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TO ALEXANDRIA. 
■which the greatefl part of the old men imagine as 
Unbecoming as we think it ridiculous when we fee 
u, but retained to this day by their offspring in the 
Kafh The rnufic they ufed on this occafion, befide 
their rattling-fluff, was a kind of drum with one 
bead, or parchment extended on a wooden circle, 
Waich a woman beat with her fingers; and a kind 
of violin with two firings to it, which founded more 
hke a wind inflrument than a violin. 
About noon on the 23d, I faw a burial, which 
^as one of the mofl remarkable proceffions in the 
country. It was a Scheik, for fo they call the Law- 
yers of the Moors and Arabs. This man was up- 
wards of eighty years of age; who by a pious and 
loneit hie had acquired much love whilft living, 
a . was greatly lamented when he died. It was 
thought that he had acquired fo much refpeft by a 
vntuous life, as to be pronounced a Saint at his 
Ur ial, which is cuflomary amongfl the Mahome- 
tans as well as Chriflians. He had been warden of 
~ blofque fi mated in the Chriilian quarter; where- 
* 0l ' e bad an opportunity of making himfelf known 
and efteemed by the Chriflians, to whom he did 
good fervices on thofe occalions wherein they needed 
Us affiflance, which is very neceffary in a tyrannical 
outitry. Thefe Scheiks conflantly endeavour to 
gam the confidence of the populace, by which they 
th" 1 H, t b e pfelv es neceflary and even dangerous to 
™ Regency, as being capable of railing 
^ HE Proceffion was as follows: Au old worthy 
a er t' lce m;u ‘ched foremofl, bearing an enfign, fuch 
fea- e J have on the Minarits of their Molques at 
abl 1 V ]\V ’ eac ‘ 1 bde of him walked a confider- 
j 0 e -1 °n' : Enumerable croud of people fol- 
e ’ a uien, without any order, fome lining the 
ilreets. 
