PLATE XXXVI.
a n u s h e r .
T hat body of men, t o w h o m E u r o p e a t t s g i y e - t h e name o f Ushers,
f ÿ o f - -very g r e a t ®Sé i n A e e o t j r t ® i t i e ' G r a n d M g a i o r ; a n d o t h e r
oriental mon»eM They'are possessed of scrare rank, Aongh B©t:
sohoweurafefe aSthe officefsof state. There is'a.chiefuriier, who
presides over theta, and thè Softan scarcely éwr«tbs withoutsome
Of this body to attend him. They forrH a 'cofisideratole pirtrof the
splendenr'and state of Ws cotirt. and ate employed iw Yariousdepart-
ments. In that excellent work, the Arabian IWghtSi in Mhieirftre
manners, eitstoms, and charaeters of oriental nations are pom-tray ed
in so extensive a manner, and yet M A such exactness and truth,
there are varionsdescriptkms, in which the different employments of
these officers- are mentioned.
