'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.' [‎67] (616/1024)

A Relation of the Grand Seignors Seraglio. £ j
CHAR XIV.
Of the Quarter of the Dogangi-bachi, or Grand
Faulconer, and of fdme other Officers.
tHE , PRINCIPAL HEADS.
Magnificent Chambers. The ordinary Revenues of the
Grand Faulconers. The Magnificence of the Otto
man Princes y in what relates to Hunting. Birds fug-
flying the faces of Hogs } in running down a Deer } or
a Hare. The delicate Chamber of the Selidgar-Agf
who carries the Grand Seignors Sword. The excellent
Order obfervd in the Seraglio.
H E Vogdngi-bachi, or Grand Faulconer, and the Pages, whom he has
T
j u 1 cnc i wnom hc Mas
under his Cbarge^ have their Quarter between that of the Pages of the Mdgjnficm
r—r J reall ’ r y> a " d , thatof *ePages of the Chamber. The place appointed Chambcr ‘-
md C j-? es 0 the Falconry, has nothing in it extraordinary, and a man cannot
joaice a dilcovery of any thing of beauty therein: but on the other fide, the two
uiambers, where the Grand Falconer Lodges, have fomething that’s Magnificent
and areas fumptuouily furnifhd, as any other Rom of the Seraglio. The firft,
nnVh f ?r s ot ' an A nt ‘‘Chaniber, is lefler, and they are both of them pav’d
l u a ChcC( ] ucr ' wo rk of black and White Marble, having the Roof beaufify’d
, w m H owers, painted, and guilt. But that of the fecond Chamber is the more
*■ ra.Ptuous by much, as having large Flowers, in embdfsd Work, every Flower
m its lquare piece, and the Jun£tures all cover’d with Gold. The Walls are
acciieptiy wamfeoted, wherein alfo they have not fpat’d for Gold, and on
}• V lc J£ s ’ ™re are crofs-barr’d Windows, whereby the Chamber receives much
‘ Ti; 1 o. 0 Marble Chequer-work of the Floor is not feen, as being cover’d with
? “ • C - a T ct > r l, P o n,which there arc laid, in feveral parts of the Chamber, a
certain number of Qndts, two or three Foot in breadth, and about four Inches
other, , I ?-T C c? , t , h n ni are , COVCT ’ d with Velvet, or Satin, of different Colours?
herwer Gold-Brockadoes, and every one has its Cufhion of the fame Stuff?
Cnfh? 1 lhree , a , . t; 1 ? 1 ' foot in length, and about two foot in heighth. Thefc
JrT.r la!d be hind their backs, when they are firing, after their Mode
in a clfamber^ t10 ^ eCt 6 ^ ts are to d 10 ™’ inftead of Chairs, and Couches,
tien/r. ^ laP fa ^ a * cont T be remov’d out of the Seraglio, it is upon his, advance- The wdinm
Governm^. Char u 8e C f oft c of the principal Sajfa’s, and to one of the jp-eacer Revemeiofi
LpRj. ,. 55 : , a , s hiac^ot Cj/w, or Babylon ; and while he continues in cheScraslio Granci Tdco-
Reverm.' 5 f e ’ W llC1 , isal!at %- i>nnce ’s charge, he is allow’d an annual
carrv H ’ i° f tcn ,° r . n T. elve tholl!a n d Crowns. The Pages of the Falconry
exercifr "!^ 011 t t eir ,, , ' ll ! s ’ and feed thcm: they have the liberty to go and
he ct 0 » s , e 'u m , - thc Cardens, and they all attend the Grand Seiguor, when
b 0wS a Hawking 5 dr Hunting. J ■' ’' " ‘ '"' En ^ ^ v * f
They wear the fame
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Sadies,, as the Pages
of