284 ON THE RELIGION' AND 



" zara fay, My virtuous lords here afTembled, attend 

 " to my words. This candidate has afked from his 

 " Viiizt the facerdotal rank : and he, Avho thus afks, 

 " is without any defc6t or impedi'ient, and has pre- 

 " pared all necefl'aries*. The candidate alfo in the 

 " name of his JJpizc befeeches the aflcmbly, that they 

 " would fpeedily make him a prieft. Is it conveni- 

 *' ent and expedient for the afiembly in the name of 

 " the Upizt to confer on this perfon the order of 

 " priefthood ? To whatever perfon this appears con- 

 *' venient let him be filent; but if the candidate to 

 " any one appear unworthy of the rank, let that per- 

 " fon fpeak. The reader fliall thrice repeat thefe 

 *' words, beginning with My virtuous lords, &c. 

 " He then fliall proceed, and fay, Now fince none 

 " of the pricfts Ipcak, but all are filent, it is a fign, 

 " that it is proper for this candidate from a ftate of 

 " imperfe61ion and fin to pafs into the ftate of per- 

 *' fettion, from the ftate of a layman into that of a 

 " prieft: and it is a fign, that in the name of the 

 " IJpizt the aft'embly are refolved to make this can- 

 " didate a prieft. Therefore by the confent of the 

 " Upize^ and of all the aftembly, this perfon is here- 

 " by ordained a prieft. 



" The reader afterwards proceeds, and fays, The 

 *' fathers ought to mark under the fliade of what foot, 

 " in what day, in what hour, in what feafon, whether 

 " fummer or winter, whether in the morning or even- 

 " ing, tnis perfon has been ordained a prieft. And 

 " moreover the newly ordained prieft is to be admo- 

 *' nifhcd concerning the four things which priefts are 

 " allowed to do, and the four things which they 



" are 



* Thf. SE neceffaries are the SaJidit, a proper yeHcw garment, a large 

 fin fcrving for an umbrella, a mat and pillow for a bed, a bucket to draw 

 •water, and a bottle to keep it. a drinking cup, and a chamber pot. This 

 utenlil is pccriliar to the Rahayn, and not uied by any of the other Inha- 

 bitants : the Rahujii being afraid of kiHuig fomc infctt by peribruiliig on 

 the ground their natural funfiions. 



