'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.' [‎122] (161/1024)

The Persian Travels
The Athenian Merchants buy up lilTues, Velvets, Satins, and with
which they ferve other Countries adjoyning. The Commodities which Foreign^
export from thence, are Silks, Wool, Sponges, Wax, Cordivan-Leather, a n( j
Cheefe. Vv hich is, all that can be fatd in few Words, ot the Trade of all thefepia^
A Particular Relation of the Gallies belonging to the Grand Signor,^//
at Conftantinople, as in theljles and other Parts of the Empire,
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TT'Ormerly there lay in the Road of Confiantinople above a hundred and fifty Qa}.
leys: But the Grand Viper perceiving that fo great a number did but caufe
confufion, and that the Caytrin-Bafha could not conveniently takefo great a burden
as to look after fuch a number, he gave order th^t no more than twerity-four fliould
lie in the Port of QpnfiantinopU i fending the reft to other Ports, as well of the Con-
tinent, as the lilands.
At prefent the Number of the Grand Signor $ Gallies is fourfeore, thus didributed.
under the Command of theif fevcral Beys or Captains.
At Confiantinople, twenty-four under the Command of the Captain-B^ )0r /y.
miral of the Sea i who when he goes out upon any Expedition, fends to the reft to
meet him according to Orders. When he goes in peTon to Sea, he gives to every
one of his Slaves befides their ordinary Habit a kind of CafTock of Red Cloth,
and a Bonnet of the fame colour. But this is only in the Admiral’s Gaily, and at
his own Coft. His Gaily carries ufually 3 66 Slaves, and to every Seat of the Row-
ers, a Bonne Vole* Thefe Bonne Voles are certain Volunteers that freely offer them-
felves to the Service of the Admiral, and there is great care taken for their being
well paid. Their Pay is 3 500 Afpers for their Voyage, which generally continues
feven or eight Months* They feed as the other Slaves i but if they Row negligent-
ly or lazily, they are beaten worfe than the Slaves j for the Volunteers have nothing
to do except it be to Row: But the Slaves are put to feveral other Duties. Take
notice alfo that the Volunteers that ferve in the General’s Gaily, have •yOo Afjws
more than thofein the other Gallies, that is to fay, 4000 Afpers for their Voyage
which comes to 40 Crowns* * *
The Reef-Admiral carries Two hundred and fifty men, as well Slaves as Volun
teers. That Galley and the great Tefterdars or Treafurers, are the beft provided
of any in the whole Fleet: For the Rcer-Admiral Bajha has his choke to take
four of the beft men out of every Galley for his own, or die to receive tfooAftm
for every man, which is paid by the Captain of the Galley i which makes him the
richeft of all the Beys.
The great Tefterders Galley is one of the Twenty four Galleys of Conftantmflt,
and he fends a particular Treafurer, in the quality of a Lieutenant, to command
her. That Command is very much contefted for, in regard that Galley is very
well provided with all things j and for that all the Captains Court the Tefterdv,
who, when the Galleys return to Port, rewards them according to their Merit.
The Janizary-Agas Galley is of the fame number* but he never goes to Sea,
always fending one in his room. —
The Bey of Rhodes, that takes upon him the Title of Bajha t has eight Gal
leys.
The Bey of Stancbo, an Ifland about an hundred Miles from Rhodes, Lieutenant
to the Bey of Rhodes, has one Galley.
The Bey of Sujfam, a fmall Ifland near Scio, has one Galley, and his Lieutenant
another. Thefe Galleys are generally appointed to watch the- Maiufi, and Lu
gorn ,;
TheBe^of Scio formerly had but three} but fince the War with Candy, he has
had fix.
The Lieutenant of the Bey of Bek has two Gallies. There be alfo three other
•Beys \n the Ifland of Scio, who have no dependance upon the Bajha of Scio, but buy
their Provifions where they can find it beft cheap.
The Bey of Smyrna and his Lieutenant have two Gallies} but they can do nothing
without the Orders of the Bey of Bek.