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we_o be_v to_o give_v a_o exact_a description_n of_o all_o rite_n and_o case_n thereunto_o belong_v but_o i_o shall_v confine_v the_o discourse_n at_o present_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o barbary_n among_o who_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n there_o be_v but_o small_a disagreement_n in_o the_o sabbatarian_n ritual_a though_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o the_o barbary-jew_n be_v neither_o so_o strict_a nor_o ceremonious_a in_o this_o matter_n as_o the_o jew_n of_o other_o country_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v the_o account_n which_o good_a author_n have_v give_v of_o the_o late_a the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n sufficient_o accord_v in_o the_o notice_n of_o the_o word_n sabbath_n and_o grant_v that_o it_o bare_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o rest_v and_o that_o sometime_o too_o it_o be_v use_v both_o for_o working-day_n and_o festival_n and_o that_o it_o put_v on_o a_o more_o peculiar_a and_o restrain_a sense_n when_o it_o be_v concise_o take_v for_o that_o seven_o day_n which_o god_n set_v apart_o for_o his_o worship_n and_o in_o the_o observation_n of_o this_o sabbath_n or_o rest_n the_o jew_n practice_n numerous_a ceremony_n some_o antecedent_n and_o relate_v to_o their_o preparation_n and_o other_o concomitant_a or_o wait_v upon_o the_o day_n their_o antecedent_n ceremony_n be_v see_v in_o dress_v and_o prepare_v on_o the_o eve_n of_o the_o sabbath_n the_o victual_n that_o be_v thereon_o to_o be_v eat_v according_a to_o the_o commandment_n exod._n 16.23_o to_o morrow_n be_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o holy_a sabbath_n unto_o the_o lord_n bake_v that_o which_o you_o will_v bake_v to_o day_n and_o see_v that_o you_o will_v seethe_v etc._n etc._n from_o which_o they_o conclude_v that_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o the_o sabbath_n and_o for_o the_o honour_n thereof_o aught_o to_o be_v provide_v over_o night_n that_o there_o may_v be_v nothing_o to_o interrupt_v this_o rest_n if_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o servant_n be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v all_o thing_n ready_a the_o master_n assist_v they_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o sabbath_n by_o no_o bodily_a labour_n may_v be_v transgress_v and_o they_o be_v able_a to_o cite_v many_o great_a rabbin_n who_o have_v help_v their_o servant_n in_o prepare_v for_o this_o rest_n but_o this_o strict_a custom_n of_o dress_v no_o victual_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n be_v not_o universal_a with_o the_o jew_n we_o now_o speak_v off_o with_o who_o i_o have_v be_v entertain_v with_o good_a cheer_n on_o the_o sabbath_n that_o be_v thereon_o prepare_v and_o ask_v they_o how_o they_o dare_v or_o will_v act_v so_o contrary_a to_o their_o own_o pretence_n the_o reply_n be_v that_o they_o think_v the_o crime_n of_o a_o low_a nature_n if_o it_o be_v do_v without_o give_v scandal_n to_o other_o that_o be_v secret_o which_o be_v then_o the_o case_n every_o sabbath_n be_v observe_v with_o three_o feast_n and_o four_o office_n the_o first_o feast_n be_v upon_o the_o friday-night_n or_o rather_o at_o the_o very_a entrance_n and_o begin_n of_o the_o sabbath_n the_o second_o be_v their_o sabbath-dinner_n and_o the_o three_o feast_n conclude_v the_o sabbath_n now_o the_o custom_n of_o this_o triple_a feast_n they_o deduce_v from_o the_o triple_a repetition_n which_o moses_n use_v of_o the_o word_n to_o day_n when_o he_o give_v out_o order_n concern_v gather_v of_o the_o manna_n exod._n 16.25_o some_o of_o the_o more_o hospitable_a and_o wealthy_a jew_n keep_v their_o table_n spread_v during_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o in_o this_o as_o other_o thing_n they_o general_o tread_v in_o their_o forefather_n step_n who_o be_v excellent_a at_o turn_v the_o power_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o law_n into_o carnal_a form_n and_o superstition_n but_o beside_o their_o great_a apparatus_n in_o diet_n for_o the_o sabbath_n they_o use_v other_o preparative_n rite_n in_o order_n to_o the_o solemnity_n of_o this_o great_a day_n all_o which_o be_v bodily_a and_o external_a and_o not_o worth_a our_o recital_n if_o it_o be_v not_o to_o let_v