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ACQUISITIONS OF 1980-7 (Or. 14.690, cont.)

Beg Efendi, whereby the aforementioned vakj (see 1) be enhanced with 3000 gurus of his private capital for the repair and upkeep of the aformentioned fountain, as well as for the recitation of suras from the Koran by the imams of the mosques of Koca Mustafa Pa§a and that at the quarter of Sancakdar Hayruddïh in Istanbul, by the mii’e^in of the last-mentioned mosque and by the teacher of the school at the quarter of ‘Ïsa kapusi, whereby the boys should say ‘amin’ during prayer - various payments to staff and boys are also stipulated - and perform some other pious chores like the slaughtering of a sheep and the payment of a mevlidhan for his services. These stipulations are followed by specifications for the orderly administration of the foundation; dated 7 Receb 1239 (8 March 1824). The text is followed (13b) by the names of ten witnesses and an administrative note in gold-dusted siydkat script with a signature dated 28 §a‘ban 1239 (28 April 1824); it is preceded by a heading whereby the following deed is confirmed by the official in charge of vakf affairs, el-Hacc ‘Allb. Mustafa, whose seal is printed in the same heading and in the margins of ff. 8b-9a, 9b-10a, 10b- 11a and 13a. (3) ff. 17b-20b A deed which declares that the Rumelian ‘alim, Mehmed Sa‘d Beg Efendi, has legally registered his intention in the presence of the katib, Qavu§zade es-Seyyid el-Hacc Mehmed Salih Efendi b. Hüseyn, and the kazi, Hafiz Mehmed Emin Efendi b. Suleyman, in the private office of the former kazi of Istanbul, isma‘11 Beg Efendi, whereby 500 gurus of his private capital be used for the recitation of suras from the Koran on the occasion of Bairam by the hatib of the mosque of Süfï Mehmed Pa§a found in the Mevlevilzane of Yeni kapu, Istanbul, to be followed by prayers led by the imam, as well as for the costs of candles to be burnt in the mosque of Hayruddïn, dated mid -Receb 1240 (1-10 March 1825). The text is followed (20b, see plate) by the names of eight witnesses. An admini strative note, with a signature in gold-dusted siyakat script confirming payment of dues and dated 1 Muharrem (?) 1241 (16 August 1825), is found in the margin. It is preceded by a heading whereby the following deed is confirmed by the official in charge of vakf affairs, el-Hacc ‘Alïb. Mustafa, whose seal is printed in the same heading and in the margins of ff. 17b, 18b, 19b-20a, and 20b.