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was informed) five thoufand Dollars, between 

 them, in this foolifh Controverfy, the Cadi at 

 lafl gave Sentence; That they fhould enter 

 the Holy Sepulchre together, as had been ufual 

 at former times. Sentence being thus given, at 

 Four of the Clock, both Nations went on with 

 their Ceremony. The Greeks firft fet out, in 

 a Proceflion round the Holy Sepulchre, and 

 immediately at their heels followed the Arme- 

 itians. In this order they compaffed the Holy 

 *' Sepulchre thrice, having produced all their 

 " Gallantry of Standards, Streamers, Crucifixes, 

 ** and embroidered Habits upon this occafion. 



7. " Toward the end of this Proceffion, there 

 was a Pigeon came fluttering into the Cu- 

 pola, over the Sepulchre; at fight of which, 

 there was a greater Shout and Clamour than 

 before. This Bird, the Lathis told us, was 

 purpofcly let fiy by the Greeks^ to deceive 

 the People into an opinion, that it was a vi- 

 fible Defcent of the Holy Ghoft. 



8. " The ProceiTion being over, the Suffragan 

 of the Greek Patriarch, (he being himfelf at 

 Cojijlantinople) and the principal Armenia?! Bi- 

 fhop, approached to the Door of the Sepulchre, 

 and cutting the String with which it is faflen- 



" ed and fealed, entered in, fhutting the Door 

 " after them ; all the Candles and Lamps hav- 

 " ing been before extinguiihed, in the prefence 



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