'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.' [‎52] (601/1024)

C H A P. x.
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Of the Means which the Grand Seignor makes ufe of
to augment his Treafures, befides what is done -by
the ordinary Revenues of the Empire. ^
THE PRINCIPAL HEADS/
Tk Prefents made by the Bto the Grand Seim
when they enter into ^Charges. IhelradeAm
bj the Jews vy handout to 4, f m. The mmi.
naryWedtb oftbeBajfas The ^ Advmh
^Ghaajadar^acb, and the Paget ej tU Tmfl
l he prohibition of lending Money upon Interek ifo
Perfians hut poor Cajuijls, pormahties objerve^. 0
Turkey about Scheduler.
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B Efides what may be left every Year in the Treafury, or Exchequer out of Av
ordinary Revenues of the Empire, after all charges deducted, the Grand
Seignor has Two other Expedients very Conducive to the augmentation of
DOtn the Treafunes, to Wit, the entrance of the Baffa’s upon their Governmens
and their removal out of them, whether it be by feme dilgrace, or by their natural!
or violent deaths. . " ^ *
th , ,^ ]1 the on whom the Grand Seignor befowes Governments, and gene-
Grand Seig- ^ diolc, who are remov’d out of the Seraglio, upon their advancement into
nor, upon their Uwges 3 are oblig’d, before they take pofleffion of them, to make him Prefents
advancements, every one, anfwerable to the benefit he has^ receiv’d from the Prince. For example’
the of Czm?,affoon as ever he is nominated to that Government, knows, that
two Millions of Livers, that is reduc’d to the Englijh account, two hundred
thoufand pounds flerlwg , will hardly make good the Prefents, which are expetfed
from him at the Port, that is, thofe due to the Grand Seignor himfelf, and to
toe principal Sttltanejfes^ as alfo to the Mufti^ the Grand Vizir^ the Cdimacan^ and
other ierlons of Credit in the Court to whom he is ingag’d for his advancement
to that Charge, and of whom he may hand in need for the future. TbePrefent
-he makes the Grand Seignor himfelf, amounts to Five hundred thoufand Crowns,
and the reft will come to Two hundred thoufand. Add again to that,Five s
hundred thoufand Crowns, which will be expended in the Baffds equipage,
and fu before he fets his foot in Cairo^ his own Purfe, or thofe of his Friends, will
be drain’d of Three Millons and fix hundred thoufand Livers.
The hazardous When he comes out of thh Seraglio, if he want much of the aforefaid Summe,
Trade of the there is a neceflity of borrowing; and if the purfe of his Friends cannot do it,
J • thole of the Jewes are readily open’d for his fupply. They run a great hazard,
upon hopes of the great profit of makeing Cent, per Cent, interefl: which the Sajfa
does promife them. ^ And to be the fooner reimburs’d of the Money they have
lo hazarded, lead his Government be buta fliorc one, they teach him a thoufind
m lewd