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another_o maim_v ibid._n c._n 6._o neither_o be_v it_o proper_a for_o other_o to_o ask_v after_o their_o health_n by_o way_n of_o salutation_n 5.20_o salutation_n ibid._n c._n 5.20_o on_o the_o first_o seven_o it_o be_v further_o forbid_v the_o mourner_n to_o wash_v his_o clothes_n or_o to_o wash_v himself_o except_o his_o foot_n and_o hand_n only_o and_o that_o in_o cold_a water_n to_o anoint_v to_o come_v near_o his_o wife_n to_o have_v sandal_n on_o in_o the_o city_n to_o do_v any_o work_n either_o hire_v himself_o or_o hire_v other_o or_o to_o open_v his_o shop_n or_o give_v and_o receive_v in_o merchandise_n to_o read_v the_o write_a law_n of_o moses_n etc._n etc._n or_o to_o learn_v or_o explain_v the_o oral_a to_o have_v any_o bed_n in_o his_o house_n stand_v and_o not_o to_o lie_v himself_o upon_o one_o turn_v to_o have_v his_o head_n and_o upper_a part_n of_o his_o face_n uncover_v or_o last_o to_o salute_v or_o ask_v after_o another_o health_n except_o salute_v first_o 5._o first_o ibid._n cap._n 5._o further_o on_o the_o three_o first_o day_n he_o be_v not_o to_o resalute_v though_o he_o be_v salute_v 20._o salute_v cap._n eodem_fw-la §._o 20._o nor_o to_o do_v any_o work_n not_o in_o private_a and_o though_o he_o be_v feed_v by_o alm_n 8._o alm_n §_o 8._o and_o last_o on_o the_o first_o day_n it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o he_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v of_o his_o own_o meat_n or_o drink_n though_o even_o flesh_n send_v by_o other_o he_o may_v eat_v and_o drink_v for_o digestion_n of_o their_o wine_n neither_o be_v he_o to_o wear_v his_o tephillim_n and_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o sit_v upon_o his_o bedstead_n turn_v 9_o turn_v ibid._n c._n â—_o 9_o but_o if_o his_o dead_a be_v yet_o in_o his_o house_n and_o their_o dead_a they_o think_v it_o their_o duty_n to_o bury_v as_o soon_o as_o they_o can_v he_o be_v not_o to_o eat_v in_o his_o own_o house_n if_o any_o friend_n be_v be_v near_a however_o except_o on_o a_o sabbath_n he_o be_v not_o to_o eat_v sit_v nor_o to_o eat_v flesh_n or_o drink_v wine_n nor_o to_o say_v a_o solemn_a blessing_n or_o grace_n himself_o neither_o be_v any_o other_o of_o his_o company_n to_o do_v it_o before_o he_o and_o he_o be_v excuse_v from_o all_o office_n of_o worship_n and_o prayer_n 6._o prayer_n §._o 6._o this_o be_v a_o abstract_n of_o the_o usage_n of_o mourner_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o may_v help_v we_o to_o understand_v the_o better_a what_o shall_v follow_v as_o well_o as_o what_o have_v be_v premise_v concern_v person_n excommunicate_a the_o same_o restraint_n as_o we_o see_v lie_v upon_o both_o and_o it_o may_v be_v as_o thirty_o day_n be_v a_o common_a number_n both_o to_o excommunicate_v and_o mourner_n so_o the_o excommunicate_a of_o the_o first_o thirty_o day_n be_v first_o reckon_v as_o mourner_n at_o large_a of_o the_o latter_a thirty_o as_o the_o mourner_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n and_o the_o excommunicate_v of_o the_o other_o degree_n the_o cherem_n may_v be_v rank_v with_o the_o mourner_n of_o the_o three_o day_n or_o rather_o of_o the_o first_o if_o not_o with_o those_o that_o have_v not_o bury_v their_o dead_a while_o some_o of_o they_o the_o cutt_n off_o be_v esteem_v even_o in_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o the_o dead_a themselves_o §_o iii_o and_o thus_o i_o have_v give_v you_o a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o jewish_a excommunication_n and_o not_o disagreeable_a to_o whaâ—_n mr._n selden_n have_v discourse_v at_o large_a in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr synedriis_fw-la though_o in_o what_o i_o be_o next_o to_o mention_v i_o shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o differ_v from_o he_o he_o indeed_o have_v give_v himself_o some_o pain_n to_o prove_v that_o this_o excommunication_n be_v not_o direct_v by_o moses_n nor_o be_v observe_v