PLATE XXXIV.
T W O JA N X S S A E IE ^
litf TTTF.TR PRESS 0g CEREMONY,
T he formation.and first establishment of that vast body of men,
the -i«j ^ftiA.to.^.ne taken place during the reign e itheiof
Q^inan I, pr Matad IL They were at first composed of hoys, who
were sent as tribntes frOtn Macedonia, Bulgaria, and the different
Check Provinces. Being sent at a very early age, they were b » ^
np ;to the Mns&ulroan religion, and were catted “ Had^m-Oglsr ”
tfie childrm o f strangers. TW* tribute, however, was tfggg .altered
to, tbe- nioEe convenient one n£ money, and this corps fags gpe® been
s t a t e d by volunteers. Hence called “ Teni-tcherV’ mW M M em
and by g^Mpeans.corrupted to Janissary.
-' The p |y o f tr o o p Offers in time o f w a r or peace.. In the
la tte r -it is ameh W Their numbers,. though very great, are s a t
W # ascertained, as the.' tifte.is hereditary; and many get enrolled-*
while they continue the ex e rc is e o fth e ir tr a d e ,in order
privileges. EaehJanissary has a certain indelible symbol
marked in the flesh ofithe arm by means of gunpowder, to shew the
Qdafe; « regiment, to which he belongs. These differ: the fast
hat a esescant; the thirty-first, which serves at sea, an anchor;
is r«hOfted tbe most honoinrahle. Some of them wear, when
fell dressed, a large felt cap, with a square piece falling half -way
down their, backs. I s ibe front there is a socket $£• copper ,
finally far feathers, but m w it isfhe place.for their- spoon.