we_o see_v into_o what_o folly_n a_o people_n may_v fall_v in_o religion_n when_o they_o have_v once_o renounce_v the_o truth_n all_o the_o friday-afternoon_n be_v usual_o take_v up_o in_o sabbatical_a preparation_n as_o wash_v of_o the_o head_n and_o hand_n the_o trim_v of_o their_o beard_n who_o corner_n the_o grave_a sort_n suffer_v not_o to_o be_v cut_v according_a to_o law_n and_o in_o a_o peculiar_a superstition_n of_o pare_n their_o nail_n on_o which_o paring_n they_o be_v forbid_v to_o tread_v in_o prevention_n whereof_o they_o usual_o burn_v or_o bury_v they_o in_o like_a manner_n they_o spend_v no_o small_a time_n in_o whet_v the_o knife_n and_o prepare_v other_o utensil_n of_o the_o table_n the_o woman_n on_o the_o friday_n comb_n and_o dress_v their_o head_n and_o make_v ready_a all_o accoutrement_n of_o the_o body_n for_o they_o esteem_v a_o neglect_n in_o any_o of_o these_o particular_n a_o downright_a violation_n of_o the_o rest_n and_o because_o their_o master_n use_v a_o word_n for_o sabbath_n signify_v queen_n they_o think_v it_o reasonable_a that_o they_o as_o due_o prepare_v themselves_o thereunto_o as_o they_o will_v for_o the_o reception_n of_o so_o great_a a_o personage_n and_o he_o say_v the_o jewish_a canon_n be_v great_o to_o be_v praise_v who_o honour_v the_o sabbath_n with_o his_o body_n clothes_n and_o diet_n with_o his_o body_n by_o due_o dress_v it_o with_o his_o clothes_n by_o have_v a_o sabbath-day_n suit_n and_o with_o his_o diet_n which_o on_o the_o sabbath_n shall_v be_v both_o more_o and_o better_a than_o on_o other_o day_n in_o barbary_n they_o have_v their_o sabbath-lamp_n which_o be_v light_v by_o the_o woman_n to_o which_o be_v light_v they_o hold_v up_o their_o hand_n and_o say_v this_o benediction_n bless_v be_v thou_o o_o lord_n our_o god_n king_n of_o the_o world_n who_o have_v sanctify_v we_o with_o thy_o precept_n and_o command_v we_o to_o light_v the_o sabbatine-lamp_n if_o any_o man_n curiosity_n lead_v he_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o office_n of_o light_v these_o lamp_n belong_v to_o the_o woman_n i_o shall_v only_o tell_v he_o that_o among_o many_o other_o reason_n pretend_v to_o be_v give_v hereof_o the_o chief_a be_v the_o keep_v the_o woman_n in_o mind_n of_o the_o transgression_n of_o eve_n who_o seduce_v adam_n to_o disobedience_n thereby_o put_v out_o say_v they_o and_o extinguish_v his_o light_n and_o glory_n but_o the_o woman_n do_v it_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o a_o receive_a opinion_n among_o they_o that_o thereby_o they_o facilitate_v their_o childbirth_n there_o be_v these_o three_o precept_n recommend_v to_o they_o for_o that_o end_n viz._n to_o keep_v the_o sabbath-bread_n light_v the_o lamp_n and_o careful_o to_o attend_v their_o month_n the_o sabbath-light_n we_o now_o speak_v of_o be_v so_o contrive_v that_o they_o may_v last_v the_o whole_a sabbath_n on_o which_o they_o be_v not_o allow_v so_o much_o as_o to_o snuff_v they_o for_o fear_n of_o transgress_v the_o four_o precept_n but_o notwithstanding_o that_o the_o jew_n in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v sufficient_o rigorous_a in_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n yet_o i_o neither_o can_v find_v nor_o hear_v of_o any_o of_o they_o who_o will_v if_o surprise_v with_o the_o sabbath_n expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o danger_n of_o abide_v in_o wood_n and_o desert_n rather_o than_o on_o the_o sabbath_n to_o travel_v a_o few_o furlong_n to_o gain_v a_o safe_a residence_n for_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o let_v thing_n necessary_a to_o save_v man_n life_n thereon_o to_o be_v provide_v for_o and_o some_o will_v not_o doubt_v to_o say_v that_o if_o ever_o they_o be_v master_n again_o of_o jerusalem_n they_o will_v not_o loose_v it_o for_o
