Rites of funeral ancient and modern, in use through the known world / Written originally in French, by ... Monsieur Muret. To which is added, a vindication of Christianity against paganism [by M. Minucius Felix] All translated into English by P. Lorrain.

  • Muret, Pierre, approximately 1630-approximately 1690.
Date:
1683
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Rites of funeral ancient and modern, in use through the known world / Written originally in French, by ... Monsieur Muret. To which is added, a vindication of Christianity against paganism [by M. Minucius Felix] All translated into English by P. Lorrain. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Six Years of Age to Ten. More over they were to be without ami blemifh, neither flammering, deal”. crooked, lame, nor maimed; Then Parents alfo were to be free, havinyii never been bound in any fort of Serpe vitude, or imploy’d in bafe and mean Office ; for their Father was to havwii been either a Prie/t, Augur,or Epulopi The Girl, who had all thefe advamhi tages, was by her Relations conduipiin ted to the Porch of the Temple ont Vesta, where fhe was received bypiile the High Prieft, who confecratecditi: her for the fpace of thirty Years td the fervice of that Goddefs ; during: which time fhe was to keep her Vire ginity inviolable. Men were noi iuffer’d to {peak with them, exceptijin: in the Day-time ; and very fever punifhments were decreed again{lift thofe,who entred their Lodgings by Night. | WHEN they happened to De: ceafe in this ftate of Virginity, they}. were not only Buried with greatthi, Pomp; but had allo the peculiaripiyy, privi- |