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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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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    felves from others, and able to bt at fome coft, have Tombs made fc them, much after the fafhion of Ai tars, in the faid publick places. AND fo great is the Veneratt on they have, not only for their ow, or violating of any of them, is hellh amongft them the higheft Crime:) man can commit: | As we mal phy, who tellsus, that one of thes Ottomans, called Selim, in his Exp} dition againft Egypt, from when.” he returnd Victorious, and Matte: ofthe whole Country, caus'd fewil ly punifhed in Syria, only for havink” open’d the Graveof a Fewib Phyfd an, upon the hopes of finding fom} treafure there; fourteen of whic) were hang’d; three empaled, ani} the reft put to death by divers To] ments. BESIDES, the fame Empoy ror fecing many Graves of th
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