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THE TENTS OF OFFICIALS.
Mosaifs1 tent with 3 horse tayles before it, as every vizier
of the bench hathe; but they have but two great tents in
their first court, to wit, the square and long one. Next to
his was the Muftis,2 then the two Cadeleskiers',3 all with but
two tayles before them ; then several bashes tents, then the
vizier's tents, in all things equall to the G. Sr.'s in pomp and
fashion, onely his walls are plain (as the rest of the great
men), without battlements, and the balls of gold are lesse.
The bignesse likwise of his tents did not agree, though that
may depend upon the pitching, for the square tent or
portico was 12 paces long and 8 broad. These tents were
canvas without and within the ground, but the flowers were
bits of cloth, satten, painted and gilded leather, very little
silver and gold about them. In the place of audience was
a stool cover'd with purple velvet for Embassadores
audience ; befor his 3 tayles was also a round tent for
Justice ; there sit also his under officers, to write Ashrs.4
One side of his tent reach't down about 330 paces, the
bredth at head was 80. Next, at a good distance, was the
Vizier's tent; a long one stood without, where he or his
Hasnadar" gave audience to all that came. He has two
courts within ; one long tent for himself, with artificial
gardens about it, and all his slaves and waiting servants in
7 or 8 more round about him ; these in the first court. In
the second his aga,° and other tents for other servants. I
have been treated there several times by his slierbetje baslia''
who was my friend; his tent is full of fingians,8 snowpit
fountain water, etc., all ready coffee, etc. Never tasted such
sherbert in my life. All these tents front to one center; in a
circle in the midst are tents belonging to the Dafterdar?
1 Moutessaref, " sub-governor of a province".
a Mufti, "the chief lawyer". 3 Judge-advocates.
4 Penalties. 5 Treasurer.
0 Captain. 7 Pourer out of sherbet.
H Coffee-cups. 0 Dafterdar= President of the Treasury.
Mosaifs1 tent with 3 horse tayles before it, as every vizier
of the bench hathe; but they have but two great tents in
their first court, to wit, the square and long one. Next to
his was the Muftis,2 then the two Cadeleskiers',3 all with but
two tayles before them ; then several bashes tents, then the
vizier's tents, in all things equall to the G. Sr.'s in pomp and
fashion, onely his walls are plain (as the rest of the great
men), without battlements, and the balls of gold are lesse.
The bignesse likwise of his tents did not agree, though that
may depend upon the pitching, for the square tent or
portico was 12 paces long and 8 broad. These tents were
canvas without and within the ground, but the flowers were
bits of cloth, satten, painted and gilded leather, very little
silver and gold about them. In the place of audience was
a stool cover'd with purple velvet for Embassadores
audience ; befor his 3 tayles was also a round tent for
Justice ; there sit also his under officers, to write Ashrs.4
One side of his tent reach't down about 330 paces, the
bredth at head was 80. Next, at a good distance, was the
Vizier's tent; a long one stood without, where he or his
Hasnadar" gave audience to all that came. He has two
courts within ; one long tent for himself, with artificial
gardens about it, and all his slaves and waiting servants in
7 or 8 more round about him ; these in the first court. In
the second his aga,° and other tents for other servants. I
have been treated there several times by his slierbetje baslia''
who was my friend; his tent is full of fingians,8 snowpit
fountain water, etc., all ready coffee, etc. Never tasted such
sherbert in my life. All these tents front to one center; in a
circle in the midst are tents belonging to the Dafterdar?
1 Moutessaref, " sub-governor of a province".
a Mufti, "the chief lawyer". 3 Judge-advocates.
4 Penalties. 5 Treasurer.
0 Captain. 7 Pourer out of sherbet.
H Coffee-cups. 0 Dafterdar= President of the Treasury.