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his Hoafe, the Neighbours bring their Difli 

 to welcome him or them, on account of the 

 Refped and Love they bear to their Neigh- 

 bour, as well as to fnew their Readinefs to 

 entertain the Stranger. This Praftice is 

 found conftantly ufed throughout the whole 

 Country among thQ Moors^ one towards ano- 

 ther, reciprocally. And I have as often found 

 the like Civility, as I had occafion to take up 

 my Lodging at any Place, where I was ac-* 

 quainted with any of the Inhabitants. The 

 Jews likewife fliew great Civility to any G5?r/- 

 fiia-ri^ and treat him with what they have, as 

 ftew'd or bak'd Hens, Capons, hard Eggs^ 

 boiPd or roafted, which they prefs fiat with 

 Pepper, and Salt, Wine, Brandy, &c. They 

 have generally the bell Bread, and every thing 

 elft of the kind that they can get. They put 

 Ailriis, and two or three other forts of Seeds, 

 in their Bread ; one is black and angled, tails 

 almoft like Carrot-feeds, and I think I have 

 feen thefe fometimes ufed in Bread in Spal^ 

 I know not the Names of the other Seeds in 

 Engliflj^ nor a ny Language but Arabick. They 

 cfteem Honey as a wholfbme Breakfafl, and 

 the moll delicious that which is in the Comb, 

 with the young Bees in it, before they come 

 out of their Cafes, whilfl: they (till look Milk- 

 white, and refemble (being taken out) Gen- * 

 ties, fuch as Fifliers ufe : Thefe I have often 

 eat of, but they feem'd infipid to my Palate, 

 and fometimes I found they gave me the 

 Heart-burn. 



In Sufe I had a Bag of Honey brought by 

 a Friend who made a Prefent of it, as being 

 of great Efteem, and fuch as they prefent to 



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