8o6 T h e V e n o t’^ 'Travels Book HI. 
ftians. 31. Of the Jews that live in the Grand Signior's Dominions^ their Manner of livings and 
the Caiije of their being generally hated and defpifed. 32. Mifcellaneous Ohfervations colleBed from va-^ 
rious Authors, ferving to explain the foregoing Articles, 33. Remarks hiftorical^ political and critic 
cal upon this SeSiion, 
i.F" — HE are c6nlrn0n]y well lliap^d, and a certain Mineral cz\\t 6 . Rufma, which being mingled 
B ^ have none crooked or cripple among with Lime and hot Water, and laid upon any PJace^ 
B them, but are of robuft and ftrong Con- will fetch off the Hair in half a Quarter of an Hour’s 
flitutions for the mofl Part. Their Habit Time. In Malta they ufe Orpiment for the fame End. 
is very fit to make them feem graceful, and to cover all Having bathed, a Servant with Soap and Cloths cleanfes 
Defedls ; for next their Skin they wear a Pair of Draw- the Body from all Filth, and then they are dried with 
ers and over them a Shirt and Doliman, reaching warm Cloths, and fo drefs. The Price of the Bagnio is 
down to their Heels, like a clofe bodied Caffock, made two Afpers for the Mailer, and as many to the Man, 
of Sattin, Taffata, or other neat Stuff, which is quilted if he will be well ferved. The pooreff Perfon that is, 
in Winter, and this they gird about with a Safh, or Man or Woman, goes to the Bath at lead once a Week. 
Leathern- Belt, adorned with Gold or Silver- Buckles. The Women go in by themfelves, and are ferved by 
At their Girdles they commonly wear two Daggers, or Women only. It is a capital Crime for a Man to go 
Cangiars, their Handles and Sheaths being garnifned into the Bath where the Women are. Great Perfons 
with Gold and Silver, and fometimes precious Stones, have them in their Houfes for themfelves and Wives. 1 
and their Pouch for Tobacco. Over the Doliman they 2. The have no fumptuous Feafls, but are con- 
wear a Feredg or Night-Gown, which in Winter-time tented with a fmall Matter. They cook their Meat 
they line with rich Furs, if they are able. Their Stock- themfelves, for they have no Sauces but what are made 
inf^s are of Cloth, and the Feet are Socks of red and at firft Sight, as Oil, Pepper, Ac. Their ufual Food 
yetlow Leather few’d to them. Their Shoes, which is Pilau, which is Rice boil’d with a Pullet, a Piece of 
they call Tadouches, are of the fame Colour, like our Mutton, Beef, or the like, and for want of Meat, with 
Slippers. Their Heads are covered with a Crimfon Butter. Their Bread is light, but coarfe, like our Bif- 
Velvet Cap, without Brims, about which they wreath a cuit, and flat. They fpread a Carpet of Turky Lea- 
white or red Turbant, which is a Scarf of Linen or ther on the Ground, called a Sofra, and fquatting down 
Silk-Stuff, many Ells long, and by the Faflaion of it upon the Ground like Taylors, eat it with Wooden 
the Quality of the Man is known. Spoons, and inffead of Napkins they ufe a long blue 
The Attire of the Ladies of Conftantinople hath a par- Cloth caff round about the Table, They fay, Bifmillah^ 
ticular Air of Grandeur and Magnificence in it, and i. e. In the Name of God, before they ear, as we do Be- 
far furpaffes the Drefs of the other Women of that nedkite. They pull their Meat in Pieces, (for they ufe 
Country. Their Tarpons, or Head-Drefs, is made up no Knives) and then every one takes his Share. They 
of many Handkerchiefs of various Colours, all wrought feldom drink at their Meals, but, having eaten, rife 
with Gold and Silver, befet with all Manner of preci- and fill their Bellies with Water, and then fay, Han- 
ous Stones, and adorn’d with feveral Sorts of Flowers, dillah, i. e. God be praifed. Having flnifh’d their Meals, 
They can put it on or off without undoing it, and ufu- they wafli their Hands. 
ally wear it feveral Days, and then put it into another They drink Water ufually, becaufe Wine feems to 
Fafhion, but it is often fo heavy, that it i-s a Burthen be forbidden by the Alcoran ; but the Goodfellows fay, 
to them. They wear outward a white Gown, edged it is a Council, not a Precept, and fo drink it plenti- 
at the Bottom with Gold-Laces and Fringes, and lined fully *, but few do it in publick, except the Janizaries 
with Furs in Winter, as the Mens. The Ladies of the or fome Defper.adoes. They never mingle Water with 
Seraglio wear fometimes on their Pleads a Calpak, or their Wine, and laugh at the Chriftians for fo doing. 
