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They place great Faith and Confidence in Magicians and Sor^ 

 and Sorcery, ccrcrs \ 38 thc Nations ' did, who in old Time were their 

 Neighbours : and upon fome extraordinary Occafions, particu- 

 larly in a lingring Diftemper, they ufe feveral fuperftitious 

 Ceremonies in the facrificing of a Cock, a Sheep or a Goat, 

 by burying the whole Carcafs under Ground, or by drinking a 

 part of the Blood, or elfe by burning or difperfing the Feathers. 

 For it is a prevailing Opinion all over this Country, that a 

 great many Difeafes proceed from fome Offence or other that 

 hath been given to the [*^^^^] Jenoime, a Sort of Creatures,placed 

 by the Mahometans betwixt Angels and Devils. Thefe, like 

 the Fairies of our Forefathers, are fuppofed to frequent Shades 

 and Fountains , and to aifume the Bodies of Toads, Worms, 

 and other little Animals, which, being always in our Way, 

 are liable every Moment to be hurt and molefhed. When any 

 Perfon therefore is fickly or maimed, he fancies that he hath 

 injured one or other of thefe Beings, and immediately the 

 Women, who, like the antient Veuificte, are dextrous in thefe 

 Ceremonies, go, uTpon it If' ednefday, with Frankincenfe and 

 other Perfumes,to fome neighbouringSpring,and there facrifice, 

 as I have already hinted, a Hen or a Cock, an Ewe or a Ram &c. 

 according to the Sex ^ and Quality of the Patient, and the Na- 

 ture of the Diftemper. 

 Γ /w Marab- TheMahometans have a great Veneration for thQW Mar ahhutts, 

 efeem^d!' who arc generally Perfons of a rigid and auftere Life, conti- 

 nually employing themfelves either in counting over their 

 Beads % or elfe in Meditation and Prayer. This Saintiliip 

 goes by Succeffion ; and the Son is entitled to the fame Reve- 

 rence and Efteem with the Father, provided he can keep up 

 and maintain the fame Gravity and Decorum. Some of them 



I The feveral CUi^fes of which are enumerated in Oeiit. i8. lo, ii ; viz. fuch as tifc Di- 

 vination, or is an Obferver of Times, or an Enchanter, or a Witch, or a Charmer, or a Confuiter 

 rvith faniiUar Spirits, or a iViz.ard, or a Necromancer. They pretend to h.ivc daily Inilances 

 in thefe Countries of the Power and Efficacy of one or other of thelc Pcrions, particularly 

 in caufing or taking away the Influence of the MaleficiumLigaminis , or VincnlumVeneris, which 

 feems to have been well known in the Time o( Augufitts. 



Neile tribiis nodis ternos Amarilli colores, 



Neile, Amarilli, nodos & Veneris die vinctda ncclo. Virg. Eel. 8. 1. 77. 

 2 Viz.. the Egyptians, (Vid. Atifon. Epilh 19. Jofeph'i divining Cup. Gen. 44. ^ ) Moabites, 

 (Balaam ivent not as at other Times to feek^ for Enchantments. Numb. 24. i.) &c. &c. 5 Viz. 

 A Male being Sacrificed for the Female Sex &c. 4 In touching each Bead of their Chapiet, 

 confifting ufuallyof ninety nine, they either fay (AlhamdilLth) God be pr.iifcd, (Allah Kibeer) 

 God is great, or [λλ3\ ij.iX^j Staffour Allah] God forgive me. 



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