lord’s discovery of the banians and persees.

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Chap. XII. — Of the third Tribe or Cajl, called the Shudderies ; of the Meaning of the

Name Banian ; of their Cajls, and the Form of their Contracts in buying and felling,

THE third fon of Pourous being called Shuddery, and the profeffion appointedhim to follow being merchandize, all fuch as live in the nature of merchants are com-prifed under this name, and belong to this call: that which the book delivered toBremaw contained concerning this tribe, was no other than a fummary of religiousadvertifements, proper to the carriage of this profeffion, enjoining them to truth intheir words and dealings, and to avoid all practices of circumvention in buying andfelling. What may be further worthy of note concerning this tribe (being thofe thatare mod properly called Banians) at prefent, is either concerning the name Banian, thenumber of their calls, or the form of their contracts of buying and felling.

Firll, under the name of Banians is comprifed either fuch as are merchants only,or brokers for the merchants; for nothing is bought but by the mediation of thefe,who are called Banians, which importeth as much in the Bramane’s language, whereintheir law is written, as a people innocent and harmlefs, becaufe they will not endureto fee a fly or worm, or any thing living injured, and being ftrucken, bear it patientlywithout refilling again.

Next for the number of their calls: they are equal to the Bramanes, being the felffame calls, chuling either to be under their difcipline, that are Vifalnagranaugers, orVulnagranaugers, from the peculiar inflrucHon of which Bramanes they are guided inmatters belonging to religious worlhip ; for being moll like unto the Bramanes in theirlaw, they more ftri£tly follow their injunctions than the other tribes.

Laltly, their form of contrail in buying and felling is fomewhat notable, and diftinctfrom the cultom of other nations; for the broker that beateth the price with him thatfelleth, loofeth his pamerin, that is folded about his wailt, and fpreadeth it upon hisknee, with hands folded underneath, by their finger ends the price of pounds, ffiillings,or pence is pitched, as the chapman is intended to give ; the feller in like manner inti-mateth how much he purpofeth to have, which filent kind of compofition, they faytheir law enjoineth as the form of their contrail.

Chap. XIII. — Of the fourth Cajl called the Wyfes ; the Meaning of the Name ; theirKinds and feveral Cajls ; Bremaw’s Time is expired ; he is took up to Heaven ; thefecond Hge is concluded by the Dejlruciion of Wind and Tempejl.

LASTLY, as the fourth fon of Pourous was called Wyfe, and was the mailer of themechanics or handicrafts, fo all manufactory men were to belong to the call of theWyfes. Thofe diredtions that were in Bremaw’s book for thefe', were in preceptstouching their behaviours in their callings.

This name Wyfe implies as much as one that is fervile or inftrumentary; for thiscaufe, as it may be fuppofed, becaufe they are fervile or helpful to fuch as need theirart; as was Wyfe, and thofe defcended from him, who were indued with divers inven-tions : thefe people are at this prefent moll ordinarily called by the name of Gentiles.

Which Gentiles are of two forts, or kinds : firll, the purer Gentile, fuch as livethobfervant of the diet of the Banians, abltaining from flelh and wine, or ufing both veryfeldom : or elfe the Gentile Vifceraun, called the impure or unclean Gentile, whichtaketh a greater iiberty in diet, eating flelh or filh, or things animate j fuch are thehulbandmen or inferior fort of people, called the Coulees.

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