ply their Grandees when on a Journey, with

Provisions .....

98

LIII. Different Methods of serving up food at Meals. 100

LIV. Manner of eating at Courts....

105

LV. Provisions sent from the Tables of Eastern

Princes to the Poor, 8c....

107

LVI. Women and Ven do not eat together in the

East.

109

LVII. The Eastern People begin to cat very early

in the Morning ...

111

LVIII. Abstemiousness conducive to Health... 112

LIX. Mats used in the East instead of Tables.. 114

LX. Various Utensils used by the ancient Jews.... 115

LXI. Women are still accustomed to draw Water

in the East .....

125

LXII. Water the principal Beverage in the East.. 127

LXIII. Large Supply of Cattle at the Table of Princes. 128

LXIV. Drinking Vessels often made of Gold in the East 135

LXV. Horns used as drinking Vessels in the East... 136

LXVI. Effects of Wine upon some Eastern Devotees. 139

LXVII. Different kinds of Wines in the East..... 140

LXVIII. Sweet Wines much esteemed in the East. 148

CHAP. V.

CONCERNING THEIR MANNER OF TRAVELLING.

OBS. I. Eastern Travellers carry their Provisions

with them

180

II. Carry also Skins filled with Water, for their Re-

freshment on their Journeys..

181

HI. Carry also Provender for their Beasts.... 286

Iy. Their Manner of making up their Packages.. 191

V. Of their Wells, and the Method of drawing

Water from them.....

163

VI. How they dispose of their Baggage on Jour-

nies, illustrating Ezek. xii. 3—7..... 194

VII. They relieve the Tedium of the Way on their

Journeys by Music, Songs, Tales, &c...... 197

VIII. The Manner of Travelling by Camels, Drome.'

daries Boats, &c.......

199

IX, No Mangers used in the East; Hair-Bags and

Stone-Troughs answering the Purpose..... 205

301

III. The preceding Subject continued....

306

IV. Presents made at the Circumcision of Children.. 308

V. Presents of Meat and Drink made to their great

Men....

310

VI. Presents often very expensive in the East, not

only those made to Strangers, but to private

Persons.io..

312

VII. Presents often considered as a Tribute......... 315

VIII. Dresses often given to Persons of Distinction.. 316

ĮX. Flowers and odoriferous Herbs often given as

a token of Friendship..

318

X. Presents, unless of considerable Value are some-

times rejected....i

319

XI. Horses commonly presented to Grandees...... 322

XII. When an Inferior is visited by a Superior,

the former makes him a Present at his Depar-

ture....

324

XIII. Presents sometimes made to Princes to engage

them to lend their Assistance in T'ime of War 325

XIV. On the Eastern Method of Salutation... 327

XV. Particular Kinds of Salutations....

334

XVI. Further Considerations on the same Subject... 341