'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎24] (573/1024)

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'mors Seraglio.
La lllahe Ilia Alia,
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"Mnhammed Refoul Alla,
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There is no other God than God,
Mahomet is fent by God.
Refoul fignifies Sent, which is the greateft Title given by tli£
Turks to their Prophet.
the jmxrjms . On both fidcs oi that Court there rum a very noble Gallery, the Filial
well order'd, whereof are of Marble, all along‘which the Companies of the janizaries are
drawn up, and difeiplin’d when the Grand Seignor orders them to fhew their
Affivity, and to appear well Arm’d, at the Arrival of Tome Ambaffador, who
is to have Audience.
On the right hand, behind the Gallery where the Janizaries are drawn up’
ori the jD/iwz-days (that is to fay, upon Council-days ) are the Kitchins, and
the Offices of the Seraglio, diftindf one from the other, and every one ferv’d
by its peculiar Officers. Heretofore there were Nine of them, but now that
Number is induc’d to Seven* Every Office or Kitchin, has its chief Diredor,
or Mailer-Cook, and there is a Superintendent above them all, named the
'Bacbi, who has the Command over four hundred Cooks. ’
The chiefeft of thefe Kitchins, which is for the Grand Seignor himfelf, is
Called Hafmoutbak.
The mmier of The Second is called Valede-Suitanum-Moutbaki^ and is defign’d for the Snltmffif,
the Kitchins, as for inilance, the Mother, the Wife, or to fay better, the Princeis, lof
whom the Grand Seignor lias the greateft kindnefs, and who had the Happi-
nefs to bring into the World a SucceiTor to the Empire, as alfo for his Sillers
and Daughters.' '
The third Kitchin, which they call K/fl r-Agazinum-Moutbaki^ is appointed for
the Overfcer of the Appartment of the Women, and the other Negro-Eunuchs
Who are employ’d about the guarding of them. ‘V’ J '
The fourth is for the Capon-Agufi^ or Grand-Mailer of the Seraglio, who has the
greateil accefs to the Grand Seignor’s Perfon, and whofe Charge ( as I faid elfe-
where) generally extends., over whatever enters into the Palace. And this
Kitchin ferves alfo for the Officers of the Divan.
The fifth is for the Chafnadar-bacbi, or the chief Perfon concern’d about the Tea-
fury, and for thofe who are under his Jurifdidfion, and obey his Orders.
The iixth is for the Kilargi-bacbe^ or principal Cup-bearer, and thofe who have
their dependance upon him. , , .
The ieventb and laft, is that, of the Sarai-Agajfi, and of all the who
,v ' ate under his'Cl|frgc. ^ % : \ r , ...
La^l^ as for j h| \ whnfe Work lies in the. Gardens, tKy drefi tneT
Meat dhemiclycsy and appoint ibmd;ani6ng; ( them to'tXccute that Offi^i^jney
provide the Commons for a)l the reii There are alfo fome of
The or,
employ’d in the: Offices deiigtfd for the Grand Seignor. ^
/mry ._ Thef| enters no Beef into the Kitchins ohhc Seraglio : but the ordmatykpjiiiW 10 '
■meats ferv'd 0 f every day, including all, as well thofe who cat within, as without, may anjo j ^
u ^J tK ' Lrag ~ to five hundred Sheep, in which number muff be comprehended Lambs and i ie >
and the greateft part of thole Sheep arc brought from the Frontiers oi fC j
which Country excells all others, as to that Creature* According to this P ro ? 0 ^^‘ ton