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The Tribute of Christians.
THey pay a part of all en∣crease, not onely of Corn and Cattle, but even Me∣chanicks pay it out of all their pro∣fits. And then they pay another sub∣sidie, for every single man through a Family, each head a Crown. If Parents refuse this Tribute, their Children are taken from them, and made Slaves. Others are bound in Chains, and beg from door to door to pay this Crown; which if they cannot this way pro∣cure, they are cast into perpetual Prison; and when all Duties are performed, it is yet lawful for the Turk to chuse the best amongst his Children, whom he circum∣ciseth, and removes from all ap∣proach or sight of Parents, and breeds him for his Wars, ne'er to return to Friends; and so a childe