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A05751	The history of the imperiall estate of the grand seigneurs their habitations, liues, titles ... gouernment and tyranny. Translated out of French by E.G. S.A.; Histoire generalle du serrail, et de la cour du Grand Seigneur, Empereur des Turcs. English	Baudier, Michel, 1589?-1645.; Baudier, Michel, 1589?-1645. Histoire de la cour du roy de la Chine. aut; Grimeston, Edward.	1635 (1635)	STC 1593; ESTC S101093	139,442	200

as we haue said is very great forgets 〈◊〉 to assist them They are so exactly guarded as no stranger may speak vnto them vntill they haue recouered their health after which they are restored to their first Lodgings and the exercise of their places But if they die the Law of the Court enjoynes that they of the Chamber or Oda whereof the dead man was shall be his heires and share the goods which he hath left except it be some one of the foure chiefe Eunuches before mentioned or the Chistar Aga of the Sultana's who is blacke for then the Prince is sole heire of his precious moueables and of the abundance of money which this wretched man had so greedily gathered together by the sinister meanes which followes the ambitions of the Court hauing liued poore in his seruitude to die rich in the same and to restore to the Sultans Cofers that which his auarice had drawne away Such Eunuches doe vsually leaue great wealth in Moueables for the Turkes haue no Lands and particularly when their long seruices haue aduanced them to the Dignities of Gouernours of Prouinces then they haue liberty to dispose of a third part of their estates to make a Will in the which the Sultan is alwayes Executor hee giues shares to the Legataries and many times takes all for himselfe by the right of his Prerogatiue and that of Master not only of the goods but also of the persons of his Empire for all men being his slaues hee is their first and lawfull heire Chap. VIII Of the Grand SEIGNEVRS hunting MOst of the Turkish Emperours in the effeminacie of their Idlenesse where they wallow wretchedly in the bosomes of their Concubines haue taken hunting for a pleasing diuersion But some finding it more pleasing than others haue loued it with more passion Baiazet the first of that name who raigned in Turkey when as the weaknesse of Charles the sixth suffered the disorders in France which had like to haue ruined it was so transported with this exercise as he therein spent the best of his dayes his Court was fuller of Huntsmen than any other whosoeuer went to aduance his fortune must goe with a Hawke on his fist or a lease of Greyhounds in his hand for the best course to rise in Court is to follow the inclinations of the Prince how brutish soeuer they be Then a Faulconer grew great and a Rider got an Office but a vertuous man was rejected and grew poore What priuate men did to merit this Monarches fauour forreine Princes did imitate to winne his loue Iohn Earle of Neuers sonne to Philip the Hardy Duke of Burgundie accompanied by the Lords of Tremoulle La Marche Couey Philip of Artois Earle of Eu Constable of France Vienna Admirall of France Boucicault Marshall of France the Lords of Breze ' Montrell Helly and many others led to succour Sigismond King of Hungary a generous army of French against the Turkes which were in N●copolie Bad intelligence and rashnesse ruined them their troupes were defeated by the succours of Baiazet the men were put to the sword the Earle of Neuers taken Prisoner with the chiefe of the French Nobility The Turkes Prison is rough and a Prince how great soeuer must suffer Philip the Hardy to mollifie the sauage humour of the Turke and to bind him to better vsage of his Sonne sent him Presents and particularly many white Ger-faulcons whereof he made great accompt and to testifie the pleasure which hee receiued he inlarged the Prison of this young Prince and led him often a hunting Therein the French obserued the brutish passion of Baiazet His Faulconers had cast off a Ger-faulcon after a fowle vnsetsonably he grew into a fury and would presently haue put two thousand of those men which followed him to death with their Hawkes vpon their fists if the earnest iutreaty of the Earle of Neuers had not diuerted him Then hee vented out his choller in words and told the Busgonian that hee did more esteeme a good Hawke or a good Dogge than any of his men and adding this brutish speech he said he could haue as many men as hee pleased but for good Hawkes or good Dogges he could hardly find them In his hunting whosoeuer did hurt a Dogge vnaduisedly he was guilty of Treason and was punished in like manner But Hee who with his powerfull Hand controules the pride of Princes measured him in the like manner Tamberlaine King of the Tartars defeated him soone after in battaile tooke him with his Wife and made lesse account of his person than of a Dogge or a Hawke When hee dined hee caused him to be set vnder his Table in a Cage of Iron and cast him bones to gnaw Ministring matter to History to write this example to Posteritie to the end that Princes that loue hunting may not suffer their reason to be surmounted with the fury and