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This volume contains the following three works :. (I) ff 2v-142r : İbret ül-bahreyn, an ethical and mystical mesnevi by Şerifi written in the reign of Murat III. According to his own testimony (ff 70v-71v), the author began his climb to the position of Kazasker as Kadı of Giza near Cairo, then moved about from place to place in this capacity;. (II) ff 143v-178v : Riyaz ul-ravzat, a similar poem by the same author. It is possible that the author is actually Seyit Mehmet Çelebi Eğiridirli, who is known to have been a Kadı;. (III) ff 179v-302r : Futuhat-i Selatin-i Al-i Osman or perhaps Futuhat-i Selatin-i Osmani, an epitome of Ottoman history down to the time of Murat IV written in seventy days by Mehmet İbnü'l-Hüseyin known as Kadızade (?) according to an obliterated entry on f 180v. It seems that the author held a high position, possibly at the court, but fell into disgrace - hence the obliteration of his name. A new folio had been inserted and stuck on to f 180v to conceal the name of the author deliberately. The manuscript was likely copied in the 17th or 18th century CE.

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For more information on Seyit Mehmet Çelebi Eğiridirli, see Kınalızade, SO III 141; and Kamus ül-alam, IV, 2858.