The custom of the _Turks_ to salute the Emperor or the _Vizir Bassa_'s with loud Acclamations and Wishes of Health and long Life, when they appear first in their Houses or any publick Place, is derived from the _Greeks_, who took it from the _Romans_. This was done by them in a kind of Singing Tone; whence _Luitprandus_ Bishop of _Cremona_ tells us, that in a certain Procession (προέλυσις) at which he was present, they Sang to the Emperor _Nicephorus_ πολλὰ ἔτη that is, many Years, (which _Codinus_, who lived just about the taking of _Constantinople_, by the _Turks_, expresses τὸ ψάλλειν τὸ πολυχρόνιον or by τὸ πολυχρονίζειν and the wish or salute by πολυχρόνισμα) and at Dinner the _Greeks_ then present wish'd with a loud Voice to the Emperor and _Bardas_, _Ut Deus annos multiplicet_, as he Translates the _Greek_. The _Turkish_ Coin in it self is pitiful and inconsiderable, which I ascribe not only to their want of Bullion, but to their little Skill in matters relating to the Mint. Hence it comes to pass that Zecchines and Hungars for Gold, and _Spanish_ Dollars and Zalotts for Silver stampt in _Christendom_ pass current among them, most of the great Payments being made in them, they not caring either through Ignorance or Sloth to follow the Example of the _Indian_ or _Persian_ Emperors, who usually melt down the _Christian_ Mony imported by the Merchants into their several Countries, and give it a new Stamp. The most usual pieces are the Sheriphi of Gold, somewhat less in value than a _Venetian_ Zecchine, and Aspers; ten of which are equal to six Pence _English_, and some few three Asper Pieces. A Mangur is an ugly old Copper Piece, eight of which make but one Asper, and is not I think a _Turkish_ Coin, but rather _Greek_. They have no Arms upon their Coin, only Letters embossed on both sides, containing the Emperor's Name, or some short Sentence out of the _Alcoran_.