alms._n the_o object_n of_o the_o late_a be_v orphan_n widow_n synagogue_n and_o the_o holy_a house_n for_o so_o they_o call_v the_o temple_n which_o they_o expect_v shall_v be_v rebuilt_a at_o the_o come_n of_o their_o messiah_n and_o therefore_o towards_o the_o structure_n thereof_o every_o die_a jew_n that_o be_v able_a contribute_v something_o for_o they_o have_v erect_v a_o treasury_n to_o this_o purpose_n which_o be_v manage_v by_o the_o master_n and_o careful_o improve_v by_o they_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o estate_n be_v divide_v among_o the_o wife_n and_o child_n the_o wife_n first_o take_v out_o their_o dowry_n double_v if_o the_o child_n of_o the_o die_a person_n be_v very_o young_a the_o master_n be_v to_o be_v their_o guardian_n who_o with_o a_o signal_n care_n labour_v to_o improve_v their_o fortune_n the_o alm_n likewise_o be_v deposit_v in_o the_o rabbi_n hand_n who_o out_o of_o they_o dispose_v of_o some_o female_n every_o year_n in_o marriage_n when_o the_o sick_a man_n have_v set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n and_o be_v under_o evident_a indication_n of_o death_n he_o make_v confession_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o in_o a_o short_a oraison_n be_v recommend_v to_o mercy_n and_o the_o breath_n be_v no_o soon_o out_o of_o his_o nostril_n but_o they_o prepare_v for_o his_o funeral_n which_o be_v always_o within_o the_o natural_a day_n of_o his_o departure_n and_o first_o the_o corpse_n be_v wash_v in_o clean_a water_n or_o if_o he_o be_v rich_a in_o water_n of_o rose_n orange-flower_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v aromatic_a while_o the_o corpse_n be_v thus_o make_v clean_o they_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v cleanse_v the_o soul_n from_o all_o the_o defilement_n that_o it_o have_v contract_v in_o the_o body_n this_o ceremony_n of_o wash_v be_v finish_v they_o put_v the_o corpse_n in_o a_o clean_a shirt_n and_o drawer_n and_o then_o a_o strip_v of_o linen_n resemble_v the_o zizith_n and_o after_o all_o they_o sow_v he_o in_o a_o very_a white_a sheet_n and_o put_v he_o into_o a_o coffin_n the_o relation_n of_o the_o decease_a for_o seven_o day_n after_o the_o interment_n stir_v not_o abroad_o or_o if_o by_o some_o extraordinary_a occasion_n they_o be_v force_v to_o go_v out_o of_o door_n it_o be_v without_o shoe_n which_o be_v a_o token_n with_o they_o that_o they_o have_v lose_v a_o dear_a friend_n for_o the_o seven_o day_n that_o they_o stay_v within_o the_o neighbour_n come_v to_o the_o house_n to_o pray_v with_o they_o and_o their_o mourn_a habit_n be_v either_o a_o black_a ganiphe_n or_o the_o same_o clothes_n they_o wear_v when_o the_o party_n die_v the_o corpse_n be_v bear_v by_o four_o to_o the_o place_n of_o burial_n in_o this_o procession_n in_o the_o first_o rank_n march_v the_o chacham_n or_o priest_n next_o to_o they_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o decease_a after_o who_o come_v those_o that_o be_v invite_v to_o the_o funeral_n and_o all_o sing_n in_o a_o sort_n of_o plainsong_n the_o 49th_o psalm_n and_o if_o it_o last_v not_o till_o they_o come_v to_o the_o grave_a they_o begin_v it_o again_o at_o the_o grave_a ten_o rabbi_n or_o so_o many_o old_a jew_n in_o their_o room_n say_v over_o some_o certain_a psalm_n compose_v by_o the_o rabbin_n for_o that_o purpose_n and_o when_o they_o be_v end_v the_o corpse_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o grave_a and_o cover_v with_o earth_n and_o the_o rabbi_n compass_v the_o grave_a seven_o time_n say_v from_o the_o earth_n thou_o come_v and_o to_o the_o earth_n thou_o be_v return_v after_o this_o be_v do_v they_o return_v from_o the_o grave_a to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o decease_a where_o one_o who_o as_o chief_a mourner_n receive_v they_o with_o his_o jaw_n tie_v up_o with_o a_o linen_n cloth_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o they_o bind_v up_o the_o dead_a and_o by_o this_o the_o mourner_n be_v say_v to_o testify_v that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v with_o his_o friend_n and_o thus_o muffle_v the_o mourner_n go_v for_o seven_o day_n during_o which_o time_n the_o rest_n of_o his_o friend_n come_v twice_o every_o twenty_o four_o hour_n to_o pray_v with_o he_o at_o the_o end_n of_o these_o seven_o day_n the_o friend_n of_o the_o decease_a repair_n to_o his_o grave_n which_o they_o cover_v with_o a_o black_a cloth_n and_o say_v this_o prayer_n vide_fw-la syracides_n 22.23_o judge_n of_o the_o truth_n who_o judge_v true_o be_v judge_n of_o the_o truth_n for_o all_o thy_o judgement_n be_v justice_n and_o truth_n and_o then_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o dead_a wish_v one_o another_o good_a health_n and_o comfort_n and_o the_o same_o ceremony_n be_v repeat_v precise_o that_o day_n twelvemonth_n till_o which_o time_n the_o obsequy_n be_v incomplete_a if_o