Archæologiæ Atticæ libri septem. Seven books of the Attick antiqvities. Containing the description of the citties glory, government, division of the people, and towns within the Athenian territories. their religion, superstition, sacrifices. account of the year, a full relation of their judicatories / By Francis Rovs ... With an addition of their customs in marriages, burials, feastings, divinations, &c. in the foure last bookes. By Zachary Bogan.

  • Francis Rous
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1658
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Credit: Archæologiæ Atticæ libri septem. Seven books of the Attick antiqvities. Containing the description of the citties glory, government, division of the people, and towns within the Athenian territories. their religion, superstition, sacrifices. account of the year, a full relation of their judicatories / By Francis Rovs ... With an addition of their customs in marriages, burials, feastings, divinations, &c. in the foure last bookes. By Zachary Bogan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AP, CAP. VI. De Superftitione Athenienfium, & Vaticiniis: | os fince were thei Athenians taxed bythe Apoftle for fuperftition, which though it properly fignifies 4 awor- fhipping of the Geds too much, yet under i , : d, Donat, in pping » yet under‘ie thefe fol lies are - Ps comprehended. Parification after fearefull dreames;in “Ayi- Bane he flophanes overesy SmoxarvCav. In which fenfe; fome unde: fand vide & Eich. Perfius. Nottem flumine rurgare. Wearing of tings -againft in Perfis. wichcraft asa {pellycalled £ Axwatus oucpenntrrs. ¢ Spitting fAuiMce-PE : ' mas. & Spiuing 99 ¢ into their bofomes thrice at the: fight of amad man, or ene pate: ont troubled with an Epilepfe; Of which alfo Theocritus. ede ets Hag eg sudvtaqon xcamoys | know not whether the cuftome of our filly people have reference to this foppery,who ufe to fpit at the naming of the Divell. Certaine itis, that anciently they did {pit in defiance, hence #]vev is put for wroesvdv and sdtyl Aon Sivas tocontemne or fet little by, asthe * Scholi- aft of Sophocles on thefe words, a]Jous: dice Monte}. Wath- ing ‘with water the head as often as he thall goe intothe fkreets xf! nepaais aéoude 5 i Theophraftus:Anointing of ftones, 7 Charad divers ic feems from thofeheaps facred to Mercury, termed “Bewexssy. Dhis hath been ofold. done indeed'as a token of thankfullneffe by * Facob in Bethel; -where he-took'the fone that he-put for his pillow, and fet it up, and powred oyle on the top of it, inhisjoarney:-to Paden Aram, Henes crow= ing, the bold entrance of a black dog into their houfes, Ser pents feen ev riésxle; faics Theephraftus, of which Terence ws Introit -in. edes ater _alienus canis , Anguis per impluvinm deci- 4 in Por. dit detegulis-s Gallina cecinit.. Putte thefe.a > Cat or Weefel Fe tik (the word fignifieth both) crofling his way;the Monfe eating + hte 5 his falt bag. Not unlike them now adaies,whofe clethesthe - * Rats or Mice fhall chance to eat, deemed not long after like to.live by our ignorant, oy that he fhall have great ili betide hinas- hAntigonen o k'Gen 28.18.