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mony attended by a felect Number of 

 Pr lefts, exprefly devoted to his Service* 

 When the old one died,, it was ufual for 

 them to fubftitute another of the fame 

 Colour in his Place. Various have beea 

 the Conje6tures on the Veneration in 

 which the Egyptians held this Animal y 

 but it is neediefs at this Time to mention 

 them. 



Here are feveral fmall Amulets with 

 Loops to them, which in Egypt the blind 

 Siiperftition of the Inhabitants prompted 

 them to wear about their Perfons, as 

 Charms^ or Prefervatives againft bad For- 

 tune, unforefeen Accidents, Sicknefs, i^c. 

 They left them alfo with the Dead, as 

 Guardians of the Manes (Spirits) ; fome 

 of them are of Metal, others of vitrified 

 Earth, and in Figure refemble Ifis^ with 

 the Head of a Bird, a Dog, or a Bull. 

 Some of the Specimens are fo fmall,. that 

 they arc fixed on little Cufliions, to pre- 

 vent their being loft, 



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