3^ Travels mto the L^vAYi T. Part IL 
to pafs. All treat one another, and make merry with their friends : Not fo 
much as the Jeii^s but force a publick rejoycing, and they are to be lèen in 
troops up and down danceing to the mufick of inftruments. The fécond 
day of the Zineh the Mufelkm being come to the great Khan^ to vifit the 
Scheick Bandar ( he is the Judge of the Merchants, and Mafter of the great 
Khan ; ) he was received upon a Di'uan erefted before the Gate, where at 
A C med regaled with Coifee, Sorbet and Wine. Then about ten of the 
afrer'tlie way Clock he was conduced to another Di'van prepared againft the Wall at the 
of Turkey. lower end of the Court, to fee a Comedy to be adled by Jeifs. The Court 
ferved for a Theatre, there are onely two CrefTet-lights of Pine-wood which 
they took care to keep burning ; and that fuffiled to light all that great Court ; 
twenty fteps from the Di^uan, four or five Jeivs fitting on the ground, play- 
ed on feveral Inftruments and fung to them. 
The Ballet began by the entry of a Turk who danced to the found of In- 
ftruments, and fhewed a thoufand feats of agility of body, but all mofi: in- 
famous and lafcivious ; next followed two Jewifti youths in the Apparrel of 
the Maids of our Countrey, who adèd almofl: the fame poftures, from time 
to time whirling very faft round, and for a pretty long while at a time. 
Then were lèverai other entrys all different, and amongft the reft, one 
wherein there was a Jew in the drels of a Franck, which extreamly pleafed 
the People of the Countrey, who look upon our habit to be altogether ridi- 
culous But all thefe entrys were performed with abominable Lafciviouf- 
: nefs, not onely in geftures but words, ading in prefence of all, the moft 
filthy poftures imaginable, and at every turn ufing moft oblcene and bawdy 
exprelfions. Their whole difcourfè in general was nothing but filthinels, 
from which if in fome places of Chriftendom the Stage be not altogether 
\ free, at leaft they are not fo frequent, and are wrapt up in clean Linnen ; 
but thcfè exprefs every thing plainly and down right, which picafes the 
Turks beft, and I obferved that fopperies fpoken without fènfè or coherence 
were fufficient to make them tear their Throats with laughter, provided the 
words were filthy and obfcene : In fhort,it is horrid and incredible to fee how 
far the impudence of the Turks tranfports them to luft and efpecially to 
Sodomy. 
Befides this ignominious entertainment, feveral Players upon Inftruments, 
that go about the Town, fevery Company confifting of two Hoboys and a 
little Boy that plays on a Timbrel, j ftopt before the gate of the great Kban and 
played, in expe«^tation of fome gratuity from ûïq Scheick Bandar who wasftill 
on the Di'van oppofite to the Gate, and who after they had played for fome 
time, font fome half a Tiafire, others a quarter, and to fome a whole Ttaftre. 
The fineft thing to be feen in the Zmehs, is the proceflions of the trades. 
The procefTi- This entertainment began the third day about nine of the Clock, by the 
on of the Shoe-makers who marched in this order. In the firft place were a great ma- 
Shoe-makers. \^^^\q Boys, who wore on their heads fharp pointed Caps of Paper like 
Sugar-loaves; they fhouted as loud as they could wifhing BlefTings to the 
The Shoe- Gra?ul Sigmor, after them came three or fourfcore men of the trade, two 
makers. and two, attired body and head in different manners, but all very extrava- 
gantly, and moft of them had on Coats of Mail or Tigres skins; they had 
all Muskets on their Shoulders, Swords and Targets by their fides, with a 
Wax-taper in their hands; they were followed by the Ancienteft of the trade 
without any Arms, but all together made a quire of Mufick after their way, 
praying for and blefling the Grand Signior ; fometimes they caft themfelves 
into a ring, and finging with great adion, tolTed their heads fo violently that 
it (eemed they had a mind to throw them at one another. Immediately 
\ came eight men after them, carrying a Divan or Pageant upon their Shoul- 
ders railed about, on which were feveral Tapers, and two little Boys of the 
trade, one of which cut out Faboutches, and the other fewed them. When 
. they came before the Khan they ftopt, and the ancienteft of the mufical 
Quire, with a loud voice called to the Scheick Bandar, that they muft pray 
for and blefs the Grand Signior, and fày ûïQfatah for his fàjçe; and immedi- 
ately all faid it together, andfo they went on their way. 
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