Excerpt from Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy, Who Lived Five and Forty Years Undiscovered at Paris, Vol. 7: Giving an Impartial Account to the Divan at Constantinople, of the Most Remarkable Transactions of Europe; And Discovering Several Intrigues and Secrets of the Christian Courts; Continued From the Year 1642, to the Year 1682 Here is great joy for the birth ofa young princefs, of whom the queen was delivered on the 2d of the moon-of January. 'she is called God's new - year'sgift to France in regard, the firll day of that moon be gins the year with the Chrillians. And 'tis common among them to fend mutual gifts and prefents to one another at that time, which they call new - year's gifts. And (0 it feems, God Almighty has appeared very mo difh and complaifant, in thus timing the nativity of the royal babe For which they exprefs their thanks in revelling, dancing, ballads, and a thoufand other vanities. And thele divertifements continue to this time, it being the Nazarenes carnival; a feafon con fecrated to fport and mirth, to liberty, buffoonery, and all manner of comical and ridiculous apilhnefs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.