8 o Travels into L e v a n x. Part I. 
The Empe- amazed then before, and faid to them, Do me the favour^ me who amyour Kingy 
rours humble y^^^g ç^j^gy f,iy f^ke') the lives of fame of my Favourites ; -pity not them ^ hut me : 
^if '^'ï" " His Mother and the C^^-w^c^?? fuggefted thofe words to him, which he fpoke 
nirs."^'" with tears in his eyes; but perceiving that that did but animate them the 
The K^krA- more, after the^^W^ he ordered the Boftangi Bafha to go and Strangle fuch 
gafi thrown 35 he found. The Boflangi Bafha immediately went about the execution of his 
dead out at a orders, and half an hour after, the Kz.lar y^^^)? flrangled, was thrown ont at 
Then^the ^ window a little beyond the Kiensk,-^ a little after, the like was done to the 
CaTiam. ^ CapiJgaJt. But after that, the Seditious finding that the work wasnotcon- 
The'Fmpe- tinued according to their defire, ca.\kd to the Grand Sign i or ^ Great King, order 
rour's Pro- yçjj- fg le thrown out alfo. Then the Gr^^iS^S/^^/V riling from his Throne, 
Th'^ E^e-' fwore by his Faith, by the Law, and by A/^e/jowff, that they could find no more 
rour diSes but thofe two, but that upon the word of a King, thofe that were found, Ihould 
the Rebels, be delivered up unto them ; fo bowing down his head, he difnaifled them ; 
and with- and they having wiflied a thoufand bleffings to the Emperour, departed, drag- 
draws, j-^g Bodies with them by the feet to the Atmeiâan, where they 
neers ^return hang'd them up by the feet upon the Elme before the New Mofque. The 
on mniay to Boftangi Bafja was in fearch of the reft all the night long. 
the Emeidar. And then again, on A/W^^ morning, the Seventh of y^^rcj[;, being returned 
Three more ^j^g Etmeidan, as formerly, a Greek, who thrufl in among them, fto Plunder 
^ ft"^'t of"' if they came to that) thinking he might eafily pafs for a Turk, being known 
the windows, to be a Chriflian, was immediately killed. From thence they went to the 
Atmetdan, whither were brought them three more ftrangled, who were hang'd 
The KUjx up with the reft, to wit, Htfouf Aga, Ciadgiou Ibrahim Aga, and the Afoda 
Bey ftrangled Bajlja ; and the Kiaya Bey^ who gave occafion to ail this , ftrangled him- 
himfelf. felfthe fame day. _ 
Tuefday-, the Eighth of March-, Àùhimut Chiaoux Ba(ha was brought. 
Wednefday-, they brought Malkl^ Khadun, the Wife oiChaban Kalfa, who after 
fhe had been ftrangled, was putfall but the Head)in a fack,and hang'd up as the 
reft : It was faid, that Ihe had got great Riches from the Qiieen-Mother. The 
The Treafu- ^^^^ ^j^y^ Habidgi Ogln, High Treafurer,was put to death in the Seven Towers, 
rer ftrangled. ^i^j^^er he had been carried the Smday before. 
Chimix made Thnrfday-, the Tenth of March, Chiaoux Bafia was made Ftfier, who imme- 
vifier. diately caufed ^ffan Aga, Mafter of the Cullome-houfe, to be brought to the 
T'l^ Serraglto, and ftrangled there ; he had hid himfelf in a houfe near to his own, 
mer ftrangled ^-Qj^j^^jj^ig g 51^^^ of his, a Renegadoe, who betrayed him ; and ifthe 6"7-W 
Signior could, he would havefaved him ; for a recompence of the Slave's Trca- 
The Cufto- chery, he took from him the Pay which he had. The Body of the Mafter of 
mer much re- Cuftome-houfe was not carried with the reft to the Atmeidan ; and he was 
gretted. j^^^j^ regretted by all the Poor, both Turks and Chriftians, to whom he was 
very charitable. He had done a great many publick Worksatvaft Charges, 
as bringing of Water, paving of High-ways, and the like, and was a Rene- 
gadoe Armenian. 
Friday, Bihl Friday, the Eleventh of A/'^rc^, Bilal Aga,2iViàChaban Kalfa,Vitvti!txzVi^\tà. 
A^a, and c/» Saturday in the Afternoon, the Twelfth of March, all thefe dead Bodies 
foanS were interred. 
Saturday, thç¥ïvQ2r\dTwentkth of March, Zornefan Mujlapha Bajha, Cap- 
tain Bajha, who had been made Caymacam before the Vifirate of Chiaoux Bajha, 
was declared Manfod, and made Beglerbey of Erz,eram j Car a Mnfiapha BaJha 
" was made Captain Bajha in his place. 
Deli Bidhxier Tuefday moming, the Eight and Twentieth of March, Deli BHlhaz.er was 
ftrangled. ftrangled. 
Saturday, the Firft of Afril, Saale Efendi, Terfliane Emin, Tep Capelu Mujîa- 
pha Aga, and Mehmar Mnfiapha, were ftrangled. 
The Grand Wednefday, the Six and Twentieth of April^ the Grand Vifier, Chiaoux Baflia, 
Vifierdies. died of a Fever. I was told when he was in health, that fome had foretold, 
he (hould not enjoy his Profperity Fifty Daies ; and, indeed he died on the 
Eight and Fortieth day of his Vifirate ; but I believe he was poyfoned, for I 
heard that his Body was all black and blew after his death. He had been 
Vifier once already, five years before, and had put to death the Grand Signior'^ 
Grandmother, and feveral other Perfons of Quality, in the fpace of about two 
months 
