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mahomet_n four_o wife_n he_o allow_v to_o every_o man_n and_o as_o many_o concubine_n as_o he_o will_v between_o who_o the_o husband_n set_v no_o difference_n either_o in_o affection_n or_o apparel_n but_o that_o his_o wife_n only_o can_v enjoy_v his_o sabbath_n benevolence_n the_o woman_n be_v not_o admit_v in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o life_n to_o come_v into_o their_o church_n nor_o after_o death_n to_o paradise_n and_o whereas_o in_o most_o or_o all_o other_o country_n father_n give_v some_o portion_n with_o their_o daughter_n the_o mahometan_n give_v money_n for_o their_o wife_n which_o be_v once_o pay_v the_o contract_n be_v register_v in_o the_o cadies_n book_n and_o this_o be_v all_o their_o formality_n of_o marriage_n more_o of_o this_o theme_n we_o shall_v speak_v when_o we_o be_v in_o trecomania_n 3._o every_o one_o must_v give_v of_o his_o wealth_n to_o the_o poor_a hence_o you_o shall_v have_v some_o buy_v slave_n and_o then_o manumit_v they_o buy_v bird_n and_o then_o let_v they_o fly_v they_o use_v common_o to_o free_a prisoner_n release_v bondslave_n build_v cave_n or_o lodging_n in_o the_o way_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o passenger_n repair_v bridge_n and_o mend_v highway_n but_o their_o most_o ordinary_a alm_n consist_v in_o sacrifice_n of_o sheep_n or_o ox_n which_o when_o the_o solemnity_n be_v perform_v they_o distribute_v among_o the_o poor_a to_o who_o also_o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o every_o year_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o give_v the_o this_fw-mi or_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o get_n in_o the_o year_n foregoing_a insomuch_o that_o you_o shall_v hardly_o find_v any_o beggar_n among_o they_o 4._o every_o one_o must_v make_v his_o prayer_n five_o time_n a_o day_n when_o they_o pray_v they_o turn_v their_o body_n towards_o mecca_n but_o there_o face_n sometime_o one_o way_n sometime_o another_o way_n believe_v that_o mahomet_n shall_v come_v behind_o they_o be_v at_o their_o devotion_n the_o first_o time_n be_v a_o hour_n before_o sunrising_n 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