A descendant of the Voïvode’s grandson above alluded to, is now living in Wallachia, and possesses all the landed property left by his ancestor, which gives him an annual income of upwards of 200,000 piasters. He is looked upon by his countrymen as the first and richest Boyar of Wallachia, and is acknowledged by the court of Vienna as prince of the Roman Empire, a title which, however, he cannot assume in his own country so long as the Turks are the possessors of it. Footnote 17: The formulæ of a Beratt will be found in the Appendix, No. 1.; it is the literal translation of the one given to the author by the present Sultan, shortly after his appointment to the official situation in the principalities. The original is written in golden letters, on a very long sheet of parchment, lined with green silk, and containing a variety of curious and rich ornaments. Footnote 18: Thornton’s present State of Turkey, p. 410.; and Cantimir’s Ottoman History, p. 189. The Russian court was the first who entered into official intercourse with the Greek princes, and styled them by the title of _Hospodars_, from the Slavonic and Russian word _Gospodin_, or Lord. The Greeks, however, having the right to the title of prince from that of Beÿ conferred on them by the Sultan, on their nominations to the principalities, assume that of reigning princes, though they have only the power and prerogatives of Viceroys. They also claim that of _Serene Highness_, which the court of Vienna alone has consented to give them. Their subjects invariably give them that of υχηλοτατε most-high. Their sons are called by the Turkish tide of Beÿ-Zaaday, literally meaning prince’s son; their grandsons have no title. Footnote 19: The Prince Callimacki has sent by me a copy of his code to the university of Oxford. As Dr. Macmichael, in his “Journey from Moscow to Constantinople,” gives an account of this book, I abstain from any observations upon it.—_Note of the Author._ Footnote 20: