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fervice. The late Emperor, who hated the 

 Jews, found another, and a very ingenious way 

 of extorting money from them. The Jewiili 

 "Women, from fome motives, probably of reli- 

 gion, wear no colour in their petticoats except 

 green : and, as the fureft way of diftrefling 

 them, this enlightened Prince iflued a prohibition 

 againfl that article of drefs. His edidls waited no 

 formality ; the poor JewefTes muft either ftrip, 

 and the dealers lofe the fale of all the flock 

 they had, or make the beft terms they could. 

 A fum of money was propofed and accepted ; 

 the edi(5l was repealed, and the petticoat agaia 

 difplayed its verdant hue. 



Th6<iMoors, from^ their education, and their 

 want of intercourfe with ftrangers, are rude and 

 uncouth in their manners ; of fociety they have 

 no idea ; what little converfation they hold with 

 each other is in the open airj and I cannot 

 think that their difcourfe will abound with wit 

 or erudition. Brutally ignorant, they look 

 upon the Jews and Chriftians with ineffable 

 contempt ; fo far indeed do they carry their ar- 

 rogance, that a Moor, rather than tell either to 

 go out of his way, will ride, or drive his cattle 

 over him. They have, however, fome idea of 

 police, for guards are placed in the ftreets, and 

 every perfon who walks out after {viX\-{Q.l muft 

 have a lantern carried before' him. Whenever, 



likewife. 



