Ohfervations &c. " goi 



fand Years ago ; without ever embracing any of thofe Novel- 

 ties in Drefs or Behaviour^ which have had To many Periods ' 

 and Revolutions in the Moorijh and Turk'tflj Cities. Upon Thew sahta- 

 meeting one another, they ftill ufe the primitive Salutation"^"'• 

 of [Salem ^lekmn') Teace he unto you: though by their Wit 

 or Superftition they have made it a religious Compliment', as 

 if they faid. Be in a State of Sahat'ion. Before the Mahome- 

 tan Conc^Q^s, the ExpreiTion was, {^<^=^^^^^) God prolong jour 

 Life, the fame with Havo ^doni, the Tunic Compliment, in 

 Tlautus. The Inferiours, out of Deference and Refped, kifs 

 the Feet, Knees, or Garments of their Superiours; whilft the 

 Children or Kinsfolks pay the fame Refpeot to the Heads of 

 their Parents and aged Relations. The Pofture they obferve 

 in giving one another the Afslem-mah, is to lay their Right 

 Hand upon their Breaft ; whilft others, who are m.ore inti- 

 mately acquainted, or are of equal Age and Dignity, mutu- 

 ally kifs the Hand, Head or Shoulder of each other. At the 

 Feaft of their Byram and other great Solemnities, theWife com- 

 pHments her Husband by kiifmg his Hand. 



It is no Difgrace here for Perfonsof the higheft Charaoler tOA^. Emfhy- 

 bufy thcmfelves in what we ihould reckon menial Employments. Zev-litl7f 

 The greateft Prince of thefe Countries, is not ailiamed to fetch '*'^"'''• 

 a Lamb from his Herd ' and kill it % whilft the Princefs is im- 

 patient 'till ftie hath prepared her Fire and her Kettle to drefs 

 it. The Cuftom, that ftill continueth, of walking either bare- 

 foot or only with Sandals, requireth the antient Compliment 

 of bringing Water, upon the arrival of a Stranger, to waftihis 

 Feet': whilft the Perfon who prefents himfelf the firft to do 

 this Office, and to give the \^Mar-hahhah, ^=-;^] Welcome, is 

 the Mafter of the Family ; who always diftinguiftieth himfelf by 



I Ani. he (Jofcph) βιά, CT^S DlW' the fame with the Arab. X) ^V^ Pe.tce be unto jou. 

 Gen. 43. 23. Judg. 6. 23. and 19. 20. i Sam.z^. 6. &c. Joh. 20.19. feace be unto you. &c. 

 2 The M*homctM$ love to call their Religion I-flamifme, from the ^ab. Salama ( V.^.) 

 which in the 4 Conj. is Ajama (^U^), to enter into the State of Salvation ; lt€nce ίβα,η 

 {^V^^) The fivhig Religion, and Muflimon {^i^A or as we call it, Μφυιαη, he that believeth 

 therein. Prid. Life oi Mahomet, p. 11. 3 Thus we read Gen. 18. 7. that Abraham ran to the 

 Herd and fetcht a Calf, upon the arrival of the three Angels. 4 In this manner we find 

 Achilles and frffw/ai employed. Horn. II. 9. 20J. &c. 



Achilles at the ge.nial Feaft peCides; 



The Farts transfixes and with Shill divides. 



Mean while Patroclus/wf.iii the fire to raife. Pope, 

 \ Thus V. 4. as above, Let a little Water, J pray you be fetched and ν,αβ your feet. Luk.7.44. 

 Umred into thme Imfe, tlmgayeft me no Water for my feet; but fie hathwafied my feet Μ 



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