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PvOidezvouz, themselves, and find Fault upon cvery 111 Succe ss and Mifcar-riage, with the Administration os Affairs.

The Custome of the Turks to Salute the Emperor » or the Vizir Baßas ,with Loud Acclamations and Wisties of Health and Long Life, when theyappcar first in their Hcufes, or any Publick place, is Derived from theGreeks who took it from the Romans. This was done by them in a kindof Singing Tone; whence Luttprandtu, Bifhop of Cremona, teils us. Thatin a certain Proceflto?t (irejiKint) at which he was Prefent, they Sang to theEmperor Nicephorus -b-oax* *th that is, Maity Years, (which Codinus, whoLived just about the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, exprefles byii ii Ktf.vyjJvtov, or by ii and the Wtsts or Salute by

and at Dinner the Greeks then Prefent Wfied with a LoudVoice to the Emperor and Bardas, ut Deus Annos Multiplicet, as he Tran-flates the Grcek.

The Turkijb Coinin itselfis Pitiful and Inconfiderable, which I ascribe notonly to their want of /«//;», but to their Lictle Skill in matters relatingto the Mint. Hence it comes topaß, that Zecchines and Hangars for Gold ,and Spamßi Dollars and Zallots for Silver, Scampt in Christendom paß Cur-rent among them; most of the great Payments being made in them, theynot Caring either through Ignorance or Sloth to follow the ExampleoftheIndtan or Persia» Emperor s, who ufüally Melt down the Christs an Money lm-ported by the Mercnants into their leveras Countries, and give it a NewStamp. The most Ufual Pieces are the Sheriphi of Gold , somewhat lesi inValue than a Venetian Zecchme ; and AJsters, Ten of which are equalto 6 Penee Englstt ; a ad forne few Three-Afper Pieces. A Mangur is anUglyOld Copper Piece, 8 of which make but on e A/per-, and is noti thinka Turkißi Coi», but rathet Greek. They have no Arms , upon their Coin,only Letters Embofled on both sides, containing the Emptrors Name t orforne short Sentence out of the Alcoran.

The Turks look upon Earthpuakes as Ominous; as the Vulgär do uponEdipsies, not understanding the Pbilosophy of them. During my stay inC onstar.timple, which was above 2 Te ars, there happen’d but One, whichwas 0 <A. 1 6 . 1 66 p. about 6 a Clock in the Moming , a Stark Calm Piece-ding. It lasted very near a Minute, and we at Pera and Galata were as len-sible of it, as thole who were on the other side of theWater : but Praifrd beGod, nothingFell, and weweie soon rid ofthe Fears in which thisFright*fui Accident had cast us.

The Turks made Direful Reflexions on it, as if forne Calamity wouldinevitably fall upon the tmpire, quickly forgetting the great Triumphs andRejoycings which they exprest but a few Days beforc for the Surrendry ofCandia. In the Year 1668- in August , the Earth flsook more or leis 47 Daystogether in the Lesier Asia, at Anguri (Ancyra), and for iyat Bacbafar, aswe heard from a Scotch Merchant, who L v’d there : and particularly, thatat this Lattcr Place, on the xd of August , between 3 and 4 of the Clockin the Afternoon, it lasted for a puarter of an Hour ; feveral Housts wereQverthrorvn, and fume hundreds of Chimneys Feli fit being a very Popu-

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