Fur-Cap, others a round Platine, as the Jezvijh Women, It is plentiful at Conftantinople, and all over the Archi- 
with a Feather on each Side, and Plumes at their pelago. The poorer Sort for Cheapnefs drink a Liquor 
Ears. The Janizaries wear upon fome fpecial Occafi- made of Barley and Millet, fomewhat like our Beer, 
ons a Sercola, or Cap of Ceremony, which hangs down but not fo pleafant. This Drink will make them drunk, 
behind, and has a Pipe of gilt Leather before, half a They alfo drink Coffee all Hours of the Day. They 
Foot long, and reaches to the Middle of their Fore- make it of the Berry parch’d and peal’d. This Liquor 
heads, otherwife they wear a Turbant of white, red, or they hold to be good to cure the Head-ach, and keep 
other Silk, as the common Sort of Turks do. down Vapours from the Head •, it comforts the Sto- 
They lhave their Heads, and fay the Devil nettles in mach, and helps Digettion ; nay, they fay it is good> 
long Hair, but they fuffer their Beards and Muftacho’s againft all Maladies. To mix any Thing with it makes 
to grow, and have a great Etteem for a Man with a it lefs wholfome and ufeful. All Sexes and Ranks, 
lovely Beard, and account it a great Affront to take a Rich and Poor, drink at leatt two or three Difhes a 
Man by the Beard. They fwear by the Beard or Head Day in Turkey. At the Coffee-houfes the Matter hath 
of their Father, Grand Signior, or the like. They fa- Mufick to divert his Cuttomers, and draw others in. 
lute one another by laying their Hands upon their Brcatts, They have alfo Sherbet, which is a very good Drink, 
and bowing a little, fay, Sela rneon Aleicom, i. e. Peace made in Egypt, of Sugar, Lemmon-Juice, Musk, Am- 
he with you, and the Perfon faluted returns the like bergreafe and Rofe-water. Ac their great Treats they 
Anfwer, which was the ancient Way of Salutation, as give Coffee, Sherbet, and Perfume tor their Beards^ 
appears from Scripture, and is very grave. The Left They fpread Quilts on the Ground for their Bedding, 
Hand is the mott honourable with the Turks, becaufe it and every one lies on his own, and the Matters lay 
is the Sword-fide, fo that the ChriPaans and Turks, them on their Divans. 
though neither will give the upper Hand one to another. Their Recreations are either to fleep, fmoak a Pipe 
agree well in Walking together, through Difference of of Tobacco, or play on the Tambour, which is a Kind 
Opinion. of Lute ; and though it be no pleafant Mufick, they 
The Turks make great Ufe of Bathing, both for will play all Day on it; but Scholars read or write, 
keeping their Bodies neat and clean, and ior their They laugh at the Franks for walking backward and 
Health’s Sake ; and in every Town they have many fair forward. They entertain their Company with Dif- 
Bagnio’s, the fmalleft Village being feldom without one. courfe, or a Game at Chefs, Draughts, Tables, or fuch- 
They are all made of the fame Fafhion, differing only like Plays ; but they never play for Money, or any 
in Bignefs and Ornaments. All that go into them Thing of Value, becaufe they account it finful, and yet 
fhave off all the Hair of their Body, and go in naked, will fpend whole Afternoons at their Games ; but their 
all but their Privities, which are cover’d with a Napkin, mott ufual Game is Mancala, at v/hich they play with 
A Servant alfo rubs them well behind and before, to Shells in Boxes like our Tables. The Recreations of 
fupple their Bones before they go in. Such as cannot Soldiers are their Military Exercifes, viz. ffiooting at 
ttiave themlelves, fetch off the Hair with the Powder of Marks , or Butts with Bows snd .Arrows, darting the 
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