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Travels into tbehEv ant. Part I. 
A Greek Pa- 
CHAP. LXXVIL 
Of the Veflments which the Greel^ Patriarch of Alex- 
andria ï^ears- when he Célébrâtes» 
I Have but little to fay of the Greeks in this place, having fpoken of them ellc- 
where. There are many of them in c/^^ypf , and have a Patriarch there, who 
kxAnirk, fafwel as the Primate of the Cophtes) carries the Title of Patriarch of Alexan- 
dria^ but he relides commonly at Caire, I faw him Celebrate Mafs at Caire on 
a Holy-Thurfdayy and fhall here relate in few words, what I obferved of that 
Ceremony. This Patriarch, when he Celebrates, is cloathed in the fame 
Ceremonies Veftments as the other Patriarchs are, except that he has a Stole over thefe 
Afaù on Bo- ^^^'^^•^•^s, which the others have not, and which was given to a Patriarch of 
ly-Thurfday. -Alexandria by a Pope. Over that Stole he wears the Pallium, which is bigger 
and longer than that of the Latin Arch-Bifhops ; then he puts upon his head a 
lovely Tiara, or Cap of Silver gilt, fet thick with fine Pearls, fome of which 
are pretty big, with many large Rubies, Emeralds, and other fuch Precious 
ftones, but it hath not three Crowns, as the Tiara of the Popes has. This Cap 
was prefented to him by the Duke of Aénfcovy, who is never omitted in all the 
Prayers of the Greeks : It is certainly a very rich Cap, though it come far (hort 
of the riches of the Crown of the Popes, which is kept in the Caftle of St. An^ 
gelo. The Patriarch Celebrates Mafs as all other Greek Priefts do ; only after 
the Epiftle hath been read in Greek,it is alfo read in Arabick -, it is the fame with 
the Gofpel, and fome other Prayers, which the Patriarch fays aloud in Greek, 
and then repeats in Arabick. 
As to the Communion, when the Patriarch hath confecrated fome pieces of 
Bread, then the Wine in a very great Chalice, becaufe of the great number of 
Communicants \ he crumbs fome pieces of that Confecrated Bread into the 
Chalice, then having publickly asked Forgiveneis of all that are prefent, he 
Communicates of the Lord's Body -, afterwards taking the Cup, and having faid 
fome Prayers, he fays, In Name~ofthe Father, and takes a iitUe of the hallowed 
Cup i then having faid, and of the Son, he takes a little more ; and laftly, and 
of the Holy Ghofi, he takes a third fip. When thatisdcne, he Communicates 
the Priefts, giving each of them the Bread, which they receeive in one hand, 
and holding the other under to receive any thing that might fall, they go to the 
fide of the Altar, where after fome Prayers, they ask Forgivenefs of the refr, 
and then Communicate ; after that, they go to the Altar, where the Patriarch 
gives them the Cup at three times, as he took it himfelf, faying, In Name of 
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghofi . 
The People Communicate without the Chancel from the hand of a PrieU, 
who taking the Chalice, goes to one of the fide Doors of the Chancel, where in 
a gilt Silver-Spoon he gives of the Confecrated Bread crumbled into the Wine 
( as I faid before j to all who come to receive ; but the truth is, they go to the 
Commrnion with far lefs reverence than the Latins do. 
yt/^/j; being over, the Patriarch went in the body of the Church, to a place 
RailM in, raifed about three foot from the ground, at the end whereof there 
was a Chair for him, and on each fide, fix Chairs, for twelve PrieH-s that fol- 
lowed him i and there being all in Copes, they fate down. Thefe twelve 
Priefts reprefented the twelve Apoftles -, then a Prieft went to the Chancel- 
door, and turning his back to the Altar, read theGofpelior Hdy-Thurfday in 
Greek: In the mean time, the Patriarch put off his Patriarchal Ornaments, 
without thealTiftance of any, and putting on again W\-,Ttara, he tied one Map- 
kin about him, and put another by his fide ; then fetting a great Bafon and Ewer 
upon the ground, he poured a little Water into rhe Bafon, making the fign of 
the Crofs, giving the Ewer to a Clerk, who poured water upon the foot of the 
firft of the twelve Apoftles,whilft the Patriarch walhed and rubbed it well with 
his hands, then wiped it with his napkin, and offered to kifs ir, which the 
Prieft 
