Description - A View of the Levant; Particularly of Constantinople, Syria, Egypt, and Greece by Charles Perry
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1743 Excerpt: ... allow the Yitrhs are not so streight-lac'd and rigid, but they will allow a Man (when detected 'of such an Affair, whether real, or forg'd5 as this was) an Alternzitive: That is, if he will turn Tizrh, he may save his Bacon and his Mbney to'o--Such, and so great are the Be-nes-its, Immunities and Privileges they grant to theirVProselytes. i We are well, inf'o'rm'd and assur'd, however, that 'till within 15 or 20 Years past, the Affairs of the English, and other Frcmhs reside-ing here, were upon a much better Footing: That is, they held their Liberties and Privileges a much securer Tenure-than at present. As a Proof of this, they tell several Stories, or' Occurrences, Two of which, being the most remarkable, we shall here relate: And, First, About Twenty Years ago, the French Consul for the Time being, upon some public Day or Occasion, gave an Entertain-ment, at the Consular-house, to all the Gentlemen of his Nation. It happen'd at the same time, that it Kyayah of the Janisaries liv'd opposite to the French Consul, on the other Side the Calitz; who hearing and observing their Mirth and jollity, grew envious, jealous and enra'g'd at it. In fine, he sent a Gang of his People, with Orders to go into the very Room where the Consul and his Com-pany were sitting, and to break all the Bottles and Glasses, which they accordingly perform'd. Hereupon the Consul, with all the Gentlemen, (being very much alarm'd and offended at so gross an Insult) went immediately up to the Bashaw, and complain'd. The Consul represented, That he had the Honour to be appointed and sent hither by the King, his Sovereign, to represent his Nation, in Qldity of Consul; to which Post and Purpose he was likewise authoriz'-d by a Hattecherif from the Grand Signiore---That their Liberties and Pr..
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