■Part IL Travels into the Levant 
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They are fubjcdt to quarreUing and fighting, which happens pretty of- 
ten amongft them, and then they bang one another foundly with Cudgels, 
contrary to the T?*r,4j, who muft ftand a tryal for a cuff of the hand, butin 
Ver fia, if there be no bloudfpilt, there is no danger. When a man hath kil- A Melefador 
led another, the next of Kin or the Widow of the party deceafed, demands '^'^at hath kii- 
her Husband's bloud, then the Murderer endeavours to compound with the '^'^ -Tiother 
parties for money, but if they will nor, (which happens often enough,) the red"uptothr 
Criminal is to be deliver'd over tied and bound into the hands of the Profecutor, Profecucor. 
who may do with him what he pleafes .-Commonly he makes him fuffer a great 
deal of torment, before he put him to death, efpecially when he falls into Perfun Wo- 
the hands of a Woman, but becaule by delivering up in this manner (the men eruel. 
Malefaftor into the hands of the Profecutor,; there is nothing for the Judges 
to do, they always endeavour what lies in their power, to compound the 
bufinefs for money, of which they take a good fhare. There area great many Thtperfiam 
that compound willingly, but the Ferfians are naturally fo revengeful], that rcvengefull. 
notwithftanding their Agreements, the Relations of the party deceafed, leave 
not off feeking for occafion of revenging him, and are not content untill they 
have accompliflied it, thinking that their honour is concerned fo to do. 
In the adminiftration ofjuftice, avarice reigns in PerjJa as well as in Turkj, 
and all the World over ; and therefore there is nothing to be done without Nothing with» 
prelênts. If any man hath been robbed, he makes his complaint to the De- out preftnts. 
roga, who is as the Soui-bajha'mTurky ; i\\QDeroga (ends abroad his men, caufes 
thofe he (ufpedts to be apprehended, and to make them confefs the Robbery, 
puts them to the rack: The thing robbed being found again, he takes a tenth, 
andfometimes a fixth part; he takes nothing from the Francks, but they make r\\tDmga 
him a prelent,and commonly he (hews them fome trick, and chouces them of tak" nothing 
all. To conclude, the Servants and meaner fort of People in Ferfia^siQ much ^^"^ ^'^^ 
given to robbing and thieving. ranckj. 
CHAR IX. 
The Continuation of the Ohfervations of Ilpahan. 
Of HABITS. 
Since we have faid that the Terfians are at great expences in Apparel , let 
us now fee of what fa(hion and ftuff their Cloathsare, which are common- 
ly very neat. Their (hirt is of Calico, for there is no linnen-Cloath in Terfia perfian 
nor the Indies. This Cloath is (eldom of pure white, but commonly of divers cioaths. 
Colours : Their fhirts have no necks but onely a hem like Womens Smocks ; xhe Shirr, 
it has a flit above as ours have, yet nor before, but on the right fide, and it 
is tyed upon the right fhoulder with a firing on each fide ; it his flit on the 
fides below as ours are. Their drawers are like thofe of the Turks, and reach Drawers, 
down to the heels. They wear a Wafte-coat quilted with Cotton and fet thick 
with Oilet-holes that comes down to the middle of their thigh; that Waile- Wafte-coas. 
coat is of white Cotton-Cloath, or of Cloath painted with Flowers and ^'-c-'Mck^ 
Birds, and they call it Arcalick. Over that they have a Veft which they 
call Caba, made commonly of very fine Cotton-Cloath, dyed red, yellow, 
green, or of any other Colour according to their fancy, and fo fleeked,that it 
feems to be Satin; this Veft: is quilted and (et thick with oilet-holes, and rea- 
ches down to the Calf of the Leg ; it is cut very round befoie, (b that the right 
fide of it reaches over the Stomack, and is tied with firings under the left Arm, 
the left fide flapping over it and faftened with four firings on the right fide, 
with one hanging loofe over the reft; and (b they have the Stomack 
well covered and dole girt ; for it fits very well and i:.s very flreight to the 
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