the_o friend_n of_o the_o decease_a be_v devout_a they_o often_o every_o week_n repair_v to_o his_o grave_n where_o they_o make_v great_a lamentation_n and_o bitter_a weep_v over_o he_o they_o pray_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o god_n will_v pardon_v his_o sin_n and_o receive_v he_o into_o the_o garden_n mean_v the_o garden_n out_o of_o which_o adam_n be_v cast_v when_o he_o become_v disobedient_a in_o the_o funeral-rite_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o same_o order_n be_v observe_v for_o both_o sex_n only_o with_o this_o decorum_n that_o the_o woman_n meddle_v not_o with_o the_o man_n nor_o the_o man_n with_o the_o woman_n but_o each_o wash_n and_o shroud_v those_o of_o their_o own_o sex_n they_o never_o bury_v their_o dead_a promiscuous_o with_o those_o of_o another_o faith_n but_o have_v purchase_v distinct_a burying-place_n where_o they_o reside_v which_o they_o very_o much_o respect_n and_o to_o which_o they_o often_o resort_v both_o in_o contemplation_n of_o their_o own_o mortality_n and_o to_o lament_v and_o pray_v for_o those_o who_o be_v dead_a already_o it_o may_v not_o be_v unfit_a to_o observe_v that_o though_o the_o modern_a ceremony_n of_o burial_n be_v neither_o so_o numerous_a nor_o costly_a as_o those_o of_o old_a among_o the_o jew_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o much_o vary_v from_o they_o for_o the_o wash_n of_o the_o body_n be_v in_o use_n at_o the_o time_n of_o tabitha_n death_n and_o the_o chief_a mourner_n speak_v of_o before_o as_o also_o the_o weekly_a lament_v of_o the_o dead_a refer_v to_o the_o woman_n hire_v to_o lament_v at_o burial_n and_o which_o the_o scripture_n call_v mourning-woman_n jerem._n 9.17_o the_o same_o with_o the_o praeficae_fw-la among_o the_o roman_n they_o likewise_o agree_v in_o the_o place_n of_o burial_n which_o be_v now_o as_o former_o without_o the_o town_n or_o city_n where_o they_o live_v except_o that_o in_o fez_n they_o have_v a_o burying-place_n within_o the_o city_n adjoin_v to_o the_o juderia_n or_o the_o part_n where_o they_o live_v as_o be_v say_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o this_o discourse_n inquire_v after_o inscription_n or_o epitaph_n and_o though_o often_o in_o the_o burying-place_n for_o that_o end_n i_o can_v see_v none_o nor_o any_o other_o state_n about_o the_o grave_n than_o green_a turf_n and_o bough_n but_o this_o remark_n respect_v the_o jew_n in_o barbary_n who_o i_o conceive_v to_o come_v far_o short_a of_o those_o of_o other_o country_n in_o this_o sort_n of_o funeral_n pomp._n but_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o they_o be_v not_o without_o inscription_n upon_o their_o sepulcher_n as_o hic_fw-la iaceo_fw-la n._n memoria_fw-la ejus_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o benedictione_n though_o this_o i_o confess_v be_v now_o use_v rather_o as_o a_o honourable_a commemoration_n when_o any_o author_n of_o worth_n be_v dead_a be_v cite_v by_o the_o master_n than_o as_o a_o common_a epitaph_n but_o when_o they_o use_v sepulchral_v inscription_n they_o be_v usual_o a_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a such_o as_o let_v his_o soul_n be_v receive_v into_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n or_o let_v his_o soul_n be_v bind_v in_o the_o bundle_n of_o life_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o just_a the_o confession_n of_o sin_n make_v by_o the_o sick_a upon_o his_o deathbed_n i_o acknowledge_v and_o confess_v before_o thou_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o my_o father_n the_o mighty_a god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n that_o both_o my_o health_n and_o death_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n restore_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o my_o former_a health_n be_v mindful_a of_o i_o and_o hear_v my_o prayer_n as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n ezechias_n when_o he_o also_o be_v grievous_o sick_a but_o if_o the_o time_n of_o my_o visitation_n be_v come_v that_o i_o must_v die_v let_v my_o death_n be_v a_o expiation_n for_o all_o my_o sin_n iniquity_n and_o transgression_n whether_o i_o have_v commit_v they_o ignorant_o or_o know_o from_o the_o day_n that_o i_o first_o draw_v in_o the_o light_n grant_v i_o beseech_v thou_o that_o i_o may_v have_v my_o portion_n in_o paradise_n