Whilst I staid at _Constantinople_, there was a certain Person, that came from the _Turkish_ Camp in _Asia_, who told me a Story, which I shall acquaint you with, because it shows that the _Asiaticks_ are not very well pleased, either with the Religion, or the Government of the _Turks_. ’Twas this: _Solyman_, says he, as he was returning home, was forc’d to lodge one Night in the House of a certain _Asiatick_, and when he went away in the Morning, his Host brought a great deal of Perfume, and us’d a great many Ceremonies, to cleanse and purge his House, as if it had been polluted by such a Guest as _Solyman_; when _Solyman_ heard of it, he caused the Man to be slain, and his House to be levelled with the Ground. This Punishment the poor Man underwent for his Aversion to the _Turks_, and his Propensity to favour the _Persians_. I staid about fourteen Days at _Constantinople_ to refresh my self, and then I entred on my Journey back again to _Vienna_: But I was entertain’d with an inauspicious Omen, even a very sad Spectacle; just as I was gone out of the Gates of _Constantinople_, I met whole Waggon-Loads of Boys and Girls, which were brought out of _Hungary_ to _Constantinople_ to be sold; no Merchandize is more frequent amongst them than that. For, as when we leave _Antwerp_, we meet with all sorts of merchantable Commodities importing into the Town, so here, ever now and then, there passed by us abundance of poor miserable _Christian_ Slaves, which were going to be sold in the Markets to a perpetual Bondage. There was no distinction of Age; Old and Young were driven in Herds, or Companies, or else were tied in a long Chain, as we use to tail Horses when we carry them to Fairs. When I beheld this woful sight, I could not forbear weeping and bemoaning the unhappy State of poor _Christendom_. And if that miserable Spectacle were not afflicting enough to a new Traveller, take another bad and mortifying Occurrence: My Collegues had recommended some of their Retinue to me, which were weary of living in _Turkey_, that they might be of my Train, in returning to their own Country. I granted their Request, and having travelled two Day’s Journey, I perceiv’d one that was Chief among them, (called a _Vaivode_, from his Office,) was carried sick in a Coach; one of his Feet being bare, without any Stockings, he would not suffer it to be covered, for he had in it a Plague-sore, which he found more easy to keep open. We were much troubled at this sight, as fearing that infectious Disease would spread farther; but the poor Man liv’d till we came to _Adrianople_, and there departed this Life. Upon his Death another Mischief did succeed; as soon as the Breath was out of his Body, the rest of the _Hungarians_ ran in greedily to the Prey, one caught up his Stockings, another his Doublet, a third his Shirt, a fourth his other Linnen; thus casting themselves, and us too, into a great deal of Danger. Nor was there any way in the World to hinder them.