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seal or ring of Soliman Jared, fifth monarch of the world after Adam. By means of it, the possessor had the entire command, not only of the elements, but also of demons, and every created being. Richardson's Dissertat. p. 272. D'Herbelot, p. 820.
Page 68.—pre-adamite sultans.
These monarchs, which were seventy-two in number, are said to have governed each a distinct species of rational beings, prior to the existence of Adam.
Page 68.—beware how thou enterest any dwelling.
Strange as this injunction may seem, it is by no means incongruous to the customs of the country. Dr. Pocock mentions his travelling with the train of the Governor of Faiume, who, instead of lodging in a village that was near, preferred to pass the night in a grove of palm-trees. Travels, vol. I. p. 56.
Page 68.—every bumper he ironically quaffed to the health of Mahomet.
There are innumerable proofs that the Grecian custom, συμπιειν κυαθιζομενους, prevailed
