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at_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_v of_o every_o prayer_n this_o do_v he_o cause_v he_o to_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o ground_n his_o face_n turn_v towards_o the_o heikel_n and_o hold_v a_o silver_n cross_n upon_o his_o head_n behind_o he_o he_o read_v many_o more_o prayer_n whilst_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o the_o chancel_n the_o sexton_n carry_v a_o seat_n out_o of_o the_o chancel_n place_n it_o at_o the_o chancel-door_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o bride_n desire_v she_o to_o sit_v down_o on_o it_o with_o a_o woman_n of_o her_o near_a relation_n then_o the_o priest_n begin_v to_o say_v the_o prayer_n which_o they_o call_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o knot_n which_o be_v end_v the_o parson_n put_v on_o the_o bridegroom_n a_o long_a white_a robe_n like_o a_o surplice_n &_o gird_v he_o with_o a_o white_a girdle_n above_o his_o loin_n and_o cover_v his_o head_n with_o a_o clean_a napkin_n he_o then_o take_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n conduct_v he_o out_o of_o the_o chancel_n to_o his_o bride_n and_o make_v he_o sit_v down_o near_o she_o he_o take_v the_o napkin_n from_o his_o head_n and_o bring_v both_o their_o head_n together_o covers_z they_o both_o with_o the_o same_o afterward_o he_o anoint_v they_o both_o with_o consecrate_a oil_n on_o their_o forehead_n and_o above_o their_o wrist_n then_o have_v join_v both_o their_o hand_n together_o he_o read_v to_o they_o aloud_o a_o exhortation_n of_o the_o duty_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o render_v one_o another_o mutual_o so_o end_v the_o solemnity_n of_o their_o marriage_n which_o they_o call_v the_o coronation_n of_o the_o bridal_n last_o of_o all_o they_o begin_v mass_n and_o the_o bride_n and_o bridegroom_n have_v very_o devout_o upon_o their_o marrow_n bone_n swallow_v up_o their_o breaden_a god_n every_o one_o return_n to_o the_o place_n of_o feast_v chap._n viii_o nuptial_a ceremony_n among_o the_o sabean_o the_o sabean_o who_o be_v otherwise_o call_v the_o christian_n of_o saint_n john_n be_v those_o people_n which_o inhabit_v in_o the_o confine_n of_o persia_n towards_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o turk_n they_o indeed_o retain_v some_o principle_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n but_o as_o they_o border_n upon_o turkey_n and_o have_v great_a commerce_n with_o the_o jew_n they_o also_o partake_v something_o of_o judaisme_n and_o mahometanism_n they_o may_v according_a to_o their_o law_n marry_v two_o wife_n as_o for_o the_o ceremony_n of_o their_o marriage_n they_o be_v but_o very_o short_a be_v these_o both_o party_n be_v come_v to_o church_n with_o their_o friend_n and_o relation_n the_o priest_n do_v present_o put_v the_o bride_n upon_o her_o oath_n before_o all_o the_o people_n ask_v she_o whether_o she_o be_v a_o pure_a virgin_n or_o no._n and_o although_o she_o answer_v in_o the_o affirmative_a upon_o her_o oath_n yet_o notwithstanding_o that_o must_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n but_o the_o priest_n wife_n with_o other_o marry_a woman_n must_v search_v she_o and_o in_o case_n they_o bring_v a_o verdict_n conformable_a to_o what_o she_o have_v depose_v upon_o oath_n than_o the_o priest_n baptize_v they_o both_o which_o be_v do_v he_o bring_v they_o back_o to_o back_o and_o have_v read_v some_o prayer_n the_o solemnity_n be_v end_v then_o the_o new_a marry_a folk_n be_v conduct_v to_o the_o bride_n or_o the_o bridegroom_n house_n for_o to_o feast_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o their_o country_n the_o priest_n as_o well_o as_o layman_n may_v also_o marry_v two_o wife_n and_o their_o child_n if_o they_o be_v but_o sixteen_o year_n of_o age_n succeed_v they_o in_o their_o priestly_a office_n but_o in_o case_n they_o leave_v no_o child_n than_o their_o near_a relation_n succee_v they_o in_o their_o place_n chap._n ix_o nuptial_a rite_n or_o ceremony_n of_o marriage_n among_o the_o christian_n of_o colchis_n georgia_n circassia_n and_o other_o adjacent_a place_n the_o christian_n of_o the_o state_n of_o colchis_n georgia_n circassia_n and_o other_o place_n 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