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CHAP. XÎII. ' 
Of the Cavalcade of the Hazna. 
The Gmd T\ M Onday the eleventh of 'June the Haz.na or Grand Sigmcrs Revenue came 
j-(5«ion reve- j^yj^ (jo^fi from the Caflle. This B az.n a s^momts to ilx hundredtboufand 
nue in ^i^pf. yçj^gj-jgjj Coquins which make 1500000 Piafires, which the Bafha of ^gyft 
The Caval- fends yeariy to the Grand Signior^ under the guard of a SangiMck. Bey well 
cade at the accompanied. This Haz.na came down from the Caflle, and abouE eight 
fetting out of g Clock in the morning went through Caire with a lovely Cavalcade in great 
'h^zna^fm- P^*^^^^ of all the ^^«gî^c^i Servants well mounted, then came 
^CmjhnUnople.'^^^^'^^^f ^^^^ 5^r^/ofthe ^^î/Zj.ï, each with a Caftan, which they 
'had received from the Baftia, and next eight Clerks, and other Officers of 
the Cuftome-houfe, who had every one a Caftan given them by the Ballia j 
thefe were followed by all the ChiaoKx's with tReir great Turbans, after 
whom came the" reft, of the Sangiacks Servants, and behind them thirty 
Mules loaded with the Treafare, environed with feveral Janiz^anes on 
Foot : a little after came above two thoufand Janiz-aries oh Foot, march- 
ing two and two with their Mufquets on their ftoulders, and their Sha- 
bles by their fides ; next to them came the Sangiack Bey^ who v/as to sccom- 
pany the Treafure to Confiantimple j he v^ore a Chiaoux Cap, and had 011 
a Caftan given him by the Bsflia -, he was followed by many men on Horfe- 
back carrying Colours, and among others one that was made of feveral 
Flakes of Wooll, faftened to the end of a Staff ; then ca;rie a great many 
men, ( m^oft part yl^con ) playing upon Flutes? Daims, and Timbrels, with 
many Trumpets : in the Reer of all came the whole Faniiiy of the S-angiack^ 
Bey^ who made the Journey, and it cdnfified of feveral very hsKdfome Young- 
men. In this Cavalcade were above two hundred Horie; but the chief 
beauty of it, v^/as the Order wherein they marched, for they went all two 
and two leifurely, and without the leaft: noife,fo that it was eafie to reckon 
thenij they were all mounted on very good Horfes, all Armed, feme with 
Bov/s and Arrows, others v/ith HarquebiuT^s, Pikes and fuch-like Arms. 
They went out h'j thz Bab Nafra., that is to fay, the Gate ofVidory, and 
encamped a League off, in Tents; where they ftayed about a Fortnight, and 
then departed for Confl antinomie. 
■ CHAP. XIV. 
..^ ' Of the Tm\s Carnaval 
TVefday Evening the twelfth of Jitne^ i6'57. happened the Carnaval0 
the Turks, or the Ceremony of the beginning of the Ramadan^ which 
(though it be but a trifle) yet deferves once to be feen. This Cavalcade is 
Ldykt el Koii-' czWtd Laylet el KoHvat^ that is to fay, the night of power, becaufethe Maho- 
metans believe that that night the >^/cor4?3 defcended from Heaven. Sofoon 
whai"the^^/ it is night. Lamps are lighted in the ftreets, and efpecially in the Baz.ar 
cjr.zTcarae ' uteet, . through v/hich the Prccellicn psfies ; it is a very long broad and 
down from il reight Street, where you fee a great m?jiy Ropes flretched from one fide 
Miaven. to the Other, to which Iron-Koops are failened, with many Lamps hanging 
to them-, there are alfo Baskets hanging full of Lamps: thefe Hoops hang 
at about ten paces diftantcefrom one another, and in every one of them there 
are above thirty Lamps ; which being all in a ftreight line, make a very 
pleafant 
