historicalgeogra00psal

66 A Defcription of
colour •, and laftly, a long Cloak between the
Tunick and the little Cloak, which ufually is of
divers colours : He wears a long Beard, but fhort
Hair on his Head ^ he carries an Iron-rod in his
Hand like the High Prieft^ his Shoes and Breeches
are like the reft of the Regulars : But when he
is in the Abby,he wears the fame kind of Cloaths
as the other Mopi/cs.
The Servants of the Abby are cloath'd after the
fame manner, as the Servants of the Temple, except
the Bonner, which is like that the Hofpital-
Boys wear in London ^ their other Garments are
diftinguifh'd only by their Colours. And this
is all that occurs to me at prefent, as to their Habits
and Religion.
All which Habits may be feen in the Figure
of their Funerals, where all thefe Habits of the
Priefts are exaflly reprefented.
If it be ask'd, How is it poffible for me to remember
and defcribe fo many different Habits ?
I reply, 'Tis as eafie for me to do this, as 'tis for
aNativeof Ri?;«^, or any other Popifh Country,
to enumerate and paint the various Orders and
Habits of Monks and Friars : The Reafon is
plain ^ for we have had the ObjeQs daily before
our Eyes ever fince we were born, and they will
fcarce
as we live.
ever be blotted out of our Minds as long
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