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The Description os Larissa and Thessaly.
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sit down with them, then offer me Cossee, and sometimes Tabaco, and
at Meals invite me to eat heartily; only in lome places, the Boys, and
meaner sort of People would call me Safhtlu gaur, or haired Insidel.
And a Jew at Larissa, whom I had employed to buy some little things
for me; and I saying, they were too dear, gave me some ill Language,
which so displeased some that were by, that if the Grand Seignior had
not been in person in the Town, they would have taught him other
manners.
The Turks took much Tabaco in the Countries which I passed, and
many carried little bags thereof by their sides, which they take in pipes
os an ell long, made of an hard reed, and an earthen head at the end,
laying one end on the ground, and holding the other in their mouthes.
I did seldom take any ; but to comply with their kindness, I would not
refuse it ; and by reason of the length of the pipe, it was cool, and less
didurbing ; they take it also often in snuffi Seignior Gabriel, the Empe-
ror's Courier would tell them many (lories; and while he was speaking,
they would come about him, and liden very attentively .- and he would
pull out his snuffbox, and put snuffpowder into their noses, which
they would take very kindly. They would be always gazing upon
the Emperor’s Armes cut in a Stone, which he wore upon his bread;
whereupon he would take occasion to magnifie the Emperor, describe
the multitude of Provinces subjedt unto him ; and any thing that might
confer unto his honour, whereof they would take great notice.
I liked well the neatness and cleanliness of the Turks, which we con-
verted with, and their wassling of their feet, hands, and faces, though
they had some purifying conceit thereof; while we travelled, the
Chians., at the fight of a Spring, or clear water, would often alight,
and wassi himself; and every morning was very curious in winding
up his Turbant, and combing of his beard ; and would ask me, whe-
ther it were well done. When they go to the house of office,
they carry a pitcher of water with them; they affedt privacy
when they make water ; which they perform, reding upon one knee,
and dretching out the other leg. Walking in Lariffa with the Chians,
the Streets being narrow, and full of people, and remembring the sad
fate of Vincent le Blanc, who lod his liberty, besides other missortunes,
for pissing over a Turkifb Saints head, who lay interred in a place, he
little suspecded ; I asked him, where J might make water without of-
fence,who answered me grumblingly at fird,but afterwards directed me
to a place, and dood at a little didance, to secure me from any affront.
And at another time while I travelled in an open Calefche or Chariot
by Moon-light, I made water over one side thereof, to avoid being
troublelome to the red in ingaging them to day for me till I alighted
and went aside or retard their journey in the night; but one who- layed
down by my feet took notice of it to me with a great deal of regret, and
and though out of the respedt he profelled to bear me, he was resolved
not to divulge it. Yet he wondered I would venture the loss of my
credit in such a matter.
Some experience we had in ou£ return of the Turkijh Judice, at E-
gribugia, in Macedonia ; for travelling from Sariggiole over high Rocks,
we met with a Turkijh Aga before our arrival; who, having a nume-
rous train, had taken up all the Horses at Egribugia; so that we could
not be readily supplied : and therefore intended to ride our Horses
another
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sit down with them, then offer me Cossee, and sometimes Tabaco, and
at Meals invite me to eat heartily; only in lome places, the Boys, and
meaner sort of People would call me Safhtlu gaur, or haired Insidel.
And a Jew at Larissa, whom I had employed to buy some little things
for me; and I saying, they were too dear, gave me some ill Language,
which so displeased some that were by, that if the Grand Seignior had
not been in person in the Town, they would have taught him other
manners.
The Turks took much Tabaco in the Countries which I passed, and
many carried little bags thereof by their sides, which they take in pipes
os an ell long, made of an hard reed, and an earthen head at the end,
laying one end on the ground, and holding the other in their mouthes.
I did seldom take any ; but to comply with their kindness, I would not
refuse it ; and by reason of the length of the pipe, it was cool, and less
didurbing ; they take it also often in snuffi Seignior Gabriel, the Empe-
ror's Courier would tell them many (lories; and while he was speaking,
they would come about him, and liden very attentively .- and he would
pull out his snuffbox, and put snuffpowder into their noses, which
they would take very kindly. They would be always gazing upon
the Emperor’s Armes cut in a Stone, which he wore upon his bread;
whereupon he would take occasion to magnifie the Emperor, describe
the multitude of Provinces subjedt unto him ; and any thing that might
confer unto his honour, whereof they would take great notice.
I liked well the neatness and cleanliness of the Turks, which we con-
verted with, and their wassling of their feet, hands, and faces, though
they had some purifying conceit thereof; while we travelled, the
Chians., at the fight of a Spring, or clear water, would often alight,
and wassi himself; and every morning was very curious in winding
up his Turbant, and combing of his beard ; and would ask me, whe-
ther it were well done. When they go to the house of office,
they carry a pitcher of water with them; they affedt privacy
when they make water ; which they perform, reding upon one knee,
and dretching out the other leg. Walking in Lariffa with the Chians,
the Streets being narrow, and full of people, and remembring the sad
fate of Vincent le Blanc, who lod his liberty, besides other missortunes,
for pissing over a Turkifb Saints head, who lay interred in a place, he
little suspecded ; I asked him, where J might make water without of-
fence,who answered me grumblingly at fird,but afterwards directed me
to a place, and dood at a little didance, to secure me from any affront.
And at another time while I travelled in an open Calefche or Chariot
by Moon-light, I made water over one side thereof, to avoid being
troublelome to the red in ingaging them to day for me till I alighted
and went aside or retard their journey in the night; but one who- layed
down by my feet took notice of it to me with a great deal of regret, and
and though out of the respedt he profelled to bear me, he was resolved
not to divulge it. Yet he wondered I would venture the loss of my
credit in such a matter.
Some experience we had in ou£ return of the Turkijh Judice, at E-
gribugia, in Macedonia ; for travelling from Sariggiole over high Rocks,
we met with a Turkijh Aga before our arrival; who, having a nume-
rous train, had taken up all the Horses at Egribugia; so that we could
not be readily supplied : and therefore intended to ride our Horses
another