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pleafant fhew and great light; there are befides many other great figures 
likewife full of Lamps ; and all the Minarets or Towers of the Molques 
are alfo decked with them. Valt numbers of people are abroad in the ftreecs, 
the (hops and all places full; but the Franks who would be Spectators of this 
Feftiva], ought to take a room in the ftreet of the Bazaar , only for the time 
of the Cavalcade that fo they may conveniently fee, and be out of danger 
of the Rabble. About the {hutting in of the Night, the Santos^ Chiaonx^ and 
all that are concerned in the Cavalcade, go to the Houfe of the Cadilefqner, 
who tells them if they are to begin the Kamadm that night, being then 
certain that the Moon hath been feen, and that by confequence the Ramadan 
begins that night : They begin their folemnity in this manner -, about an 
hour or two after night a great many Santoi on Foot armed with Clubs and 
Torches in their hands, and accompanied with feverai People carrying 
Links march up and down dancing, linging, roaring and making a noife, 
with a Scheikh on a Mule, in the middle of them, whom they call Schetks 
el arfaty which is to fay, Scheikh, or prime of the Cornuted, and with them 
is a Scheikh of great reputation ; for when he paffes the People fiioat and 
make great acclamations -, after him come feverai men mounted on Camels^ 
playing upon Drums, Timbrels, and other forts of Inllruments, who make 
a fad noife , then follow men in Mafquerade who walk on foot, fome with 
Link-men about them, and others carrying at the end of long Poles, Hoops 
full of Fire-Launces,which after they have burn'd and given light a pretty while, 
bounce and leap among the People on ail hands, and during that time, they let 
offa great many Squibs and Serpents. After that come the Officers of the 
Bey on Horfe-back, all with their HarquebuITes, then the Chiaoux alfo on 
Horfe-back, next feverai Jamz.aries vnth their Mufquets and Cimeters, and 
after them the Sons Ba^ia, MHhteJiby2.nd many publick MagiHrates well attended 
by Janiaaries and Link-men : the whole is concluded by a great many Samo's 
that fing fome joyful Songs for the coming of the liamadan. All this Solem- 
nity conflits only of a company of Rogues got together, but. is pleafant 
enough however. It is fome pleafure ftill after allis over to fee them break 
moft^of the Lamps with Stones and Sticks. Then are the Shops kept open 
all night, and fo during all the Nights of the Ramadan, but efpeciallythe 
Coffee- houfes, which are full of Lamps, in fome of v^hich I have feen two 
thoufand j and all forts of People Chriflians and others may go abroad all 
night long as fecurely as by day. 1 have fpoken at large of the Ramadan in 
the defcription of Conjlantimfk. 
C H A P. XV. 
Of the going out of a Bafha ManfouL 
rnriH E thirtieth of June, 1657. the Ba^a was made Maafod qy Man foul, 
I that is to fay turned out of his Government, which is done two mai]- 
net of ways, the one when the Beys of the Countrey make him Maafoul, and 
demand another from the Grand Signior, making one of themfelves, in the 
mean time Caïmacan or Lieutenant, to fupply his place, as he who was im- 
mediately before this laft, was ferved, who was made Maafoul in my time, 
the other way is, when an Olac or Courier îïom Confiant ino fie in name of the 
Grand Signior comes, and ftaying without the City, demands the Divan to be 
held, which is done the next day, and all the Beys being there at that time, 
the Olac comes into the Divan and prefents his Letters to the Bajha, and then 
turns up a corner of the Carpet on which the Baiha is, which is an intimation 
that he is Manfoul. This Baflia was made Manfoul in the lall manner. Im- 
mediately the Beys of the Country, who commonly have received their Let- 
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