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friend or relation, the borrower binding himfelf to replace her, or pay 
her joojoor when required, A man who has a fon and daughter, gives 
the latter in exchange for a wife to the former. The perfon who receives 
her, difpofes of her as his own child, or marries her himfelN A brother 
will give his fifter in exchange for a wife, or in default of fuch, procure 
a coufin for the purpofe. If the girl given in exchange be under age, a 
certain allowance per annum is made, till flic becomes marriageable, 
B.'guppoke is a mode of marriage differing a little from the common joo- 
joor, and probably only tslctng place, where a parent wants to get off a 
child laboring under fome defed. A certain fum is in this cafe fixedj 
below the ufual cullom, which, when paid, is in fall for her value-, 
without any appendages. In other cafes like wife, the joojoor is fome- 
times leflened, and fomerimes encreafed, by mutual agreement ; but on 
trials it is always eflimatcd at an hundred and twenty dollars. If a wife 
dies foon after marriage, or at any time without children, the full joo* 
joor cannot be claimed; it is reduced to eighty dollars; but fhotild more 
t^an that hav&been laid down in the interim, there is no reftinding. The 
joojoor of a widow, which Is gtiicially eighty aoHara, without 
ges, is again reduced upon a third marriage, allowance bein^ made for 
delapidation. A widow, being with child, cannot marry again till IKe 
is delivered, without incurring a penalty. In divorces it is the fame* 
If there be no appearance of pregnancy, ihe muR yet abftain from 
making another choice, during the period of three months and ten days. 
When the relations and friends of the man go in form to the parents 
of the girl, to fettle the terms of the marriage, they pay at that time 
the addat befafak, or earneft^ of fix dollars generally ; and thefe kill a 
goat or a few fowls to entertain them. It is ufually fome fpace of time 
(except in cafes of $ekrrc€ gaddces^ or elopement) after the payment of the 
hefajala^ before the wedding takes place; but, when the father has re- 
ceived that, he cannot give his daughter to any other perfon, without 
bcurring a fine ; which the young lady fometimes renders him liable 
to ; for whilft the old folk are planning a m^ch hy pato&tm^ or regular 
agreement betiveen families, it frequently happens that Mifs difappears. 
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