These Sell All Offices To The
Under-Judges Of The Land Called Cadies, Whereof Is One In Every City Or
Town, Before Whom All Matters Of Controversy Are By Judgment Decided,
As Also Penalties And Corrections For Crimes Ordained To Be Executed
Upon The Offenders By The Sub-Bassi.
THE NUMBER OF SOLDIERS CONTINUALLY ATTENDING UPON THE BEGLERBEGS, THE
GOVERNORS OF PROVINCES, AND SANGIACKS, AND THEIR PETTY CAPTAINS
MAINTAINED OF THESE PROVINCES.
Whose sangiacks and petty captains be three hundred and sixty-eight,
every of which retaining continually in pay from five hundred to two
hundred soldiers, may be, one with another, at least three hundred
thousand persons.
CHIEF OFFICERS IN HIS SERAGLIO ABOUT HIS PERSON BE THESE:
Capiaga, high porter.
Alnader Bassi, treasurer.
Oda Bassi, chamberlain.
Killergi Bassi, steward.
Saraiaga, controller.
Peskerolen, groom of the chamber.
Edostoglan, gentleman of the ewer.
Sehetaraga, armour-bearer.
Choataraga, he that carrieth his riding cloak. Ebietaraga, groom of
the stool.
There be many other meaner offices, which I esteem superfluous to
write.
THE TURK'S YEARLY REVENUE.
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