Note 4 — ADDITIONS TO THE FOREGOING DISCOURSE, Extracted from the Ninth, or Supplemental Volume to the Theatrico-Critico.
John Brett translation
The author in this place is very hyperbolical; for, it is certain, that so far from the power of the Turks exceeding that of the Roman empire when it was at its height, the court of Constantinople does not now command a third part of the countries which were formerly subject to Rome.