'The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' [‎395] (384/594)

through the Black-Sea^ and 0/Colchis.
the Prayer which they all generally fay, that come in the
Pilgrimage to the Sepulcher. The Pilgrim, when he enters,
kiffes the Threfliold and the Grate three times; and (landing
upright with his Face towards the Tomb, one of the Mollas,
that attend there day and night, comes to him, who caufes
him to fay the Prayer word for word. After the Prayer
fofaid, the Pilgrim again kifles the Grate, and the foot of
the Door; then giving the Prieft four or five pence, more
or lefs,according to his ability, he retires. If he defires a Cer
tificate of his Pilgrimage, they write him one in due form;
the difpatch of which cofts him half a Piftole,or eight or nine
fhillings. All the money which the Pilgrims and other Vo
taries give, is put into a little iron Cheft, like the Trunk of
a Tree, that ftands at the entrance into the Chappel, which
is open'd every Friday, and what is found therein is diftribu»
ted among the people that belong to the and
do Duty in that confecrated place. Ic would be too long,
and perhaps to irkfome, to infert all the Infcriptions I have
mention'd : and therefore I fliall only give you the Tranfla*
tion of the two Principal Prayers, which the Pilgrims are
bound to fay.
In the name of God clem
I Ft fit my Lady and Miftrefs Fatima, the Moufa,
the Jon of J)gafar, upon "tohom
nally. And out of my zed to approach'to Inter ceffion,
voke her for my felf,my tather and
In the name of GodfoVera'tgnly pitif
Apo/lle of God. I wijh thee Health
dm Health eternal $ the heft and modi perfeB meM,Mahamed
tlx fan o^Abdalla. God grant
SienedtBions, and to all thy Family.I
'Prince of the Faithful, 0 Lord and
I Tuifh thee eternal Health, 0 thou th
the-e Health eternal ^and the Mercy an Ali
art the true 1Balfom,for the wounds offin. I
Virgin modi 'Pure, moftJudi j and Fati»
ma, the daughter of Mahammcd the Ele6l, the
of Ali, the Mother of twelve true Vicars
and I alfo tvijh the Mercy of God,and
the muH precious, the moft pure,and high-horn Khadidge. I wifh
mercy of God and UsBenediBions to Hafan and Heuflein, true ©/•
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