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ly perceivable the Lines and Letters that 

 have been impreffed or ftamped on it. 



We next fee fome 'Turki/h Talifmans, 

 or Charms, with Arabic Infcriptions, being 

 generally a Sentence of the Alcoran. In 

 thefe the Superftitious among the Mahome- 

 tans have great Faith, and rely much on 

 their Power, imagining there are no Mif- 

 fortunes, from v/hich they may not be 

 delivered by them, and particularly that 

 •whoever wears them is free from all 

 Danger of being aflaulted by evil Genii, 

 or Spirits, v/hich they believe are conti- 

 nually hovering about the World, watch- 

 ing Occafions to injure Mankind. 



Some Tahbahs or Seals, (infcribed with 

 Jrabky^ords) which the Turks ufe inftead 

 of figning their Names. 



Further on are fome Talifmans and 

 Abraxas, a Kind of Spells or Charms 

 with which fome fuperftitious or artful 

 People in the firfl Ages of Chriftianity 

 pretended they could cure all Difeafes, 

 the Parties afflicted v/earing them about , 



their 



