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I We took our felves now for freemen , feeing there was no 

 danger of our utter Perdition • And lived moft joyfully , going 

 abroad , and feeing what was to be feen , in the City and pla- 

 ices adjacent within our Tedder h And obtaining acquaintance 

 . I with many of the City, not of the meaneft Quality- at whofe 

 hands we found fuch Humanity, and fuch a Freedome and de- 

 ! fire to take Strangers, as it were , into their Bofome , as was 

 enough to make us forget all that was dear to us , in our own 

 Countries : And continually we met with many things, right 

 worthy of Obfervation, and Relation : As indeed, ifther^be 

 /a Mirtour in the World, worthy to hold Mens Eyes, it is that 

 Country. One day there were two of our Company bidden 

 to a FeaH , of the Family , as they call it. A naoft Natural, Pious, 

 and Reverend Cuftomitis, (hewing that Nation to be com- 

 pounded of all goodneiTe. This is the manner of it- It is grant* 

 I ed to any Man, that (hall live to fee thirty Perfons, defcended of 

 his Body, alive together , and all above three years old, to make 

 this Feaft, which is done at the coft of the State- The Father 

 | of the Family , whom they call the Tirfan, two daies before 

 the Feaft ? taketh to him three of fuch Friends ashelikethto 

 j chufe • And is alsifted alfo by the Governour of the City , or 

 'Place, where the Feaft is celebrated ; and all the Perfons of the 

 family } oi both Sexes, are fummoned to attend him. Thefetwo 

 daies the Tb/an fitteth in confultation, concerning the good fi- 

 liate of the Family. There, if there be any Dilcord or Sutes be- 

 tween any of the Family y they are compounded and appealed. 

 There, if any of the Family be diftrefTed or decayed, order is ta- 

 ken for their Relief, and competent means tolive, There, if 

 any be fubjeet to vice,or take ill CourfeSj chey are reproved, and 

 Cenfared. So like wife , Direction is given touching Manages, 

 and the courfes oi life, which any of them fliould take,with di- 

 vers other the like Orders and Advices. The Governour aisifteth 

 1 to the end, to put in Execution, by his Publike Authority , the 

 j Decrees and orders of the Tiv/an, if they fliould be difobeyed, 

 j though thatfeldomencedeth ; Such Reverence and obedience 

 |they give, to the Order of Nature. The Tirfan doth alio then 

 'everchuie one man from amongft his Sons , to live in Houfe 

 1 with him : Who is called, ever after , the Son of the Vine. The 

 R eafon will hereafter appear. On the Feaft day, the Father y or 

 jTir/dWjCommcth forth after Divine Service into a large Room 

 where the Feaft is celebrated j Which Room hath an Half- 



