[347] Petards = metal boxes, loaded with powder.

[348] [Vide note 2, p. 198.]

[349] The Chiabeghi is the grand master of the court attached to an ambassador.

[350] Chief of the Chiaus.

[351] Spahis, a division of the Turkish army, consisting of light horsemen, generally chosen from the upper classes.

[352] [Vide note 2, p. 166.]

[353] Turkish word for shoes; Mod. Greek παπούτσια.

[354] Old English form of Spanish chapin. “Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you last by the altitude of a chioppine.” (Shakespeare.)

[355] Turkish vekil = a deputy.

[356] Chief eunuch.