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justice_n	authority_n	law_n	power_n	2,872	5	4.6226	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14028	The policy of the Turkish empire. The first booke	Fletcher, Giles, 1549?-1611, attributed name.	1597 (1597)	STC 24335; ESTC S118698	98,012	170

part any great knowledge or learning but they are held to be sufficiently skilfull and learned if they can reade the Alcoran or Musaph Which being at first written as they say in the Arabian tongue they doe repute it a very ill deede to haue it translated into the vulgar Turkish language Such of them as haue the knowledge to make any interpretation of the Text and to expound the meaning therof vnto the people are helde to be most profoundly learned and are esteemed as great doctours For that such kind of interpreting is the best manner of preaching which they haue amongest them These Talismanni are highly reuerenced and regarded of all men Insomuch as if any Turke doe either strike or doe otherwise offer any outrage to any of them in his person he is punished with the losse of his hand for his offence and if such an offendour be a christian hee is sure to be burned Of these Priests or Talismanni there be diuers and sundry sortes some of which are of higher dignitie and estimation than others according to the difference diuersity of their places wherevnto they are called For as in the christian clergie besides the common and ordinary sorts of Priestes and Ministers attending only vpon diuine seruice and the mysteries of our religion there be also Bishoppes Archbishops and others who are worthily admitted to haue publike gouernement and authoritie both in the church and common wealth So haue the Turkes likewise in their priesthoode sundry offices functions and degrees some of which being onely and ordinarily attendant vpon the rites and ceremonies of their religion are reuerenced only in regard of their calling prosessiō And others hauing publike authoritie and iurisdiction ouer all estates persons both in causes concerning their religion in matters of estate ciuill gouernement are more highly honored according to the dignitie of the place or office wherein they rule and command The chiefest and most principall of their Talismanni is one whom they cal Muphti or Mophti whose office dignitie amongest the Turkes is not much vnlike to that of the high Priests amongst the Iewes and of the Popes in the church of Rome their estimate and reckoning in their seuerall places being in a maner all one and alike and ech of them hauing no lesse preheminence and authoritie than other ouer the people of his own peculiar sect religion howbeit this dignity goeth not by hereditary succession as did the high priesthood of the Iews but the Muphti is always elected by the Ottoman emperour himselfe as were the Popes in times past by the Romane Emperours And none is lightly preferred to the degree of Muphti but such a one as is most profoundly studied well seene in the lawes and doctrine of MAHOMET and is reputed also of a most holy sincere life In regard whereof as he hath the hiest supreame place of honour aboue al the other Priests so is he most highly reuerenced and honoured of al estates and persons in the Turkish Empire And the emperor himselfe holdeth him in that reuerence honor account that he doth none other of his subiects For whensoeuer the Muphti goeth abroad forth of his owne house which he vseth to do very seldom his vse custom is first of al to go visit the emperor who as soone as he seeth him comming to salute him to do him reuerence presently ariseth out of his seat and embracing him with great kindnes entertaineth him very friendly and louingly And causing him to sit downe by him he giueth him the honor of the Place Besides in all matters of consultation wherein the Emperour findeth anie great doubt or difficulty be it touching the estate either of their religion warres or ciuill pollicie he will neuer resolue nor determine of any thing absolutely without the aduice and iudgement of the Muphti Next to the Muphti is the Cadileschier who being chosen also by the Emperour may be compared in his degree and calling to those whome the christians call Patriarkes or else to the Primates and Metropolitans of any kingdome Of these there be three onely in the Turkish Empire each of which hath a seuerall part of the empire allotted him to be vnder his command iurisdiction For to one of them are appoynted the Turkish Prouinces in Europe the second hath those in Natolia or Turquy once called Asia the lesser and the third his authoritie is ouer Egypt and other Prouinces in the East of the lesser Asia Out of all which Prouinces whatsoeuer causes come to be determined by appeale or otherwise they are brought to be decided before the Cadileschier of that same prouince whence they arise notwithstanding that the abode of each of these Cadileschiers be continually or for the most part at Constantinople or else-where wheresoeuer the Emperour holdeth his court The honor and reuerence done to these is litle lesse than to the Muphti both for that they haue power and authoritie aswel ouer the people as ouer the priests and are reputed great Doctours and deepely learned in the lawes and religion of MAHOMET Next in degree to the Cadileschieri are the Cadi who are as Bishops or doctours in the Turkes Lawe of these there is a wonderfull great number dispersed in euery prouince of the Turkish Empire euery city towne village hauing one Cadi at the least for the teaching and instructing of the people in the laws and traditions of MAHOMET Besides that they haue the power and authoritie of Iustices and Magistrates in their seuerall iurisdictions and they are ordained for the execution of Iustice vnder the Cadileschieri by whome they are elected as shalbe else-where more at large declared For al these three offices of the Muphti Cadileschieri and Cadi being instituted and ordayned as well for the administration of ciuill Iustice and gouernement of the estate politike of the Turkes as in matters of their lawe and religion we shall heereafter haue occasion more aptly to discourse of their office and calling and to discouer more fully the nature and power of them when we come to intreate of the ciuill pollicie and gouernement of the Turkish state and Empire In which respect wee haue in this place onlie glaunced at them to shewe that they bee Priestes which are placed in these high offices and dignities rather than to manifest at full the nature and qualitie of their places Wherefore wee will proceede from these superiour offices of the Turkish Priesthoode to set downe in order the other degrees of the meaner sort of Priests vsed about the lawe and ceremonies of the Turkes The next degree of Priestes after the three former and which is also of more estimate and honour than the ordinarie sort of Priests albeit farre inferiour to the former are the Gouernours of their Hospitalles whom they call Modecis whose chiefest charge and duty consisteth onely in the gouernement and carefull ordering of their Hospitalles in receiuing and