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194 among whom as he found undry Jewih Rites and Ceremonies, he took them to decend from Jews, or rather from ome of the ten Tribes of Irael, who were led into the Ayrian Captivity, and afterwards dipered into unknown Countries. See hereon Epars, L. IV.

A Supertition very common among them, is to load themelves with Amulets or Pomanders dangling about their Necks and Arms, which conit in ome Pieces of old Wood, Stones or Bones, Bills and Claws of Birds, or any thing ele, which their Fancy uggets to them; which Amulets, according to their illy Opinion, have a wonderful Virtue to preerve thoe that wear them, from Dieaes and other Misfortunes, and gives them Luck to good Captures. To render barren Women fertile or teeming, they take old Pieces of the Soles of our Shoes to hang about them; for, as they take our Nation to be more fertile, and of a tronger Dipoition of Body than theirs, they fancy the Virtue of our Body communicates itelf to our Cloathing. Con-