The present state of the Ottoman Empire : containing the maxims of the Turkish politie, the most material points of the Mahometan religion, their sects and heresies, their convents and religious votaries : their military discipline, with an exact computation of their forces both by land and sea : iIllustrated with divers pieces of sculpture, representing the variety of habits amongst the Turks : in three books (1668)
Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700, Starkey, John, 17th century, publisher, Brome, Henry, publisher · London : Pinted for John Starkey and Henry Brome, at the Mitre between the Middle-Temple-Gate and Temple-Bar in Fleet-Street, and the Star in Little-Britain · leaf 19
1 THE M A X I M E S OF THE Turkifh Politie. CHAR I. The Ccnfitntion of the Turkish Government being different from mofi others in the World, bath need of peculiar Maxims , and Rules , whereon to eftahlifh and confirm it Jelf. … verfes it makes, according to the different winds to attain its Port, is a lively embleme of the various motions of good Government, which by reafon of circumftances,times.and multiplicity of chances and events, leaves little or no path in all the Ocean of humane affairs. But there muft be yet…
Islamic civilization · Islam
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