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beat off the undef Jaw of one of them with bjs Za^aye, 
and now they are laid to do no Hurt, becaufe it is ftand- 
ing. The Occafion of ereding it is as fabulous as the 
Virtue, and fo the Relation may be fpared. 
The Grazed Eezifiatu or Exchange, is a noble Build- 
ing and a glorious Sight. It is a great round Halh 
built all of Free-Stone, and furrounded with a thick 
Walk by which are Shops full of the richeft Commo- 
dities, It hath feveral Gates, which are ffut fail a 
Nights, and becaufe no Body lies in it, it is guarded by 
feveral Watchmen, till it is opened again. Each Body 
of Merchants or Tradefmen have an Apartment by 
themfelves, and no Man may fell the fame Commo- 
dities in another Place; All Manner of Goods are here 
fold, during the Time, it is open. 
There is alfo another Beziftan, but neither fo large 
nor fo well Rocked with Goods. There are alfo fe- 
veral Bazaars, or publick Markets, in one of which,- 
called, the Auret Bazaar, or Womens Market, is a Pil- 
lar of an extraordinary Height, called, the Hiftorical 
Column-, becaufe from the Top to the Bottom, which 
is 147 Foot, are reprefen ted in Bajfo Relievo, feveral 
Expeditions, Battles, and other remarkable Events, dur- 
ing the Empire of Arcaclius. ’Tis all of Marble, but 
much defaced, and the HouFs Rand fo near to itj that 
one can’t have room to examine or find out the Figures 
of it. There are Stairs in it to afeend up to the Top, 
but the Burks will fuffer no Man to go up them. In the 
Quarter of the Janizaries, near the Baths of Ibrahim 
Bajha, in the Court of a private Man’s Houfe, Rands 
the Column of the Emperor Marcian, It is all of fpot- 
ted Marble, about fifteen Foot high, and its Capital of 
the Order. On the Top is a fquare hollow 
Stone, adorned with four Eagles at each Corner. It is 
reafcnable to think his Heart was put in this Stone, and 
his Body buried under the Column. The other is call’d, 
Bhe Burnt Pillar, becaufe it has been lately burnt by a 
Fire that happen’d near it, v/hich has fo Raatter’d if, that 
they have been forc’d to keep it tight with Iron-Bars. 
It is compofed of eight Pieces of Porphyrian Marble, fo 
neatly join’d, that they feemed but one Stone, till the 
Fire damag’d it, but now they are all feen. 
ri. The Grand Signior’s bVr^^/zo’s are alfo remark- 
able Buildings. They are the Palaces where the Otto- 
man Princes ordinarily keep their Courts. The Word is 
taken from Serrai, which fignifies a noble Houfe. 
There are two Seraglio* s belonging to the Grand Sig- 
nior, viz. The Old, and the Neiv, which being much 
the more noble Building, though nothing fo magnificent 
as the Palace of fo great a Prince ought to be, is called 
the Grand Seraglio, It is o“f a triangular Form, two 
Sides whereof are encompafled by the Thracian Bofpho- 
rus, and the other divides it Irom the Town. It Rands 
in the Place of the ancient Byzantium. It is three Miles 
in Compafs, and is enclofed within a very Rrong Wall, 
upon which are divers Vfatch- Towers, on which the 
Agliam-Oglams watch Night and Day. It hath many 
Gates both to the Sea and Land-fide, but the chiefeR 
is towards the City, and that is ufed daily, but the reft 
are never opened but upon fome fpecial Occafion, 
thofe to the Sea-ward, when the Sultan or fome chief 
Offieer of the Seraglio open them for Pleafure, and 
thofe to the Land- ward, when the Grand Seignior orders 
fome Great Man to be put to Death, or upon fome other 
great Defign. 
The chief Gate above-mention’d is guarded Day and 
Night by the Companies of Capoochees,oc Porters, under 
the Command of the Capoochee- Bajha* s, or Captains of 
the Porters. A Company ob Janizaries watch without 
the Palace, who are to give Notice of any Accident. 
And by the Sea-fide, ibe. Agliam-Oglams watch in Tow- 
ers upon the W all, and if any Shipping attempt any 
Mifchief, they have Ordnance ready charged, and the 
Gunners lying clofe by them. In this Seraglio are ma- 
ny Rately Rooms, fuiting the Seafons of the Year, the 
greateft Fart whereof are built upon plain Ground, and 
fome upon the Hills and Sea-fide, which are called Ki- 
osks, or Banquetting-Houfes. Among thefe is the Cham- 
ber where the Grand Signior gives' Audience to Ambaf- 
t’j Travels Book I. 
fadors, Baflia’s, h£c. This Room ftands in a Court 
adorn’d with many delicate Fountains, and is fiirniRied 
with rich Carpets and Crimfbn Velvet embroidered with 
Pearls, and the Walls covered with fine white Stones, 
and by it is a fmall Room covered with River Plats 
hatch’d with Gold. 
