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 221
J)ifcipline in War. he differed in his infancy on occafion of a dangerous combination and coufpiracy of the Janizaries, will never confide himfelf to their guard, nor be reconciled to CMftantinvfle^ in confideration of the many Cham- bers it contains of that loathed Militia, which have been fo many… … THefe having both offensive and defenfive Arms affigned them, may be reckoned in the number of the Militia, though their Otticc bein&jdiiefly in relation to Civil Precedes and Laws* they may rather deferve the name of Purfuivants or Serjeants, They are in number ab6ut 5 or 600, their pay is from 12…
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