brutish impatiencies of this exercise The hunting traine of this Prince was so great as for hawking only hee had seuen thousand Faulconers which were entertained vntill the raigne of Mahomet the Second who comming to the Empire looked vpon this fearfull troupe of Faulconers with amazement and as he had no inclination to hunting he casheer'd them all and answered the intreaties of great Men who spake to haue them restored with these words God forbid that I should giue my bread to such vnprofitable persons ordained for so vaine a pleasure Hunting is an honest recreation easeth the minde exerciseth the body and he that loues it shewes the quicknesse of his spirit and the agilitie and disposition of his person But the time which hee imployes must be measured free and not stolne by violence from more serious imployments the which ought alwayes to be preferred before this commendable pleasure Hunting must be generous and they must take that by force which they pursue and not by cunning and policie as to set Nets and Toiles for beasts then it is base idle and forbidden by the wise who haue laboured to settle flourishing Common-weales vnder the gouernment of good Lawes Solyman the Second he which tooke Rhodes and erected the Turkish Crescent in the best Townes of Hungarie did often spend his time in hunting during his Raigne hee imployed a whole yeare which was in the yeare 1531 when as Italy apprehended that the great preparation of a fearefull Nauall Army had beene made for their ruine and the Venetians prest with jelousie that it should cause some dangerous tempest in their Gulfe vnder pretext of seeking the Pyrats of Malta which did annoy the Turkish Merchants they sent vnto the Kings of Hungarie and Polonia to the end they would intreate Solyman not to trouble himselfe to send his Army into their Seas and that they would promise and vndertake to keepe the Leuant Seas free from all Pyrats It succeeded according to their desire Solyman being retired to Andrinopolis spent the whole yeare as we haue said in the pleasure of hunting The Turkish Emperours

their m● 〈…〉 H●●uen to the preseruation of their Estates and would force 〈◊〉 to cherish their memorie The Turkish Emperours are neuer crowned with this me●it their breeding to the excesse of vices rather than to the continencie of vertue doth not make them capable to know themselues and the excesse of the prosperities of their Empire transports them to pride So as if Heauen suffers them to continue in the Monarchie of the East it is to punish our disorders Their actions doe not only shew their Pride but their Titles speake it more plainly S●lym the First of that Name stiled himselfe Master of all 〈◊〉 ●raignes of the World Behold the Qualities which he did assume Sultan Solym Othoman King of Kings Lord of all Lords Prince of all Princes Sonne and Nephew of God Hee caused it to be written vnder his Portraite the which Solyman the Second his Sonne did 〈◊〉 keepe by his bed side This man was no modester then his Father for if he ●●th not set downe in his Titles that hee would be the only Prince of the World hee hath often deliuered it in his words By the Soule of my Father said he being in Hungarie at the siege of 〈◊〉 seeing there is but 〈◊〉 God G● 〈…〉 reasonable there should be but one 〈…〉 the inferiour Worlde The rest which haue followed 〈◊〉 ●uccession of the Othoman Estate haue vsed the same vnto our dayes Achmat the First who died in the yeare 1617 treating with the inui●ible Monarch Henry the Great by the meanes of the Seigniour of 〈◊〉 his Embassadour at Constantinople causeth to be set downe in the beginning of the Articles which were sent into France the Titles which follow In the name of God a marke of the high Family of the Othoman Monarches with the beautie greatnesse and splendour thereof so many Countries are conquered and gouerned I who am by the infinite graces of the Iust great and all powerfull Creatour and by the abundance of Miracles of the chiefe of his Prophets Emperour of 〈…〉 Disposer of Crownes to the greatest Pri● 〈…〉 of two most sacred Townes Mequa and Medi●● Protector and Gouernour of the holy 〈…〉 and Africa ●●ly 〈◊〉 by our 〈…〉 them somewhat longer and his shooes are without buckles and cut in leaues But when hee adornes himselfe to honour with his presence the solemnitie of some great day at the Circumcision of the Princes his Children or to make his entrie into Constantinople his Robes of Cloth of Gold forwith Pearles and great Diamonds giue the Maiestie of his person a glorious lustre This is the glory of such Princes Maiestie consists in Vertue and not in the pompe of Habits A King should rather shew himselfe a King by his 〈◊〉 carriage and his authoritie than by his Robes The Sultana's differ not much in their Habits from their Soueraigne Prince They weare breeches like vnto his and vnder them linings of fine Linnen Their Robes are of the same stuffe and their shooes in like manner They steepe like vnto him in their Linnen lynings and little Cassocks of Silke pinckt which goes little beneath the waste The Prince riseth with the Day and the Morning sees him begin his Prayers after the Turkish