Relation of the Procession, Fasting and Penance, enjoined by MAHOMET-SOLYMAN EMPEROUR OF THE TURKS, From the rising to the setting of the Sun, Lord of Lords, and rightful Successor of the Race of the Great Prophet Mahomet, to be observed through the whole Ottoman Empire.  Translated out of a Turkish Copy. 
THE Turkish Emperour firmly believing the Hand of God to be streached out over all His Kingdoms, and considering that the Almighty has given such prosperous successses to his sworn Enemies the Christians, in the Events of this present war against him, and so blessed their Arms both by Sea and Land, that his Armies have not only been several times Beat and Routed, but whole Kingdoms are snatched from under his Power and Dominion, and the chief cause of all this to have been his little regard of the Divine assistance, his relying too much upon his own Force and Strength, and his slighting the Christian Emperour. To appease the Divine Wrath, and that of His Great Prophet Mahomet, He ordains throughout all his Empire, that the first three Fridays after the New Moon, in the 5, 6, and 7, all Persons shall be obliged to keep a strict and austere Fast, without Eating or Drinking any manner of thing till the Stars appear.  
On the same Days of Fasting, the Muphti, with the Officers of the Church, Clothed with Sack-Cloth only, Girded with Ropes, their Eyes cast down towards the Ground, and Beards hanging carelessly, are to walk through the Streets and Mercat places till they come to the Mosque with howlings, and crying Tare dam dam muschay Allah Allah.  
But at Mecca the Coffin of the Great Prophet Mahomet is to be carried publicly, being laid upon a Hand-Barrow, or Bier for the Dead, made of Silver, but the Silver is to be smoked over, and made to appear Rusty.  
They are to carry 25 Boxes of the same sort of Silver, in which are to be put the Bones of such Officers and Spahies, as out of Love to their Religion have lost their Lives, and who are to be accounted amongst the Martyrs, to the end that the consideration of those precious Hero's may move the Great Mahomet to throw himself in the Arms of an Offended angry God.  
Every Friday thereafter the Coffin of the Great Prophet is to 〈…〉 brought out to the open Field, The Pilgrims, Citizens, Merchant of Mecca, are to make the Procession seven times round the sai●… Coffin, bewail and moan with grievous Lamentations, and Mour●…ful Songs, without any Airy way of singing, but with sighs, Groa●… and Howlings: No Musical Instrument is to be heard, and on th●… last Friday they are to have a Procession which is to last four Hour●… in the following Order.  
1. They are to carry a Bier, followed by 600 Persons, Bare●… footed, Clothed like Penitents, Girded about with Ropes, bearin●… all sorts of broken Weapons, as Arque-buses, Splinter'd Javelin●… strained Cross-bows, Targets, all in pieces, and the like.  
2. Three Thousand Musulmen in white Cloths, besprinkled wit●… Blood and Ashes, with dreadful Howlings and Lamentable cries a●… to beat their Limbs and Bodies.  
3. Next 6000 Turks with the uppermost part of their Bodie●… Naked, which they are to lash with Thorns till the Blood run dow●… to the Ground.  
4. In the midst, the Coffin of the Great Prophet Mahomet is t●… be carried by thirty Saphi's, with their Heads bare, and Beards Raz●… on both sides 300 Basha's are to March with drawn Symiters, an●… if any of the Company shall presume to cast a rash look upon th●… Coffin, he is immediately cut in pieces and cast to the Dogs.  
5. Every quarter of an Hour, that the Procession lasts a Chris●… an Slave and a Jew are to be slain and left wallowing in their Blood●…  
6. Next follow 30 Basha's, Governours of different Province in Cloths of a mean Colour without Purple or any other Colour, ty●… with a Black Crape, spoted with Blood, with one Hand upon th●… Backs they trail the Tail of a Camel upon the Ground, in place of Schutcheon.  
7. Two Thousand janissaries March in their Arms, with a Bato●… which they trail behind them, and with a confused noise they ho●… Allah perry musfat ay.  
8. The Vizier Marches likewise mounted on a Lame Ass, with Reed teinted with Blood with which he Beats his Head, and moun●… for the evil times, saying, Offat milay zus fay.  
9. They carry a great Coffer, full of Turkish Money, whi●… they throw to the Poor, but if any gather an Asper before the Pr●…cession be ended, he is to be empal'd. The confluence of People a●… Pilgrims closes the Procession. In the midst of all this Company a●… 100 Turkish hermits, who with Razors cut the Flesh of their Fac●… M●ns, Breasts and Feet, in so much that the Ground is bedew●… with their Blood; They lift up their Right-Hand to Heaven, ●…ing, Allah buffay allah mirray vestrinnay, Which is an Oath of●…venge against the Christians, and by this means they intend to●…pease the Wrath of God, and their Prophet Mahomet.   

Printed at Holy-Rood-House, and are to be Sold by James Me●… on the North-side of the Street at the across, 1686.