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 54
, in the fame manner as if he had made him Companion of the Empire. This paffion likewife reigns in the Sociery of Women 5 they die with amorous affe&ions one to the other $ elpecially the old Women court the young, prelent them with rich Garments, Jewels, Mony, even to their own impoverilhment and… … C4 mute irw a.ri B Elides the Pages, there is a fort of Attendants to make up the Otto - man Gourt, called Bizebani or Mutes 5 men naturally born deaf, and lo confequently for want of receiving the found of words are dumb : Thefe are in number about 40 who by night are lodged a- mongft the Pages in…
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