manner wherein hee spends halfe an houre After this hee writes asmuch during the which they bring him some cordiall thing which hee takes presently Then reading followes for a whole houre but it is many times without fruit for that hee entertaines the time with fabulous Bookes It is true that some Sultans haue taken delight to read the life of Great Alexander and some others haue caused Aristotle to be expounded vnto them An ignorant Prince is a Pilot without Card or Compasse Alphonso King of Arragon called such Princes by a Name which I forbeare to mention for the re●nce I owe to Kings Hauing read if it be a day of D● or of Counsell he giues Audience to the Grand Viz●r who come to make report of that which hath beene done and he receiues the veneration of other Officers From thence he descends into his Gardens or walkes contents his eyes with the 〈…〉 F●●●es and pleasing Alle●e● and 〈◊〉 his eares with the 〈◊〉 and ●r●●lities of his ●e●tres 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 which follow him At his returne hee fals 〈…〉 haue any 〈◊〉 in it or to some other 〈…〉 for Dinner the which is speedily serued Hee neuer spends aboue halfe an houre at the Table from the which hee goes to his Prayers at noone where after his manner hee entertaines the Diuinitie But how variable is humane inconst●ncie from this 〈…〉 to the embracings of humanitie and 〈…〉 with his Women for soo●● houres vntill the time of Prayer at Night doth force him to leaue them When 〈…〉 another walke into his Garden 〈…〉 by his 〈◊〉 and Dwarffs he entertaines himselfe with 〈…〉 The last Office calls him to his Chamber it is that which the Turkes say when as the day is spent and in the obscuritie of the night where hee imployes himselfe vntill Supper time These are his imployment i● generall Let vs now speake of them in particular CHAP. VI. Of the Grand Seig●rs Table of his ●te and of his sleepe THe Grand Seign●r eates three or foure times a day in Summer but lesse in Winter He sit●es crosse legged after the Turkish manner Most commonly his Table is low made of 〈◊〉 Siluer with a little bo●der about it two fingers high like vnto a Table of Accompani● which ●ll money There is 〈◊〉 of pure Gold enricht with diuers precious 〈…〉 in the years He 〈…〉 and another vpon his 〈…〉 many leaues made of three 〈…〉 whereof the Graine is gathered 〈…〉 for his 〈◊〉 They 〈…〉 thereof they feed a great troupe 〈…〉 of the Serrail His Coo●es are at worke 〈…〉 they 〈…〉 call 〈◊〉 The Essay is taken at the Kitchin in the presence of the Capiaga or Master of the Houshold and they serue it vp in dishes of gold couered His Agalaris or Familiars goe and receiue it at the hands of the Capiaga without For there is another of the same Office within who goes not into the Kitchin hee carries them to him that serues at the Table who is vpon his knee They serue out thirtie Dishes in the which are thirtie forts of meates the Table is round and stands vpon a Vise which turnes as it pleases the Prince for no man carues him neither doth he himselfe vse any Knife his bread is so tender as it will not endure any he breakes it with his fingers without any trouble so doth he his meate prepared with the like delicacie They serue no Salt vnto him and whatsoeuer hee eats is not seasoned with Spices his Physicians forbidding it in the Kitchin The daintiest meat for his royall mouth are roasted Pigeons whereof they serue a dozen in a Capson or Platter Pullets Lambe or Mutton rosted boyled are after the Pigeons which hee loues best Hee makes a signe for at his Table no man speakes any thing that

led by blacke Eunuches without seeing any of the Ladies into a Chamber where these young Princes remaine They instruct them in the presence of two old 〈…〉 as it i● allowed them to continue after which they returne with the same guides who bring them to the Gate of the Serrail This exercise is continued vntill the Prince comes to the age of thirteene yeares which is the ordinary ●earme of the Turkes Circumcision after the imitation of Ismael from whom they glory to be descended who was circumcised at the same age Sometimes the Father seeing him grow great and neare him stayes not so long He causeth him to be out at eleuen yeares to send him out of the Serrail and to re● him from him into some Gouernment of Asia The Ceremony of the Circumcision is in Turkey the most famous of their Pompe they call it Marriage but a Marriage of the Soule And for that the Soule is more excellent then the Bodie so the solemnitie of these Marriages doe farre exceed those of Corporall Marriage We will succinctly describe the particularities and will take for a Table of this royall Magnificence the Prefines Playes Feasts and gallant Showes which were made at the Circumcision of Maho● the Third Grandfather to him that now raignes Some dayes before 〈◊〉 For the Circumcision followes the Feast which was 〈◊〉 vpon his occasion The Hippodrome is a great place in Constantinople about fourescore fanthome long and sortie broud artificially built vpon a great number of Pillars and Bashaes which suppose it strongly and keepe it from drowning by the waters of the Sea which run vnder it by