51.—Of a fellowship the Infidels have among themselves.
It is also to be noted, that during the time he was on earth, Machmet had forty disciples. They have a special fellowship and have made an alliance against Christendom, and this is their law. Whoever wants to be of their fellowship, must swear that if he meets a Christian, he will not let him live nor take him a prisoner, whether from favour or for the sake of profit; and if it should happen that in a battle which Infidels [might] have with Christians, he cannot succeed to take one, he must buy a Christian and kill him. Those who are in this fellowship are called They;1(1) there are many of them in Turkey, and they always go against the Christians because it is their law.
1To those who are unfamiliar with the name, the title of Ghasi would scarcely be recognised in that of They. N.