Part I. Travels into the L,ev ant. 7 y 
CHAP. LIV. 
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Of the Sedition that happened in Conftanti- 
nople^ in the Tear 1655. 
I Have faid enough ( I think ) of the Turkifh Militia ; yet I cannot dif- 
mifs that Subject, without taking fome Notice of the Revolts of the Ja- 
mz.aries. Thefe very Men, who when obedient to the Grand Sigrnor^ render 
him one of the moll formidable Princes on Earth, ftrangely limit his Power, 
when they lofe that Refped they owe to him, which happens pretty often, 
and then more like to Rapid Torrents, than a company of Rational Men , 
they run down all that comes in their way, and flighting the Commands of 
all Superiours , follow the didates of their furious Paliion ^ fo that they Sulan ofmu 
have ftrangled feveral Grand Signiors, and among others, Sultan Ofman^ be " 
caufe (as they fufpeded ) he had a mind to rid himfelf of them : For that 
Prince being fenfible of the power of that Body, that fet Bounds as it pleafed 
to his own, thought he could not be Abfolute, without breaking it, and ( as 
they fay ) refolved to do fo -, but he could not keep hib Defign fo fecret, but 
that they difcovered it. Whereupon they took him by force out of the Serra- 
^^lio^y carried him Ignominioufly to the Seven Towers, flouting and jearing 
him by the way, when they had him there. Strangled him, and fet up his 
Uncle Miiftavha in his place. Not many Years fince, they alfo put to Death Suhun ofrMn 
Sultan Ibrahim^ the Brother of Ofman^ and Father of the prefent Grand Sz^- Strangled by 
Tiior^ whom they apprehended in the Serraglio^ and carried him to the Seven '^001^3^0 
Towers, where they Strangled him, and put in his place his Son Mdiomet^ suhm ikn- 
jiow Reigning. However, though they fometimes attempt againU, yet they /;z>w. 
fo refped the Blood of their Prince, and have fo great a Veneration for the 
Race of the firft Othomm^ or Qïinan^ that they never fo much as dream of '^'^^^'^!p^^ 
altering the SuGcefïïon from that Family. Whilft I was at Conftantinoflc, they r t;^e Race' 
raifed a Sedition, which put the prefent Grand Sigmor into great fear ; and thus of otheman. 
it happened. Monday the Twenty eighth of Fehmary-^ One thoufand fix hundred 
fifty five, the Grand Signior having heard the Complaints of Homer Bajha^ A Sedition of 
and other Officers, that came from Candie , wherein they alledged that no J'lKii.irks 
Succours had been fent them ^ fent for the Muftis the Grand fujier, the Jam- ^^1^^^^^^^' 
z,ary Aga^ and the fix Beulukjs^xidi G alar ^ or Collonels of Horfe, who being all 
come into his prefence, he told the Grand f^ifier^ that he would have the Town 
of Candie taken ; to which the Grand Vifier making no other Anfwer, but 
Sir, your Will be done. The Grand Signior demanded the Seal from him : 
And having inftantly received it (becaufethe Grand ViÇtcr carries it always ^^^/"''fe*»' 
about him ) he fent for his Capidgiler Kiayafi ^ who is as the Liuetenant 
of the Guard of his Gate -, and having put the Seal intp his hands, he com- sixniGr taxn-' 
inanded him to carry it with all Expedition, to Hnjfcm Bajlhij General of the ning todraii/ 
Turkifli Army in Candie for the Grand 'èiignior thought by this Dignity, to Biijjein Bajhi 
draw him to Confiantinople, and there to cut offhisHead ; and for that very Conflmi- 
reafon SoUman Bajha, Grand Vtfier^ was the fame day made lianfoid, that is to ^"fj^*^^. 
fty, turned out of Place: And Zornefan. Maftaph.^. BaJJm was made Caymncam-y zolnefln' atu- 
or Deputy, to difcharge the Office of Fiy?fr, until the coming of Hnffcm Bajha. ftjpha Bajlu 
Neverthelefs, this Man flattering himfelf with hopes of being himfelf made made Keepei 
Grand Gifler, fo fbon as he Vv'as in his Serraglio^ fent a Letter toths C apt dgi I sr ^^}- -^^^ 
Kiayafi, wherein he commanded only him to A6l according to the Inllruftions v^^anfy'^ of 
that he fhonld have from him ; but the Capidgiler Kiayafi making no account the Charge of 
of thefe Orders, kept on his way, imagining that it was but a Trick put upon oruid viper. 
him, and no Order from the GrandSigmor. Tuei'day the firfl of Ulircb^ two '^^'^ J-mii.:- 
hundred Janiz-aries came from Candie, who having ferved five or fix Years of\if."ce?[^ 
there without any Pay, or the Cloth that is their due, were come to Conftan- ^j^,^ '" 
tiiiople-, 