certaine Channels which giue it entry It was the ancient mannage and course for Horses as the word doth signifie where the Greeke Emperours caused their Horses to be ridden and gaue vnto the eyes of the people which beheld them from a goodly Theater built at the end the pleasure of their stately courses The Theater is now ruined and the goodly stones wherewith it was built haue serued for the proud Pallaces of Bashaes which they haue raised thereabouts This place is called at this day Atmeiden that is to say Mannage There the Magnificences of the Circumcision of the Turkish Princes are performed The day being come when they are to begin the Feast the Emperour goes on horsebacke from the Serrail to come to the Hippodrome the young Prince his Sonne is on the right hand which is the lesse honourable among them attired in a rich Robe of Cloth of Gold couered with an infinite number of Diamonds and great round Pearles of inestimable value The point of his Turbant glistered with precious stones He was mounted vpon a goodly Horse with the richest Caparison that could be found in the Sultans Serrail The Bitt was of massiue Gold set with many Diamonds the Stirrops of the same mettall couered with Turquoises the Buckles were also of Gold enricht with Rubies and the rest of the stately Furniture accordingly The Grand Vizir the Begtierbeys of Asia and Europe with other Basha's of the Port follow their Lords the Ianizaries Solaquis Spahis Capigis and the other Guards and Officers of the Court accompany them all of them attired with so great lustre and pompe as it seemed that all the wealth not only of the East but of the whole World had beene transported to Constantinople to adorne the Men which shewed themselues in this Solemnitie Being come to the Hippodrome they were receiued with a double harmony The first consisted of Hob●yes Fifes Drums and Trumpets with such a noyse as the Ayre and Earth ecchoed againe The second the acclamations of the the people who cried with a loud voice Liue Sultan Amurath and liue Sultan Mahomet his Sonne Hee to let the people know how much he did cherish their affection gaue them a Largesse and cast many great handfuls of Gold and Siluer amongst them Whilst the Princes crosse the place they caused to march before them fiue great Tapers of waxe kindled and enricht with Chugnant and beautified with all sorts of flowres They we●● for their proportion of bignesse and height rather like vnto great Oakes than Torches They carried fortie foot in height The Sultans hauing crost the place entred the Pallace of Hibraim Bassa where the pauement of the Court was all couered with Cloth of Gold whereon they marched and went to take their Places to be the Subiects and Spectators of this Royall Pompe The Father entred into a Pauillion which was prepared for him hauing a Portall adjoyned beautified with rich pictures of Arabia which looked towards the place The Sonne went into a Chamber vpon the left hand where his seate was prepared The Sultan●es place was ioyning to the Pauillion In the which were only the Mother of the young Prince and Wife to the Emperour his Sister the young Princesse and the woman of their Ta●ine Their Robes and glorious lustre of pearles and precious stones which they carried were worthy of the wife Daughter of the most powerfull and rich Monarch of the Earth All the Agaes and Captaines of the Port were in a Gallery neere vnto them At the end of the same lodging were other Galleries erected of three stories They had diuided them into little Lodgings like vnto Cabinets In the first and highest was the Grand Vizir and the other Vizirs with the Begliar●ey● of Asia and Europe were placed next and the Bassa Oachiali Captaine of the Sea or Generall of the Galley and of all the Fleets of the Empire whom Fortune had d● from the Trade of a base Fisherman of Calabria and aduanced to that degree In the second story were many Lords Courtiers of the Port. In the third and lowest they had made places for the Embassadours of Kings and Christian Princes That of the French Embassadour was in the first Ranke the Emperours had the second the Polonians the third the B●iliffe of Venice the fourth and he of Raguse the fi●st They were all in Cloth of Gold and their Gentlemen in like manner He of France did not assist holding it vnseemely for the Embassadour of a most Christian King and eldest Sonne of the Church to be spectator of a superstition contrary to the Law of his Religion yet his lodgings were kept void aboue those of the Imperiall Embassadour and no man held it during the Feast On the other side of the place there were Theaters and Lodgings erected for the Embassadours of Mahometan Princes who would not haue their places neere vnto the Christians The first place was giuen to him of Persia who was stately attired in those goodly Robes of Cloth of Gold after the Persian manner buttoned about him band● it ●wise The Gentlemen of his Traine did equall in pompe and gallantnesse any other of their condition whatsoeutoer The top of their Turbants couered with goodly Turquoises whereof their Country abounds made a goodly shew They had brought their wines with