To thefe Lodgings of the Sultan belong fair Gar- 
dens, with all Sorts of Flowers and Fruits, pleafant 
Walks and Marble Fountains. There are alfo Lodgings 
for the Women like a Nunnery, wherein the Sultana 
Queen, the other Sultana* s, and all the Grand Seignior’s 
VVom.en Slaves dwell, in which are Bed-chambers, Dining- 
Rooms, Bagnio’s, and all other Buildings neceffary for the 
Service of the Women. There are alfo convenient Rooms 
for the principal and inferior Officers, all well furniffied, 
among which are tbt Hazineh, or King’s private Trea- 
fury and Wardrobe, both Rrong Buildings with Iron 
Doors, which are kept continually ffiut, and the for- 
rner is feaied with the King’s Seal. In the Seraglio are 
alfo Rooms for Prayer, Baths, Schools, Butteries, Kit- 
chins, DiRilling-rooms, Places to fwim in, to run Horfes, 
and for WreRling and Shooting at Buts, and, in a Word, 
all other Conveniencies for a Prince’s Palace. 
At the Entrance into the Seraglio is a very large and 
Rately Gate, where there is a Guard always ftanding of 
fifty Capigies. This leads into a very fpacious Court of 
near a Quarter of a Mile fquare, but it is not paved. 
The Bajha* s, and other great Men may ride into it, and 
near the Gate is a Piazza for the Shelter of Men and 
ITorfes. On the Right fide of it is an Hofpital for all 
that fall fick in the Seraglio, and an Eunuch called Ha- 
Jleler Agafi, looks after them. On the Left Side is a 
Place where they keep their Timber and Carts, to be 
ready for the Service of the Palace, and over it an Hall, 
where are Rang’d up Weapons of Antiquity, as Cimi- 
tars. Javelins, Bows, Flead-pieces, Gantlets, fFc. which 
are lent to the Soldiers when the Grand Signior, or 
chief Vizier makes any folemn Eulcy mio Confiantinople, 
After having paffed through this great Court, you 
come to another Gate, lefs than the former, but neater 
and more coftly, in which there is alfo a ftately Porch, and 
a Guard of Capoochees. This leads into another Court lefs 
than the former, but far more beautiful and pleafant, 
adorned with Fountains and Walks, Rows of Cypreffes 
and Grafs-Plats rail’d in, where the Gazels, feed. It is 
near 300 Paces fquare, and the Walks are paved. In 
this Court all muft walk on Foot, except the Grand 
Signior. On both Sides of this Gate is an open Gal- 
lery, where the ChiauJJes, or Purfuivants, the Janizaries 
or Foot- Guards, and Spahi*s, or Horfe- Guards, ftand 
in their Ranks, very well apparell’d, when any Amibaf- 
fadors enter, or on other folemn Occafions. In this 
Court are feveral Kitchins, with their Offices and Larders, 
for the Sultana*^, and other Officers of the Court. On 
the Left Side is the Sultan’s little Stable for about 
thirty five Horfes for his Highneffes Ufe, and over it 
Rooms for their Furnitures, which are very rich, fet with 
Jewels, to the Admiration of all Beholders. Next the 
Stable are Rooms for the Officers of the Divan, or 
Court of Juftice, and by them the Chamber, where the 
Divan fits, and a little behind that is the Gate that leads 
to the Womens Lodgings. 
At the End of this Court is the Royal Gate, which 
leads to the Sultan’s Lodgings, and may not be entred ^ 
by any, but fuch Gentlemen as attend him, and others 
that ferve him, without Leave from the Sultan himfelf. 
This Gate is kept by the Capee-Aga, or chief Cham- 
berlain, and a Company of white Eunuchs. The Court 
is paved with fine Marble, wrought with Mofaic Work, 
and adorn’d with curious Fountains, and a Lake where 
the Grand Signior has a fine gilt Boat for his Re- 
creation. In the Buildings, which are fumptuous, are 
a Chamber of Audience, a Row of Summer-Rooms 
Randing on a little Hill, and looking toward the 
Sea, a large Hall ftanding on Pillars, and opening 
towards the Eaft, and by it the Grand Signior’s Bed- 
Chamber, the Walls of which are covered with the fineft 
China Metal, and the Floors with very coftly PerJian 
Carpets of Silk and Gold. The Pofts of the Bedfted 
are 
