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very little time to himrelf ; neverthdefs all ardently afpire to that Dignity, 
though they be almoft fure to Die within a few days after. For when a o>W 
Fifier continues fix Months in OfF.ce, he is a Man of parts, and moft commonly 
with their place they lofe their Lives : Becaufe in diicharging that Office, they 
raife themfelves a great many Enemies, fome out of Envy , others as being 
the Friends and Relations of t;hofe whom the Grand Fijier has difcbliged, for 
Juilice can never be rendred without Murmurings and Difcontents ; and if 
they who are difcontented have any credit with the Grand S^gmor^ they ufe 
it to get the CrandFifier turned out and put to Death ; and if they have not 
credit enough to make him lofe his Life, they think it enough to get him made 
MaafouJ. Maafoul^ that is to fay, turned out of place; and it is many times the Cu- 
Ilom, after that to give him a Government.' But when he is on the waj to go 
toit, his Enemies growing more powerful by his abfence, fo beftir themfelves, 
that they obtain a Warrant for his Death -, immediately thereupon, a Ca^tdgi 
is fent after him, who having overtaken him, fliews him the Order he has to 
carry back his Head ; the other takes the Grand Sigmors, Order, kiîlès it, puts 
it upon his Head in fign of refpedt, and then having performed his Ablution 
and faid his Prayers, freely gives up his Head : The Cafidgi having Strangled 
him ( or caufed Servants whom he brought purpofely wich him to do it ) cuts 
off his Head, and brings it to Confiamimple. Thus they blindly obey the 
Gi-cit reC^edi Cr and S ignior s Order, their Servants never offering to hinder the Executi- 
to the Grand ^^^^^ though thefe Cafidgis come very often with few, or no Attendents at 
deSr" ^ ' th^y l\i\Tik they make a happy end when they Die by Orders from the 
Grand Signior^ believing themfelves to be as good Martyrs, as thofe who die 
Fighting againft the Enemies of their Religion. However now a days, there 
are a great many who are not fuch Fools, and I fancy, that of late they begin 
The caufeof to be undeceived Cif that pretended 'Martyrdom; for they receive not now 
the frequent ^-^^j^ ^^^^ ^ ferene Countenance. Hence it is that there happens fre- 
Afil "^"^ quent Rebellions in y^//.?, which are only made by difcontened ^^//j^j, who know 
that their Enemies are preparing Death for them upon their arrival at Con- 
Hujfdn Bajha. fiantincple. However Hnjfein Bajha^ who fo long Commanded the Turks in 
Candia, did not at all délire the Office of f^tjier ; for though it was feveraî 
times olfered unto him, yet he v^/cild never accept of it, very well perceiving 
that that Dignity was purpofely olfered him, to draw him out of the Ifie of 
Ccivdta^ where he was beloved of the Soldiers and Country, snd where being 
Abfolute, heraifcd a great Revenue j fo having given fome jealoulie to the 
Grand Signior, he made no doubt but as foon as they had got him out of the 
Ifland, they would cut off his Head ^ and neverthelefs for all his Circumfpe- 
élion, he fell into the Snare at laft, which for many years he had avoided. 
But to return to the Charge of Grand Vtfur^ confidering hov\? gïeedily they 
aufe wh the S^P^ ^^^^^ "^^^^^^ believe what feveral Turks have told me, that 
great men chief thing that makes them délire it, is to have the pleafureof being 
afFea to be revenged on their Enemies. And indeed it is feen, that a Grand ri/ier upon 
Grand vifiers. his promotion to that Dignity, cuts off a great many Heads ; but he is îô 
exped hourly the like himfelf, and when he goes to the SerragUo, he is in 
doubt whether ever he come back again. Neverthelefs the Grand Vifier that 
died laft, difcharged that Office for many Years, and ended his days by a Na- 
^ tural Death. To dofo, it requires great Prudence, and many Friends every 
where, but chiefly in the SerragUor, where it is good to have the protedioB 
of the Mother of i\',zGrand Signior^ and of the belovsà Suhana's, by means of 
Friendihips the Eunuches, whofe friendfliip is alfo very confiderable, the A'js:/^?r ^^/î, or 
are acquired Guardian of the Maids, and fome others, being in extraordinary favour with 
by prefents. tliQ Grand Signior j all thefe friendfhips are procured by Prefects. Next to the 
Grand Vifier\ the other Vtfiers are the principal Members and Miniilers of 
Council, though they commonly kCl according as the Grand Vifier would have 
What t^e them. The other chief Charges are the Cadilefquers, which properly iig- 
qml\iEnÈes ^'^^^ h^^^^ of the Arm.ies, and are a kind of chief Juflices ; for they are fo- 
' vereign judges, both in Civil and Military Affairs. Heretofore there were 
Cadikfpm. but t WO Cadtlefqners^ one of Anatolia^ and the other oi Romelia, or Greece in 
Europe : But after that Snltan Selim Conquered ^gyft^ he Created a third, 
Cdis. who is Cadilefqner of ^gypt. They have under them the Cadis, v^ho are 
judges 
