jews ^ and they commonly call Chriftians Dogs Nay, there are Turks Super, 
fome Turks fo Superftitious, that if when they come out of their Houfes in the^itious. 
Morning, thefirftPerfon they meet beaChriftian or Jew, they return quickly 
home again, faying: Aouz.btllah min el fcheitan el redgim\ that is to fay, God 
prefcrve us from the Devil. The Rable think they do a brave adion when 
they flout at, and jear a Chriftian, efpecially if he be a Frank j but that's be- 
caufe our fafhion of Apparel differing very much from theirs, they are much 
offended thereat, and call us Apes that have no Tails : But at Confiaminople^ 
they are not very infolent to the Franks., either becaufe of the great Com- 
merce they have with them, or rather becaufe they might eafîly begot Punifh- 
ed, if they did any hurt ; however they fpare not now and then a blow with 
a Cudgel by the by, efpecially if it be a Turk in drink. For my own part, 
I never met with any Trouble, only being one day with fome other French in 
Conftantino^le without a Janizary, the Children threw fome Cores of Apples 
at us j but fome Tradefmen coming out of their,Shops, ran after them and di- 
fperfedthem. And indeed, when upon ray leaving of Conft antinomie ^ I went 
to take my leave of Monnfiem de U Haye., the French Ambaffador, he asked 
me if I had met with no Affront during the time that I had been there, and 
when I told him that I never had fo much as my Hat once ftrucken off ( which 
they often do. Hats offending their fight) he told me, thac I had had good luck, 
and that I might brag that I had come better off than any other ever had. 
The Turks improve not Sciences much, and it is enough for them to learn t-},^ 'tvxV% 
to Read and Writer they often ftudy the Alcoran., which comprehends all Learnings 
I 2 their 
