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ferred by him to his TVakil or Deputy, as He vfually ftiles the 
chief Viz,ir : and a fmall number of their Retinue only per- 
mitted the honour of killing his Veft, and then rudely e- 
noughfent away. 
The Grand Signors keep up the ftate of the old Jfiatkk 
Princes : they do not expofe themfelves often to the view 
of the people > uniefs when they ride in Triumph, or up- 
on fome luch folemn Occafion i when they go to the 
Mofchs, or divert themfelves in the Fields, either in Riding 
or Hunting, they do not love to be ftared upon, or approch- 
ed. It is highly criminal to pry into their Sports, fuch an 
infolent curiofity being often punifhed with death. The 
Story is famous oi Morad the Third, who baiting a Bear 
in the old Palace with a MaftifF, and efpying three fellows 
upon the Tov/er of Bajaz^ids Mofch, wJio had planted them- 
felves to fee the Sport, commanded their Heads to be ftruck 
off immediately,and be brought before him, which was done 
accordingly. Inftances of fuch Capricio's are frequent in the 
T^r^kjfh Hiftory i this foiiowiiig hapned during my ftay at 
CcnHantinople, 
Upon the return of Vizir Achmet from , CamUa , after 
the Surrendry of that City , and a happy end put by 
him to that tedious and bloody War, he acquainting the 
prefent Emperor, then at Adrianofk^ with the Hiftory of that 
famous Siege at large, made fuch terrible Reprefentations 
of their and the Venetians mining and countermining one a- 
nother, that the Emperor was refolved out of curiofity to 
fee the Experiment made of a thing, that feemed to him 
almoft incredible. A Work was foon raifed and undermined, 
and above thirty Murderers and Robbers upon the high-way 
and fuch like Villains were put into it, as it were to defend 
it. The Grand Signor flood upon an Eminence at fome 
confi.derable diftance, expeding the ifllie of it h upon a fig- 
nal given, the Mine was fprung, and the Fort Demohfheda 
and the poor wretches torn piece-meal to His great fatisfadii- 
on and amazement. 
The Moon is the aufpicions Planet of the Turh : accord- 
ing to the courfe of which they celebrate their Feftivals. 
They begin their Months from the firlt appearance of it, 
at which time they clioofe, except a delay brings a great 
prejudice and inconvenience with it , to begin their 
great Adioiis. The Crefcent is the Enfign of the Em- 
