_ 128 _ there is no one over him. He is in the banguaçal (?) the equivalent of the guazil in the land. He is an important as the King himself, a stout man, heavy with a large belly, short in stature .He must be about fifty years old and not very affable to the common people. His house is in very good order. He goes around as in appropriate for his post and authority in the company of good, well-dressed people. Below him is Azem pasha, the commander of the fleet, but he also commands the horsemen on land. May it please God that your eyes never see him in either of these positions. He has a fine house. He is handsome man with a good figure, about forty years old. He makes no bones about being the son of a Christian, as are the rest of those who are in this place. Below this one is another called Barun Beg, also fifty years of age, very heavy and with a large belly. He is as wealthy as the others, it is said. After all these there is Simon Dahias Pasha, King of Baghdad, who in this country is above all in rank and authority, for he is its most important person. He is affable to everyone, forty years old, strong and slim. He is very direct, and he has no other duty than to be prepared for whatever may happen, to go out for this purpose and to
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