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than_o by_o force_n of_o present_n which_o have_v more_o of_o power_n in_o they_o than_o all_o other_o obligation_n or_o merit_n in_o the_o world._n chap._n vi_o of_o the_o emir_n we_o may_v here_o bring_v in_o the_o emir_n otherwise_o call_v eulad_a resul_n into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o religious_a man_n because_o they_o be_v of_o the_o race_n of_o mahomet_n who_o for_o distinction_n sake_n wear_v about_o their_o head_n turban_n of_o a_o deep_a sea-green_a which_o be_v the_o colour_n of_o their_o prophet_n out_o of_o reverence_n to_o his_o esteem_a holy_a blood_n many_o privilege_n be_v indulge_v by_o the_o secular_a authority_n that_o they_o can_v be_v vilify_v affront_v or_o strike_v by_o a_o turk_n upon_o forfeiture_n of_o his_o right_a hand_n but_o lest_o they_o shall_v be_v licentious_a by_o his_o impunity_n they_o have_v a_o chief_a head_n or_o superior_a among_o they_o call_v nakib_n esehref_o who_o have_v his_o sergeant_n or_o officer_n under_o he_o and_o be_v endue_v with_o so_o absolute_a a_o power_n over_o they_o that_o as_o he_o please_v it_o extend_v both_o to_o life_n and_o death_n but_o he_o never_o will_v give_v the_o scandal_n to_o this_o holy_a seed_n to_o execute_v or_o punish_v they_o public_o and_o though_o few_o of_o they_o can_v derive_v his_o genealogy_n clear_o from_o mahomet_n yet_o those_o who_o can_v but_o only_o pretend_v to_o it_o be_v often_o help_v out_o in_o their_o pedigree_n as_o often_o as_o the_o nakib_a desire_n to_o favour_v any_o person_n or_o can_v have_v any_o colour_n to_o acquire_v a_o new_a subject_n and_o then_o to_o clear_v all_o scruple_n from_o the_o world_n he_o give_v he_o a_o tree_n of_o his_o lineage_n and_o descent_n the_o turk_n be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o this_o abuse_n carry_v the_o less_o respect_n to_o the_o whole_a generation_n so_o that_o as_o often_o as_o they_o find_v any_o of_o they_o drink_v or_o disorder_v they_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o take_v off_o their_o green_a turban_n first_o 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their_o priest_n and_o religion_n the_o turk_n be_v very_o magnificent_a in_o their_o mosches_n and_o edifice_n erect_v to_o the_o honour_n and_o service_n of_o god_n and_o not_o only_o in_o the_o building_n but_o in_o the_o endowment_n of_o they_o with_o a_o revenue_n which_o record_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o donor_n to_o all_o posterity_n and_o relieve_v many_o poor_a who_o daily_o repeat_v prayer_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o such_o who_o die_v with_o a_o persuasion_n that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o they_o after_o their_o decease_n for_o those_o i_o say_v who_o die_v of_o that_o belief_n for_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o â—oul_n until_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v controvert_v among_o the_o turk_n and_o the_o question_n not_o decide_v as_o a_o matter_n of_o faith_n or_o as_o reveal_v or_o determine_v by_o the_o koran_n for_o so_o large_a benevolence_n be_v give_v to_o place_n destine_v to_o god_n service_n that_o as_o some_o compute_v one_o three_o of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o 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