bˌʌt ðə tˈɜːks, hˌuː kəntˈɪnjuːd ænd ˈiːvən ɹˈeɪzd ðə tˈoʊl, ɐbjˈuːzd ðə pɹˈæktɪs, ɛɡzˈæktɪŋ ˈɑːɹbɪtɹˌɛɹi sˈʌmz fɹʌmðə kɹˈɪstʃən mˈɜːtʃənts ænd tɹˈævɛlɚz.
But the Turks, who continued  and even raised the toll, abused the practice, exacting arbitrary sums from the Christian merchants and travellers.